Infect Chemother.
2003 Oct;35(5):341-344.
A Case of HIV Infection by Intravenous Drug Abuse
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jmkim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2AIDS research institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Intravenous (IV) drug abuse is one of important transmission modes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. IV drug abuse in HIV epidemics is frequent in western countries. In Korea, however, no case has been definitely identified although possibility of such infection route does exist considering rising number of IV drug use (IDU). Recently, we have experienced a case of HIV infection by IDU. We herein offer the case with review of literature.
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