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Steffanie A StrathdeeUniversity of California San Diego Verified email at ucsd.edu Cited by 56728 |
Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Background Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in
most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use …
most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use …
Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers: influence of structural determinants
Female sex workers (FSWs) bear a disproportionately large burden of HIV infection
worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the epidemiology of HIV …
worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the epidemiology of HIV …
HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage
Background Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment,
and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but they did not quantify the …
and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but they did not quantify the …
The natural history of hepatitis C virus infection: host, viral, and environmental factors
DL Thomas, J Astemborski, RM Rai, FA Anania… - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
ContextHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may resolve (viral clearance), persist without
complications, or cause end-stage liver disease (ESLD). The frequency and determinants of …
complications, or cause end-stage liver disease (ESLD). The frequency and determinants of …
The social structural production of HIV risk among injecting drug users
There is increasing appreciation of the need to understand how social and structural factors
shape HIV risk. Drawing on a review of recently published literature, we seek to describe the …
shape HIV risk. Drawing on a review of recently published literature, we seek to describe the …
Development and use of personalized bacteriophage-based therapeutic cocktails to treat a patient with a disseminated resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection
RT Schooley, B Biswas, JJ Gill… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Widespread antibiotic use in clinical medicine and the livestock industry has contributed to
the global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens, including Acinetobacter …
the global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens, including Acinetobacter …
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among persons with hepatitis C virus infection in the United States
SH Mehta, FL Brancati, MS Sulkowski… - Annals of internal …, 2000 - acpjournals.org
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may contribute to the development of diabetes
mellitus. This relationship has not been investigated at the population level, and its …
mellitus. This relationship has not been investigated at the population level, and its …
Needle exchange is not enough: lessons from the Vancouver injecting drug use study
SA Strathdee, DM Patrick, SL Currie, PGA Cornelisse… - Aids, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe prevalence and incidence of HIV-1, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and risk
behaviours in a prospective cohort of injecting drug users (IDU). Setting: Vancouver, which …
behaviours in a prospective cohort of injecting drug users (IDU). Setting: Vancouver, which …
[PDF][PDF] Phage therapy: From biological mechanisms to future directions
Increasing antimicrobial resistance rates have revitalized bacteriophage (phage) research,
the natural predators of bacteria discovered over 100 years ago. In order to use phages …
the natural predators of bacteria discovered over 100 years ago. In order to use phages …
HIV and risk environment for injecting drug users: the past, present, and future
We systematically reviewed reports about determinants of HIV infection in injecting drug
users from 2000 to 2009, classifying findings by type of environmental influence. We then …
users from 2000 to 2009, classifying findings by type of environmental influence. We then …