| Title |
HCV infection among cocaine users in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Virology, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00705-013-1627-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho, Leila Sawada, Laine C. Pinto, Daiane Locks, Santana L. Bahia, I. Brasil-Costa, José Alexandre R. Lemos |
| Abstract |
In this study, the prevalence, genotype frequency, and risk factors for HCV infection in 384 cocaine users were determined. One hundred twenty-four (32.3 %) cocaine users had anti-HCV antibodies and 120 (31.3 %) had HCV-RNA. Genotyping results indicated the predominance of genotypes 1 (73.3 %) and 3 (26.7 %). Multivariate analysis showed an association of HCV infection with tattoos, shared use of paraphernalia, daily cocaine use, and a long history of cocaine use. The epidemiological aspects of HCV infection among cocaine users presented here should serve as an incentive for the establishment of a program of hepatitis C prevention and control by the local public-health authorities in the Amazon. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 12% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Portugal | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 13 | 76% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 24% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 18% |
| Researcher | 2 | 12% |
| Librarian | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 12% |
| Unknown | 2 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 41% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 12% |
| Unknown | 3 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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#6,862,890
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