High Prevalence of HIV-1 Intersubtype B′/C Recombinants among Injecting Drug Users in Dehong, China

High Prevalence of HIV-1 Intersubtype B′/C Recombinants among Injecting Drug Users in Dehong, China

OBJECTIVE To examine the distribution of HIV-1 genotypes among injecting drug users (IDUs) from Dehong, Yunnan province. MATERIALS AND METHODS Blood samples from a total of 95 HIV-positive IDUs were retrospectively analyzed. Samples were collected between 2005 and 2009 from four cities in Dehong prefecture, western Yunnan province, the geographical origin of the HIV epidemic in China. HIV-1 g...

Continued high prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among injecting and noninjecting drug users in Italy.

We estimated the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV infections among injecting and noninjecting drug users treated within public drug-treatment centres in Italy to determine the correlates of infection. In the sample of 1330 drug users, the prevalence of HIV was 14.4% among drug injectors and 1.6% among non-injectors; the prevalence of HBV was 70.4% among injecting drug users and 22.8% among non-in...

HIV virological failure and drug resistance among injecting drug users receiving first-line ART in China

OBJECTIVE To explore HIV virological failure and drug resistance among injecting drug users (IDUs) receiving first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) in China. DESIGN A series of cross-sectional surveys from 2003 to 2012 from the Chinese National HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Surveillance and Monitoring Network. SETTING China. PARTICIPANTS Data were analysed by the Chinese National (HIVDR)...

HIV risk behavior among injecting drug users in Amsterdam

Continued spread of HIV among injecting drug users in southern Sichuan Province, China

OBJECTIVE To estimate HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) in a drug trafficking city in southwest Sichuan Province, China. METHODS A total of 314 IDUs was invited to participate in the cross-sectional survey in 2004 through community outreach recruitment and peer referrals. Blood sample was taken for HIV antibody testing and a structured questionnaire was administered to collect ...