Characteristics of Chronic Hepatitis C Among Intravenous Drug Users: A Comparative Analysis

Characteristics of Chronic Hepatitis C Among Intravenous Drug Users: A Comparative Analysis

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) usually evades the host’s immune system and persists as a chronic infection. Intravenous drug users (IVDU) represent the majority of patients infected with HCV Combined therapy of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with peginterferon a-2a and ribavirin can be successful even when pat...

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Main Authors: Maja Jovanović, Branislav Jovanović, Milena Potić, Ljiljana Konstantinović, Miodrag Vrbić, Biljana Radovanović-Dinić, Velimir Kostić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010-05-01
Series:Biomolecules & Biomedicine
Subjects:
chronic hepatitis C
intravenous drug users
therapy
genotype
age
Online Access:https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2715

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