| Title | Injection Drug Use and Hepatitis C as Risk Factors for Mortality in HIV-Infected Individuals: The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | May, Margaret T., Amy C. Justice, Kate Birnie, Suzanne M. Ingle, Colette Smit, Colette Smith, Didier Neau, Marguerite Guiguet, Carolynne Schwarze-Zander, Santiago Moreno, Jodie L. Guest, Antonella dʼArminio Monforte, Cristina Tural, Michael J. Gill, Andrea Bregenzer, Ole Kirk, Michael Saag, Timothy R. Sterling, Heidi M. Crane, and Jonathan A. C. Sterne |
| Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 348-54 |
| Date Published | 2015 Jul 1 |
| ISSN | 1944-7884 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Cohort Studies, Female, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load, Young Adult |
| Abstract | HIV-infected individuals with a history of transmission through injection drug use (IDU) have poorer survival than other risk groups. The extent to which higher rates of hepatitis C (HCV) infection in IDU explain survival differences is unclear. |
| DOI | 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000603 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |
