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Retrospective analysis of the impact of HIV infection and alcohol use on chronic hepatitis C in a large cohort of drug users.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 1998
Pol S, Lamorthe B, Thi N T, Thiers V, Carnot F, Zylberberg H, Berthelot P, Bréchot C, Nalpas B
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BACKGROUND/AIM: This retrospective study aimed to better define the respective biological and pathological impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection and chronic alcohol consumption on the course of hepatitis C virus infection in intravenous drug users. METHODS: Two hundred and ten consecutive anti-HCV positive intravenous drug users, among whom 60 were also anti-HIV positive, took part in the study at the...
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