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
1992
Clinical Manifestations and Predictors of Disease Progression in Drug Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Selwyn P, Alcabes P, Hartel D, Buono D, Schoenbaum E, Klein R, Davenny K, Friedland G. Clinical Manifestations and Predictors of Disease Progression in Drug Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 1697-1703. PMID: 1359411, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199212103272401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsBacterial InfectionsCandidiasis, OralCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansLeukocyte CountMaleMultivariate AnalysisNew York CityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRacial GroupsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousZidovudineConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDevelopment of AIDSInjection drug usersBacterial infectionsDisease progressionOral candidiasisVirus infectionSite primary medical careMultiple constitutional symptomsPyogenic bacterial infectionsHIV-seropositive patientsPercentage of CD4Cohort of patientsDiagnosis of AIDSMethadone treatment programsProportional hazards regressionProduct-limit survival analysisIncidence of AIDSPrimary medical careRate of progressionRisk of AIDSSeronegative patientsConstitutional symptomsSeropositive patients