Anti-HIV seropositivity was related to HBsAg seropositivity among injecting drug users in Taiwan

Anti-HIV seropositivity was related to HBsAg seropositivity among injecting drug users in Taiwan

In Taiwan, the number of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection via drug injection has been increasing since 2003. Due to HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) having similar transmission routes, HBV and HIV infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) has become an important public hea...

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Main Authors: Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Shu-Chi Wang, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wan-Long Chuang, Ming-Lung Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Injecting drug users
Taiwan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16000097

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