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
1994
Preparations for AIDS vaccine trials. Incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Galai N, Astemborski J, Solomon L. Preparations for AIDS vaccine trials. Incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1994, 10 Suppl 2: s201-5. PMID: 7865301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV incidenceIncident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionsDrug usersHIV vaccine trial participationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRisk behaviorsCohort of IDUsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccinesHIV-seronegative subjectsHigh HIV incidenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionAIDS vaccine trialsVaccine trial participationImmunodeficiency virus vaccinesHigh-risk behaviorsHIV seroconversionAnnual incidenceHIV vaccineNeedle sharingTrial participationVaccine trialsVirus vaccineVirus infectionStudy subjects