2014
Intensified specimen collection to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in children from Rural South Africa, an observational study
Thomas TA, Heysell SK, Moodley P, Montreuil R, Ha X, Friedland G, Bamber SA, Moll AP, Gandhi N, Brant WE, Sturm W, Shah S. Intensified specimen collection to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in children from Rural South Africa, an observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 11. PMID: 24400822, PMCID: PMC3890632, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug susceptibility testingGastric aspiratesTB suspectsObservational studySpecimen collectionDrug-susceptible TBNew TB suspectsPediatric TB suspectsTB treatment historyXDR-TB casesMultiple specimen typesYears of ageSame-day methodTB settingsInduced sputumPersistent symptomsSputum inductionTB treatmentHIV statusNegative childrenTB diagnosisUrine cultureMean ageInpatient settingDiagnostic yield
2008
Episodic Antiretroviral Therapy Increases HIV Transmission Risk Compared With Continuous Therapy: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Burman W, Grund B, Neuhaus J, Douglas J, Friedland G, Telzak E, Colebunders R, Paton N, Fisher M, Rietmeijer C. Episodic Antiretroviral Therapy Increases HIV Transmission Risk Compared With Continuous Therapy: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 49: 142-150. PMID: 18769356, PMCID: PMC2749067, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318183a9ad.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmission riskHigh-risk behaviorsEpisodic antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyTransmission riskContinuous antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsAntiretroviral Therapy studyProportion of participantsTherapy armContinuous therapyControlled TrialsRandomized armHIV transmissionMean ageNeedle sharingPatientsTherapyTherapy studiesStrategy of managementRNA levelsSexual activityRiskBaselineLaboratory testing
2005
Quality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence
Mannheimer S, Matts J, Telzak E, Chesney M, Child C, Wu A, Friedland G, Aids F. Quality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence. AIDS Care 2005, 17: 10-22. PMID: 15832830, DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331305098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceQOL scoresQuality of lifeTerry Beirn Community ProgramsNewer ART regimensSummary QoL scoresCells/mm3Mean QOL scoreAntiretroviral clinical trialsHigher QoL scoresBaseline CD4ART regimensART-naïveHIV populationMean agePoor adherenceSF-12Clinical trialsImproved QoLClinical researchQoLAdherenceMonthsHIV
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