Is the HCV-HIV co-infection prevalence amongst injecting drug users a marker for the level of sexual and injection related HIV transmission?

Publication date:  28/02/2013

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Amongst injecting drug users (IDUs), HIV is transmitted sexually and parenterally, but HCV is transmitted primarily parenterally. We assess and model the antibody prevalence of HCV amongst HIV-infected IDUs.

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EMCDDA Collaborative Group
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Scientific article
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Authors:
Vickerman, P, Martin, N K, Roy, A, Beattie, T, Jarlais, D D, Strathdee, S, Wiessing, L, Hickman, M
Publisher's DOI:
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.01.020
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English

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