Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?: Implications for Transmission Among Injection Drug Users.
Abdala N, Gleghorn A, Carney J, Heimer R. Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?: Implications for Transmission Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 487. PMID: 11744839, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200112150-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV-1Undiluted bleachDrug usersHIV-1 recoveryViable HIV-1HIV-1 transmissionHarm reduction interventionsEffectiveness of bleachNeedle exchangeReduction interventionsMicroculture assaySingle rinseSterile syringeSyringesInjection behaviorEducational programsMinimal contact time