Genotypic and epidemiologic characteristics of hepatitis C virus infections among recent injection drug user and nonuser populations

Authors
Krekulova, L Rehak, V Madrigal, N Johnson, M Killoran, P Riley, LW
Citation
L. Krekulova et al., Genotypic and epidemiologic characteristics of hepatitis C virus infections among recent injection drug user and nonuser populations, CLIN INF D, 33(8), 2001, pp. 1435-1438
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1435 - 1438
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20011015)33:8<1435:GAECOH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The recent surge in injection drug use (IDU) in Prague, Czech Republic, pro vided an opportunity to compare the distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among recent injection drug users and nonusers. We provide evide nce that the most common HCV subtype, 1b, has been circulating in Prague lo nger than the other subtypes but that IDU practice has magnified its recent prevalence, and that the primary drug of choice among IDU subjects appears to influence the prevalence of a particular HCV subtype.