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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016Author’s reply:Show More
Dear Editor
Authors would like to reemphasize on the fact that haemodialysis (HD) patients and intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs) - are the two heterogeneous groups that have very little in common other than the modes of transmission of HCV infection, since both of them -
1. Form the high-risk groups for the parentrally acquired HCV infection.
2. Survive in a high-risk environment amid rath...
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None declared. - Published on: 18 April 2016Remarkable difference in the mode of HCV transmission among haemodialysis patients and IVDAsShow More
Dear Editor
We read with great interest the letter by Saxena et al.[1]
We would however take issue with their hypothesis, as we indeed believe in the remarkable differences in the HCV transmission mode in these two high-risk groups. The studies have reported 70-90 percent as the HCV infection prevalence rate among intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs).[2] The main source of HCV infection in this populat...
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