High prevalence and coinfection rate of hepatitis G and C infections in intravenous drug addicts
β Scribed by Ioannis Diamantis; Stefano Bassetti; Peter Erb; Dieter Ladewig; Klaus Gyr; Manuel Battegay
- Book ID
- 118567662
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 337 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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## Abstract The clinical relevance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes has been documented; however, the prevalence of mixed HBV genotype infections in atβrisk groups remains controversial. The HBV genotypes were determined in 325 HBVβinfected intravenous drug users (IVDU) who were at a greater ri