Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Youth With Illicit Drug Use: Sociodemographic Evaluation and HCV Genotype Analysis

Yetim A., Sahin M.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.190-194, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2018.47
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.190-194
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Injection drug use is a gradually increasing mode of transmission for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among adolescents and young adults. In our analysis, we aimed to present some demographic data, treatment compliance and responses, and HCV genotype analyses of the opioid-dependent adolescents and young adults who were referred to a gastroenterology clinic.