1997
Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women
Smith D, Warren D, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Stein M, Greenberg B, Holmberg S, Group F. Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 459-469. PMID: 9290506, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPublic Health Service agenciesImmunodeficiency virus infectionProspective cohort studyInjection drug useHIV-infected womenBaseline participant characteristicsInpatient medical recordsHealth service agenciesSexual risk behaviorsUninfected womenHIV cohortCohort studyInfected womenHIV infectionPhysical examinationMedical recordsHIV epidemicLongitudinal cohortVirus infectionCare settingsHigh riskDrug useRisk behaviors
1993
Comparison of Clinical Symptoms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Between Intravenous Drug Users and Homosexual Men
Palenicek J, Nelson K, Vlahov D, Galai N, Cohn S, Saah A. Comparison of Clinical Symptoms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Between Intravenous Drug Users and Homosexual Men. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 1806-1812. PMID: 8101438, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410150094009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersCD4 cell levelsClinical symptomsDrug usersHomosexual menOral candidiasisHIV infectionPhysical examinationRisk groupsMale intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseRisk behavior interviewsCD4 cell countTotal lymphocyte countIntravenous drug useShortness of breathMost clinical symptomsHIV-1 infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusFrequency of symptomsIntermediate outcome measuresCell levelAbnormal hematocritHIV immunosuppressionNight sweats
1991
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users: Association with Seropositivity to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Cohn S, Odunmbaku M, Lindsay A, Anthony J, Hook E. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users: Association with Seropositivity to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1991, 164: 457-463. PMID: 1869836, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/164.3.457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusHistory of syphilisHIV seropositivityDrug usersMultivariate analysisHeterosexual intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus seropositivityMale intravenous drug usersEvidence of STDUnsafe sex practicesDrug use practicesHIV seroprevalenceHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusVirus seropositivityPhysical examinationSexual transmissionCocaine injectionSeropositivitySex partnersSignificant associationSex practicesBisexual menSexual intercourse