ANTIBODY PREVALENCE TO HEPATITIS-C AND PARENTERAL TRANSMITTED VIRUS DISEASES IN INTRAVENOUS-DRUG-USERS

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NEUWALD, C [1 ]
PONT, J [1 ]
TOMASITS, J [1 ]
BAUER, K [1 ]
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[1] STADT WIEN,KAISER FRANZ JOSEF SPITALS,MED ABT 3,A-1100 VIENNA,AUSTRIA
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IV DRUG USERS; HEPATITIS-C; HEPATITIS-B; HIV; HTLV-I;
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Serum samples of 151 intravenous drug users were tested for markers of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and HTLV-I infection to estimate the prevalence of blood born virus infection in this high risk group. Anti-HCV antibodies were found in 75% of sera. Seroprevalence for HIV was found 13%, for hepatitis B markers 68% and none for HTLV-I. Multiple infections have been very frequent.
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