Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young Adult Injection Drug Users: A Prospective Study of Incident Infection, Resolution, and Reinfection
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- 15 October 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 200 (8) , 1216-1226
- https://doi.org/10.1086/605947
Abstract
BackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, clearance, and reinfection are best studied in injection drug users (IDUs), who have the highest incidenKeywords
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