Article de Périodique
Injection of new psychoactive substance snow blow associated with recently acquired HIV infections among homeless people who inject drugs in Dublin, Ireland, 2015 (2015)
Auteur(s) :
GIESE, C. ;
IGOE, D. ;
GIBBONS, Z. ;
HURLEY, C. ;
STOKES, S. ;
McNAMARA, S. ;
ENNIS, O. ;
O'DONNELL, K. ;
KEENAN, E. ;
DE GASCUN, C. ;
LYONS, F. ;
WARD, M. ;
DANIS, K. ;
GLYNN, R. ;
WATERS, A. ;
FITZGERALD, M. ;
Outbreak Control team
Année :
2015
Page(s) :
pii = 30036 ; 6 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
23
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
IRLANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANS ABRI
;
VIH
;
INJECTION
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
ETUDE CAS-TEMOINS
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
CATHINONES
Résumé :
In February 2015, an outbreak of recently acquired HIV infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) was identified in Dublin, following similar outbreaks in Greece and Romania in 2011. We compared drug and risk behaviours among 15 HIV cases and 39 controls. Injecting a synthetic cathinone, snow blow, was associated with recent HIV infection (AOR: 49; p = 0.003). Prevention and control efforts are underway among PWID in Dublin, but may also be needed elsewhere in Europe.
Affiliation :
European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden