Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users: Prevalence and Risk Factors
| Autor: | G. Tossini, Giuseppe Visco, Vincenzo Puro, Mauro Zaccarelli, Enrico Girardi, Pasquale Narciso |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Methadone maintenance Time Factors Adolescent Sexual Behavior Hepatitis C virus Hepacivirus Antibodies Viral medicine.disease_cause Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Risk factor Substance Abuse Intravenous Needle sharing Hepatitis General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry virus diseases General Medicine Hepatitis C medicine.disease humanities digestive system diseases Heroin Infectious Diseases Immunology Female Viral disease business Methadone medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 22:751-752 |
| ISSN: | 1651-1980 0036-5548 |
| Popis: | We investigated the relation of drug use and sexual behaviour to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among 80 intravenous drug users (IVDU) attending a methadone treatment program in Rome. Antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) were found in 54/80 of IVDU (67.5%). Presence of anti-HCV was associated with duration of intravenous drug use and frequency of needle sharing (p less than 0.003 and p = 0.02, respectively, by chi-square for trend). No association was found between sexual behaviour and anti-HCV prevalence. |
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