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Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society 4/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Poster presentation

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and re-infection among HCV- and HIV/HCV-infected injection drug users

Authors: B Conway, A Barrieshee, HK Tossonian, K Wight, S Jassemi, M Tong, E Knight, L Gallagher, F Duncan, S DeVlaming

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society | Special Issue 4/2010

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The possibility of re-infection is often cited as a reason for not initiating treatment in injection drug users (IDUs). Recent observational data suggest that the rate of re-infection may be reduced following spontaneous or treatment-induced virologic clearance, although such data are often retrospective and incomplete. …
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Title
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and re-infection among HCV- and HIV/HCV-infected injection drug users
Authors
B Conway
A Barrieshee
HK Tossonian
K Wight
S Jassemi
M Tong
E Knight
L Gallagher
F Duncan
S DeVlaming
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-13-S4-P199

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