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Improved Survival Among HIV-Infected Individuals Following Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy by Hogg, Robert S, Heath, Katherine V, Yip, Benita, Craib, Kevin J. P, O'Shaughnessy, Michael V, Schechter, Martin T, Montaner, Julio S. G

“…CONTEXT.— Clinical trials have established the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy with double- and triple-drug regimens for individuals infected with the human…”
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Hospital utilization and costs in a cohort of injection drug users by Palepu, A, Tyndall, M W, Leon, H, Muller, J, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Schechter, M T, Anis, A H

“…Many injection drug users (IDUs) seek care at emergency departments and some require hospital admission because of late presentation in the course of their…”
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Barriers to Use of Free Antiretroviral Therapy in Injection Drug Users by Strathdee, Steffanie A, Palepu, Anita, Cornelisse, Peter G. A, Yip, Benita, O'Shaughnessy, Michael V, Montaner, Julio S. G, Schechter, Martin T, Hogg, Robert S

“…CONTEXT.— In British Columbia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected persons eligible for antiretroviral therapy may receive it free but the extent to…”
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Adherence to triple therapy and viral load response by Low-Beer, S, Yip, B, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Hogg, R S, Montaner, J S

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Lipodystrophy-associated morphological, cholesterol and triglyceride abnormalities in a population-based HIV/AIDS treatment database by HEATH, Katherine V, HOGG, Robert S, CHAN, Keith J, HARRIS, Marianne, MONTESSORI, Valerie, O'SHAUGHNESSY, Michael V, MONTANER, Julio S. G

“…To provide population-based estimates of the prevalence of lipodystrophy syndrome and constituent symptoms and to identify correlates of prevalent…”
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Quality of life, depression and fatigue among persons co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C: Outcomes from a population-based cohort by Braitstein, P., Montessori, V., Chan, K., Montaner, J. S. G., Schechter, M. T., O'Shaughnessy, M. V., Hogg, R. S.

“…The objective of the study was to describe the additional burden generated by hepatitis C (HCV) infection among HIV-infected individuals as measured by…”
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Unsafe injection practices in a cohort of injection drug users in Vancouver: could safer injecting rooms help? by Wood, E, Tyndall, M W, Spittal, P M, Li, K, Kerr, T, Hogg, R S, Montaner, J S, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Schechter, M T

“…In several European countries safer injecting rooms have reduced the public disorder and health-related problems of injection drug use. We explored factors…”
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Surviving the sex trade: A comparison of HIV risk behaviours among street-involved women in two Canadian cities who inject drugs by Spittal, P. M., Bruneau, J., Craib, K. J. P., Miller, C., Lamothe, F., Weber, A. E., Li, K., Tyndall, M.W., O'Shaughnessy, M. V., Schechter, M. T.

“…In Canada, very little is known about the factors and processes that cause drug-related harm among female intravenous drug users (IDUs). Women who inject drugs…”
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Needle exchange is not enough : lessons from the Vancouver injecting drug use study by STRATHDEE, S. A, PATRICK, D. M, CURRIE, S. L, CORNELISSE, P. G. A, REKART, M. L, MONTANER, J. S. G, SCHECHTER, M. T, O'SHAUGHNESSY, M. V

“…To describe prevalence and incidence of HIV-1, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and risk behaviours in a prospective cohort of injecting drugs users (IDU). Vancouver,…”
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Improved survival among HIV-infected patients after initiation of triple-drug antiretroviral regimens by Hogg, R S, Yip, B, Kully, C, Craib, K J, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Schechter, M T, Montaner, J S

“…The efficacy of triple-drug antiretroviral regimens in the treatment of patients infected with HIV has been established in several randomized clinical trials…”
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Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users during an outbreak of HIV infection by Patrick, D M, Tyndall, M W, Cornelisse, P G, Li, K, Sherlock, C H, Rekart, M L, Strathdee, S A, Currie, S L, Schechter, M T, O'Shaughnessy, M V

“…Beginning in 1994, Vancouver experienced an explosive outbreak of HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs). The objectives of this study were to measure…”
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Sources and Magnitude of Intralaboratory Variability in a Sequence-Based Genotypic Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance by GALLI, R. A, SATTHA, B, WYNHOVEN, B, O'SHAUGHNESSY, M. V, HARRIGAN, P. R

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Decline in deaths from AIDS due to new antiretrovirals by Hogg, R S, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Gataric, N, Yip, B, Craib, K, Schechter, M T, Montaner, J S

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Do needle exchange programmes increase the spread of HIV among injection drug users? : an investigation of the Vancouver outbreak by SCHECHTER, M. T, STRATHDEE, S. A, CORNELISSE, P. G. A, CURRIE, S, PATRICK, D. M, REKART, M. L, O'SHAUGHNESSY, M. V

“…An association between needle exchange attendance and higher HIV prevalence rates among injecting drug users (IDU) in Vancouver has been interpreted by some to…”
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Risky sexual behaviours among injection drugs users with high HIV prevalence: implications for STD control by Tyndall, M W, Patrick, D, Spittal, P, Li, K, O'Shaughnessy, M V, Schechter, M T

“…Injection drug use is inextricably linked to commercial sex work and the transmission of sexually transmitted disease (STD). In many communities prevention…”
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Suppression of Plasma Virus Load below the Detection Limit of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Kit Is Associated with Longer Virologic Response than Suppression below the Limit of Quantitation by Raboud, J. M., Rae, S., Hogg, R. S., Yip, B., Sherlock, C. H., Harrigan, P. R., O'Shaughnessy, M. V., Montaner, J. S. G.

“…Suppression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 plasma virus load (PVL) to <20 copies/mL is associated with a longer virologic response after initiation of…”
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Health Related Quality of Life among Persons with HIV after the Use of Protease Inhibitors by S. Low-Beer, Chan, K., Wood, E., B. Yip, J. S. G. Montaner, M. V. O'Shaughnessy, R. S. Hogg

“…Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of the use of HIV protease inhibitors on the quality of life among persons infected with HIV…”
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Depressive symptoms decline among persons on HIV protease inhibitors by LOW-BEER, S, CHAN, K, YIP, B, WOOD, E, MONTANER, J. S. G, O'SHAUGHNESSY, M. V, HOGG, R. S

“…To ascertain whether initiation of protease inhibitors was associated with a change in depressive symptoms among persons infected with HIV. Study subjects…”
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Social determinants predict needle-sharing behaviour among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada by STRATHDEE, S. A, PATRICK, D. M, ARCHIBALD, C. P, OFNER, M, CORNELISSE, P. G. A, REKART, M, SCHECHTER, M. T, O'SHAUGHNESSY, M. V

“…Despite the fact that needle exchange was introduced in Vancouver as early as 1988, needle sharing remains common. An analysis was conducted to identify…”
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Variation in Plasma RNA Levels, CD4 Cell Counts, and p24 Antigen Levels in Clinically Stable Men with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Raboud, J. M., Montaner, J. S. G., Conway, B., Haley, L., Sherlock, C., O'Shaughnessy, M. V., Schechter, M. T.

“…Short-term variability in CD4 cell counts, plasma RNA levels, and p24 antigenemia was measured in clinically stable men with human immunodeficiency virus…”
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