Options for reducing HIV transmission related to the dead space in needles and syringes

• Auteurs principaux: William A. Zule (Auteur), Poonam G. Pande (Auteur), David Otiashvili (Auteur), Georgiy V. Bobashev (Auteur), Samuel R. Friedman (Auteur), V. Anna Gyarmathy (Auteur), Don C. Des Jarlais (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Abstract Background When shared by people who inject drugs, needles and syringes with different dead space may affect the probability of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission differently. Methods We measured dead space in 56 needle and syringe combinations obtained from needle and syringe pro...