Co-Infection Burden of Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Injecting Heroin Users at the Kenyan Coast.

Injection drug use is steadily rising in Kenya. We assessed the prevalence of both human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among injecting heroin users (IHUs) at the Kenyan Coast.A total of 186 IHUs (mean age, 33 years) from the Omari rehabilitation center...

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Main Authors:	Ruth S Mwatelah, Raphael M Lwembe, Saida Osman, Bernhards R Ogutu, Rashid Aman, Rose C Kitawi, Laura N Wangai, Florence A Oloo, Gilbert O Kokwaro, Washingtone Ochieng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514798?pdf=render

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Co-Infection Burden of Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Injecting Heroin Users at the Kenyan Coast.

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