HBV and HCV infection in i.v. drug addicts; coinfection with HIV

1 January 1992

book chapter
Published by Springer Nature

Vol. 4, 329-332
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_76

Abstract

A group of 122 drug addict patients were studied to evaluate the incidence of HIV, HBV, HCV infections and of laboratory findings of hepatic damage. Our data show that hepatic damage is more frequent in patients affected by HBV-HCV coinfection than those with HBV or HCV infection alone and that HIV positivity supports HBV-HCV coinfection.

Keywords

HEPATIC DAMAGE
DRUG ADDICT
NANB HEPATITIS
STANDARD BLOOD TEST
TOXICOLOGICAL UNIT

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