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The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and hepatitis C virus among injection drug users who use high risk inner-city locales in Miami, Florida
Mccoy, Clyde B; Metsch, Lisa R; Collado-Mesa, Fernando; Arheart, Kristopher L; Messiah, Sarah e; Katz, Dolores; Shapshak, Paul.
Afiliação
  • Mccoy, Clyde B; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. US
  • Metsch, Lisa R; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. US
  • Collado-Mesa, Fernando; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. US
  • Arheart, Kristopher L; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. US
  • Messiah, Sarah e; University of Miami School of Medicine. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Miami. US
  • Katz, Dolores; Florida Department of Health. US
  • Shapshak, Paul; Florida Department of Health. US
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 99(8): 789-793, dez. 2004. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-393758
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
In order to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection in hard-to-reach intravenous drug users, 199 subjects from high-risk inner-city locales, the so called "shooting galleries", were consented, interviewed, and tested in Miami, FL, US. Positive HIV-1 status was based on repeatedly reactive ELISA and confirmatory Western Blot. Positive HCV status was based on reactive ELISA and confirmatory polymerase chain reaction techniques. Overall, 50 (25 percent) were not infected with either virus, 61 (31 percent) were HIV-1/HCV co-infected, 17 (8 percent) infected by HIV-1 only, and 71 (36 percent) infected by HCV only. The results of the multivariable analyses showed that more years using heroin was the only significant risk factor for HCV only infection (odds ratio = 1.15; 95 percent confidence interval = 1.07, 1.24) and for HIV-1/HCV co-infection (odds ratio = 1.17; 95 percent confidence interval = 1.09, 1.26). This paper demonstrates that HIV-1/HCV co-infection is highly prevalent among so called "shooting galleries".
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa / Hepatite C / Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2004 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa / Hepatite C / Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2004 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Brasil