JOURNAL ARTICLE

Low incidence of reinfection with the hepatitis C virus following treatment in active drug users in Amsterdam

Bart GradyJoost W. VanhommerigJanke SchinkelChristine J. WeeginkSylvia M. BruistenCatherina E.A. LindenburgMaria Prins

Year: 2012 Journal:   European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Vol: 24 (11)Pages: 1-1   Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

We report a low incidence of HCV reinfection following treatment in DU participating in a multidisciplinary programme. Active drug use, including injecting, should not preclude access to treatment for HCV.

Keywords:
Medicine Ribavirin Incidence (geometry) Interquartile range Hepatitis C virus Internal medicine Hepatitis C Confidence interval Pegylated interferon Immunology Virus

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Topics

Hepatitis C virus research
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Hepatology
Hepatitis B Virus Studies
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Epidemiology
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Epidemiology
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