1989
Prospective Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Pregnancy Outcomes in Intravenous Drug Users
Selwyn P, Schoenbaum E, Davenny K, Robertson V, Feingold A, Shulman J, Mayers M, Klein R, Friedland G, Rogers M. Prospective Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Pregnancy Outcomes in Intravenous Drug Users. JAMA 1989, 261: 1289-1294. PMID: 2915455, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1989.03420090053030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionPregnancy outcomesDrug usersVirus infectionFemale intravenous drug usersHIV disease statusSeropositive pregnant womenAdverse pregnancy outcomesAsymptomatic HIV infectionNeonatal complicationsEctopic pregnancyPreterm deliveryHIV antibodiesBreech presentationHIV infectionSymptomatic diseaseBacterial pneumoniaHIV statusPregnant womenProspective studyWeight birthsAdditional womenMethadone programs
1988
Increased risk of bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected intravenous drug users without AIDS
Selwyn P, Feingold A, Hartel D, Schoenbaum E, Alderman M, Klein R, Friedland G. Increased risk of bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected intravenous drug users without AIDS. AIDS 1988, 2: 267-272. PMID: 3140832, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-198808000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersIntravenous drug useBacterial pneumoniaHIV infectionDrug usersDrug useActive intravenous drug useCommunity-acquired bacterial pneumoniaCumulative yearly incidenceMethadone maintenance programSeronegative subjectsSeropositive patientsSeropositive subjectsStudy entryOpportunistic infectionsYearly incidencePneumoniaHemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeSeropositivesHIVAIDSInfectionStudy periodIncidenceFever in hospitalized medical patients
Bor D, Makadon H, Friedland G, Dasse P, Komaroff A, Aronson M. Fever in hospitalized medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1988, 3: 119-125. PMID: 3357068, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized medical patientsBacterial infectionsFever episodesMedical patientsSubsequent fever episodesAverage hospital stayCause of feverLength of hospitalizationUrinary tract infectionOccurrence of feverLower febrile responsesAfebrile patientsFebrile daysHospital stayHospital daysOlder patientsTract infectionsYounger patientsClinical profileFebrile patientsClinical cluesDrug reactionsMyocardial infarctionPrior infectionFebrile response
1987
Febrile inpatients
Makadon H, Bor D, Friedland G, Dasse P, Komaroff A, Aronson M. Febrile inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 293-297. PMID: 3655954, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of bacteremiaBlood culturesMedical inpatientsHouse officersCause of feverOnset of feverEpisodes of feverCases of bacteremiaFebrile episodesFebrile patientsBacteremic patientsFever episodesFebrile inpatientsBacteremic episodesBacteremiaClinical judgmentFeverBacterial infectionsMedical house officersInpatientsEpisodesPatientsBloodSets of culturesAdequate substituteInability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers.
Marantz P, Linzer M, Feiner C, Feinstein S, Kozin A, Friedland G. Inability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 106: 823-8. PMID: 3579068, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-106-6-823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug abusersFinal diagnosisEmergency roomTrivial illnessDrug abusersDistribution of diseaseInfective endocarditisConsecutive admissionsPhysicians' predictionsClinical dataDiagnostic predictionClinical informationPredictive valuePatientsDiagnosisIllnessLaboratory dataEndocarditisAbusersHospitalizationPneumoniaAdmissionFeverDisease