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The Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States During the Years 2010 to 2018 by Holtzman, Deborah, Asher, Alice K, Schillie, Sarah

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, leading to serious health problems among those…”
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Increases in Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to a Growing Opioid Epidemic and Associated Injection Drug Use, United States, 2004 to 2014 by Zibbell, Jon E, Asher, Alice K, Patel, Rajiv C, Kupronis, Ben, Iqbal, Kashif, Ward, John W, Holtzman, Deborah

“…To compare US trends in rates of injection drug use (IDU), specifically opioid injection, with national trends in the incidence of acute HCV infection to…”
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Syringe Services Programs' Role in Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.: Why We Cannot Do It Without Them by Broz, Dita, Carnes, Neal, Chapin-Bardales, Johanna, Des Jarlais, Don C, Handanagic, Senad, Jones, Christopher M, McClung, R Paul, Asher, Alice K

“…Diagnoses of HIV among people who inject drugs have increased in the U.S. during 2014-2018 for the first time in 2 decades, and multiple HIV outbreaks have…”
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Estimated Number of People Who Inject Drugs in the United States by Bradley, Heather, Hall, Eric W, Asher, Alice, Furukawa, Nathan W, Jones, Christopher M, Shealey, Jalissa, Buchacz, Kate, Handanagic, Senad, Crepaz, Nicole, Rosenberg, Eli S

“…Public health data signal increases in the number of people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States during the past decade. An updated PWID population…”
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Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection by Page, Kimberly, Melia, Michael T, Veenhuis, Rebecca T, Winter, Matthew, Rousseau, Kimberly E, Massaccesi, Guido, Osburn, William O, Forman, Michael, Thomas, Elaine, Thornton, Karla, Wagner, Katherine, Vassilev, Ventzislav, Lin, Lan, Lum, Paula J, Giudice, Linda C, Stein, Ellen, Asher, Alice, Chang, Soju, Gorman, Richard, Ghany, Marc G, Liang, T. Jake, Wierzbicki, Michael R, Scarselli, Elisa, Nicosia, Alfredo, Folgori, Antonella, Capone, Stefania, Cox, Andrea L

“…In this trial, the safety and efficacy of a recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus 3 vector priming vaccination and a recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara boost was…”
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Clinicians' Views of Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Candidacy With Direct-Acting Antiviral Regimens for People Who Inject Drugs by Asher, Alice K., Portillo, Carmen J., Cooper, Bruce A., Dawson-Rose, Carol, Vlahov, David, Page, Kimberly A.

“…Background: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are curative in most persons with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, high cost and concerns about…”
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Changes in Illicit Drug Use Among High School Students in Southeastern U.S. States—2009 to 2019 by Kilmer, Greta, Jones, Sherry Everett, Rico, Adriana, Houston, Aaron, Lim, Connie, Leon-Nguyen, Michelle, Asher, Alice K

“…To determine if decreasing lifetime use of methamphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, and inhalants among high school students occurring from 2009 to 2019 in the U.S…”
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Program Adaptations to Provide Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Syringe Services Programs in the U.S by Frost, Madeline C., Sweek, Elsa W., Austin, Elizabeth J., Corcorran, Maria A., Juarez, Alexa M., Frank, Noah D., Prohaska, Stephanie M., LaKosky, Paul A., Asher, Alice K., Broz, Dita, Jarlais, Don C. Des, Williams, Emily C., Glick, Sara N.

“…Syringe services programs (SSPs) are essential to preventing injection drug use-related infections and overdose death among people who use drugs (PWUD). The…”
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Access to HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment/Overdose Prevention Services: A Qualitative Analysis of Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) Serving Rural PWID by Carnes, Neal A., Asher, Alice K., Bohm, Michele K., Bessler, Patricia A.

“…Syringe service programs (SSP) increasingly serve rural areas of the United States, yet little is known about access and perceived need for their services…”
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The impact of social context on self-management in women living with HIV by Webel, Allison R., Cuca, Yvette, Okonsky, Jennifer G., Asher, Alice K., Kaihura, Alphoncina, Salata, Robert A.

“…HIV self-management is central to the health of people living with HIV and is comprised of the daily tasks individuals employ to manage their illness. Women…”
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Estimated cost of comprehensive syringe service program in the United States by Teshale, Eyasu H, Asher, Alice, Aslam, Maria V, Augustine, Ryan, Duncan, Eliana, Rose-Wood, Alyson, Ward, John, Mermin, Jonathan, Owusu-Edusei, Kwame, Dietz, Patricia M

“…To estimate the cost of establishing and operating a comprehensive syringe service program (SSP) free to clients in the United States. We identified the major…”
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Association of Self-Reported Abscess With High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among Young Persons Who Inject Drugs by Asher, Alice K, Zhong, Yuna, Garfein, Richard S, Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine, Teshale, Eyasu

“…Abscess is a common source of morbidity for people who inject drugs. We used data from the Study to Assess Hepatitis C Risk to measure prevalence of abscess…”
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Facilitators and barriers to monitoring and evaluation at syringe service programs by Healy, Elise, Means, Arianna Rubin, Knudtson, Kelly, Frank, Noah, Juarez, Alexa, Prohaska, Stephanie, McKnight, Courtney, Des Jarlais, Don, Asher, Alice, Glick, Sara N

“…Syringe services programs (SSPs) provide harm reduction supplies and services to people who use drugs and are often required by funders or partners to collect…”
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People Who Inject Drugs, HIV Risk, and HIV Testing Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa by Asher, Alice K., Hahn, Judith A., Couture, Marie-Claude, Maher, Kelsey, Page, Kimberly

“…Dramatic rises in injection drug use (IDU) in sub-Saharan Africa account for increasingly more infections in a region already overwhelmed by the HIV epidemic…”
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Human leukocyte antigen B57 does not fully explain hepatitis C clearance in HIV controllers by ASHER, Alice K, SANTOS, Glenn-Milo, PAGE, Kimberly, EVANS, Jennifer, DOKUBO, Emily K, LEE, Tzong-Hae, MARTIN, Jeffrey N, DEEKS, Steven G, TOBLER, Leslie H, BUSCH, Michael, HUNT, Peter W

“…HIV controllers demonstrate high rates of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of…”
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A closer look at hepatitis C clearance in HIV controllers: a response by ASHER, Alice K, SANTOS, Glenn-Milo, PAGE, Kimbely, EVANS, Jennifer, DOKUBO, E. Kainne, LEE, Tzong-Hae, MARTIN, Jeffrey N, DEEKS, Steven G, TOBLER, Leslie H, BUSCH, Michael, HUNT, Peter W

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Bacterial and Fungal Infections in Persons Who Inject Drugs — Western New York, 2017 by Hartnett, Kathleen P., Jackson, Kelly A., Felsen, Christina, McDonald, Robert, Bardossy, Ana Cecilia, Gokhale, Runa H., Kracalik, Ian, Lucas, Todd, McGovern, Olivia, Van Beneden, Chris A., Mendoza, Michael, Bohm, Michele, Brooks, John T., Asher, Alice K., Magill, Shelley S., Fiore, Anthony, Blog, Debra, Dufort, Elizabeth M., See, Isaac, Dumyati, Ghinwa

“…During 2014-2017, CDC Emerging Infections Program surveillance data reported that the occurrence of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)…”
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Responding to Outbreaks of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Persons Who Inject Drugs—United States, 2016–2019: Perspectives on Recent Experience and Lessons Learned by Lyss, Sheryl B, Buchacz, Kate, McClung, R Paul, Asher, Alice, Oster, Alexandra M

“…Abstract In 2015, a large human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak occurred among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Indiana. During 2016–2019, additional…”
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Using Population Based Hospitalization Data to Monitor Increases in Conditions Causing Morbidity Among Persons Who Inject Drugs by Collier, Melissa G., Doshani, Mona, Asher, Alice

“…Epidemics of opioid use and injection drug use (IDU) are associated with an increase in HIV and viral hepatitis infections and overdose deaths in the United…”
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Prevalence of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with HIV and HCV Infections Among Male High School Students Who Have Sex with Males-Hawai'i, 2013, 2015, and 2017 by Holmes, Joshua R, Clayton, Heather B, Pham, Thaddeus, Asher, Alice K, Starr, Ranjani R

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are increasing among young adults, and males who have sex with males (MSM) are at…”
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