1995
Injection Drug Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Alcabes P, Friedland G. Injection Drug Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1995, 20: 1467-1479. PMID: 7548494, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/20.6.1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurveillance case definitionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDrug usersCase definitionInjection drugsVirus infectionPrevention (CDC) surveillance case definitionDiagnosis of AIDSInjection drug useInjection drug usersHigh mortality rateHIV diseaseHIV infectionDrug injectorsMortality rateDrug useNew casesNatural historyDisease controlAIDSDiagnostic facilitiesAIDS epidemicInitial epidemicLack of advocates
1986
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Saltzman B, Motyl M, Friedland G, McKitrick J, Klein R. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. JAMA 1986, 256: 390-391. PMID: 3088290, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1986.03380030092036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeImmunodeficiency syndromeCellular immunityM tuberculosisMycobacterium avium-intracellulare infectionDisease Control case definitionMycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremiaIntravenous drug abusersUnusual malignant neoplasmFive-year historyIntravenous heroinOpportunistic infectionsDisseminated infectionMalignant neoplasmsCase definitionBacteremiaCocaine abuseDrug abusersBacterial infectionsInfectionMycobacterium tuberculosisWeight lossTuberculosisPatientsSyndrome
1981
Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions.
Von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Friedland G, Crumpacker C. Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 505-18. PMID: 7011141, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrict case definitionValvular diseaseCase definitionAdvanced mean ageShorter mean durationNosocomial endocarditisProsthesis endocarditisNeurologic eventsPossible endocarditisCardiac surgeryHeart failureInfective endocarditisMean ageMean durationEarly recognitionClinical studiesEndocarditisHigh incidenceInvasive proceduresViridans streptococciLarge seriesSuspect casesStaphylococcus aureusMortalityDisease