Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison

It is difficult to detect the intestinal protozoal infections among the HIV-infected persons or travelers diarrhea by using the traditional microscopy or staining methods. The purpose of this study aimed at finding out the appropriate diagnostic methods and the infection rate of the intestinal protozoa, including the Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Giardia among the HIV-infected persons by using the antigen detection method and biological method. The investigators also tried to analyze the associated HIV infection status and sexual transmitted diseases (STD) including Gonorrhea, Chlamydial trachomatis, Syphilis, Genital warts and Herpes simplex virus in this study. The study will collect the blood, urine and stool samples from 200 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV-infected in the prisons, 400 intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV infected and 100 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected receiving methadone maintenance treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Condylomata Acuminata DNA Virus Infections Digestive System Diseases Disease Attributes Gastrointestinal Diseases Genital Diseases Giardiasis Gonorrhea Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Herpes Simplex Herpesviridae Infections Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Lentivirus Infections Neisseriaceae Infections Papillomavirus Infections Parasitic Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Protozoan Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Skin Diseases Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin Diseases, Viral Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Spirochaetales Infections Syphilis Treponemal Infections Tumor Virus Infections Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases Warts

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kaoshing Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of HIV
Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
intravenous drug user (IDU)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Other

Collaborators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Registry information

Official study title

Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison and Set up the Notional Halfway Home in Union Area of Medical Facility

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Aug 21, 2008
Registry last updated: Jan 23, 2012

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