1998
Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Lyles C, Margolick J, Caiaffa W, Farzadegan H, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 611-616. PMID: 9498439, DOI: 10.1086/514235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 lymphocyte countHigh-dose vitaminHIV loadInjection drug usersLymphocyte countDrug usersVitamin AHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPlacebo-controlled clinical trialHuman immunodeficiency virus loadImmunodeficiency virus infectionUse of vitaminsPlasma vitaminHIV replicationVirus loadClinical trialsVirus infectionClinical investigationRetinol equivalentsSupplementationRetinoic acid response elementVitaminWeeksAcid response elementCount
1997
Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users.
Semba R, Farzadegan H, Vlahov D. Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users. MSphere 1997, 4: 93-5. PMID: 9008289, PMCID: PMC170483, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.1.93-95.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersInfectious viral loadHIV viral loadPlasma vitaminViral loadDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman immunodeficiency virus loadHigher vertical transmissionLow plasma vitaminImmunodeficiency virus infectionIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyBlood mononuclear cellsEntire study populationCross-sectional studyHIV loadQuantitative microcultureCohort studyHIV infectionMononuclear cellsRisk factorsVirus loadLow vitamin
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