TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in human immunodeficiency virus infection among drug users in a detoxification unit.
AU - Muga, Roberto
AU - Sanvisens, Arantza
AU - Egea, José Manuel
AU - Tor, Jordi
AU - Rey Joly, C.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - In a cross-sectional study of 1111 injection drug users (IDUs) admitted to a hospital detoxification unit between 1987 and 2001, characteristics of substance abuse and blood samples were obtained at study entry. The median age at admission was 27 years, the median age at first injection of drugs was 19 years, and the median duration of injection drug use was 84 months. Overall prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was 60% (58% in men, 66% in women; P=.026). Age at start of and duration of injection drug use were associated with HIV infection (P
AB - In a cross-sectional study of 1111 injection drug users (IDUs) admitted to a hospital detoxification unit between 1987 and 2001, characteristics of substance abuse and blood samples were obtained at study entry. The median age at admission was 27 years, the median age at first injection of drugs was 19 years, and the median duration of injection drug use was 84 months. Overall prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was 60% (58% in men, 66% in women; P=.026). Age at start of and duration of injection drug use were associated with HIV infection (P
KW - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
KW - Substance abuse
KW - Detoxification therapy
KW - Metabolic detoxification
KW - Intravenous drug users
KW - HIV infections
KW - HIV transmission
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0346848703
U2 - 10.1086/377550
DO - 10.1086/377550
M3 - Article
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 37 Suppl 5
SP - S404-S409
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
ER -
