Prevention of HIV infection in street-recruited injection drug users
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Needle exchange programs and behavioral interventions may be effective in preventing HIV infection among drug addicts, according to a study of 2,306 drug addicts. Reducing the frequency of injection and participation in drug treatment also reduced the risk of HIV infection.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2000
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Injection-related risk behaviors in young urban and suburban injection drug users in Chicago (1997-1999)
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Intravenous drug addicts who live in suburban areas are at high risk of acquiring HIV infection or hepatitis C because they are more likely to share needles than urban addicts, according to a study of 700 addicts. In this study, the rates of HIV infection and hepatitis C were lower in suburban addicts, but this could change given their risky behavior.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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Detection of acute HIV infections in high-risk patients in California
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A study was performed to determine the rate of acute HIV infection, HIV RNA testing on pooled HIV antibody-negative specimens from persons seeking care at San Francisco City Clinic (SFCC) and from men seeking care at 3 STD clinics in Los Angeles. The addition of HIV RNA screening to routine HIV antibody testing in STD clinics identified a substantial increased proportion of HIV-infected persons at high risk for further HIV transmission, who would have been missed by routine HIV counseling and testing protocols.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2006
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