| Title | Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes Is Dependent on the Design of the Syringe-Needle and Dead Space Volume. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Binka, Mawuena, Elijah Paintsil, Amisha Patel, Brett D. Lindenbach, and Robert Heimer |
| Journal | PloS one |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | e0139737 |
| Date Published | 2015 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Abstract | Many people who inject drugs (PWID) use syringes with detachable needles, which have high dead space (HDS). Contaminated HDS blood may substantially contribute to the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other blood-borne viruses within this population. Newly designed low dead space (LDS) syringe-needle combinations seek to reduce blood-borne virus transmission among PWID. We evaluated the infectivity of HCV-contaminated residual volumes recovered from two LDS syringe-needle combinations. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0139737 |
| Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |
