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
1998
Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups
Lyles C, Vlahov D, Farzadegan H, Astemborski J, Margolick J, Masters B, Schroeder J, Quinn T. Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3647-3652. PMID: 9817889, PMCID: PMC105256, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3647-3652.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious viral loadInjection drug usersHIV RNA levelsHIV RNA loadViral loadRisk groupsRNA loadViral burdenHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) loadHomosexual menPlasma HIV RNA levelsMale injection drug usersFemale injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmunodeficiency virus type 1RNA levelsBlood mononuclear cellsHIV risk groupViral RNA loadVirus type 1HIV loadMononuclear cellsDrug usersCell countVitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Lyles C, Margolick J, Caiaffa W, Farzadegan H, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 611-616. PMID: 9498439, DOI: 10.1086/514235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 lymphocyte countHigh-dose vitaminHIV loadInjection drug usersLymphocyte countDrug usersVitamin AHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPlacebo-controlled clinical trialHuman immunodeficiency virus loadImmunodeficiency virus infectionUse of vitaminsPlasma vitaminHIV replicationVirus loadClinical trialsVirus infectionClinical investigationRetinol equivalentsSupplementationRetinoic acid response elementVitaminWeeksAcid response elementCount
1997
Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users.
Semba R, Farzadegan H, Vlahov D. Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users. MSphere 1997, 4: 93-5. PMID: 9008289, PMCID: PMC170483, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.1.93-95.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersInfectious viral loadHIV viral loadPlasma vitaminViral loadDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman immunodeficiency virus loadHigher vertical transmissionLow plasma vitaminImmunodeficiency virus infectionIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyBlood mononuclear cellsEntire study populationCross-sectional studyHIV loadQuantitative microcultureCohort studyHIV infectionMononuclear cellsRisk factorsVirus loadLow vitamin