AIDS-relatedPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients
Keitz S, Bastian L, Bennett C, Oddone E, DeHovitz J, Weinstein R. AIDS-relatedPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1996, 11: 591-596. PMID: 8945690, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsHospital mortalityCarinii pneumoniaIntensive care unit admissionOlder ageCare unit admissionRetrospective chart reviewDay of admissionIntravenous drug useSeverity of illnessDiagnosis of HIVPatterns of careLogistic regression analysisPCP therapyUnit admissionChart reviewHospital daysNeurologic findingsYounger patientsHIV infectionHomosexual contactInpatient useInsurance statusIllness ScaleSevere diseaseWhy the Urgency for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Women?
Parsey K, Livingston E, Butterfield M, Bastian L. Why the Urgency for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Women? Medscape Journal Of Medicine 1996, 1: 2. PMID: 9746635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV infectionEarly diagnosisVertical transmissionIntravenous drug abusersShorter median survivalReluctance of cliniciansPublic health standpointPregnant patientsProphylactic therapyMedian survivalFemale patientsWorse prognosisLate presentationPregnant womenTubal ligationHeterosexual contactDisease progressionHomosexual menDrug abusersEarly identificationInfectionHealth standpointWomenDiagnosisSubsequent treatment