Intersecting epidemics of HIV, HCV, and syphilis among soon-to-be released prisoners in Kyrgyzstan: Implications for prevention and treatment

Background Central Asia is afflicted with increasing HIV incidence, low antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and increasing AIDS mortality, driven primarily by people who inject drugs (PWID). Reliable data about HIV, other infectious diseases, and substance use disorders in prisoners in this region...

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Main Authors: Azbel, L., Polonsky, M., Wegman, M., Shumskaya, N., Kurmanalieva, A., Asanov, A., Wickersham, J.A., Dvoriak, S., Altice, F.L.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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