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Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis C in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users in Valencia, Spain, 1990–1992

1996; Oxford University Press; Volume: 25; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ije/25.1.204

ISSN

1464-3685

Autores

Francisco Bolúmar, Ildefonso Hernández‐Aguado, Lidia Ferrer, Isabel Ruiz‐Camps, Ma JOSÉ AVIÓ, Marisa Rebagliato,

Tópico(s)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Resumo

BackgroundHepatitis C has been related to other viral diseases such as the human Immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) or hepatitis B (HBV). The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and determinants of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in intravenous drug users (IVDU) in Valencia (Spain) and to compare the seroprevalence between the HCV, HIV and HBV in this high risk group.

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