2010
Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes: Implication for Transmission among Injection Drug Users
Paintsil E, He H, Peters C, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes: Implication for Transmission among Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 984-990. PMID: 20726768, PMCID: PMC2932767, DOI: 10.1086/656212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusInjection drug usersDrug usersC virusHigh prevalenceInsulin syringesViable virusTuberculin syringesHCV infectivityResidual volumeReporter virusDay 1Prevention strategiesDay 7Microculture assayDay 63VirusLuciferase activitySyringesDegrees CPrevalenceVirus survivalSurvivalVirus decay ratesDays
2001
Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?
Abdala N, Gleghorn A, Carney J, Heimer R. Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 487-494. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200112150-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?: Implications for Transmission Among Injection Drug Users.
Abdala N, Gleghorn A, Carney J, Heimer R. Can HIV-1-Contaminated Syringes Be Disinfected?: Implications for Transmission Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 487. PMID: 11744839, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200112150-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV-1Undiluted bleachDrug usersHIV-1 recoveryViable HIV-1HIV-1 transmissionHarm reduction interventionsEffectiveness of bleachNeedle exchangeReduction interventionsMicroculture assaySingle rinseSterile syringeSyringesInjection behaviorEducational programsMinimal contact time
1999
HIV-1 Transmission in Injection Paraphernalia: Heating Drug Solutions May Inactivate HIV-1
Clatts M, Heimer R, Abdala N, Goldsamt L, Sotheran J, Anderson K, Gallo T, Hoffer L, Luciano P, Kyriakides T. HIV-1 Transmission in Injection Paraphernalia: Heating Drug Solutions May Inactivate HIV-1. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 22: 194-199. PMID: 10843535, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199910010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-1 Transmission in Injection Paraphernalia: Heating Drug Solutions May Inactivate HIV-1
Clatts M, Heimer R, Abdala N, Goldsamt L, Sotheran J, Anderson K, Gallo T, Hoffer L, Luciano P, Kyriakides T. HIV-1 Transmission in Injection Paraphernalia: Heating Drug Solutions May Inactivate HIV-1. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 22: 194. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199910010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvival 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