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Using HIV and Hepatitis C Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Assisted Partner Services Recruitment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Feb 2025
Kingston Hanley, Chohan Bhavna H, Mbogo Loice, Bukusi David, Monroe-Wise Aliza, Sambai Betsy, Omballa Victor, Tram Khai Hoan, Guthrie Brandon, Giandhari Jennifer, Masyuko Sarah, Bosire Rose, Sinkele William, de Oliveira Tulio, Scott John, Farquhar Carey, Herbeck Joshua T
Abstract excerpt
Sexual and/or injecting partners of people who inject drugs (PWID) may have an elevated risk of HIV infection either from sharing a transmission network or an epidemiological environment. We estimated the degree of similarity between HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) sequences from PWID and their partners to assess whether partner-based recruitment identifies sexual or injecting partners within transmission networks. We...
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