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Treatment of chronic hepatitis C among injecting drug users: A 5-year follow-up [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013
Background/Aim. Hepatitic C infection (HCV) is a systemic, generalised disease with the prevalence of inflammation in the liver. The aim of this study was to determine the success of treatment for chronic hepatitis C with pegilated interferon alfa 2a ...
Ruzić Maja, Fabri Milotka, Preveden Tomislav, Kiralj Katarina, Mikić Stefan Sandra, Vukadinov Tatjana   +5 more
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The association between drug injection duration and hepatitis C prevalence among people who inject drugs in Iran

Scientific Reports
People who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to their behaviors such as shared injection. Employing appropriate modeling approaches is crucial for accurately evaluating the impact of other variables on outcomes, in ...
Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Soheil Mehmandoost, Naser Nasiri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi   +5 more
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The prevalence of homelessness and its associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: results from nationwide bio-behavioral surveillance surveys in 2020 and 2023

BMC Public Health
Background Homelessness among people who inject drugs (PWID) represents a significant and complex public health challenge. However, few studies have investigated the factors contributing to its prevalence, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa
Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Azin Kadkhodamanesh, Soheil Mehmandoost, Meraj Sharifi, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani, Mehrdad Khezri, Hossein Mirzaie, Naser Nasiri, Sakineh Bajelan, Marieh Sattari, Abedin Iranpour, Hamid Sharifi   +12 more
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Differentiating Lower Extremity Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection from Severe Cellulitis by Laboratory Parameters and Relevant History Points

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Kai-Hsiang Wu, Chia-Peng Chang Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanCorrespondence: Chia-Peng Chang Email giovanni850730@gmail.comBackground: Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) of the lower extremity (LE) is
Wu KH, Chang CP
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Chronic Human Pegivirus 2 without Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Most human pegivirus 2 (HPgV-2) infections are associated with past or current hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HPgV-2 is thought to be a bloodborne virus: higher prevalence of active infection has been found in populations with a history of parenteral
Kelly E. Coller, Veronica Bruce, Michael Cassidy, Jeffrey Gersch, Matthew B. Frankel, Ana Vallari, Gavin Cloherty, John Hackett, Jennifer L. Evans, Kimberly Page, George J. Dawson   +10 more
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV in a Substance Abuse Treatment Center

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: Alcohol and substance use disorders are important public health problems with an increased risk for bloodborne and sexually transmitted infections. Objectives: To determine the frequency and risk factors of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV
Hatice Burcu Açıkalın Arıkan, Nesrin Türker, Başak Bağcı, Seval Çalışkan Pala   +3 more
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“We don't get much of a voice about anything”: perspectives on photovoice among people who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background In the context of the current US opioid crisis, people who inject drugs (PWID) are increasingly researched, but their ability to tell their own stories may be limited.
Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Ellen Childs, Katie B. Biello, Dea L. Biancarelli, Alberto Edeza, Peter Salhaney, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Angela R. Bazzi   +7 more
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[The behavioral risk factors for contracting HIV infection in the intravenous administration of narcotics in abusers of psychoactive substances in the city of Rostov-on-Don].

Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii, 1999
150 persons (drug users) who had applied to the department of psycho-social consultations and voluntary tests for the presence of HIV infection and STD of the Regional AIDS Control Center, as well as partners of HIV-infected addicts in the intravenous use of drugs, were examined.
S R, Saukhat, N M, Tormozova, V D, Rabinovich, N V, Orlov, A A, Pankova, D V, Vorontsov, I V, Ryndich   +6 more
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Risk factors associated with Hepatitis C among female substance users enrolled in community-based HIV prevention studies

BMC Research Notes, 2011
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most frequent chronic blood-borne infections in the United States. The epidemiology of HCV transmission is not completely understood, particularly in women and minorities.
O'Leary Catina C, Bradford Susan, Abdallah Arbi B, Nurutdinova Diana, Cottler Linda B   +4 more
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Injecting drug users who are (un)aware of their HIV serostatus: findings from the multi-center study AjUDE-Brasil II

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2006
This study aimed to characterize the profiles of injecting drug users (IDUs) who were unaware of their HIV serostatus, given the importance of this information for prevention strategies, especially in this vulnerable population, key to the HIV/AIDS ...
Ferreira Aline Dayrell, Caiaffa Waleska Teixeira, Bastos Francisco I., Mingoti Sueli Aparecida   +3 more
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