Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage …
Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
A systematic review of injecting-related injury and disease among people who inject drugs
Background Non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases (IRID), such as abscesses and
vascular damage, can result in significant morbidity and mortality if untreated. There has …
vascular damage, can result in significant morbidity and mortality if untreated. There has …
Undergraduate students' perspectives on digital competence and academic literacy in a Spanish University
F Guzmán-Simón, E García-Jiménez… - Computers in Human …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that students' digital competence is part of a process of academic
literacy that requires the development of information and ICT literacies. This article attempts …
literacy that requires the development of information and ICT literacies. This article attempts …
The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study
Background Injecting-related bacterial and fungal infections cause substantial illness and
disability among people who use illicit drugs. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) reduces …
disability among people who use illicit drugs. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) reduces …
The effect of Montreal's supervised consumption sites on injection-related infections among people who inject drugs: An interrupted time series
J Lim, D Panagiotoglou - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Between June and November 2017, four supervised consumption sites (SCS)
began operating in Montreal, Quebec. Earlier studies on SCS focused on examining their …
began operating in Montreal, Quebec. Earlier studies on SCS focused on examining their …
Establishing the Melbourne injecting drug user cohort study (MIX): rationale, methods, and baseline and twelve-month follow-up results
Background Cohort studies provide an excellent opportunity to monitor changes in
behaviour and disease transmission over time. In Australia, cohort studies of people who …
behaviour and disease transmission over time. In Australia, cohort studies of people who …
Differences in polysubstance use patterns and drug‐related outcomes between people who inject drugs receiving and not receiving opioid substitution therapies
Aims To test if polysubstance use profiles and drug‐related outcomes differ between those
receiving and not receiving opioid substitution therapies (OST) among people who inject …
receiving and not receiving opioid substitution therapies (OST) among people who inject …
Infective endocarditis in persons who use drugs: epidemiology, current management, and emerging treatments
A Schranz, JA Barocas - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2020 - id.theclinics.com
Serious bacterial and fungal infections such as infective endocarditis (IE) are among the
most common medical complications in persons who inject drugs (PWID). 1–3 IE once …
most common medical complications in persons who inject drugs (PWID). 1–3 IE once …
Behavioral characteristics and injection practices associated with skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: a community-based observational …
D Dahlman, A Håkansson, AH Kral… - Substance …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for bacterial skin and soft
tissue infections (SSTIs). Although SSTIs pose significant health risks, little is known about …
tissue infections (SSTIs). Although SSTIs pose significant health risks, little is known about …
Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling …
J Lim, WA Russell, M El-Sheikh, DL Buckeridge… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background Needle and syringe programs (NSP) are effective harm-reduction strategies
against HIV and hepatitis C. Although skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections (SSTVI) are …
against HIV and hepatitis C. Although skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections (SSTVI) are …