2004
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez W, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 762-770. PMID: 15505520, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000144695.02982.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress scoresPosttraumatic stress symptomsSocial supportStress scoresImportant public health effortsEmergency department studyEmergency department patientsMental health 2 yearsTraumatic eventsPublic health effortsLower posttraumatic stress scoresGreater protective effectStress symptomsLow social supportMore traumatic eventsDepartment patientsHigh prevalenceProtective effectHealth effortsHigher posttraumatic stress scoresDepartment studyMental healthWomenPosttraumatic stressSymptoms
2002
Does Bleach Disinfection of Syringes Protect Against Hepatitis C Infection Among Young Adult Injection Drug Users?
Kapadia F, Vlahov D, Jarlais D, Strathdee S, Ouellet L, Kerndt P, E E, Williams I, Garfein R. Does Bleach Disinfection of Syringes Protect Against Hepatitis C Infection Among Young Adult Injection Drug Users? Epidemiology 2002, 13: 738-741. PMID: 12410020, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200211000-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersAnti-HCV seroconversionHepatitis C virusDrug usersOdds ratioBleach useYoung adult injection drug usersSeronegative injection drug usersMajor public health problemAdult injection drug usersBleach disinfectionHepatitis C infectionProspective cohort studyCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionPublic health problemCessation of injectionsC infectionHCV infectionCohort studyC virusProtective effectHealth problemsSeroconversionLogistic regression
2001
Effects of CCR5-Delta32, CCR2-64I, and SDF-1 3'A alleles on HIV-1 disease progression: An international meta-analysis of individual-patient data.
Ioannidis J, Rosenberg P, Goedert J, Ashton L, Benfield T, Buchbinder S, Coutinho R, Eugen-Olsen J, Gallart T, Katzenstein T, Kostrikis L, Kuipers H, Louie L, Mallal S, Margolick J, Martinez O, Meyer L, Michael N, Operskalski E, Pantaleo G, Rizzardi G, Schuitemaker H, Sheppard H, Stewart G, Theodorou I, Ullum H, Vicenzi E, Vlahov D, Wilkinson D, Workman C, Zagury J, O'Brien T. Effects of CCR5-Delta32, CCR2-64I, and SDF-1 3'A alleles on HIV-1 disease progression: An international meta-analysis of individual-patient data. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 135: 782-95. PMID: 11694103, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-9-200111060-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionCCR2-64I alleleHIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 disease progressionDevelopment of AIDSIndividual patient dataCCR5-Delta32Decreased riskDisease progressionProtective effectLower HIV-1 RNA levelsRNA levelsProspective cohort studyCase-control studyClear protective effectStrong protective effectChemokine receptor genesRandom-effects modelCCR2-64ICohort studyStudy entryCertain chemokinesAIDSInfectionProgression
1998
Genetic Restriction of AIDS Pathogenesis by an SDF-1 Chemokine Gene Variant
Winkler C, Modi W, Smith M, Nelson G, Wu X, Carrington M, Dean M, Honjo T, Tashiro K, Yabe D, Buchbinder S, Vittinghoff E, Goedert J, O'Brien T, Jacobson L, Detels R, Donfield S, Willoughby A, Gomperts E, Vlahov D, Phair J, Study A, Study H, Study M, Study M, Cohort S, O'Brien S. Genetic Restriction of AIDS Pathogenesis by an SDF-1 Chemokine Gene Variant. Science 1998, 279: 389-393. PMID: 9430590, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5349.389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultChemokine CXCL12ChemokinesChemokines, CXCCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionGenesGenetic VariationGenotypeHeterozygoteHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMolecular Sequence DataOdds RatioPolymorphism, GeneticRacial GroupsReceptors, CCR2Receptors, CCR5Receptors, ChemokineReceptors, CXCR4Survival AnalysisT-LymphocytesConceptsSDF1-3'AGenetic restrictionRecessive protective effectOnset of AIDSAIDS Cohort StudyStromal-derived factorCohort studyImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS pathogenesisHuman immunodeficiencyHIV-1Protective effectCommon polymorphismsReceptor variantsGene variantsPrincipal ligandAIDSHomozygous stateGenetic association analysisOnsetCD4CCR5PatientsGene transcriptsImmunodeficiency
1994
Field effectiveness of needle disinfection among injecting drug users.
Vlahov D, Astemborski J, Solomon L, Nelson K. Field effectiveness of needle disinfection among injecting drug users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 760-6. PMID: 8207660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionOdds ratioDrug usersNeedle disinfectionPutative protective effectCase-control studyCorresponding odds ratiosSterile injection equipmentDisinfectant useInjection equipmentLimited statistical powerStudy entryHIV seroconvertersResidual confoundingPossible confoundersCocaine injectionProtective effectSeroconversionDrug useUse of disinfectantsBlack heterosexualsPractice variablesField effectivenessSeroconvertersSeronegatives
1991
HIV SEROCONVERSION AND DISINFECTION OF INJECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Vlahov D, Muntoz A, Celentano D, Cohn S, Anthony J, Chiicoat H, Nelson K. HIV SEROCONVERSION AND DISINFECTION OF INJECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. Epidemiology 1991, 2: 444-446. PMID: 1790197, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199111000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersDrug usersHIV seroconversionProtective effectUse of disinfectantsPutative protective effectCase-control studyCorresponding odds ratiosOdds of seroconversionDisinfectant useLimited protective effectUse of cocaineStudy entryHIV seroconvertersOdds ratioSeroconversionInjection equipmentOddsSeroconvertersSeronegativesDisinfectantsHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Diabetic Intravenous Drug Users
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Cohn S, Lindsay A, Solomon L, Anthony J. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Diabetic Intravenous Drug Users. JAMA 1991, 266: 2259-2261. PMID: 1920726, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1991.03470160091038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of diabetesIntravenous drug usersDrug usersHIV seroprevalenceDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalenceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionLow HIV seroprevalenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionSafe injection practicesApparent protective effectSterile injection equipmentCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionStudy clinicInjection paraphernaliaVirus seroprevalenceVirus infectionDrug treatmentProtective effectInjection practicesDiabetesPast monthSeroprevalenceSimilar duration