1998
Correlates of infection control practices in dentistry
Gershon R, Karkashian C, Vlahov D, Grimes M, Spannhake E. Correlates of infection control practices in dentistry. American Journal Of Infection Control 1998, 26: 29-34. PMID: 9503110, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-6553(98)70058-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Evidence for HIV Type 1 Strains of U.S. Intravenous Drug Users as Founders of AIDS Epidemic among Intravenous Drug Users in Northern Europe
Lukashov V, Kuiken C, Vlahov D, Coutinho R, Goudsmit J. Evidence for HIV Type 1 Strains of U.S. Intravenous Drug Users as Founders of AIDS Epidemic among Intravenous Drug Users in Northern Europe. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1996, 12: 1179-1183. PMID: 8844022, DOI: 10.1089/aid.1996.12.1179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHomosexual menDrug usersV3 sequencesEuropean intravenous drug usersHIV Type 1 StrainsAIDS epidemicHIV-1 epidemicGp120 V3 loopSignature pattern analysisType 1 strainsRisk groupsV3 loopEpidemiological linkMenEpidemicVirusUnited StatesSuggestive evidencePresent suggestive evidenceHigh levelsNucleotide substitutionsEuropean origin
1994
Drug‐related behavior change for HIV transmission among American injection drug users
CELENTANO D, MUÑOZ A, CORN S, NELSON K, VLAHOV D. Drug‐related behavior change for HIV transmission among American injection drug users. Addiction 1994, 89: 1309-1317. PMID: 7804092, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03310.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersSeropositive injection drug usersRisk behaviorsHIV infectionDrug usersActive injection drug usersDrug-related risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHigh-risk drug-related behaviorsSemi-annual visitsMultiple logistic regressionBehavior changeGreater risk reductionDrug-related behaviorsLow-risk behaviorsSeropositive participantsHIV serostatusHIV transmissionLongitudinal cohortVaccine developmentPrevention programsLogistic regressionAIDS epidemicVirus transmissionBehavior maintenance
1991
Trends of HIV-1 Risk Reduction among Initiates into Intravenous Drug Use 1982–1987
Vlahov D, Anthony J, Celentano D, Solomon L, Chowdhury N. Trends of HIV-1 Risk Reduction among Initiates into Intravenous Drug Use 1982–1987. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 1991, 17: 39-48. PMID: 2038982, DOI: 10.3109/00952999108992808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersFirst injectionHIV-1 risk reductionActive intravenous drug usersCross-sectional interview studyNew sterile needlesNeedle-sharing partnersFrequency of injectionsLow-risk practicesSelf-administered drugsFirst drugInjection practicesSterile needleDrug usersInitial injectionAIDS epidemicRisk practicesCocaine epidemicInjectionRisk reductionMantel-Haenszel statisticsHeroinSuccessive cohortsCocaineDrugs