作者
Charles Alpren, Erica L Dawson, Betsey John, Kevin Cranston, Nivedha Panneer, H Dawn Fukuda, Kathleen Roosevelt, R Monina Klevens, Janice Bryant, Philip J Peters, Sheryl B Lyss, William M Switzer, Amanda Burrage, Ashley Murray, Christine Agnew-Brune, Tracy Stiles, Paul McClung, Ellsworth M Campbell, Courtney Breen, Liisa M Randall, Sharoda Dasgupta, Shauna Onofrey, Danae Bixler, Kischa Hampton, Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, Katherine K Hsu, William Adih, Barry Callis, Linda R Goldman, Susie P Danner, Hongwei Jia, Matthew Tumpney, Amy Board, Catherine Brown, Alfred DeMaria Jr, Kate Buchacz
发表日期
2020/1
期刊
American journal of public health
卷号
110
期号
1
页码范围
37-44
出版商
American Public Health Association
简介
Objectives. To describe and control an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Methods. The investigation included people diagnosed with HIV infection during 2015 to 2018 linked to 2 cities in northeastern Massachusetts epidemiologically or through molecular analysis. Field activities included qualitative interviews regarding service availability and HIV risk behaviors.
Results. We identified 129 people meeting the case definition; 116 (90%) reported injection drug use. Molecular surveillance added 36 cases to the outbreak not otherwise linked. The 2 largest molecular groups contained 56 and 23 cases. Most interviewed PWID were homeless. Control measures, including enhanced field epidemiology, syringe services programming, and community outreach, resulted in a significant decline in new HIV diagnoses.
Conclusions. We illustrate difficulties with identification and characterization of …
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