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01.07.2013 | Brief Report

HCV infection among cocaine users in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

verfasst von: Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho, Leila Sawada, Laine C. Pinto, Daiane Locks, Santana L. Bahia, I. Brasil-Costa, José Alexandre R. Lemos

Erschienen in: Archives of Virology | Ausgabe 7/2013

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Abstract

In this study, the prevalence, genotype frequency, and risk factors for HCV infection in 384 cocaine users were determined. One hundred twenty-four (32.3 %) cocaine users had anti-HCV antibodies and 120 (31.3 %) had HCV-RNA. Genotyping results indicated the predominance of genotypes 1 (73.3 %) and 3 (26.7 %). Multivariate analysis showed an association of HCV infection with tattoos, shared use of paraphernalia, daily cocaine use, and a long history of cocaine use. The epidemiological aspects of HCV infection among cocaine users presented here should serve as an incentive for the establishment of a program of hepatitis C prevention and control by the local public-health authorities in the Amazon.

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Titel: HCV infection among cocaine users in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
verfasst von: Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho
Leila Sawada
Laine C. Pinto
Daiane Locks
Santana L. Bahia
I. Brasil-Costa
José Alexandre R. Lemos
Publikationsdatum: 01.07.2013
Verlag: Springer Vienna
Erschienen in: Archives of Virology / Ausgabe 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1627-5

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