1991
Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus among Cardiac Surgery Patients, Homosexual Men, and Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland
Donahue J, Nelson K, Mufioz A, Vlahov D, Rennie L, Taylor E, Saah A, Cohn S, Odaka N, Farzadegan H. Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus among Cardiac Surgery Patients, Homosexual Men, and Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1206-1211. PMID: 1720924, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusIntravenous drug useIntravenous drug usersC virusHepatitis CDrug usersDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHepatitis C seropositiveHepatitis C seropositivityHIV-1 statusCardiac surgery patientsImmunodeficiency virus infectionIncidence of antibodiesMulti-transfused patientsSexual behavior variablesC seropositivitySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryHepatitis AProspective studyRisk factorsBlood exposureVirus infectionHIV-1
1988
Obesity and diabetes as risk factors for postoperative wound infections after cardiac surgery
Lillenfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. Obesity and diabetes as risk factors for postoperative wound infections after cardiac surgery. American Journal Of Infection Control 1988, 16: 3-6. PMID: 3369746, DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(88)90003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative riskWound infectionRisk factorsControl groupMedian sternotomy wound infectionPostoperative wound infectionIndices of obesityCardiac surgery proceduresSternotomy wound infectionDate of operationPopulation control groupOdds ratio estimatesSecond control groupUndergoing surgeryCardiac surgeryDiabetes mellitusSternotomy infectionsOperative procedureMaryland hospitalsHigh riskSurgery proceduresNursing personnelInfectionEarly signsObesity
1986
On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection
Lilienfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 42: 670-674. PMID: 3789857, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64605-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryWound infectionClindamycin prophylaxisMedian sternotomy wound infectionEfficacy of prophylaxisPenicillin-allergic patientsSternotomy wound infectionAdult cardiac proceduresOdds ratio estimatesAntibiotic prophylaxisSternotomy infectionsRetrospective studyCardiac proceduresInfected patientsClindamycin administrationRisk factorsRelative riskMaryland hospitalsProphylaxisPatientsAlternative antibioticsInfectionSurgeryEndocarditisStaphylococcus epidermidis