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Viability of HIV-1 in syringes: implications for interventions among injection drug users.

TitleViability of HIV-1 in syringes: implications for interventions among injection drug users.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsHeimer, R., and N. Abdala
JournalThe AIDS reader
Volume10
Issue7
Pagination410-7
Date Published2000 Jul
ISSN1053-0894
KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV-1, Humans, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Syringes
AbstractWe have determined that the duration of survival of HIV-1 in syringes typically used by injectors of illicit drugs can exceed 6 weeks. The percentage of syringes with viable virus varied with the volume of blood remaining in the syringes and the temperature at which syringes were stored. These experiments underscore the need for needle exchange programs and other HIV prevention interventions that promote the availability of clean syringes and the removal of potentially infectious ones from circulation.
DOI10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03149.x
Alternate JournalAIDS Read

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