Hepatitis C Virus Phylogenetic Clustering Is Associated with the Social-Injecting Network in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs

It is hypothesized that social networks facilitate transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). We tested for association between HCV phylogeny and reported injecting relationships using longitudinal data from a social network design study. People who inject drugs were recruited from street drug mar...

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Main Authors: Sacks-Davis, R., Daraganova, G., Aitken, C., Higgs, Peter, Tracy, L., Bowden, S., Jenkinson, R., Rolls, D., Pattison, P., Robins, G., Grebely, J., Barry, A., Hellard, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54210