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Recovering infectious HIV from novel syringe-needle combinations with low dead space volumes.

TitleRecovering infectious HIV from novel syringe-needle combinations with low dead space volumes.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsAbdala, Nadia, Amisha Patel, and Robert Heimer
JournalAIDS research and human retroviruses
Date Published2016 Jul 12
ISSN1931-8405
AbstractTo determine if detachable syringe-needle combinations redesigned to reduce their dead space volume may substantially reduce the burden of exposure to infectious HIV among people who inject drugs. In this study, two novel, low dead space (LDS) syringe-needle designs - one added a piston to the plunger (LDS syringe); the other added a filler to the needle (LDS needle) to reduce their dead space - were compared to standard detachable needle-syringe combinations and to syringes with fixed needles.
DOI10.1089/AID.2016.0023
Alternate JournalAIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses

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