Gender Differences Between Predictors of HIV Status Among PWID in Ukraine [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2014 The HIV epidemic in Ukraine is among the largest in Europe. While traditionally the epidemic has spread through injection risk behavior, sexual transmission is becoming more common. Previous research has found that women in Ukraine have higher rates of HIV and engage in more HIV risk behavior than men.
J M Davis, Robert E Booth
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Oral Antibiotic Therapy in People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) With Bacteraemia
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020 Bacterial infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in people who inject drugs (PWID). Patients with bacteraemia have a particularly high risk of complications and are usually treated with intravenous antibiotics. Intravenous treatment is challenging in certain PWID because of difficult venous access and a high rate of catheter-associated
Aurélien Emmanuel Martinez +2 more
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Trends in diagnosis of amyloid kidney disease in people who inject drugs (PWID). [PDF]
Prev Med RepBACKGROUND People who inject drugs (PWID) face elevated risk of proteinuria and chronic kidney disease (CKD). AA (inflammatory) amyloid kidney disease, though rare in the general population, represents an important cause of progressive CKD in PWID, particularly among those with recurrent skin and soft tissue infections.
Narayanan S +3 more
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HCV Treatment Outcomes in PWID: Impact of Addiction History on SVR12
MicroorganismsPeople who inject drugs (PWIDs) experience high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, primarily due to needle sharing and limited healthcare access, resulting in a disproportionate disease burden within this population. This prospective study evaluated treatment outcomes in 432 adult patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treated with direct ...
Nevena Todorović, Nataša Katanić
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021 Hepatitis C continues to be a significant public health concern in Canada, with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) responsible for more life-years lost than all other infectious diseases in Canada.
Lillian Lourenço +6 more
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Epidemiology and treatment status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who have ever injected drugs in Korea: a prospective multicenter cohort study from 2007 to 2019 in comparison with non-PWID [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES Injection drug use is a major risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; however, limited data on this topic are available in Korea.
Kyung-Ah Kim +10 more
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Pinpointing the additive: A peculiar skin manifestation among intravenous drug injectors
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2023 No abstract ...
B. M. Munasinghe +2 more
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A qualitative study exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) and drug service provision in the UK: PWID and service provider perspectives [PDF]
CrimRxiv, 2022 Abstract Background People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are subject to distinct socio-structural inequalities that can expose them to high risks of COVID-19 transmission and related health and social complications.
Tom May, null colleagues
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Estimating the number of persons who inject drugs in the united states by meta-analysis to calculate national rates of HIV and hepatitis C virus infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Injection drug use provides an efficient mechanism for transmitting bloodborne viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Amy Lansky +9 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 : Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is often a complication of injecting drug use, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This article reports the first audit of inpatient parenteral treatment of SAB completion among people who inject
Liam S. Acheson +10 more
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