Introduction. High rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission are found in samples of
people who inject drugs (PWID) throughout the world. The objective of this paper was to …

As we enter the twenty-first century, infectious diseases continue to burden populations
around the world. Both naturally occurring and intentionally introduced biological threats …

This book outlines important suggestions by international experts to improve the health of
those in prison and to reduce both the health risks and risks to society of imprisonment. In …

The global epidemic of hepatitis B and C is a serious public health problem. Hepatitis B and
C are the major causes of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world. In the next 10 …

The high prevalence of HIV infection among prisoners and pre-trial detainees, combined
with overcrowding and sub-standard living conditions sometimes amounting to inhuman or …

Aims We conducted a systematic review of studies reporting seroincidence of hepatitis C
infection (HCV) in relation to shared syringes and drug preparation equipment among …

Background: The cost-effectiveness of Canada's only supervised injection facility has not
been rigorously evaluated. We estimated the impact of the facility on survival, rates of HIV …

Objectives. We examined the relation between childhood sexual abuse and injection drug
use initiation among young adult injection drug users. Methods. We used mixed effect linear …

General hospital clinicians frequently deal with injecting drug users because substance use
has diverse medical and psychiatric complications. Non-specialist clinicians often initiate …

Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The
recent SARS outbreak is a prime example. Knowing neither geographic nor political …