MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 Aug 14;47(31):652-5.
As of December 1997, more than one third (36%) of the 641,086 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) reported to CDC were directly or indirectly associated with injecting-drug use. Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) are one of the strategies employed to prevent infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among injecting-drug users (IDUs). The goal of SEPs is to reduce the transmission of HIV and other bloodborne infections associated with reuse of blood-contaminated syringes for drug injection by providing sterile syringes in exchange for used, potentially contaminated syringes. This report summarizes a survey of U.S. SEP activities during January-December 1997 and compares the findings with those of two previous surveys during 1994-1995 and 1996. The findings indicate continued expansion in the number, geographic coverage, and activity of SEPs in the United States.
截至1997年12月，向疾病控制与预防中心报告的641,086例获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）病例中，超过三分之一（36%）与注射吸毒直接或间接相关。注射器交换项目（SEP）是预防注射吸毒者（IDU）感染人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）所采用的策略之一。SEP的目标是通过提供无菌注射器以换取用过的、可能被污染的注射器，减少与重复使用受血液污染的注射器进行药物注射相关的HIV和其他血源感染的传播。本报告总结了1997年1月至12月期间对美国SEP活动的一项调查，并将调查结果与1994 - 1995年和1996年的前两项调查结果进行了比较。调查结果表明，美国SEP的数量、地理覆盖范围和活动持续扩大。
