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Rapid decline in HCV incidence among people who inject drugs associated with national scale-up in coverage of a combination of harm reduction interventions by Palmateer, Norah E, Taylor, Avril, Goldberg, David J, Munro, Alison, Aitken, Celia, Shepherd, Samantha J, McAllister, Georgina, Gunson, Rory, Hutchinson, Sharon J

“…Government policy has precipitated recent changes in the provision of harm reduction interventions - injecting equipment provision (IEP) and opiate…”
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HCV epidemiology in high-risk groups and the risk of reinfection by Midgard, Håvard, Weir, Amanda, Palmateer, Norah, Lo Re, Vincent, Pineda, Juan A, Macías, Juan, Dalgard, Olav

“…Summary Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) and high-risk sexual practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) are important…”
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Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stone, Jack, Fraser, Hannah, Lim, Aaron G, Walker, Josephine G, Ward, Zoe, MacGregor, Louis, Trickey, Adam, Abbott, Sam, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Abramovitz, Daniela, Maher, Lisa, Iversen, Jenny, Bruneau, Julie, Zang, Geng, Garfein, Richard S, Yen, Yung-Fen, Azim, Tasnim, Mehta, Shruti H, Milloy, Michael-John, Hellard, Margaret E, Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Dietze, Paul M, Aitken, Campbell, Aladashvili, Malvina, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Mravčík, Viktor, Alary, Michel, Roy, Elise, Smyrnov, Pavlo, Sazonova, Yana, Young, April M, Havens, Jennifer R, Hope, Vivian D, Desai, Monica, Heinsbroek, Ellen, Hutchinson, Sharon J, Palmateer, Norah E, McAuley, Andrew, Platt, Lucy, Martin, Natasha K, Altice, Frederick L, Hickman, Matthew, Vickerman, Peter

“…People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or…”
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Population-level estimates of hepatitis C reinfection post scale-up of direct-acting antivirals among people who inject drugs by Yeung, Alan, Palmateer, Norah E., Dillon, John F., McDonald, Scott A., Smith, Shanley, Barclay, Stephen, Hayes, Peter C., Gunson, Rory N., Templeton, Kate, Goldberg, David J., Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Scale-up of highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Scotland has led to a reduction in the prevalence…”
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Reduction in the population prevalence of hepatitis C virus viraemia among people who inject drugs associated with scale‐up of direct‐acting anti‐viral therapy in community drug services: real‐world data by Palmateer, Norah E., McAuley, Andrew, Dillon, John F., McDonald, Scott, Yeung, Alan, Smith, Shanley, Barclay, Stephen, Hayes, Peter, Shepherd, Samantha J., Gunson, Rory N., Goldberg, David J., Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Background and aims There has been little empirical evidence to show the ‘real‐world’ impact of scaling‐up direct‐acting anti‐viral (DAA) treatment among…”
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Improved health‐related quality of life after hepatitis C viraemic clearance among people who inject drugs may not be durable by McDonald, Scott A., Myring, Gareth, Palmateer, Norah E., McAuley, Andrew, Beer, Lewis, Dillon, John F., Hollingworth, William, Gunson, Rory, Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Background and Aims Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a detrimental impact on health‐related quality of life (QoL). Scale‐up of HCV…”
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Examining the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 and associated control measures on interventions to prevent blood-borne viruses among people who inject drugs in Scotland: an interrupted time series study by Trayner, Kirsten M.A., McAuley, Andrew, Palmateer, Norah E., Yeung, Alan, Goldberg, David J., Glancy, Megan, Hunter, Carole, Ritchie, Trina, Craik, Julie, Raeburn, Fiona, McTaggart, Stuart, Barnsdale, Lee, Campbell, John, Shepherd, Samantha J., Bradley-Stewart, Amanda, Gunson, Rory N., Templeton, Kate, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…COVID-19 has likely affected the delivery of interventions to prevent blood-borne viruses (BBVs) among people who inject drugs (PWID). We examined the impact…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Test Uptake Among People Who Inject Drugs in the Context of an HIV Outbreak by Trayner, Kirsten M. A., Yeung, Alan, Palmateer, Norah E., McAuley, Andrew, Wilkinson, Max, Craik, Julie, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Peters, Erica, Shepherd, Samantha J., Gunson, Rory N., Carter, Daniel, Sills, Laura, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, has been experiencing an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) since 2015. A key focus of the public health…”
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Examining trends in the incidence of HIV infection among people with a history of drug use to inform an outbreak investigation and response: A retrospective cohort study by Trayner, Kirsten M A, Palmateer, Norah E, McAuley, Andrew, Yeung, Alan, Cullen, Beth L, Wallace, Lesley A, Roy, Kirsty, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Peters, Erica, Craik, Julie, Carter, Daniel, Campbell, John, Ritchie, Trina, Shepherd, Samantha J, Gunson, Rory N, Hutchinson, Sharon J

“…In the context of an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs in Glasgow, Scotland, identified in 2015, our objectives were to: (1) develop…”
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Corrigendum to 'Population-level estimates of hepatitis C reinfection post scale-up of direct-acting antivirals among people who inject drugs' [J Hepatol 76 (2022) 549-557] by Yeung, Alan, Palmateer, Norah E, Dillon, John F, McDonald, Scott A, Smith, Shanley, Barclay, Stephen, Hayes, Peter C, Gunson, Rory N, Templeton, Kate, Goldberg, David J, Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J

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Increased risk of HIV and other drug-related harms associated with injecting in public places: national bio-behavioural survey of people who inject drugs by Trayner, Kirsten M.A., McAuley, Andrew, Palmateer, Norah E., Goldberg, David J., Shepherd, Samantha J., Gunson, Rory N., Tweed, Emily J., Priyadarshi, Saket, Milosevic, Catriona, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Whilst injecting drugs in public places is considered a proxy for high risk behaviour among people who inject drugs (PWID), studies quantifying its…”
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Association between universal hepatitis B prison vaccination, vaccine uptake and hepatitis B infection among people who inject drugs by Palmateer, Norah E., Goldberg, David J., Munro, Alison, Taylor, Avril, Yeung, Alan, Wallace, Lesley A., Mitchell, Alan, Shepherd, Samantha J., Gunson, Rory N., Aitken, Celia, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Background and aims In Scotland, hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination for all prisoners was introduced in 1999; here, we examine the impact of this programme…”
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Re-emergence of HIV related to injecting drug use despite a comprehensive harm reduction environment: a cross-sectional analysis by McAuley, Andrew, Palmateer, Norah E, Goldberg, David J, Trayner, Kirsten M A, Shepherd, Samantha J, Gunson, Rory N, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Milosevic, Catriona, Taylor, Avril, Munro, Alison, Hutchinson, Sharon J

“…In 2015, an outbreak of HIV was identified among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) area of Scotland, an area which…”
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High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland: findings from a national bio-behavioural survey among people who inject drugs by Trayner, Kirsten M.A., Palmateer, Norah E., Hutchinson, Sharon J., Goldberg, David J., Shepherd, Samantha J., Gunson, Rory N., Tweed, Emily J., Priyadarshi, Saket, Sumnall, Harry, Atkinson, Amanda, McAuley, Andrew

“…To address rising drug-related harms (including significant transmission of HIV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Glasgow, officials have proposed the…”
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Evaluation of the scale-up of HIV testing among people who inject drugs in Scotland in the context of an ongoing HIV outbreak by Trayner, Kirsten M.A., Palmateer, Norah E., McAuley, Andrew, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Goldberg, David J, Peters, Erica, Craik, Julie, Gunson, Rory N., Thain, Donna, Carter, Daniel, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Background: A large outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID) has been ongoing in Glasgow city centre (GCC), Scotland since early 2015. The outbreak…”
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Decrease in health-related quality of life associated with awareness of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in Scotland by McDonald, Scott A, Hutchinson, Sharon J, Palmateer, Norah E, Allen, Elizabeth, Cameron, Sheila O, Goldberg, David J, Taylor, Avril

“…Background & Aims Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can significantly reduce health-related quality of life (QoL), but it is not clear if reduction is…”
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Infections with spore-forming bacteria in persons who inject drugs, 2000-2009 by Palmateer, Norah E, Hope, Vivian D, Roy, Kirsty, Marongiu, Andrea, White, Joanne M, Grant, Kathie A, Ramsay, Colin N, Goldberg, David J, Ncube, Fortune

“…Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated with increasing illness and death among persons who inject…”
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Evaluating the population impact of hepatitis C direct acting antiviral treatment as prevention for people who inject drugs (EPIToPe) – a natural experiment (protocol) by Hickman, Matthew, Dillon, John F, Elliott, Lawrie, De Angelis, Daniela, Vickerman, Peter, Foster, Graham, Donnan, Peter, Eriksen, Ann, Flowers, Paul, Goldberg, David, Hollingworth, William, Ijaz, Samreen, Liddell, David, Mandal, Sema, Martin, Natasha, Beer, Lewis J Z, Drysdale, Kate, Fraser, Hannah, Glass, Rachel, Graham, Lesley, Gunson, Rory N, Hamilton, Emma, Harris, Helen, Harris, Magdalena, Harris, Ross, Heinsbroek, Ellen, Hope, Vivian, Horwood, Jeremy, Inglis, Sarah Karen, Innes, Hamish, Lane, Athene, Meadows, Jade, McAuley, Andrew, Metcalfe, Chris, Migchelsen, Stephanie, Murray, Alex, Myring, Gareth, Palmateer, Norah E, Presanis, Anne, Radley, Andrew, Ramsay, Mary, Samartsidis, Pantelis, Simmons, Ruth, Sinka, Katy, Vojt, Gabriele, Ward, Zoe, Whiteley, David, Yeung, Alan, Hutchinson, Sharon J

“…IntroductionHepatitis C virus (HCV) is the second largest contributor to liver disease in the UK, with injecting drug use as the main risk factor among the…”
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HCV avidity as a tool for detection of recent HCV infection: Sensitivity depends on HCV genotype by Shepherd, Samantha J., McDonald, Scott A., Palmateer, Norah E., Gunson, Rory N., Aitken, Celia, Dore, Gregory J., Goldberg, David J., Applegate, Tanya L., Lloyd, Andrew R., Hajarizadeh, Behzad, Grebely, Jason, Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Accurate detection of incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is required to target and evaluate public health interventions, but acute infection is largely…”
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Anthrax Infection Among Heroin Users in Scotland During 2009–2010: A Case-Control Study by Linkage to a National Drug Treatment Database by Palmateer, Norah E., Ramsay, Colin N., Browning, Lynda, Goldberg, David J., Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Using a data-linkage approach, we conducted a case-control study to investigate risk factors in an outbreak of anthrax infection among Scottish heroin users…”
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