An outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs linked to injection of propofol in Taiwan.

INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to report an HIV outbreak related to propofol-injection and the impact of regulating propofol on the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 252 PWID who were diagnosed with an HIV infection between 2014 and 20...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ching Huang, Yen-Fang Huang, Min-Hau Lin, Jyh-Yuan Yang, Yu-Hsin Liao, Hsiu-Yun Lo, Carl Latkin, Kenrad E Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210210