1996
People and places: behavioral settings and personal network characteristics as correlates of needle sharing.
Latkin C, Mandell W, Vlahov D, Oziemkowska M, Celentano D. People and places: behavioral settings and personal network characteristics as correlates of needle sharing. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 13: 273-80. PMID: 8898673, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199611010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 effectivenessSeroconvertersSeronegativesInadequate bleach contact times during syringe cleaning among injection drug users.
Gleghorn A, Doherty M, Vlahov D, Celentano D, Jones T. Inadequate bleach contact times during syringe cleaning among injection drug users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 767-72. PMID: 8207661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV vaccines for injection drug users in the context of a comprehensive prevention agenda.
Vlahov D. HIV vaccines for injection drug users in the context of a comprehensive prevention agenda. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1994, 10 Suppl 2: s3-6. PMID: 7865324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS VaccinesDisinfectionHIV InfectionsHumansNeedle-Exchange ProgramsNeedlesRisk-TakingSodium HypochloriteSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsHIV infectionHIV vaccineDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionEffective HIV vaccineInjection drug usersMajor health problemNeedle exchange programsHigh-risk behaviorsParenteral transmissionVirus infectionHealth problemsDrug abusePrevention agendaInfectionRisk reductionVaccineHIVPopulationAbstinenceExchange programs
1993
Household bleach as disinfectant for use by injecting drug users
Watters J, Jones T, Shapshak P, McCoy C, Flynn N, Gleghorn A, Vlahov D, Hoffman P, Layzell S. Household bleach as disinfectant for use by injecting drug users. The Lancet 1993, 342: 742-743. PMID: 8103844, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91735-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research