title: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in illicit-drug solutions used intravenously retains infectivity.
abstract: The stability of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strain IIIB in drug solutions was studied. The data demonstrate that HIV-1 infectivity can be retained in drug solutions (e.g. , heroin, "Khanka," and "Vint") for long periods of time. This fact must be taken into account when designing health education programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS in Eastern Europe.
authors.affiliation: The D. I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Moscow, Russian Federation. a.bobkov@mail.ru
authors.forename: Aleksei F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bobkov
authors.forename: Ludmila M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Selimova
authors.forename: Tatyana A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Khanina
authors.forename: Sergey Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zverev
authors.forename: Vadim V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pokrovsky
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Eugene N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Bobkov
authors.forename: Andrey V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Rylkov
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D004340:Drug Contamination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008694:Methamphetamine; D010207:Papaver; D012996:Solutions; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D012996:Solutions; D008694:Methamphetamine; D003932:Heroin