2009
We never thought this would happen: transitioning care of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV infection from pediatrics to internal medicine
Vijayan T, Benin AL, Wagner K, Romano S, Andiman WA. We never thought this would happen: transitioning care of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV infection from pediatrics to internal medicine. AIDS Care 2009, 21: 1222-1229. PMID: 20024697, PMCID: PMC2797130, DOI: 10.1080/09540120902730054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare providersPediatric health care providersIssues of stigmaNegative perceptionsHIV care providersTherapy prolongs survivalInternal medicine practiceAIDS care programsCare of adolescentsHealth care providersSuccessful transition programHIV diseaseHIV infectionMedication regimensProlong survivalAdolescent sexualityQualitative studyAdult clinicPoor adherenceFamilial relationshipsPediatric careCare programSocial environmentMedical careInternal medicine
2003
Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo Adults
Benin AL, O'Brien KL, Watt JP, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Parkinson A, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2003, 188: 81-89. PMID: 12825175, DOI: 10.1086/375782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseOverall vaccine effectivenessNavajo adultsPneumococcal diseaseCase patientsControl patientsPolysaccharide vaccineVaccine effectivenessGeneral United States populationSerious pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineCohort methodologyUnited States populationCase-control setsActive surveillanceObservational studyMedical conditionsPatientsMedical careDiseaseAdultsDiabetesRegression analysisVaccineAlcoholism