2002
Prospective study of infective endocarditis among injection drug users
Wilson L, Thomas D, Astemborski J, Freedman T, Vlahov D. Prospective study of infective endocarditis among injection drug users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 185: 1761-1766. PMID: 12085322, DOI: 10.1086/340827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersInfective endocarditisHIV-seronegative injection drug usersDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCohort of IDUsInjection drug use behaviorsCD4 lymphocyte countImmunodeficiency virus infectionCase-control studyDrug use frequencyDrug use behaviorsHIV immunosuppressionLymphocyte countCase patientsHIV statusAlcohol intakeProspective studyInverse associationRisk factorsVirus infectionMultivariate analysisEndocarditisHIVIncidence
2000
HTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users
Safaeian M, Wilson L, Taylor E, Thomas D, Vlahov D. HTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 483-487. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200008150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV-II infectionInjection drug usersHTLV-IIBacterial pneumoniaInfective endocarditisOdds ratioBacterial infectionsDrug usersChart reviewConditional logistic regression methodsSelf-reported skinStandardized chart reviewOngoing cohort studyCase-control studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCohort studyHIV statusResults PrevalenceSkin abscessesRisk factorsControl studyEndocarditisInfectionImmunofluorescent assayPneumoniaHTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users
Safaeian M, Wilson L, Taylor E, Thomas D, Vlahov D. HTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 483-487. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200008150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHTLV-II infectionInjection drug usersHTLV-IIBacterial pneumoniaInfective endocarditisOdds ratioBacterial infectionsDrug usersChart reviewConditional logistic regression methodsSelf-reported skinStandardized chart reviewOngoing cohort studyCase-control studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCohort studyHIV statusSkin abscessesRisk factorsControl studyEndocarditisInfectionImmunofluorescent assayPneumoniaLogistic regression method
1992
Bacterial infections and skin cleaning prior to injection among intravenous drug users.
Vlahov D, Sullivan M, Astemborski J, Nelson K. Bacterial infections and skin cleaning prior to injection among intravenous drug users. Public Health Reports 1992, 107: 595-8. PMID: 1410243, PMCID: PMC1403704.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection
Lilienfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 42: 670-674. PMID: 3789857, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64605-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryWound infectionClindamycin prophylaxisMedian sternotomy wound infectionEfficacy of prophylaxisPenicillin-allergic patientsSternotomy wound infectionAdult cardiac proceduresOdds ratio estimatesAntibiotic prophylaxisSternotomy infectionsRetrospective studyCardiac proceduresInfected patientsClindamycin administrationRisk factorsRelative riskMaryland hospitalsProphylaxisPatientsAlternative antibioticsInfectionSurgeryEndocarditisStaphylococcus epidermidis