1997
Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing
Erbelding E, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Rompalo A, Cohn S, Sanchez P, Quinn T, Brathwaite W, Thomas D. Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1997, 176: 1397-1400. PMID: 9359747, DOI: 10.1086/517330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFTA-ABS testHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionBFP reactionsVirus infectionRapid plasma reagin titerFluorescent treponemal antibody absorption testInjection drug usersAntibody absorption testPresence of antibodiesTreponema pallidum antigensFalse positive reactorsBFP reactorsSyphilis serologySerologic patternTreatment historyDrug usersMembrane antigenTreponemal testingAntigenNegative resultsSyphilisInfectionAntibodiesSerology
1993
Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Cohort of Seronegative Intravenous Drug Users
Farzadegan H, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Muñoz A, Astemborski J, Taylor E, Burnley A, Nelson K. Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Cohort of Seronegative Intravenous Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1993, 168: 327-331. PMID: 8335969, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/168.2.327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeronegative intravenous drug usersIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionVirus type 1 infectionType 1 infectionPolymerase chain reactionDrug usersHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 antibodiesChain reactionLarge cohortBlood specimensProviral DNAInfectionCohortPCR analysisPersonsSerologyFollowVisitsAntibodiesMonths