1996
Alcohol Use and T‐Lymphocyte Subsets among Injection Drug Users with HIV‐1 Infection: A Prospective Analysis
Crum R, Galai N, Cohn S, Celentano D, Vlahov D. Alcohol Use and T‐Lymphocyte Subsets among Injection Drug Users with HIV‐1 Infection: A Prospective Analysis. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 1996, 20: 364-371. PMID: 8730231, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01654.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersCohort of IDUsT lymphocyte subsetsDrinks/weekHIV seroconversionAlcohol useYears postseroconversionDrug usersAlcohol categoriesHIV-positive injection drug usersCD8 absolute countsHIV-1 seroconvertersProgression of immunodeficiencyLevels of CD4Intravenous drug useT lymphocyte subpopulationsFirst prospective studyHIV-1 infectionTime of seroconversionSignificant differencesEarly intervention programsHIV infectionHIV progressionOutpatient clinicProspective study
1995
Changes in Markers of Disease Progression in HIV-1 Seroconverters
Galai N, Vlahov D, Margolick J, Chen K, Graham N, Munoz A. Changes in Markers of Disease Progression in HIV-1 Seroconverters. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 8: 66-82. PMID: 8548349, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199501000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomosexual menDrug usersDisease progressionRisk groupsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progressionHIV-1 seroconversionHIV-1 seroconvertersT lymphocyte subsetsImmune deficiency syndromeWhite homosexual menCD8 percentagesTotal lymphocytesHIV infectionSimilar CD4HIV seroconvertersDeficiency syndromeInitial courseSeroconversionCD4Long incubation periodSeroconvertersMenCohortInfectionSimilar rates
1992
T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Intravenous Drug Users With HIV-1 Infection-Reply
Margolick J, Muñoz A, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Astemborski J, Cohn S, Nelson K. T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Intravenous Drug Users With HIV-1 Infection-Reply. JAMA 1992, 268: 2517-2517. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490180047020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Intravenous Drug Users With HIV-1 Infection
Margolick J, Muñoz A, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Astemborski J, Cohn S, Nelson K. Changes in T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Intravenous Drug Users With HIV-1 Infection. JAMA 1992, 267: 1631-1636. PMID: 1347321, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03480120069035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeropositive intravenous drug usersIntravenous drug usersHIV-1 infectionHIV-1-seropositive intravenous drug usersDrug usersCell countSeronegative intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Complete blood cell countImmunodeficiency virus type 1Absolute numberCD4 cell countCD4 lymphocyte countPercentage of CD4T lymphocyte subsetsCD8 T cellsT cell subsetsCommunity-based clinicsBlood cell countTime of seroconversionVirus type 1Multivariate regression analysisUse of drugsCD4 lymphocytesCD8 lymphocytes