Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and re-infection among HCV- and HIV/HCV-infected injection drug users
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Methods We identified a cohort of IDUs receiving care at the Pender Community Health Centre on Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Potential subjects were identified as either never having been infected with HCV (noninfected arm), having spontaneously cleared the virus (spontaneous arm), or having achieved a sustained virologic response on antiviral treatment (SVR arm). A questionnaire to identify demographics, health status, risk behavior and drug use was administered at baseline and every 6 months, along with blood tests to identify their HCV status.
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دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010