| Title | The effect of acids on the survival of HIV during drug injection. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Heimer, Robert, Mark L. Kinzly, Helen He, and Nadia Abdala |
| Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 144-50 |
| Date Published | 2007 Jun 1 |
| ISSN | 1525-4135 |
| Keywords | Citric Acid, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Solutions |
| Abstract | HIV epidemics around the world have been linked to injection drug use. In many instances, the injected drugs are acidic. HIV-1 is known to be labile to acids, but its susceptibility to acids in the conditions in which illicit drugs are injected is unknown. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03149.x |
| Alternate Journal | J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |
