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Vulnerable Areas for Infectious Diseases in Persons Who Inject Drugs
Vulnerable Areas for Infectious Diseases in Persons Who Inject Drugs
At a glance. A deadly consequence of the opioid crisis is increased incidence of blood-borne infections, including hepatitis B virus and ...
Counties and Jurisdictions Experiencing or At-Risk of Outbreaks
A 2014-2015 outbreak of HIV infection among a rural network of persons who inject drugs (PWID) underscored the intersection of the expanding ...
People who inject drugs - Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes
Globally, 1 in 3 HCV deaths are attributable to injecting drug use. In some regions, such as Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prevalence rates for both HIV and ...
Key interventions to prevent and control infections among people ...
Injecting drug use remains a crucial risk factor for acquiring blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B and C, and HIV, but also other infectious ...
Healthcare seeking and hospital admissions by people who inject ...
People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to a wide range of bacterial infections, and also to tissue damage, at their injection sites [1, 2]. Infections ...
Infectious Diseases and Injection Drug Use: Public Health Burden ...
Increases in IDU have led to outbreaks of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and higher rates of infections transmitted during nonsterile injection events.
County-level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of ...
A recent HIV outbreak in a rural network of persons who inject drugs (PWID) underscored the intersection of the expanding epidemics of opioid abuse, injection ...
Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people ... - EUDA
Injecting drug use · Viral hepatitis · HIV infection · Skin and soft tissue infections · Other infections affecting people who inject drugs ...
Infections in people who inject drugs on the acute medical take
Poor oral health with dental caries, tooth erosions/loss and periodontal disease is commonplace in PWID and can be a risk factor for invasive bacterial ...
People who inject drugs are at risk of HIV and other infectious diseases, especially when syringes are reused or shared with others.
Women who inject drugs are vulnerable to endocarditis, study shows
People who inject drugs are dying at an alarming rate from endocarditis, a serious but treatable heart-valve infection. But their odds of survival improve ...
Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic ...
Compared with the general population, PWID are at greater risk of police arrest, incarceration, sex work, and the experience of homelessness or unstable housing ...
Six Moments of Infection Prevention in Injection Drug Use
Injection drug use–associated bacterial and viral infections are increasing. Expanding access to harm reduction services, ...
Opioids Infectious Disease - MN Dept. of Health
The current opioid overdose epidemic has, however, brought renewed attention to injection drug use (IDU). IDU is associated with a list of ...
Drug preparation, injection-related infections, and harm reduction ...
Of the 728 individuals who answered yes to having used injection drugs, 63.4% (462/728) reported a prior experience with any type of injection ...
Primary Care for Persons Who Inject Drugs - AAFP
All PWID should be screened for human immunodeficiency virus infection, latent tuberculosis, and hepatitis B and C, and receive vaccinations for hepatitis A ...
People who inject drugs: infection risks, guidance and data - GOV.UK
People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to a wide range of viral and bacterial infections. These infections can result in high levels of illness and in ...
High-Risk Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs
The occurrence of new BSIs is likely to be a marker of ongoing injecting drug use and thus associated with increased long-term morbidity.
Health programmes and services addressing the prevention and ...
Objectives People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high burden of injection drug use-related infectious disease and challenges in accessing adequate ...
among young people in nonurban areas.2 In 2015, recognition of an ... Certain areas are more vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks ...