2015
Bridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China
Chen Y, Shen Z, Morano JP, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Lan G, Zhu Q, Zhou Y, Tang S, Liu W, Chen J, Tang Z. Bridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0115311. PMID: 25723548, PMCID: PMC4344209, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-tier female sex workersFemale sex workersSentinel surveillance dataHepatitis CSurveillance dataCorrelates of HIVIntravenous drug useHeterosexual HIV epidemicPrevalence of HIVSex workersHarm reduction campaignsLogistic regression analysisLow formal education levelLow-tier venuesSafer sex practicesHCV prevalencePrior STIHCV infectionSyphilis infectionSyphilis prevalenceRisk factorsHIV epidemicCondom distributionHCVHigh risk
1996
Hepatitis in Used Syringes: The Limits of Sensitivity of Techniques to Detect Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, and Antibodies to HBV Core and HCV Antigens
Heimer R, Khoshnood K, Jariwala-Freeman B, Duncan B, Harima Y. Hepatitis in Used Syringes: The Limits of Sensitivity of Techniques to Detect Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, and Antibodies to HBV Core and HCV Antigens. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1996, 173: 997-1000. PMID: 8603983, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.4.997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus RNAHepatitis B virus DNAHepatitis virus infectionC virus RNAB virus DNAPolymerase chain reactionVirus infectionVirus DNAHBV core antigenVirus RNANeedle exchange programsHCV antibodiesHCV antigensCore antigenHBV coreUsed syringesPCR testingSyringe useDrug usersHCVHBVChain reactionAntibodiesMean limitSyringes