2015
Bridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China
Chen Y, Shen Z, Morano JP, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Lan G, Zhu Q, Zhou Y, Tang S, Liu W, Chen J, Tang Z. Bridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0115311. PMID: 25723548, PMCID: PMC4344209, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-tier female sex workersFemale sex workersSentinel surveillance dataHepatitis CSurveillance dataCorrelates of HIVIntravenous drug useHeterosexual HIV epidemicPrevalence of HIVSex workersHarm reduction campaignsLogistic regression analysisLow formal education levelLow-tier venuesSafer sex practicesHCV prevalencePrior STIHCV infectionSyphilis infectionSyphilis prevalenceRisk factorsHIV epidemicCondom distributionHCVHigh risk
2006
Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress in Iranian Survivors of Chemical Warfare
Hashemian F, Khoshnood K, Desai MM, Falahati F, Kasl S, Southwick S. Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress in Iranian Survivors of Chemical Warfare. JAMA 2006, 296: 560-566. PMID: 16882962, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.5.560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime PTSDDepressive symptomsCurrent PTSDAnxiety symptomsHigh riskMental healthMajor anxiety symptomsClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleSevere depressive symptomsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisBeck Depression InventoryOverall participation rateLong-term psychological impactIranian survivorsMean ageLong-term effectsPrevalence ratesHamilton scalePTSD ScaleDepression InventorySymptomsPaucity of informationDisorder diagnosisPTSD
2005
Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000
Heffernan RT, Barrett NL, Gallagher KM, Hadler JL, Harrison LH, Reingold AL, Khoshnood K, Holford TR, Schuchat A. Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 191: 2038-2045. PMID: 15897989, DOI: 10.1086/430356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal disease incidencePneumococcal disease incidenceInvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infectionsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniae infectionPneumococcal diseasePneumoniae infectionIncidence ratePre-HAART eraActive antiretroviral therapyAnnual incidence rateRange of subgroupsAnnual percentage changeYears of ageAIDS surveillance dataActive surveillance systemSan Francisco CountyRace/ethnicityTime trend analysisAntiretroviral therapyDisease incidence ratesAnnual incidenceImmunodeficiency syndromePersons 18High risk
2003
Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.
Durante AJ, Williams AB, Da Costa M, Darragh TM, Khoshnood K, Palefsky JM. Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 638-42. PMID: 12869403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal cytological abnormalitiesCohort of HIVSquamous intraepithelial lesionsAnal cytologyCytological abnormalitiesIntraepithelial lesionsRisk factorsHigh riskHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenAnal human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionAnal squamous intraepithelial lesionsAbnormal anal cytologyAnal HPV infectionHIV-uninfected counterpartsNormal baseline cytologyT-cell countsHPV DNA testingHuman papillomavirus infectionPotential risk factorsBaseline cytologyHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionCigarette smokersImmune suppressionHIV