2010
Estimates of HIV incidence among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: continued growth of a rapidly expanding epidemic
Niccolai LM, Verevochkin SV, Toussova OV, White E, Barbour R, Kozlov AP, Heimer R. Estimates of HIV incidence among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: continued growth of a rapidly expanding epidemic. European Journal Of Public Health 2010, 21: 613-619. PMID: 20798184, PMCID: PMC3180633, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersRetrospective cohort analysisHIV incidenceEnzyme immunoassayHIV epidemicCohort analysisDrug usersBED capture enzyme immunoassayHIV incident casesRecent HIV incidenceHigh HIV incidenceHIV prevention interventionsCross-sectional studyCapture enzyme immunoassayIncident infectionsIncident casesEstimate incidenceIndependent correlatesIncidence rateIncidence estimatesPrevention interventionsCurrent epidemic situationIncidenceVulnerable populationsLow specificity
1993
HIV DNA and antibodies in syringes from injecting drug users, a comparison of detection techniques
Myers S, Heimer R, Liu D, Henrard D. HIV DNA and antibodies in syringes from injecting drug users, a comparison of detection techniques. AIDS 1993, 7: 925-932. PMID: 8357554, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199307000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternDNA, ViralHIV AntibodiesHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesPolymerase Chain ReactionSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSyringesConceptsLimit of detection