2017
Sex Work, Injection Drug Use, and Abscesses: Associations in Women, But Not Men
Burke D, Wurcel A, Landy D, Skeer M, Heimer R, Chui K, Stopka T. Sex Work, Injection Drug Use, and Abscesses: Associations in Women, But Not Men. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s109-s109. PMCID: PMC5632174, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useDrug useRisk of abscessMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyTufts Medical CenterFurther longitudinal studiesTimes higher oddsCommon health issueGender-specific associationsHarm reduction interventionsSex workTufts University SchoolCross-sectional designFemale PWIDInjection drugsOdds ratioHigher oddsMedical CenterAbscessWhite raceHigh riskReduction interventionsPWIDLogistic regression
2001
Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?
Abdala N, Gleghorn A, Carney J, Heimer R. Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 487-494. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200112150-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan 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