2001
Predictors of intrauterine and intrapartum transmission of HIV-1 among Tanzanian women
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Renjifo B, Spiegelman D, Urassa E, Hashemi L, Antelman G, Essex M, Hunter D. Predictors of intrauterine and intrapartum transmission of HIV-1 among Tanzanian women. AIDS 2001, 15: 1157-1165. PMID: 11416718, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200106150-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral loadHIV-1HIV-1-infected pregnant womenLower genital tract infectionMaternal CD4 cell countVertical transmissionLower genital infectionsMaternal viral loadCD4 cell countGenital tract infectionHIV disease progressionHIV-1 infectionWeeks of gestationPrevention of transmissionIntrapartum transmissionIntrauterine transmissionGenital infectionTract infectionsSustained clearanceClinical stagePregnant womenPrenatal careDisease progressionCopies/Vitamin supplements
1999
Elevated resting energy expenditure among HIV-seropositive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Shevitz A, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Roubenoff R, Gorbach S, Skolnik P. Elevated resting energy expenditure among HIV-seropositive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 1999, 13: 1351-1357. PMID: 10449288, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199907300-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFat-free massActive antiretroviral therapyHAART useHIV RNAAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyViral burdenKJ/dayHIV-seropositive menCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive personsLog10 copies/Energy expenditureLarge cohort studyIndependent effectsCross-sectional analysisHIV diseaseMedication regimensViral loadCopies/Adjusted REECell countElevated REEViral replicationHAART