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Hepatitis C in injection drug users: It is time to treat

Injection drug users (IDUs) are at risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, due to needle and syringe sharing. Chronic HCV infection is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality but can be cured with antiviral treatment leading to sustained viral response (SVR). It is well demonstrate...

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Autores principales:	Grassi, Alberto, Ballardini, Giorgio
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
Materias:	Editorial
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611509 http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3569

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