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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 4/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Oral presentation

Co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Estonian intravenous drug users HIV epidemic

Authors: Kristi Huik, Heli Rajasaar, Radko Avi, Merit Pauskar, Valentina Ustina, Kersti Kink, Lilia Novikova, Matti Maimets, Kai Zilmer, Irja Lutsar

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 4/2014

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Estonian concentrated HIV epidemic started in August 2000 when rare HIV-1 CRF06_cpx was introduced into the population of intravenous drug users (IDUs). The majority of these HIV-positive subjects are likely co-infected with HCV but the prevalence of HCV and its genotypes during HIV concentrated epidemic in Estonia is largely unknown. The Estonian HIV database collects clinical and laboratory data (including HCV) of HIV-positive patients on medical care. Of 4500 patients on medical care 3500 are entered into Estonian HIV database (in total 8664 diagnosed). …
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Title
Co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Estonian intravenous drug users HIV epidemic
Authors
Kristi Huik
Heli Rajasaar
Radko Avi
Merit Pauskar
Valentina Ustina
Kersti Kink
Lilia Novikova
Matti Maimets
Kai Zilmer
Irja Lutsar
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 4/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S4-O18

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