| Titre : | Associations Between Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and HCV With HIV Among Injecting Drug Users in New York City : The Current Importance of Sexual Transmission of HIV. (2011) |
| Auteurs : | Don-C DES JARLAIS ; Kamyar ARASTEH ; HAGAN (Holly) : USA. New York University. School of Nursing. New York. ; Courtney MCKNIGHT ; David-C PERLMAN ; SEMAAN (Salaam) : USA. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 101, n° 7, 2011) |
| Pagination : | 1277-1283 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Sida ; Toxicomanie ; Maladie sexuellement transmissible ; Association ; VHC ; VIH ; Toxicomane ; Homme ; Milieu urbain ; Virose ; Infection ; Virus ; Rétrovirus ; Amérique ; Immunopathologie ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 7qR0xAHE. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We examined relationships between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), a biomarker for sexual risk, and HCV, a biomarker for injecting risk, with HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) who began injecting after large-scale expansion of syringe exchange programs in New York City. Methods. We recruited 337 heroin and cocaine users who began injecting in 1995 or later from persons entering drug detoxification. We administered a structured interview covering drug use and HIV risk behavior and collected serum samples for HIV, HCV, and HSV-2 testing. Results. HIV prevalence was 8%, HSV-2 39%, and HCV 55%. We found a significant association between HSV-2 and HIV (odds ratio [OR]=7.9 ; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.9,21.4) and no association between HCV and HIV (OR=1.14 ; 95% CI=0.5,2.6). Black IDUs had the highest prevalence of HSV-2 (76%) and HIV (24%) but the lowest prevalence of HCV (34%). Conclusions. Most HIV infections among these IDUs occurred through sexual transmission. The relative importance of injecting versus sexual transmission of HIV may be critical for understanding racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection. |
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