Objective: To review current knowledge of'structural'interventions to reduce HIV transmission
among injecting drug users. Structural interventions are defined as programs or policies that …

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is endemic among people who inject
drugs (PWID) globally. Despite high prevalence, treatment uptake is low, with cumulative …

Vydáno Světovou zdravotnickou organizací (WHO) v r. 2004 pod titulem Effectiveness of
sterile needle and syringe programming in reducing HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users …

Aims Interest in health-care related trust is growing with the recognition that trust is essential
for effective therapeutic encounters. While most trust-related research has been conducted …

The majority of new and existing cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection occur among
people who inject drugs (PWID). Despite safe and efficacious HCV antiviral therapy, uptake …

Despite recent improvements in outcomes of treatment for infection with hepatitis C virus
(HCV), very few current injection drug users (IDUs) have access to treatment programs. We …

Healthy travellers to countries where carbapenemases-producing Enterobacteriaceae
(CPE) are endemic might be at risk for their acquisition, even without contact with the local …

An estimated 210,000 people were living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Australia at
the end of 2001, and the number of people developing cirrhosis was projected to increase 4 …

Introduction The hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are
both bloodborne viruses, are both spread through needle-sharing and other practices of …

High rates of substance dependence are consistently documented among homeless people,
and are associated with a broad range of negative outcomes among this population …