1998
Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups
Lyles C, Vlahov D, Farzadegan H, Astemborski J, Margolick J, Masters B, Schroeder J, Quinn T. Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3647-3652. PMID: 9817889, PMCID: PMC105256, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3647-3652.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious viral loadInjection drug usersHIV RNA levelsHIV RNA loadViral loadRisk groupsRNA loadViral burdenHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) loadHomosexual menPlasma HIV RNA levelsMale injection drug usersFemale injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmunodeficiency virus type 1RNA levelsBlood mononuclear cellsHIV risk groupViral RNA loadVirus type 1HIV loadMononuclear cellsDrug usersCell count
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