2001
Assessment of Markers of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Japanese Adult Population
Arduino J, Stuver S, Spiegelman D, Okayama A, Tabor E, Yu M, Kohara M, Tsubouchi H, Mueller N. Assessment of Markers of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Japanese Adult Population. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 184: 1229-1235. PMID: 11679910, DOI: 10.1086/324006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHCV core proteinHCV infectionHCV RNAVirus infectionCommunity-based Japanese populationCurrent HCV infectionHCV infection statusLatent class analysisJapanese adult populationLogistic regression analysisAssessment of markersUsefulness of markersVirus markersCore proteinAdult populationInfectionInfection statusSerum samplesJapanese populationHCVRegression analysisDemographic factorsMarkers
2000
Predictors of Change in the Functional Status of Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Missmer S, Spiegelman D, Gorbach S, Miller T. Predictors of Change in the Functional Status of Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Pediatrics 2000, 106: e24-e24. PMID: 10920180, DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.2.e24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeight z-scoreHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTotal health scoreFunctional statusHealth scoresZ-scoreGeneral healthVirus infectionBaseline evaluationCD4 T-lymphocyte countFunctional status parametersFunctional status surveyHIV disease stageT-lymphocyte countsAbsolute CD4 countGeneral health scoresImportant clinical predictorsSignificant univariate predictorsFunctional status scoresMain outcome measuresNon-white raceResponsiveness scoresPredictors of changeCD4 countVitamin A supplementation and other predictors of anemia among children from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Villamor E, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, Ndossi G, Fawzi WW. Vitamin A supplementation and other predictors of anemia among children from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 62: 590-7. PMID: 11289670, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere anemiaHemoglobin levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPredictors of anemiaPlacebo-controlled trialImmunodeficiency virus infectionMean hemoglobin levelAssociation of hemoglobinMonths of breastfeedingDiagnosis of malariaYears of agePotential confounding variablesMonth old infantsLow socioeconomic statusHIV infectionIndependent determinantsMalaria infectionMaternal levelsAdditional dosesNonsignificant reductionHematologic profileVirus infectionSignificant fallHemoglobin concentrationVitamin A
1996
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Mexico City
Coplan P, Gortmaker S, Hemandez-Avila M, Spiegelman D, Uribe-Zuūiga P, Mueller N. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Mexico City. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 817-827. PMID: 8890660, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRectal bleedingImmunodeficiency virus infectionAnal wartsHIV infectionAnal intercourseRisk factorsVirus infectionIndependent risk factorReceptive anal intercourseLogistic regression modelingAnonymous HIVIntercourse episodesGenital ulcersHIV seroprevalenceHIV serostatusInsertive intercourseHIV transmissionOdds ratioBleedingEligible clientsPublic clinicsMultivariate analysisInfectionOlder age