Hepatitis C virus phylogenetic clustering is associated with the social-injecting network in a cohort of people who inject drugs.

Hepatitis C virus phylogenetic clustering is associated with the social-injecting network in a cohort of people who inject drugs.

It is hypothesized that social networks facilitate transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). We tested for association between HCV phylogeny and reported injecting relationships using longitudinal data from a social network design study. People who inject drugs were recruited from street drug mar...

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Main Authors: Rachel Sacks-Davis, Galina Daraganova, Campbell Aitken, Peter Higgs, Lilly Tracy, Scott Bowden, Rebecca Jenkinson, David Rolls, Philippa Pattison, Garry Robins, Jason Grebely, Alyssa Barry, Margaret Hellard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3482197?pdf=render

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