1997
Helper T-lymphocyte count. TRAx CD4 test kit versus conventional flow cytometry.
Saah A, Spruill C, Hoover D, Prevots R, Taylor E, Margolick J, Vlahov D. Helper T-lymphocyte count. TRAx CD4 test kit versus conventional flow cytometry. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 1997, 121: 960-2. PMID: 9302928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelper T-lymphocyte countT-lymphocyte countsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHelper T-cell countsT-cell countsFlow cytometryHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug usersTRAx CD4 Test KitHelper T cellsInjection drug usersCohort studyFlow cytometry resultsT cellsDrug usersImmunosorbentCytometry resultsCytometryTest kitConventional flow cytometryCountAcceptable methodFlow cytometry countsCytometry countsCells
1995
Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Caiaffa W, Graham N, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 1196-1202. PMID: 7751694, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.5.1196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug usersDrug usersPredictors of mortalityLarge prospective cohortBody mass indexHuman immunodeficiency virusCase-control studyPlasma vitamin ACD4 cellsProspective cohortHIV infectionIndependent predictorsMass indexImmunodeficiency virusLast visitRisk factorsHigh riskVitamin AAdult subjectsMortalityInfectionMean lengthWastingVitamin