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Young injecting drug users have a high incidence of hepatitis C

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.79.5.362

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    The detected incidence of hepatitis C among injecting drug users in Dublin, Ireland is higher than corresponding figures from surveys in similar settings elsewhere. It contrasts with a comparatively low incidence of HIV.

    Between 1992 and 1998, attenders at a drug treatment centre were encouraged to consent to testing for evidence of hepatitis C infection. …

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