Prevalence of hepatitis C virus and HIV infection among injection drug users in two Mexican cities bordering the U.S Prevalencia de los virus de la hepatitis C y de la inmunodeficiencia humana entre usuarios de drogas intravenosas, en dos ciudades mexicanas fronterizas con los Estados Unidos de America

• Main Authors: Emily Faye White (Author), Richard S. Garfein (Author), Kimberly C Brouwer (Author), Remedios Lozada (Author), Rebeca Ramos (Author), Michelle Firestone-Cruz (Author), Saida G Pérez (Author), Carlos Magis-Rodríguez (Author), Carlos J Conde-Glez (Author), Steffanie A Strathdee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in two northern Mexican cities. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between February and April 2005, IDUs were recruited in Tijuana (N=222) and Ciudad Juarez (N=20...