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Peter Vickerman is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on medical science, with a particular emphasis on epidemiology, hepatology, and infectious diseases. Their work also extends into sociology and political science, as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various topics within their fields of study. Main topics include:

  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Some of the recent publications authored or coauthored by Peter Vickerman include:

  • "Global reporting of progress towards elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C" (2023), published in The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  • "Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review" (2023), published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021), published in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review" (2023), published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Evaluation of hepatitis C treatment-as-prevention within Australian prisons (SToP-C): a prospective cohort study" (2021), published in The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

Peter Vickerman has frequently published in several academic venues, with the most common being:

  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Collaborations form a significant part of their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Josephine G. Walker
  • Jack Stone
  • Matthew Hickman
  • Aaron G. Lim
  • Adam Trickey

Peter Vickerman's contribution to the field of medicine is primarily concentrated on epidemiology and hepatology, with particular attention to the dynamics of infectious diseases linked to drug use and viral hepatitis. Their research reflects a multidisciplinary approach involving public health, social factors, and clinical interventions.

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review

    Louisa Degenhardt;Amy Peacock;Samantha Colledge;Janni Leung

  • Prevalence and burden of HCV co-infection in people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

    Lucy Platt;Philippa Easterbrook;Erin Gower;Bethan McDonald

  • Global patterns of opioid use and dependence: harms to populations, interventions, and future action.

    Louisa Degenhardt;Jason Grebely;Jack Stone;Matthew Hickman

  • Global and Regional Estimates of Prevalent and Incident Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infections in 2012

    Katharine J Looker;Amalia S Magaret;Margaret T May;Katherine Mary Elizabeth Turner

  • Public health and international drug policy

    Joanne Csete;Adeeba Kamarulzaman;Michel Kazatchkine;Frederick Altice

  • Hepatitis C Virus Treatment for Prevention Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling Treatment Scale-Up in the Age of Direct-Acting Antivirals

    Natasha K. Martin;Peter Vickerman;Jason Grebely;Margaret Hellard

  • Global estimates of prevalent and incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 2012.

    Katharine J Looker;Amalia S Magaret;Katherine Mary Elizabeth Turner;Peter Vickerman

  • Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Georgina J MacArthur;Silvia Minozzi;Natasha Martin;Natasha Martin;Peter Vickerman;Peter Vickerman

  • Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

    Graham S Cooke;Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer;Tanya L Applegate;Rifat Atun

  • Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission

    Linda Gail Bekker;Linda Gail Bekker;George Alleyne;Stefan Baral;Javier Cepeda

  • Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: why individual, structural, and combination approaches are needed

    Louisa Degenhardt;Bradley Mathers;Peter Vickerman;Peter Vickerman;Tim Rhodes;Tim Rhodes

  • MAIT cells are activated during human viral infections

    B van Wilgenburg;I Scherwitzl;E C Hutchinson;T Leng

  • Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

    Sarah Larney;Amy Peacock;Janni Leung;Samantha Colledge

  • The impact of needle and syringe provision and opiate substitution therapy on the incidence of hepatitis C virus in injecting drug users: pooling of UK evidence.

    Katy Turner;Sharon Hutchinson;Peter Vickerman;Vivian Hope;Vivian Hope

  • Combination Interventions to Prevent HCV Transmission Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling the Impact of Antiviral Treatment, Needle and Syringe Programs, and Opiate Substitution Therapy

    Natasha K. Martin;Matthew Hickman;Sharon J. Hutchinson;Sharon J. Hutchinson;David J. Goldberg

  • Needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs: findings from a Cochrane Review and meta-analysis.

    Lucy Platt;Silvia Minozzi;Jennifer Reed;Peter Vickerman

  • Risk of death during and after opiate substitution treatment in primary care: prospective observational study in UK General Practice Research Database

    Rosie Cornish;John Macleod;John Strang;Peter Vickerman;Peter Vickerman

  • Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs.

    Lucy Platt;Silvia Minozzi;Jennifer Reed;Peter Vickerman

  • Can Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment as Prevention Reverse the HCV Epidemic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United Kingdom? Epidemiological and Modeling Insights.

    Natasha K. Martin;Natasha K. Martin;Alicia Thornton;Matthew Hickman;Caroline Sabin

  • Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs

    Georgie J MacArthur;Silvia Minozzi;Natasha Martin;Peter Vickerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Hickman
Matthew Hickman University of Bristol
Charlotte Watts
Charlotte Watts London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Stephen Moses
Stephen Moses University of Manitoba
Michel Alary
Michel Alary Université Laval
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Jason Grebely
Jason Grebely University of New South Wales
Lucy Platt
Lucy Platt London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
James F. Blanchard
James F. Blanchard University of Manitoba
Lori Heise
Lori Heise Johns Hopkins University
Margaret T May
Margaret T May University of Bristol

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