Alcohol Use and T‐Lymphocyte Subsets among Injection Drug Users with HIV‐1 Infection: A Prospective Analysis
Crum R, Galai N, Cohn S, Celentano D, Vlahov D. Alcohol Use and T‐Lymphocyte Subsets among Injection Drug Users with HIV‐1 Infection: A Prospective Analysis. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 1996, 20: 364-371. PMID: 8730231, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01654.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersCohort of IDUsT lymphocyte subsetsDrinks/weekHIV seroconversionAlcohol useYears postseroconversionDrug usersAlcohol categoriesHIV-positive injection drug usersCD8 absolute countsHIV-1 seroconvertersProgression of immunodeficiencyLevels of CD4Intravenous drug useT lymphocyte subpopulationsFirst prospective studyHIV-1 infectionTime of seroconversionSignificant differencesEarly intervention programsHIV infectionHIV progressionOutpatient clinicProspective study