Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young Adult Injection Drug Users: A Prospective Study of Incident Infection, Resolution, and Reinfection
Author(s) -
Kimberly Page,
Judith A. Hahn,
Jennifer L. Evans,
Stephen Shiboski,
Paula J. Lum,
Eric Delwart,
Leslie H. Tobler,
William Andrews,
Lia Avanesyan,
Stewart Cooper,
Michael P. Busch
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/605947
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , virology , drug , injection drug use , virus , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug injection , pharmacology
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, clearance, and reinfection are best studied in injection drug users (IDUs), who have the highest incidence of HCV and are likely to represent most infections.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom