HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - Northeastern Massachusetts, 2015-2018.

Authors :: Cranston, Kevin
Alpren, Charles
John, Betsey
Dawson, Erica
Roosevelt, Kathleen
Burrage, Amanda
Bryant, Janice
Switzer, William M.
Breen, Courtney
Peters, Philip J.
Stiles, Tracy
Murray, Ashley
Fukuda, H. Dawn
Adih, William
Goldman, Linda
Panneer, Nivedha
Callis, Barry
Campbell, Ellsworth M.
Randall, Liisa
France, Anne Marie
Source :: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 3/15/2019, Vol. 68 Issue 10, p253-254. 2p. 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: The article talks about research on the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among drug users who inject drugs in the cities of Lawrence and Lowell in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2018. Interviews were conducted with the persons diagnosed with HIV and it notes about topics including the use of the drug fentanyl, impact of homelessness on their HIV treatment, and their sexual behavior.

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