The prevalence of HBV, HDV and HIV infection was studied in 288 imprisoned intravenous drug addicts (IVDA) and 329 controls. Commercially available radioimmunoassays for the detection of HBV and HDV serologic markers and enzyme-immunoassays for IgM anti-HBc and anti-HIV were used. Anti-HIV positive
HCV, HIV, HBV and HDV infections in intravenous drug addicts
β Scribed by R. C. Coppola; RE. Manconi; R. Piro; M. L. Di Martino; G. Masia
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 849 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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