Research fatigue among injecting drug users in Karachi, Pakistan
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Research fatigue among injecting drug users in Karachi, Pakistan
BACKGROUND Karachi is the largest metropolis of Pakistan and its economic hub attracting domestic migrants for economic opportunities. It is also the epicenter of HIV epidemic in the country. Since 2004, one pilot study and four behavioral and biological surveillance rounds have been conducted in Karachi. In addition many student research projects have also focused on key risk groups including ...
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus among injecting drugs users, furthermore different genotypes of HCV infection and their effect on viral load were also found and subsequently most prevalent subtype was predicted. METHODS All samples were processed for Anti-HCV antibody detection through ELISA by using third generation ELISA Kit. The Anti-HCV positiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Harm Reduction Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1477-7517
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-10-9