1998
Tuberculosis Risk in Funeral Home Employees
Gershon R, Vlahov D, Escamilla-Cejudo J, Badawi M, McDiarmid M, Karkashian C, Grimes M, Comstock G. Tuberculosis Risk in Funeral Home Employees. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1998, 40: 497-503. PMID: 9604188, DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199805000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculin skin testTuberculin skin testingSkin testingSkin testAnnual tuberculin skin testingReactive tuberculin skin testHome employeesPast historyRisk assessment questionnaireTuberculin reactivityTuberculosis infectionTuberculosis riskTuberculosis casesTuberculosis preventionInfected individualsStudy participantsClose contactConvenience sampleRespiratory protectionJob categoriesAgeRiskRisk assessment studiesNumber of yearsHistory
1990
Blood and Plasma Donations Among a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Margolick J, Bernal M, Taylor E. Blood and Plasma Donations Among a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users. JAMA 1990, 263: 2194-2197. PMID: 1969502, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1990.03440160056037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHIV-1 seroprevalenceIntravenous drug useDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus serologic statusDrug useHIV test resultsCD4 lymphocytesEntire cohortPeripheral bloodSerologic statusDonor poolIntravenous drugsHIV-1Blood donationMost subjectsPlasma donationBloodCohortDonation historySeroprevalenceDonationLymphocytesHistoryPlasma