| prevalence of blood-borne viruses among intravenous drug users and alcoholics in hiroshima, japan. | we investigated the prevalence of human immunodeficiency viruses-1 and 2 (hiv-1 and hiv-2), human t-lymphotropic virus type i and ii, hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis d virus among intravenous drug users (ivdu) in hiroshima, japan, where little is known about their present levels. from june to december 1993, serum samples were collected from 47 ivdu and 98 alcoholics in hiroshima, japan, and examined for markers of virus infection. the prevalence of antibody to hcv ... | 1995 | 8845404 |