2018
Early stages of HIV treatment cascade in people living with HIV in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Vetrova M, Aleksandrova O, Paschenko A, Toropov S, Rassokhin V, Abyshev R, Levina O, Niccolai L, Heimer R. Early stages of HIV treatment cascade in people living with HIV in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. AIDS Care 2018, 30: 857-862. PMID: 29325435, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1417536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyUndetectable VLART outcomesInitiation of ARTPilot studyProportion of PLWHMedical chart reviewHIV epidemic controlSuccessful treatment outcomeProportion of peopleChart reviewHIV treatmentDrug abuse statusDisease progressionTreatment outcomesOlder ageTreatment effectivenessART effectivenessEpidemic controlPLWHIllicit drugsHIVSignificant differencesAbuse statusOutcomes
2000
Viability of HIV-1 in syringes: implications for interventions among injection drug users.
Heimer R, Abdala N. Viability of HIV-1 in syringes: implications for interventions among injection drug users. The AIDS Reader 2000, 10: 410-7. PMID: 10932845.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Survival of HIV-1 in Syringes
Abdala N, Stephens C, Griffith B, Heimer R. Survival of HIV-1 in Syringes. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 20: 73-80. PMID: 9928733, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199901010-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research