1999
Evaluating supervised haart in late-stage HIV among drug users: A preliminary report
Greenberg B, Berkman A, Thomas R, Hoos D, Finkelstein R, Astemborski J, Vlahov D. Evaluating supervised haart in late-stage HIV among drug users: A preliminary report. Journal Of Urban Health 1999, 76: 468-480. PMID: 10609596, PMCID: PMC3456696, DOI: 10.1007/bf02351504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersResidential health care facilitiesViral load increaseViral loadDrug usersMean age 42 yearsHepatitis C virus antibodyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionActive antiretroviral therapyC virus antibodyTreatment-experienced patientsImmunodeficiency virus infectionAge 42 yearsHistory of dementiaLate-stage HIVHealth care facilitiesHIV/AIDSHCV seropositivityAntiretroviral therapyInitial CD4IDU populationRecord reviewSupervised therapyVirus antibodiesMedication administration
1997
Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women
Smith D, Warren D, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Stein M, Greenberg B, Holmberg S, Group F. Design and Baseline Participant Characteristics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in US Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 459-469. PMID: 9290506, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPublic Health Service agenciesImmunodeficiency virus infectionProspective cohort studyInjection drug useHIV-infected womenBaseline participant characteristicsInpatient medical recordsHealth service agenciesSexual risk behaviorsUninfected womenHIV cohortCohort studyInfected womenHIV infectionPhysical examinationMedical recordsHIV epidemicLongitudinal cohortVirus infectionCare settingsHigh riskDrug useRisk behaviors
1992
HIV-1 infection and intravenous drug use: longitudinal neuropsychological evaluation of asymptomatic subjects.
Selnes O, McArthur J, Royal W, Updike M, Nance-Sproson T, Concha M, Gordon B, Solomon L, Vlahov D. HIV-1 infection and intravenous drug use: longitudinal neuropsychological evaluation of asymptomatic subjects. Neurology 1992, 42: 1924-30. PMID: 1407574, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.42.10.1924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersIntravenous drug useDrug usersHIV infectionSerostatus groupsHIV-seropositive intravenous drug usersDrug useHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk groupRoute of acquisitionLongitudinal neuropsychological evaluationCross-sectional comparisonPreexisting deficitAsymptomatic subjectsLongitudinal followAdditional cognitive impairmentPresymptomatic stageNeurocognitive abnormalitiesCognitive impairmentNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological deficitsSame cohortBisexual menInfectionSignificant differences