The role of syringe filters in harm reduction among injection drug users

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11036728
AutoresCarlo Caflisch, Jen Wang (0000-0001-7957-504X), Rainer Zbinden (0000-0002-9298-5243)
Año1999
Volumen89
Número8
Páginas1252-1254
Fecha de publicación1999-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.89.8.1252
PMID10432918
OpenAlexW2058617431
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas1

OBJECTIVES: Three filters were tested for in situ efficacy in reducing bacterial contamination associated with injection drug use. METHODS: In a self-matched control design with blinded laboratory testing, injection drug users were asked to use 3 filters in random succession when loading their syringes with drug solute. RESULTS: The 0.22-micron filter proved significantly better than both the cigarette filter (relative risk [RR] = 18.0) and the 20-micron filter (RR = 4.5) in rendering syringes bacteria-free. CONCLUSIONS: The 15- to 20-micron syringe filter currently provided injection drug users in Switzerland does not significantly reduce contamination associated with common bacterial infections among users. Filters with pore width 1/100th as large are recommended

Biology · Contamination · Drug · Environmental health · Family medicine · Harm reduction · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Syringe · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Pharmacology