2011
Household contact investigation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting
Vella V, Racalbuto V, Guerra R, Marra C, Moll A, Mhlanga Z, Maluleke M, Mhlope H, Margot B, Friedland G, Shah N, Gandhi N. Household contact investigation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2011, 15: 1170-1175. PMID: 21943840, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntitubercular AgentsExtensively Drug-Resistant TuberculosisFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesSouth AfricaTime FactorsTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantYoung AdultConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisHousehold contactsXDR-TBIndex caseMDR-TBPrevalence settingsHigh human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence settingsMDR-TB index casesHigh HIV prevalence settingsAdult household contactsHousehold contact investigationIndex case diagnosisMost secondary casesHIV prevalence settingsRate of MDRDrug susceptibility testingDiagnosis of MDRPublic health activitiesActive tuberculosisNosocomial transmissionContact investigationMedian timeIncidence rateSecondary casesObservational study
1990
Additional evidence for lack of transmission of HIV infection by close interpersonal (casual) contact
Friedland G, Kahl P, Saltzman B, Rogers M, Feiner C, Mayers M, Schable C, Klein R. Additional evidence for lack of transmission of HIV infection by close interpersonal (casual) contact. AIDS 1990, 4: 639-644. PMID: 2118767, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199007000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contactsHIV infectionAIDS patientsClose interpersonal contactNon-sexual contactsPossibility of transmissionAdult patientsHIV antibodiesMedian durationMedian timeP24 antigenHIV transmissionPhysical examinationSerum antibodiesPatientsLast contactLack of transmissionLast evaluationInitial evaluationMonthsInfectionHIVSymptomsAntigenAIDS
1986
Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis
Friedland G, Saltzman B, Rogers M, Kahl P, Lesser M, Mayers M, Klein R. Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1986, 314: 344-349. PMID: 3456076, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198602063140604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV-III/LAVHousehold contactsOral candidiasisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusHTLV-III/LAV infectionType III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusNonsexual household contactsLymphadenopathy-associated virusEvidence of infectionRisk of infectionRisk of transmissionNonsexual contactImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsPhysical examinationSerum antibodiesIndex patientsPatientsLack of transmissionSexual partnersAIDSInfectionFive-year-old childrenCandidiasisSame household