@article {1139, title = {The effect of acids on the survival of HIV during drug injection.}, journal = {Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)}, volume = {45}, year = {2007}, month = {2007 Jun 1}, pages = {144-50}, 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.}, keywords = {Citric Acid, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Solutions}, issn = {1525-4135}, doi = {10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03149.x}, author = {Heimer, Robert and Kinzly, Mark L and He, Helen and Abdala, Nadia} }