2001
Improvement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Semba R, Shah N, Vlahov D. Improvement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 26: 315-319. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200104010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprovement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Semba R, Shah N, Vlahov D. Improvement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 26: 315-319. PMID: 11317071, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200104010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnemiaAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBaltimoreBody Mass IndexCD4 Lymphocyte CountChronic DiseaseFemaleHemoglobinsHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceSex FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousViral LoadConceptsInjection drug usersPlasma HIV loadActive antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyHIV loadOpportunistic infectionsCopies/Mean decreaseDrug usersHIV-positive injection drug usersPotent antiretroviral therapyImprovement of anemiaBody mass indexIncrease of hemoglobinAntiretroviral medicationsHIV infectionMass indexControl subjectsOverall prevalenceChronic diseasesAnemiaNutritional statusMean increaseMultivariate analysisHAART
1999
Sex Differences in Longitudinal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels among Seroconverters
Sterling T, Lyles C, Vlahov D, Astemborski J, Margolick J, Quinn T. Sex Differences in Longitudinal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels among Seroconverters. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 180: 666-672. PMID: 10438353, DOI: 10.1086/314967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levelsHIV-1 seroconvertersSex differencesCopies/mLHIV-1 pathogenesisInjection drug usersCase-control studyTime of seroconversionCross-sectional studyCourse of infectionMale patientsRapid progressorsFemale patientsCopies/Drug usersMale controlsVirus levelsPatientsRNA levelsSeroconvertersWomenMenNonprogressorsSeroconversionProgressors
1997
Markers of response to zidovudine monotherapy among treated HIV seroconverters. Italian Seroconversion Study.
Rezza G, Galai N, Pezzotti P, Vlahov D, Graham N, Viale P, Angarano G. Markers of response to zidovudine monotherapy among treated HIV seroconverters. Italian Seroconversion Study. Antiviral Therapy 1997, 2: 167-74. PMID: 11322271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countInitiation of treatmentZidovudine monotherapyP24 antigenaemiaCell countConstitutional symptomsHIV seroconvertersRisk groupsCopies/Human immunodeficiency virus seroconvertersPlasma RNA viral loadHIV RNA copiesCD4 cell declineRNA viral loadStart of therapyMarker of responseAntigen-positive individualsAdditional predictive informationIndicator of responseStandard survival methodsTerms of progressionAntiretroviral therapyViral loadAntigen levelsDisease progression