Baseline prevalence and correlates of HIV and HCV infection among people who inject drugs accessing a syringe services program; Miami, FL
Abstract Background Blood-borne viral infections, such as HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), are common infections among people who inject drugs (PWID). This study aims to determine the prevalence of HIV and HCV infection among PWID accessing the first legal syringe services program (SSP) in the state of Fl...
Main Authors: | Tyler S. Bartholomew, Jason Onugha, Corinne Bullock, Carolina Scaramutti, Hardik Patel, David W. Forrest, Daniel J. Feaster, Hansel E. Tookes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00385-0 |
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