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Table 1 Demographic and HCV virological status of Iranian HCV infected IDUs with or without HIV infection

From: Comparison of HCV viral load and its genotype distributions in HCV mono- and HIV/HCV co-infected illicit drug users

Characteristics

HCV seropositive IDUs

HIV/HCV seropositive IDUs

Total number (male/female)

580 (570/10)

104 (93/11)

Mean age

37.8 (SD ± 7.15)

38.3 (SD ± 10.66)

HIV seropositivity rate

6.7%

100%

HCV genome detection rate

79% (428/541)a

75% (78/104)

Median viral load among detectable HCV genomeb

338,880

3549,908c

  1. aHCV RNA detection was performed after excluded HCV/HIV co-infected patients
  2. bMedian viral load evaluated among HCV RNA detected sera samples
  3. cThe viral load unit in our study was copy/ml of serum sample
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Virology Journal

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