Detection of infectious human immunodeficiency type 1 virus in discarded syringes of intravenous drug users

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 655-657

  Bernal Zamora, Asunción ^b   Ortiz Rivera, Marta ^b   García Algar, Óscar ^a   Caylà Buqueras, Joan ^b   Vall Combelles, Oriol ^b   García Sáiz, Alfredo ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Discarded syringes; Human immunodeficiency virus; Intravenous drug users

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NEEDLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RISK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0345367933     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807000-00018     Document Type: Article

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