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No significant HTLV seroprevalence in German people who inject drugs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Although human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is transmitted via the same routes as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), its worldwide seroprevalence differs drastically because HTLV is transmitted mainly via infected cells rather than free virus.
Oliver Hohn, Stephen Norley, Claudia Kücherer, Ali Bazarbachi, Hiba El Hajj, Ulrich Marcus, Ruth Zimmermann, Norbert Bannert   +7 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Profile of People Who Inject Drugs in Tehran, Iran

Acta Medica Iranica, 2017
The marked shift in the patterns of drug use in Iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. This study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tehran, Iran. Nine hundred
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Maryam Gholamrezaei, Emran Mohammad Razaghi   +3 more
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The epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

Lancet Global Health, 2023
Background: We aimed to undertake a global systematic review of the prevalence of injecting, key drug related harms (including HIV, HCV, HBV, overdose) and key sociodemographic characteristics and risk exposures for people who inject drugs (PWID ...
L. Degenhardt, Paige Webb, Samantha Colledge-Frisby, J. Ireland, Alice Wheeler, Sophie Ottaviano, Alex R. Willing, Abe Kairouz, E. Cunningham, B. Hajarizadeh, J. Leung, L. Tran, Olivia H Price, A. Peacock, P. Vickerman, Michael Farrell, G. Dore, M. Hickman, J. Grebely   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs

PLoS ONE, 2022
Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local
Jacqueline Lim, Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Chris P Verschoor, Eric Lentz, Mark Loeb, Mitchell Levine, Marek Smieja, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Dale Kalina, Jean-Eric Tarride, Tim O’Shea, Anna Cvetkovic, Sarah van Gaalen, Aidan Reid Findlater, Robin Lennox, Carol Bassim, Cynthia Lokker, Elizabeth Alvarez   +17 more
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Effects of a social network intervention on HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: moderation by network gender composition

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Women who inject drugs in Ukraine are disproportionately burdened by HIV. To help address the needs of this population, a greater understanding of how interventions may uniquely benefit women who inject drugs is needed.
John Mark Wiginton, Robert Booth, Laramie R. Smith, Sajina Shakya, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Thomas L. Patterson, Eileen V. Pitpitan   +6 more
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Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

Lancet Global Health, 2023
Background: Harm reduction and treatment programs are essential for reducing harms experienced by people who inject drugs (PWID). We aimed to update estimates from a 2017 review of global coverage of needle-syringe exchange programmes (NSPs), opioid ...
Samantha Colledge-Frisby, Sophie Ottaviano, Paige Webb, J. Grebely, Alice Wheeler, E. Cunningham, B. Hajarizadeh, J. Leung, A. Peacock, P. Vickerman, Michael Farrell, G. Dore, M. Hickman, L. Degenhardt   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

INCIDENCE OF HIV AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS, AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH AGE AND SEX OR GENDER: A GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2023
SUMMARY Background Measuring the incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) is key to track progress towards elimination.
Adelina Artenie, J. Stone, Hannah Fraser, D. Stewart, Chiedozie Arum, A. Lim, A. McNaughton, A. Trickey, Z. Ward, D. Abramovitz, M. Alary, J. Astemborski, J. Bruneau, S. Clipman, C. Coffin, S. Croxford, K. Debeck, E. Emanuel, K. Hayashi, J. Hermez, D. Low-Beer, N. Luhmann, G. Macphail, L. Maher, N. Palmateer, E. Patel, R. Sacks-Davis, W. Van Den Boom, D. V. van Santen, Josephine G. Walker, M. Hickman, P. Vickerman   +31 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assisted injection among people who inject drugs in Thailand [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2013
Abstract Background Assisted injection is common among people who inject drugs (IDU), and has been associated with elevated risk for HIV infection and overdose. However, this practice has not been explored in the Asian context, including in Thailand, where HIV prevalence among IDU remains high.
Lee, William K, Ti, Lianping, Hayashi, Kanna, Kaplan, Karyn, Suwannawong, Paisan, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation, 2022
Background: The American Heart Association has sponsored both guidelines and scientific statements that address the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infective endocarditis.
L. Baddour, M. Weimer, A. Wurcel, D. McElhinney, Laura R. Marks, Laura C. Fanucchi, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, G. Pettersson, D. DeSimone   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID-19 vaccine deliberation among people who inject drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at greater risk for severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to comorbid, chronic, medical conditions and structural inequities associated with housing instability and incarceration.
Camille C Cioffi, Derek Kosty, Sarah Nachbar, Christopher G Capron, Anne Marie Mauricio, Hannah F Tavalire   +5 more
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