Beyond Overdose: Drug-Related Deaths in People With and Without HIV in San Francisco, 2007–2018 | Zendy

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Beyond Overdose: Drug-Related Deaths in People With and Without HIV in San Francisco, 2007–2018

Author(s) -

Ayesha Appa,

Christopher Rowe,

Nancy A. Hessol,

Phillip O. Coffin

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa565

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug , stimulant , drug overdose , methamphetamine , gerontology , psychiatry , medical emergency , family medicine , poison control

Despite elevated mortality in people with HIV (PWH) using drugs, drug-related deaths are poorly characterized. Among 6764 drug-related deaths, methamphetamine was more common in PWH than others. One in 4 deaths in PWH involved acute infection. Combatting mortality in PWH who use drugs should include stimulant-specific and infection prevention efforts.

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