1997
Hepatitis A Among Homosexual Men and Injection Drug Users: More Evidence for Vaccination
Villano S, Nelson K, Vlahov D, Purcell R, Saah A, Thomas D. Hepatitis A Among Homosexual Men and Injection Drug Users: More Evidence for Vaccination. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1997, 25: 726-728. PMID: 9314468, DOI: 10.1086/513757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersInjection drug useHAV infectionBlood donorsHomosexual malesHigh-risk drug use behaviorsDrug usersDrug useGeneral United States populationAge-adjusted prevalenceLow socioeconomic statusDrug use behaviorsUnited States populationHAV vaccineHepatitis ATotal antibodyVirus vaccineHomosexual menSexual partnersInfectionSerum samplesHAVSocioeconomic statusVaccineRisk
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