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Letter
Remarkable difference in the mode of HCV transmission among haemodialysis patients and IVDAs
  1. S M Alavian,
  2. B Hajarizadeh
  1. Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran, Iran
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr S M Alavian, PO Box 14155-3651, Tehran, Iran;
    manageriranhepgroup.info

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    We read with great interest the letter by Saxena et al (Gut 2003;52:1656–7). We would however take issue with their hypothesis, as we indeed believe in the remarkable differences in the mode of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in these two high risk groups. Studies have reported a value of 70–90% for the prevalence rate of HCV infection among intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs).1 The main source of HCV infection in this population is sharing contaminated needles. The incidence of rapid acquisition of HCV …

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