Open AccessSexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections Among Patients Presenting to a Low-barrier Substance Use Disorder Medication Clinic
Author(s) -
Leah Harvey,
Jessica Taylor,
Sabrina A Assoumou,
Jessica Kehoe,
Elissa M. SchechterPerkins,
Edward Bernstein,
Alexander Y. Walley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000801
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , gonorrhea , chlamydia , hepatitis c , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , virus
To study the infection-related needs of patients with substance use disorders initiating care at a low-barrier-to-access program (LBAP) by describing the proportion with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C virus (HBV, HCV), syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and determining rates of treatment and/or linkage to care.