The Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Intravenous Drug Users in Comparison to Non-drug Users
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hcv in intravenous drug users
background: hepatitis c (hcv) is increasing worldwide including iran. hcv is more prevalent among intravenous drug abusers (idu), especially if imprisoned, mostly due to needle sharing. we determined the rate of hcv seropositivity among idu prisoners and compared it with those of non prisoners. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey was done on consenting idu inhabiting two prisons and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2008-5249
DOI: 10.34172/mejdd.2021.206