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Auteur F. NCUBE |
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V. D. HOPE ; M. HICKMAN ; J. V. PARRY ; F. NCUBE |BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk of injection site infections and injuries. The factors associated with recent symptoms of these problems are examined. METHOD: PWID recruited using respondent driven sampling, underwent a [...]![]()
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V. D. HOPE ; K. J. CULLEN ; S. CROXFORD ; J. V. PARRY ; F. NCUBE |Factors associated with the sharing of injecting equipment have been widely studied (McKegany, Friedman, & Mesquita, 1998); however, very few studies have looked at the factors associated with the use of cleaned needles/syringes. Those studies t[...]![]()
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V. HOPE ; J. KIMBER ; P. VICKERMAN ; M. HICKMAN ; F. NCUBE |BACKGROUND: Injection site infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been associated with serious morbidity and health service costs in North America. This study explores the frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site in[...]![]()
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V. HOPE ; J. V. PARRY ; A. MARONGUI ; F. NCUBE |Around 80% of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in England are among injecting drug users (IDUs). The HCV Action Plan launched in 2004 includes targets to reduce HCV prevalence in recent initiates (those starting injecting in the preceding 3 ye[...]![]()
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V. D. HOPE ; J. V. PARRY ; F. NCUBE ; M. HICKMAN |Background: The extent of intentional or accidental subcutaneous and intramuscular injections and the factors associated with these have rarely been studied among people who inject drugs, yet these may play an important role in the acquisition b[...]![]()
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C. O'HALLORAN ; K. CULLEN ; J. NJOROGE ; L. JESSOP ; J. SMITH ; V. HOPE ; F. NCUBE |Background: Overdose is a major cause of death among PWID, and for opioid overdoses naloxone administration can reduce harm. However, globally there is limited national level data on the extent of non-fatal overdose and naloxone uptake. The firs[...]Nouveauté
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D. AKBULUT ; J. DENNIS ; GENT M. ; K. A. GRANT ; V. HOPE ; OHAI C. ; MCLAUCHLIN J. ; MITHANI V. ; MPAMUGO O. ; F. NCUBE ; L. DE SOUZA-THOMAS |ENGLISH : Wound infections due to Clostridium botulinum were not recognised in the UK and Republic of Ireland before 2000. C. botulinum produces a potent neurotoxin which can cause paralysis and death. In 2000 and 2001, ten cases were clinical[...]