Factors to improve the management of hepatitis C in drug users: an observational study in an addiction centre.

Barriers to management of HCV in injection drug users are related to patients, health providers, and facilities. In a primary care drug user's addiction centre we studied access to HCV standard of care before and after using an onsite total care concept provided by a multidisciplinary team and noninvasive liver fibrosis evaluation. A total of 586 patients were seen between 2002 and 2004.

Lack of legal income is strongly associated with an increased risk of AIDS and death in HIV-infected injecting drug users.

The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of soci-economic status in addition to other risk factors in the progression of HIV disease in a cohort of injecting drug users (IDUs) with a mean follow-up of two years. Between 1989 and 1992, 124 HIV-infected IDUs were recruited in a primary care outpatient clinic providing free consultations and free access to therapy. The main outcome measures were death and AIDs-defining events.

Complications of abortion performed under local anesthesia.

Objective: To assess the incidence of complications of abortion performed under local anesthesia.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: A family planning center in the Paris area.