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Brazil

       

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Hematological particularities and co-infections in injected drug users with AIDS.
Brunetta DM, De Santis GC, Vilar FC, et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug 31
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The progression of liver fibrosis in prison inmates co-infected by HIV and HCV who started on boosted protease inhibitor therapy]
Saiz de la Hoya Zamácola P, Alía Alía C,  et al

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2013 Oct;15(2):54-62.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV behind Bars: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cluster Analysis and Drug Resistance in a Reference Correctional Unit from Southern Brazil.
Prellwitz IM, Alves BM, Ikeda ML,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 9;8(7):
Paper

Differential Survival Benefit of Universal HAART Access in Brazil: A Nation-Wide
Comparison of Injecting Drug Users Versus Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Malta M, Bastos FI, Silva CM, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 12
Abstract

Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Drug Users: A Meta-Analysis.
Malta M, Magnanini MM, Strathdee SA, Bastos FI. 

AIDS Behav
. 2008 Nov 20
Abstract
 

Injecting drug users who are (un)aware of their HIV serostatus: findings from the
multi-center study AjUDE-Brasil II.
Ferreira AD, Caiaffa WT, Bastos FI, Mingoti SA.  

Cad Saude Publica.
2006 Apr;22(4):815-826.
Abstract
 
AIDS incidence and mortality in injecting drug users: the AjUDE-Brasil II Project.
Cardoso MN, Caiaffa WT, Mingoti SA.  

Cad Saude Publica.
2006 Apr;22(4):827-837.
Abstract

HCV and HIV infection and co-infection: injecting drug use and sexual behavior
AjUDE-Brasil I Project.
Zocratto KB, Caiaffa WT, Proietti FA, et al  
Cad Saude Publica. 2006 Apr;22(4):839-848.
Abstract
 

The contribution of two Brazilian multi-center studies to the assessment of HIV and
HCV infection and prevention strategies among injecting drug users: the AjUDE-Brasil I
and II Projects.
Caiaffa WT, Bastos FI, Freitas LL, et al

Cad Saude Publica
. 2006 Apr;22(4):771-782.

Abstract
 
Characteristics of male and female injecting drug users of the AjUDE-Brasil II Project.
Cintra AM, Caiaffa WT, Mingoti SA. 
 
Cad Saude Publica.
2006 Apr;22(4):791-802.

Abstract
 
The HIV/AIDS epidemic and changes in injecting drug use in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rossi D, Pia Pawlowicz M, Rangugni V, et al  
Cad Saude Publica. 2006 Apr;22(4):741-750.
Abstract

The role of "long-term" and "new" injectors in a declining HIV/AIDS epidemic
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Hacker MA, Friedman SR, Telles PR, 

Subst Use Misuse.
2005;40(1):99-123
Abstract


Columbia
       

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Hepatitis C and HIV in injecting drug users in Armenia, Colombia.
Berbesi-Fernández D, Segura-Cardona Á,
Montoya-Vélez L, Castaño-Perez GA.
Adicciones
. 2015 Dec 15;27(4):246-252.
Abstract

Use of the condom and knowledge on HIV prevention among the injector's drugs in two Colombian cities
Berbesí-Fernández D, Montoya-Vélez L, Segura-Cardona Á.

Adicciones
. 2013;25(4):321-6
Abstract


Mexico

       

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Do law enforcement interactions reduce the initiation of injection drug use? An investigation in three North American settings.
Melo JS, Garfein RS, Hayashi K,  et al

 Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2017 Nov 16

Abstract

Correlates of perceived risk of HIV infection among persons who inject drugs in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Armenta RF, Abramovitz D, Lozada R,  et al
 
Salud Publica Mex
. 2015;57 Suppl 2:s107-s112.
Abstract

Perceived risk of HIV infection among deported male injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico.
Pinedo M, Burgos JL, Robertson AM,  et al

Glob Public Health
. 2014 Mar 21
Abstract

Correlates of injecting in an HIV incidence hotspot among substance users in Tijuana, Mexico.
Kori N, Roth AM, Lozada R,  et aL
Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Dec 17
Abstract

Syringe Confiscation as an HIV Risk Factor: The Public Health Implications of Arbitrary Policing in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Beletsky L, Lozada R, Gaines T,  et  al

J Urban Health
. 2012 Jul 18.
Abstract

The Emerging HIV Epidemic on the Mexico-U.S. Border: An International Case Study Characterizing the Role of Epidemiology in Surveillance and Response.
Strathdee SA, Magis-Rodriguez C,
Mays VM, et al
Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jun;22(6):426-38.
Abstract

Circular Migration by Mexican Female Sex Workers Who are Injection Drug Users:
Implications for HIV in Mexican Sending Communities.
Ojeda VD, Burgos JL, Hiller SP, et al
J Immigr Minor Health
. 2011 Aug 11
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Differential effects of migration and deportation on HIV infection among male and female injection
drug users in Tijuana,Mexico.
Strathdee SA, Lozada R, Ojeda VD, et al 
PLoS ONE. 2008 Jul 30;3(7):e2690.
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus and HIV infection among injection drug users in two Mexican
cities bordering the U.S.

White EF, Garfein RS, Brouwer KC, et al
Salud Publica Mex. 2007 May-Jun;49(3):165-72.
Paper
 

First Molecular Surveillance Report of HIV Type 1 in Injecting Drug Users And Female Sex
Workers along The U.S.-Mexico Border.
Eyzaguirre L, Brouwer KC, Nadai Y, et al 

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses.
2007 Feb;23(2):331-4
Abstract

Respondent-Driven Sampling of Injection Drug Users in Two U.S.-Mexico Border Cities:
Recruitment Dynamics and Impact on Estimates of HIV and Syphilis Prevalence.
Frost SD, Brouwer KC, Firestone Cruz MA
 
J Urban Health.
2006 Oct 27;
Abstract


Puerto Rico

       

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Injection Partners, HCV, and HIV Status among Rural Persons Who Inject Drugs in Puerto Rico.
Habecker P, Abadie R, Welch-Lazoritz M, et al

Subst Use Misuse
. 2017 Nov 22:1-11.
Abstract

Trends in HIV Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs: United States and Puerto Rico, 2008-2013.
Mitsch AJ, Hall HI, Babu AS.

Am J Public Health
. 2016 Sep 15:e1-e8.
Abstract

Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Puerto Rican People Who Inject Drugs: The Need for a Multiregion Approach.
Deren S, Gelpí-Acosta C, Albizu-García CE,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Sep 11:e1-e7.
Abstract

Differential gender effects of depression on use of HIV medications among HIV-positive Puerto Rican drug users.
Kang SY, Deren S, Colón HM.

AIDS Care
. 2011 Nov;23(11):1467-71.
Abstract

Profile of Puerto Rican HIV/AIDS patients with early and non-early initiation of injection drug use.
Báez Feliciano DV, Gómez MA, Fernández-Santos DM, et al
Ethn Dis. 2008 Spring;18(2 Suppl 2):S2-99-10
Abstract

Factors associated with drug treatment dropout among injection drug users in
Puerto Rico.
Marrero CA, Robles RR, Colon HM, et al
 
Addict Behav.
2005 Feb;30(2):397-402.
Abstract


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