2005
Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS
Qian HZ, Yang Z, Shi X, Gao J, Xu C, Wang L, Zhou K, Cui Y, Zheng X, Wu Z, Lu F, Lai S, Vermund SH, Shao Y, Wang N. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1694-1700. PMID: 16235166, PMCID: PMC2730763, DOI: 10.1086/497148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV seropositivityRural Shanxi ProvinceBlood donorsHigh riskPlasma donorsHepatitis C virus antibodyHepatitis C virus infectionPlasma donationBlood-banking methodsHCV seroprevalence ratesC virus antibodyC virus infectionStrong independent predictorUnsafe practicesWhole blood donorsCross-sectional surveyRisk of seropositivityBloodborne infectionsHCV infectionBlood transfusionIndependent predictorsTransfusion recipientsSeroprevalence ratesVirus antibodiesVirus infection
1995
Risk Factors for HTLV-I Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attenders
Figueroa JP, Morris J, Brathwaite A, Ward E, Peruga A, Hayes R, Vermund SH, Blattner W. Risk Factors for HTLV-I Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attenders. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 9: 81-88. PMID: 7712238, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199505010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst sexual intercourseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMultiple logistic regression analysisHepatitis B surface antigenSexual intercourseImmunodeficiency virus infectionMore lifetime sexual partnersSTD clinic attendersHTLV-I infectionB surface antigenLogistic regression analysisLifetime sexual partnersMore sex partnersBlood transfusionClinic attendersDisease clinicIndependent associationRisk factorsVirus infectionPositive testSurface antigenSex partnersSexual partnersHTLVMarital status