Hepatitis D virus infections among injecting drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan

Hepatitis D virus infections among injecting drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan

In Taiwan, injecting drug use has been the main route of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission since 2005, with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) also having similar transmission routes. This has now become an important public health issue. The aim of this study is to exp...

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Main Authors: Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Shu-Chi Wang, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wan-Long Chuang, Ming-Lung Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis D virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Injecting drug users
Taiwan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16301589

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