High prevalence of HIV, HCV, HBV and co-infection and associated risk factors among injecting drug users in Yunnan province, China.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of HIV, HCV, HBV and co-infection with 2 or 3 viruses and evaluate risk factors among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Yunnan province, China. METHODS: 2080 IDUs were recruited from 5 regions of Yunnan Province, China to detect the infection status of HIV, hepatit...

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Main Authors: Yan-Heng Zhou, Zhi-Hong Yao, Feng-Liang Liu, Hong Li, Li Jiang, Jia-Wu Zhu, Yong-Tang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3420897?pdf=render