Transmission of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in the Uppsala region of Sweden
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Transmission of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in the Uppsala region of Sweden
BACKGROUND Epidemiology and transmission patterns of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are important subjects as we enter a new era of treatment with directly acting antivirals (DAAs). The highest prevalence of HCV in developed countries is found among intravenous drug users (IDUs), where unsafe needle sharing practices provide the main route of infection. Efforts to prohibit the continuous spread of HCV...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2000-8686
DOI: 10.3402/iee.v4.22251