Risk Factors for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users
Schoenbaum E, Hartel D, Selwyn P, Klein R, Davenny K, Rogers M, Feiner C, Friedland G. Risk Factors for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users. New England Journal Of Medicine 1989, 321: 874-879. PMID: 2770823, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198909283211306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug usersPercentage of injectionsRisk factorsHIV antibodiesDrug usersIntravenous drugsVirus infectionSex partnersSeroprevalence of HIVIndependent risk factorOnly risk factorMethadone treatment programsNumber of injectionsNon-Hispanic whitesHeterosexual sex partnersHIV infectionLast injectionUsed needlesHigh seroprevalenceDrug useShooting galleriesHIVInfection