1993
Increased Mortality Associated With Vitamin A Deficiency During Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection
Semba R, Graham N, Caiaffa W, Margolick J, Clement L, Vlahov D. Increased Mortality Associated With Vitamin A Deficiency During Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 2149-2154. PMID: 8379807, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410180103012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCD4 AntigensCohort StudiesFemaleHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansMalePrognosisRisk FactorsVitamin A DeficiencyConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHIV-1-seropositive individualsVirus type 1 infectionCD4 T cellsHIV-1 infectionType 1 infectionPlasma vitaminT cellsHIV-1-seronegative individualsMean plasma vitaminLow CD4 levelsIntravenous drug usersHIV-seropositive participantsBlood cell countImportant risk factorNormal immune functionMumol/LCD4 levelsSeronegative individualsImmunologic statusSerologic markersClinical outcomesLiver diseaseSeropositive individualsIncreased Mortality
1991
Utilization of health services in a cohort of intravenous drug users with known HIV-1 serostatus.
Solomon L, Frank R, Vlahov D, Astemborski J. Utilization of health services in a cohort of intravenous drug users with known HIV-1 serostatus. American Journal Of Public Health 1991, 81: 1285-90. PMID: 1928527, PMCID: PMC1405342, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.81.10.1285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersCD4 cell countDrug usersHealth servicesHIV serostatusClinical symptomsHIV-seropositive intravenous drug usersHealth insuranceCell countAsymptomatic HIV-1 infectionSeropositive intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive drug usersOngoing natural history studyLow CD4 countHIV-1 seropositiveImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-1 serostatusHealth care utilizationHIV-1 infectionHIV-positive serostatusNatural history studiesHealth care servicesCD4 countMore HIV