| porphyria cutanea tarda and hepatitis c virus: a case-control study and meta-analysis of the literature. | porphyria cutanea tarda (pct) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection have been associated in several reports with the prevalence of hcv exhibiting considerable regional variation. however, most reports were confounded by selection bias and a regional prevalence of hcv in the populations studied. in the united states, only a few cases of this association have been reported to date. | 1999 | 10411407 |
| evidence of aberrant lipid metabolism in hepatitis c and hepatocellular carcinoma. | lipids are linked to many pathological processes including hepatic steatosis and liver malignancy. this study aimed to explore lipid metabolism in hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hcv-related hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). | 2010 | 20961371 |
| against the odds: syringe exchange policy implementation in indiana. | indiana recently passed legislation allowing local governments to establish syringe exchanges. while the effectiveness of syringe exchange programming is established, there is a dearth of studies about associated policy adoption and implementation. this study documents the experiences of 24 indiana counties engaged in the process of establishing syringe exchange programming under new state law. a mixed method, qualitative, exploratory case study was conducted from may 2015 to april 2016. we obse ... | 2017 | 28108875 |
| increases in prescription opioid injection abuse among treatment admissions in the united states, 2004-2013. | the 2015 hiv outbreak in indiana associated with prescription opioid injection coupled with rising rates of hepatitis c, especially in areas with long-standing opioid abuse, have raised concerns about prescription opioid injection. however, research on this topic is limited. we assessed trends in treatment admissions reporting injection, smoking, and inhalation abuse of prescription opioids and examined characteristics associated with non-oral routes of prescription opioid abuse in the u.s. | 2017 | 28531769 |
| hiv infection linked to injection use of oxymorphone in indiana, 2014-2015. | in january 2015, a total of 11 new diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection were reported in a small community in indiana. we investigated the extent and cause of the outbreak and implemented control measures. | 2016 | 27468059 |
| hiv transmission and injection drug use: lessons from the indiana outbreak. | a recent outbreak of hiv infection centered in the rural town of austin in scott county, indiana, was associated with widespread injection drug use and a socio-economically depressed population. control of the outbreak required coordinated efforts by state, federal, local, and academic institutions to implement and maintain on-site programs and services that included contact tracing, hiv and hepatitis c virus testing, insurance enrollment, syringe exchange, rehabilitation services, care coordina ... | 2017 | 27841978 |
| utility of pre-procurement bedside liver biopsy in the deceased extended-criteria liver donor. | the indiana organ procurement organization (iopo) utilizes preoperative bedside liver biopsies in certain extended-criteria donors (ecds), obtained by the on-site coordinator, to determine the utility of pursuing donation. this study reports the clinical and financial outcomes for this management strategy. | 2014 | 25203789 |