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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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Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled study to assess the relative abuse potential of oxycodone HCl-niacin tablets compared with oxycodone alone in nondependent, recreational opioid users Background: Abuse-deterrent ...
Lynn R Webster, R. Rolleri, G. Pixton, K. Sommerville   +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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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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Abuse and misuse of antidepressants

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2014
Elizabeth A Evans, Maria A Sullivan Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA Background: Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions.
Evans EA, Sullivan MA
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Surto de malária induzida entre usuários de drogas injetáveis

Revista de Saúde Pública
Em julho de 1990, foi registrado na cidade de Bauru, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, um surto de malária envolvendo usuários de cocaína injetável. Uma ampla investigação epidemiológica, conduzida de 19 de julho a 13 de setembro, revelou que pelo menos 119 ...
Luiz Carlos Barradas Barata, Maria Tereza M. Andriguetti, Marina Ruiz de Matos   +2 more
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