Hepatitis C virus transmission among oral crack users: Viral detection on crack paraphernalia

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Fischer, Benedikt ^a,c,e   Powis, Jeff ^b   Cruz, Michelle Firestone ^c   Rudzinski, Katherine ^a,c   Rehm, Jürgen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack use; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Prevention; Public health; Virology

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH ULCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TUBE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOMITES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL ULCER; SALIVA;

EID: 37349045976     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f16a8c     Document Type: Article

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