Author/Editor		Trišler, Zdenka; Seme, Katja; Poljak, Mario; Čelan-Lucu, Branka; Sakoman, Slavko
Title		Prevalence of hepatitis C and G virus infections among intravenous drug users in Slovenia and Croatia
Type		članek
Source		Scand J Infect Dis
Vol. and No.		Letnik 31
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 33-5
Language		eng
Abstract		The prevalence of heaptitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis G virus (HGV) infections was assessed in 115 Slovenian and 102 Croatian intravenous drug users (IVDUs). HCV and HGV infections were detected in 60 (52.2%) and 61 (53.0%) Slovenian IVDUs and in 70 (68.6%) and 39 (38.2%) Croatian IVDUs, respectively. The established prevalence of both HCV and HGV infection in Croatian IVDUs are the lowest found to date among IVDUs. HCV positive Slovenianand Croatian IVDUs were significantly older and reported longer duration of the intravenous drug use in comparison with HCV negative IVDUs. In contrast, no significant differences in both parameters were found among HGV-positive and -negative IVDUs.
Descriptors		HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN HEPATITIS C SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS HEPATITIS AGENTS, GB HEPATITIS C-LIKE VIRUSES ADULT ANTIBODIES, VIRAL PREVALENCE RNA, VIRAL SLOVENIA