1996
Temporal Trends of Initial CD4 Cell Counts Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion in Italy, 1985–1992
Galai N, Lepri A, Vlahov D, Pezzotti P, Sinicco A, Rezza G, Study H. Temporal Trends of Initial CD4 Cell Counts Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion in Italy, 1985–1992. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 143: 278-282. PMID: 8561162, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell measurementsInitial CD4 cell countHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversionCD4 cell countCell countCD4 cell count increaseItalian Seroconversion StudyLow CD4 countMonths of seroconversionYear of seroconversionCD4 cell levelsCell count increaseMedian lag timeCD4 countCD4 levelsHIV seroconversionPositive serologyNegative serologyHIV seroconvertersClinical centersRisk groupsSeroconversion StudySeroconversionMultivariate modelLag time
1995
Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of acute retroviral syndrome among injecting drug users
Dorrucci M, Rezza G, Vlahov D, Pezzotti P, Sinicco A, Nicolosi A, Lazzarin A, Galai N, Gafà S, Pristerà R. Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of acute retroviral syndrome among injecting drug users. AIDS 1995, 9: 597-604. PMID: 7662199, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199506000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute retroviral syndromeHIV infectionHIV seroconvertersRelative hazardDrug usersFirst positive HIV testYear of seroconversionPositive HIV testRate of CD4Kaplan-Meier estimatesCumulative AIDS incidenceAsymptomatic seroconvertersHIV seroconversionClinical characteristicsHIV testClinical progressionPrognostic valueProspective studyClinical centersSeroconvertersCell declineSeroconversionCell countSyndromeNatural history
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 reportingPrecautionsAssociationChemoprophylaxisZidovudine