1994
Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood
Beekmann S, Vlahov D, Koziol D, McShalley E, Schmitt J, Henderson D. Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994, 18: 562-569. PMID: 8038311, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.4.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal precautionsParenteral injuriesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTemporal associationParenteral exposurePostexposure chemoprophylaxisPercutaneous injuriesPercutaneous exposureOccupational infectionClinical centersOccupational exposureVirus infectionInjurySignificant decreaseNational InstituteProgressive decreaseInfectionBloodExposureRapid reportingPrecautionsAssociationChemoprophylaxisZidovudineEpidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infections among Injecting Drug Users: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Viral Interactions
Levine O, Vlahov D, Nelson K. Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infections among Injecting Drug Users: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Viral Interactions. Epidemiologic Reviews 1994, 16: 418-436. PMID: 7713187, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036161.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Terminology for Drug Injection Practices among Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore
Smith A, Vlahov D, Menon A, Anthony J. Terminology for Drug Injection Practices among Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore. Substance Use & Misuse 1992, 27: 435-453. PMID: 1563894, DOI: 10.3109/10826089209068752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug injection practicesIntravenous drug usersInjection practicesDrug usersDrug useIntravenous drug useInjection of drugsMedian durationHIV infectionMedian ageSubcutaneous injectionOwn bloodDrug experienceLongitudinal studyInjectionDrugsUseful aidDifferent syringesDurationBaltimoreYearsInfectionBlood
1990
Blood and Plasma Donations Among a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Margolick J, Bernal M, Taylor E. Blood and Plasma Donations Among a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users. JAMA 1990, 263: 2194-2197. PMID: 1969502, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1990.03440160056037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHIV-1 seroprevalenceIntravenous drug useDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus serologic statusDrug useHIV test resultsCD4 lymphocytesEntire cohortPeripheral bloodSerologic statusDonor poolIntravenous drugsHIV-1Blood donationMost subjectsPlasma donationBloodCohortDonation historySeroprevalenceDonationLymphocytesHistoryPlasma