2001
Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, Hepatitis C Virus Infection, and Hepatotoxicity among Injection Drug Users Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sadaphal P, Astemborski J, Graham N, Sheely L, Bonds M, Madison A, Vlahov D, Thomas D, Sterling T. Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, Hepatitis C Virus Infection, and Hepatotoxicity among Injection Drug Users Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 1687-1691. PMID: 11641824, PMCID: PMC2650436, DOI: 10.1086/323896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusInjection drug usersTuberculosis infectionValue elevationDrug usersCurrent injection drug useLatent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectionHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis B surface antigenLow HCV prevalenceC virus infectionIsoniazid preventive therapyInjection drug useM. tuberculosis infectionMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionHIV-1 infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusB surface antigenConcurrent alcohol useDrug discontinuationHCV prevalencePreventive therapyImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyTransaminase values
1996
Existence and Failure of T-Cell Homeostasis Prior to AIDS Onset in HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Galai N, Margolick J, Astemborski J, Vlahov D. Existence and Failure of T-Cell Homeostasis Prior to AIDS Onset in HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users. Clinical Immunology 1996, 79: 134-141. PMID: 8620619, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTotal T cellsT cell homeostasisT cellsHIV infectionAIDS onsetAIDS diagnosisHomosexual menDrug usersCurrent injection drug useSeropositive injection drug usersInjection drug useT cell levelsImportant prognostic valueALIVE studyClinic visitsPrognostic valueRisk groupsT lymphocytesAIDS casesLate failureDrug useHIVAIDSMonths