High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Belgian intravenous drug users and potential role of the "cotton-filter" in transmission: the GEMT Study.
peer reviewed ; AIMS: To estimate viral seroprevalences for HCV, HBV and HIV among belgian intravenous (IVDU) and non intravenous (non-IVDU) drug users; to assess risk factors for HCV infection in IVDU; to assess feasibility of chronic hepatitis C follow-up in this population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Demographic and behavioural characteristics were obtained by a standardized questionnaire. Serum samples were tested for HCV, HBV and HIV. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: 329 patients (244 IVDU and 85 non-IVDU) attending ten general practitioners in 1995. RESULTS: HCV seroprevalence was 78.3%; it was... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
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Acta Medica Belgica
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Schlagwörter: | hépatite C / addiction / épidémiologie / Human health sciences / General & internal medicine / Sciences de la santé humaine / Médecine générale & interne |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26926742 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/204823 |