2000
Consideration of a North American heroin-assisted clinical trial for the treatment of opiate-dependent individuals
Kuo I, Fischer B, Vlahov D. Consideration of a North American heroin-assisted clinical trial for the treatment of opiate-dependent individuals. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2000, 11: 357-370. PMID: 10967518, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-3959(00)00057-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone treatmentMajor public health problemOpiate addictsAdditional treatment strategiesHeroin-assisted treatmentPrincipal treatment modalityPublic health problemOpiate-dependent individualsSubstance abuse treatmentTreatment modalitiesClinical trialsTreatment outcomesTreatment strategiesSide effectsEconomic burdenHealth problemsInjectable opiatesTreatment programAbuse treatmentTreatment participationEffective interventionsTreatmentPositive resultsAddictsRecent studies
1998
Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Lyles C, Margolick J, Caiaffa W, Farzadegan H, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 611-616. PMID: 9498439, DOI: 10.1086/514235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 lymphocyte countHigh-dose vitaminHIV loadInjection drug usersLymphocyte countDrug usersVitamin AHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPlacebo-controlled clinical trialHuman immunodeficiency virus loadImmunodeficiency virus infectionUse of vitaminsPlasma vitaminHIV replicationVirus loadClinical trialsVirus infectionClinical investigationRetinol equivalentsSupplementationRetinoic acid response elementVitaminWeeksAcid response elementCount
1993
Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Caiaffa W, Graham N, Vlahov D. Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1993, 138: 909-922. PMID: 8256779, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial pneumoniaRisk factorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEffectiveness of chemoprophylaxisImmunodeficiency virus infectionRecurrent bacterial pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusEfficacy of interventionsPneumonia ratesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusClinical trialsVaccine interventionsVirus infectionEpidemiologic studiesClinical practicePneumoniaAdult populationDiagnostic algorithmFuture interventionsInterventionHIVSuch interventionsPopulationChemoprophylaxis