2005
HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sedgh G, Larsen U, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 39: 439-445. PMID: 16010167, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000148529.58963.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 disease progressionPregnancy rate ratioPregnancy incidenceDisease progressionRate ratioStage IHIV-1-infected womenHIV-1-positive womenCox proportional hazards modelClinical stage IIHIV-1 diseaseProspective cohort studyLive birth rateProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamLive birth incidenceCohort studyMenstrual dysfunctionIndependent predictorsRecent pregnancyHIV statusClinical progressionPregnancy rateOlder womenHazards model
2004
Breastfeeding and maternal HIV-1 disease progression and mortality
Sedgh G, Spiegelman D, Larsen U, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. Breastfeeding and maternal HIV-1 disease progression and mortality. AIDS 2004, 18: 1043-1049. PMID: 15096808, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200404300-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 disease progressionCD4 cell countDisease progressionCell countHigher CD4 cell countsLow CD4 cell countsCox proportional hazards modelHealth of HIVCohort study designExcessive weight lossProportional hazards modelPartial breastfeedingRelative riskHazards modelInsufficient evidenceBreastfeedingMultivariate analysisStudy designWeight lossWomenProgressionDar es SalaamHIVDeathAssociation
2001
Do HIV Type 1 RNA Levels Provide Additional Prognostic Value to CD4+ T Lymphocyte Counts in Patients with Advanced HIV Type 1 Infection?
Arduino J, Fischl M, Stanley K, Collier A, Spiegelman D. Do HIV Type 1 RNA Levels Provide Additional Prognostic Value to CD4+ T Lymphocyte Counts in Patients with Advanced HIV Type 1 Infection? AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2001, 17: 1099-1105. PMID: 11522179, DOI: 10.1089/088922201316912709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 disease progressionBaseline HIV-1 RNA levelsT-lymphocyte countsT lymphocytesDisease progressionLymphocyte countRNA levelsCells/Prognostic informationHigh baseline HIV-1 RNA levelsHIV type 1 RNA levelsPlasma HIV-1 RNA levelsSubsequent HIV-1 disease progressionAdvanced HIV-1 diseaseHIV Type 1 InfectionConditional logistic regression analysisDisease progression independentHIV-1 diseaseAdditional prognostic informationAdditional prognostic valueType 1 infectionCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisClinical status