2013
Chest Radiograph Findings and Time to Culture Conversion in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa
Brust JC, Berman AR, Zalta B, Haramati LB, Ning Y, Heo M, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Shah NS, Gandhi NR. Chest Radiograph Findings and Time to Culture Conversion in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e73975. PMID: 24040132, PMCID: PMC3765317, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisBaseline chest radiographSputum smear statusCulture conversionMajority of patientsCD4 countHilar lymphadenopathySmear statusPleural effusionSputum smearChest radiographsAntiretroviral therapy eraCulture conversion rateMedian CD4 countPercent of patientsChest radiograph findingsEnd of treatmentTherapy eraAdvanced immunodeficiencyCavitary diseaseRadiograph findingsHIV statusRadiographic featuresIndependent associationTreatment outcomes
1995
Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of methadone dose and cocaine use.
Hartel D, Schoenbaum E, Selwyn P, Kline J, Davenny K, Klein R, Friedland G. Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of methadone dose and cocaine use. American Journal Of Public Health 1995, 85: 83-88. PMID: 7832267, PMCID: PMC1615273, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.85.1.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentHeroin useMaintenance treatmentHigh-dose methadone maintenanceCocaine useMethadone dosage levelsNonusers of cocaineMethadone doseLogistic regression statistical modelMethadone dosageMethadone patientsTreatment complianceMethadone maintenanceIndependent associationTreatment durationCross-sectional samplePatientsAlcohol useDosage levelsCocaine usersSocioeconomic factorsTreatmentFurther investigationCocaineNonusers