Given evidence to date, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people who inject drugs should be implemented alongside efforts to improve access to existing evidence-based HIV prevention interventions, including antiretroviral therapy and opioid agonist treatments. The criminalization and marginalization of people who inject drugs has and will continue to limit the effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP.
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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo Retinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
A septuagenarian man presented with a visual acuity of hand motions and a large refractory macular hole (MH). We performed an autologous retinal transplant (ART) and covered the graft with fibrin glue without any endotamponade. The autograft was found to have dislocated from the MH when the patient was reviewed 1 week later.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Orthop Belg
December 2024
Percutaneous intra-meniscal platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a promising tool for managing low-grade meniscal injuries in non-athletic patients. The study evaluates the clinical and radiological outcomes of PRP intra-meniscal injection in meniscal tears. Forty-eight patients were injected with 3 injections of PRP at an interval of one week with a standardised technique under sonographic guidance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: TKA is routinely done orthopaedic procedure done that aims at improving the quality of patients' life by providing pain relief, functional improvement and deformity correction. This study aims to study the efficacy and safety of a Periarticular analgesic cocktail including ropivacaine injection and epidural ropivacaine for early rehabilitation after a total knee replacement.
Methods: Total of 100 patients divided into two groups, one group received epidural ropivacaine and second group given periarticular cocktail containing ropivacaine.
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
January 2025
*University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, Dallas, TX.
Musculoskeletal infections are common among people who inject drugs. Little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of skin and soft-tissue infections in this patient population, especially in the lower extremity. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics, bacterial pathogens, and clinical outcomes in adults with foot infections due to intravenous drug use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg
January 2025
Department of Geriatrics, Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
Introduction: What interventions effectively prevent postoperative stenosis following endoscopic resection (ER) of superficial esophageal cancer? This study aimed to identify effective interventions or combinations through a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Methods: Six databases were systematically searched for eligible studies up to 30 April 2023, on interventions to prevent esophageal stenosis post-ER. Odds ratios (ORs) evaluated stenosis rate (primary outcome) and complications (secondary outcome), while mean differences (MD) evaluated endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) sessions post-stenosis.
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