1998
Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Lyles C, Margolick J, Caiaffa W, Farzadegan H, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Supplementation and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load in Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 611-616. PMID: 9498439, DOI: 10.1086/514235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 lymphocyte countHigh-dose vitaminHIV loadInjection drug usersLymphocyte countDrug usersVitamin AHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPlacebo-controlled clinical trialHuman immunodeficiency virus loadImmunodeficiency virus infectionUse of vitaminsPlasma vitaminHIV replicationVirus loadClinical trialsVirus infectionClinical investigationRetinol equivalentsSupplementationRetinoic acid response elementVitaminWeeksAcid response elementCount
1996
Dietary intake of community-based HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative injecting drug users
Smit E, Graham N, Tang A, Flynn C, Solomon L, Vlahov D. Dietary intake of community-based HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative injecting drug users. Nutrition 1996, 12: 496-501. PMID: 8878141, DOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(96)91726-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood frequency questionnaireHIV-1 seropositivesDietary intakeDrug usersTotal fat consumptionFood frequency methodInjecting Drug UsersFood group analysisTotal caloric intakeFrequency questionnaireMedian intakeCaloric intakeFat consumptionLow intakeTotal caloriesHigh intakeHIV-1Dietary habitsVitamin EVitamin ANutritional statusSeropositivesIntakeDaily allowanceSpearman correlation
1995
Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users
Semba R, Caiaffa W, Graham N, Cohn S, Vlahov D. Vitamin A Deficiency and Wasting as Predictors of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Injection Drug Users. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 1196-1202. PMID: 7751694, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.5.1196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug usersDrug usersPredictors of mortalityLarge prospective cohortBody mass indexHuman immunodeficiency virusCase-control studyPlasma vitamin ACD4 cellsProspective cohortHIV infectionIndependent predictorsMass indexImmunodeficiency virusLast visitRisk factorsHigh riskVitamin AAdult subjectsMortalityInfectionMean lengthWastingVitamin