2007
Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose.
Coffin P, Tracy M, Bucciarelli A, Ompad D, Vlahov D, Galea S. Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 616-23. PMID: 17554010, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersHabitual drug usersNonfatal overdoseAggressive prevention effortsAgonist maintenance treatmentSerious withdrawal symptomsInjection drug usersFurther longitudinal studiesIndividual-level risk factorsTake-home naloxoneOverdose prevention interventionsFuture overdosesMaintenance treatmentWithdrawal symptomsRisk factorsDrug overdoseRecent overdoseEmergency physiciansOverdose riskPrevention interventionsHigh riskOverdoseMedical careYounger ageU.S. adults
2001
Factors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use
Fuller C, Vlahov D, Arria A, Ompad D, Garfein R, Strathdee S. Factors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use. Public Health Reports 2001, 116: 136-145. PMID: 11889281, PMCID: PMC1913680, DOI: 10.1093/phr/116.s1.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultAge FactorsBaltimoreBlack or African AmericanCommunity-Institutional RelationsFemaleHealth BehaviorHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMalePrimary PreventionProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsInjection drug useDrug useMedian ageInitiation of injectionCrack smokingNon-injection drug useAdolescent initiationHigh-risk groupYears of ageIllicit drug useAfrican AmericansDrug use practicesStudy enrollmentPrevents onsetEarly prevention effortsDrug usersMultivariate analysisCocaine useCondom useSmoking marijuanaLogistic regressionYoung drug usersPrevention effortsYoung adulthoodSmoking
2000
Cervical Neoplasia and Repeated Positivity of Human Papillomavirus Infection In Human Immunodeficiency Virus-seropositive and -seronegative Women
Ahdieh L, Munoz A, Vlahov D, Trimble C, Timpson L, Shah K. Cervical Neoplasia and Repeated Positivity of Human Papillomavirus Infection In Human Immunodeficiency Virus-seropositive and -seronegative Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 151: 1148-1157. PMID: 10905527, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiviral AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV SeronegativityHIV SeropositivityHumansImmunosuppression TherapyIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTumor Virus InfectionsUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaHuman papillomavirus infectionHPV positivityHPV clearancePapillomavirus infectionHIV infectionBiopsy-confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasiaAssociation of HIVPotent antiretroviral therapyCervicovaginal lavage specimensHuman immunodeficiency virusCells/Reversal of immunosuppressionPolymerase chain reaction-based assaySeronegative womenAntiretroviral therapyHIV- womenHPV resultsHIV- participantsHPV DNACervical neoplasiaHIV serostatusIntraepithelial neoplasiaImmunodeficiency virusRelated immunosuppression
1999
Self-Reported Bacterial Infections Among Women with or at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Flanigan T, Hogan J, Smith D, Schoenbaum E, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Mayer K. Self-Reported Bacterial Infections Among Women with or at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1999, 29: 608-612. PMID: 10530455, DOI: 10.1086/598641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCD4 cell countImmunodeficiency virus infectionBacterial infectionsRecent pneumoniaVirus infectionCell countHIV-negative womenHIV-seropositive womenUrinary tract infectionInjection drug useLogistic regression analysisSelf-reported pneumoniaCross-sectional analysisSeronegative womenTract infectionsHIV infectionDrug useLifetime historyInfectionPneumoniaMajor causeWomenRegression analysisCell categories
1998
Tuberculosis Risk in Funeral Home Employees
Gershon R, Vlahov D, Escamilla-Cejudo J, Badawi M, McDiarmid M, Karkashian C, Grimes M, Comstock G. Tuberculosis Risk in Funeral Home Employees. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1998, 40: 497-503. PMID: 9604188, DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199805000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmbalmingFemaleFuneral RitesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposureRisk AssessmentTuberculin TestTuberculosisConceptsTuberculin skin testTuberculin skin testingSkin testingSkin testAnnual tuberculin skin testingReactive tuberculin skin testHome employeesPast historyRisk assessment questionnaireTuberculin reactivityTuberculosis infectionTuberculosis riskTuberculosis casesTuberculosis preventionInfected individualsStudy participantsClose contactConvenience sampleRespiratory protectionJob categoriesAgeRiskRisk assessment studiesNumber of yearsHistory