Detection of HIV-1 DNA in needle/syringes, paraphernalia, and washes from shooting galleries in Miami: a preliminary laboratory report.
Shah S, Shapshak P, Rivers J, Stewart R, Weatherby N, Xin K, Page J, Chitwood D, Mash D, Vlahov D, McCoy C. Detection of HIV-1 DNA in needle/syringes, paraphernalia, and washes from shooting galleries in Miami: a preliminary laboratory report. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 11: 301-6. PMID: 8603266, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199603010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedles/syringesHIV-1 DNAInjection drug usersHIV-1 proteinsHIV-1Polymerase chain reactionClean needlesHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Act of injectionVirus type 1Injection paraphernaliaPreliminary laboratory reportDrug usersShooting galleriesType 1Western blotReduction of riskEnvelope geneChain reactionGene DNAAntibodiesSyringesLaboratory reportsModification of behavior