1995
Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Caiaffa W, Graham N, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 1196-1202. PMID: 7751694, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.5.1196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug usersDrug usersPredictors of mortalityLarge prospective cohortBody mass indexHuman immunodeficiency virusCase-control studyPlasma vitamin ACD4 cellsProspective cohortHIV infectionIndependent predictorsMass indexImmunodeficiency virusLast visitRisk factorsHigh riskVitamin AAdult subjectsMortalityInfectionMean lengthWastingVitamin
1993
Increased Mortality Associated With Vitamin A Deficiency During Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection
Semba R, Graham N, Caiaffa W, Margolick J, Clement L, Vlahov D. Increased Mortality Associated With Vitamin A Deficiency During Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 2149-2154. PMID: 8379807, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410180103012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCD4 AntigensCohort StudiesFemaleHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansMalePrognosisRisk FactorsVitamin A DeficiencyConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHIV-1-seropositive individualsVirus type 1 infectionCD4 T cellsHIV-1 infectionType 1 infectionPlasma vitaminT cellsHIV-1-seronegative individualsMean plasma vitaminLow CD4 levelsIntravenous drug usersHIV-seropositive participantsBlood cell countImportant risk factorNormal immune functionMumol/LCD4 levelsSeronegative individualsImmunologic statusSerologic markersClinical outcomesLiver diseaseSeropositive individualsIncreased Mortality