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Open AccessRacial/ethnic differences in receipt of naloxone distributed by opioid overdose prevention programs in New York City
We evaluated racial/ethnic differences in the receipt of naloxone distributed by opioid overdose prevention programs (OOPPs) in New York City (NYC).
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Tuberculosis: Integrated Studies for a Complex Disease 2050
The authors of Tuberculosis: Integrated Studies for a Complex Disease were asked how they would see the future of their field 30 years later. This Chapter presents the authors’ views on the situation of tuberculo...
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Tuberculosis Among People Who Use Drugs: Multilevel Considerations for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Tuberculosis (TB) and drug have been integrally related for over a century. This relationship is driven by numerous factors that operate at the individual level (e. , co-existing conditions, specific behavio...
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Technology-Based Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among Youth in the US: A Systematic Review
HIV testing rates remain low among youth ages 13–24 in the US, with only 55% of HIV-positive youth aware of their serostatus. We conducted a systematic review to assess the utility of technology-based interven...
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The Syndemic of Opioid Misuse, Overdose, HCV, and HIV: Structural-Level Causes and Interventions
This article reviews the case for recognizing (1) the epidemics of opioid misuse, overdose, hepatitis C virus, and HIV as a syndemic and (2) the importance of examining and addressing structural factors in res...
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Open AccessSpontaneous viral clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) and HIV-positive men who have sex with men (HIV+ MSM): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID) and HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM). Characterizing spontaneous viral clearance of HCV inf...
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Open AccessThe HCV care continuum among people who use drugs: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
The diagnosis, management, and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (the “HCV care continuum”) have improved in recent years. People who use drugs (PWUD) have a prevalence of HCV infection from 30 t...
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Open AccessPrescription opioid misuse and its relation to injection drug use and hepatitis C virus infection: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
The production, prescription, and consumption of opioid analgesics to treat non-cancer pain have increased dramatically in the USA in the past decade. As a result, misuse of these opioids has increased; overdo...
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Open AccessHepatitis C virus infection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Outbreaks of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been reported in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in North America, Europe and Asia. Transmission is believed to be the result of exposure to blo...
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Open AccessPerceptions of drug users regarding Hepatitis C screening and care: a qualitative study
Illicit drug users have a high prevalence of HCV and represent the majority of newly infected persons in the U.S. Despite the availability of effective HCV treatment, few drug users have been evaluated or trea...
