2002
The Consistency of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Predicts Biologic Outcomes for Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Infected Persons in Clinical Trials
Mannheimer S, Friedland G, Matts J, Child C, Chesney M, AIDS T. The Consistency of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Predicts Biologic Outcomes for Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Infected Persons in Clinical Trials. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 34: 1115-1121. PMID: 11915001, DOI: 10.1086/339074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV RNA levelsHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusClinical trialsRNA levelsPlasma HIV RNA levelsBiologic outcomesConsistency of adherenceCopies/mLMulticenter clinical trialAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countMonth 12Nonwhite racePoor adherenceAdherence levelsAdherence patternsOlder ageGood adherenceAdherenceCells/TrialsVisitsOutcomesParticipants
1991
Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type II (HTLV-II) Infection in a Cohort of New York Intravenous Drug Users: An Old Infection?
Khabbaz R, Hartel D, Lairmore M, Horsburgh C, Schoenbaum E, Roberts B, Hartley T, Friedland G. Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type II (HTLV-II) Infection in a Cohort of New York Intravenous Drug Users: An Old Infection? The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1991, 163: 252-256. PMID: 1988509, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/163.2.252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infectionHTLV-II infectionType II infectionPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsHTLV-IIDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV infection statusImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useMethadone maintenance programTransfusion historyNeedle sharingVirus infectionSerologic resultsSex partnersDrug useShooting galleriesEndemic infectionInfectionOlder ageInfection statusOld infectionSurvival differences in patients with AIDS.
Friedland G, Saltzman B, Vileno J, Freeman K, Schrager L, Klein R. Survival differences in patients with AIDS. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 144-53. PMID: 1987352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaFavorable survivalCarinii pneumoniaMale sexYounger ageRisk behaviorsInitial AIDS diagnosisSingle medical centerIntravenous drug usePoint of diagnosisInitial AIDSMedian survivalAIDS diagnosisBlack raceSurvival differencesKaposi's sarcomaMedical CenterClinical carePatientsDrug useAIDSSurvivalDiagnosisPowerful predictorMonths
1981
Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions.
Von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Friedland G, Crumpacker C. Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 505-18. PMID: 7011141, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrict case definitionValvular diseaseCase definitionAdvanced mean ageShorter mean durationNosocomial endocarditisProsthesis endocarditisNeurologic eventsPossible endocarditisCardiac surgeryHeart failureInfective endocarditisMean ageMean durationEarly recognitionClinical studiesEndocarditisHigh incidenceInvasive proceduresViridans streptococciLarge seriesSuspect casesStaphylococcus aureusMortalityDisease