Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Illicit-Drug Solutions Used Intravenously Retains Infectivity

The stability of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strain IIIB in drug solutions was studied. The data demonstrate that HIV-1 infectivity can be retained in drug solutions (e.g. , heroin, "Khanka," and "Vint") for long periods of time. This fact must be taken into a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005-04, Vol.43 (4), p.1937-1939
Hauptverfasser:	Bobkov, Aleksei F, Selimova, Ludmila M, Khanina, Tatyana A, Zverev, Sergey Y, Pokrovsky, Vadim V, Weber, Jonathan N, Bobkov, Eugene N, Rylkov, Andrey V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cell Line Drug Contamination Heroin HIV Infections - transmission HIV Infections - virology HIV-1 - isolation & purification HIV-1 - pathogenicity Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Humans Methamphetamine Papaver Solutions Street Drugs Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	The stability of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strain IIIB in drug solutions was studied. The data demonstrate that HIV-1 infectivity can be retained in drug solutions (e.g. , heroin, "Khanka," and "Vint") for long periods of time. This fact must be taken into account when designing health education programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS in Eastern Europe.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.43.4.1937-1939.2005