1999
Persistence of viremia and the importance of long‐term follow‐up after acute hepatitis C infection
Villano S, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Cohn S, Thomas D. Persistence of viremia and the importance of long‐term follow‐up after acute hepatitis C infection. Hepatology 1999, 29: 908-914. PMID: 10051497, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant immunoblot assayHCV RNAAcute infectionViral clearanceAcute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionAcute hepatitis C infectionHepatitis C virus infectionPersistence of viremiaAcute HCV infectionAcute hepatitis CC virus infectionHepatitis C infectionTime of seroconversionPeak viral titersHealth care providersSingle laboratory testIllicit drug useHCV seroconversionC infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CPersistent viremiaClinical featuresHCV subtypesPolymerase chain reaction
1997
Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing
Erbelding E, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Rompalo A, Cohn S, Sanchez P, Quinn T, Brathwaite W, Thomas D. Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1997, 176: 1397-1400. PMID: 9359747, DOI: 10.1086/517330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFTA-ABS testHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionBFP reactionsVirus infectionRapid plasma reagin titerFluorescent treponemal antibody absorption testInjection drug usersAntibody absorption testPresence of antibodiesTreponema pallidum antigensFalse positive reactorsBFP reactorsSyphilis serologySerologic patternTreatment historyDrug usersMembrane antigenTreponemal testingAntigenNegative resultsSyphilisInfectionAntibodiesSerology