Hepatitis C virus infection in intravenous drug users

被引：17
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作者：
Harder, J
Walter, E
Riecken, B
Ihling, C
Bauer, TM
机构：
[1] Univ Freiburg, Med Klin, Innere Med Abt 2, Dept Pathol, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
[2] Univ Freiburg, Univ Hosp, Dept Med Gastroenterol Hepatol & Infect Dis 2, Freiburg, Germany
来源：
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2004年 / 10卷 / 08期
关键词：
drug users; hepatitis C; liver function tests; liver histology;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00934.x
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
Intravenous drug use (IVDU) remains a major means of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission. In this study, 101 drug users were studied prospectively after cessation of IVDU. Of these, 75.8% were anti-HCV positive, and 71.4% had elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase. These levels decreased significantly within 1 month of IVDU cessation (p 0.02). Liver biopsies showed minimal or mild fibrosis in 32 (71%) of 45 subjects, and severe fibrosis in two (4.4%) subjects. Anti-HCV-positive intravenous drug users in this study presented with mild liver disease and variable stages of disease progression. Biochemical disease activity might be affected by IVDU.
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页码：768 / 770
页数：3
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