2020
Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
Ganmaa D, Uyanga B, Zhou X, Gantsetseg G, Delgerekh B, Enkhmaa D, Khulan D, Ariunzaya S, Sumiya E, Bolortuya B, Yanjmaa J, Enkhtsetseg T, Munkhzaya A, Tunsag M, Khudyakov P, Seddon JA, Marais BJ, Batbayar O, Erdenetuya G, Amarsaikhan B, Spiegelman D, Tsolmon J, Martineau AR. Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 359-368. PMID: 32706534, PMCID: PMC7476371, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1915176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D groupAcute respiratory infectionsVitamin D supplementationPlacebo groupRespiratory infectionsTuberculosis infectionD groupVitamin DTuberculosis diseaseD supplementationAdverse eventsQFT resultsPositive QFT resultWeekly oral doseVitamin D supplementsQuantiFERON-TB GoldProportion of childrenD supplementsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeOral doseD levelsImmune responseLower riskInfection
2006
HIV-1 infection and fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sedgh G, Larsen U, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. HIV-1 infection and fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African Journal Of Reproductive Health 2006, 10: 41-52. PMID: 17518130, DOI: 10.2307/30032470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionUninfected womenHIV infectionPregnancy lossMultivariate analysisHIV-1 infected womenPregnancy rate ratioRetrospective cohort studyPredictors of pregnancyHIV-positive womenNumber of pregnanciesRate of pregnancyDar es SalaamHigher pregnancy rateAdvanced diseaseCohort studyHIV seropositivityInfected womenBorderline significancePregnancy rateAdvanced stageInfectionPregnancyWomenRate ratio
2004
Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV
Bang H, Spiegelman D. Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV. Biostatistics 2004, 5: 31-43. PMID: 14744826, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/5.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3
Forrester JE, Spiegelman D, Tchetgen E, Knox TA, Gorbach SL. Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 1428-1434. PMID: 12450913, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in lean body mass and total body weight are weakly associated with physical functioning in patients with HIV infection
Wilson I, Jacobson D, Roubenoff R, Spiegelman D, Knox T, Gorbach S. Changes in lean body mass and total body weight are weakly associated with physical functioning in patients with HIV infection. HIV Medicine 2002, 3: 263-270. PMID: 12444944, DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2002.00122.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal body weightSelf-reported physical functioningPhysical functioningHIV infectionBody weightRelationship of changesCells/ micro l.Mean CD4 countHIV-positive personsMain outcome measuresLean body massLongitudinal analysisCD4 countCohort studyPositive personsOutcome measuresHealthy personsBody compositionPatientsStudy designWeight lossMicro l.InfectionWomenHealthy living
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 factorsMarkersWeight and body composition in a cohort of HIV-positive men and women
Forrester J, Spiegelman D, Woods M, Knox T, Fauntleroy J, Gorbach S. Weight and body composition in a cohort of HIV-positive men and women. Public Health Nutrition 2001, 4: 743-747. PMID: 11415480, DOI: 10.1079/phn200099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex‐specific mortality from adult T‐cell leukemia among carriers of human T‐lymphotropic virus type I
Hisada M, Okayama A, Spiegelman D, Mueller N, Stuver S. Sex‐specific mortality from adult T‐cell leukemia among carriers of human T‐lymphotropic virus type I. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 91: 497-499. PMID: 11251972, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010215)91:4<497::aid-ijc1044>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult T-cell leukemiaHTLV-I carriersHuman T-lymphotropic virus type IRelative riskVirus type IT-cell leukemiaIncidence of ATLMiyazaki Cohort StudyUnadjusted relative riskAdjusted relative riskType IPerinatal infectionEarlier average ageCohort studyMale predominanceRisk factorsAverage ageInfectionMortalityNumber of personsLeukemiaEarly ageMalesFemalesSex-specific mortality
2000
Vitamin A supplements and diarrheal and respiratory tract infections among children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fawzi W, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, Fataki M, Hertzmark E, Ndossi G. Vitamin A supplements and diarrheal and respiratory tract infections among children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2000, 137: 660-667. PMID: 11060532, DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.110136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusTract infectionsVitamin APlacebo-controlled trialAcute respiratory infectionsSevere watery diarrheaRisk of diarrheaEffect of vitaminDuration of episodesRapid respiratory rateLow-cost interventionAcute diarrheaRespiratory infectionsImmunodeficiency virusWatery diarrheaAdverse outcomesUndernourished childrenHigh riskDiarrheaRespiratory rateInfectionSmall riskPlaceboDar es Salaam
1998
Determinants of HIV Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Northeastern Thailand: Results From a Longitudinal Study
Spiegelman D. Determinants of HIV Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Northeastern Thailand: Results From a Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 192. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199806010-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
A prospective study of malnutrition in relation to child mortality in the Sudan
Fawzi W, Herrera, Spiegelman D, Amin A, Nestel P, Mohamed K. A prospective study of malnutrition in relation to child mortality in the Sudan. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1997, 65: 1062-1069. PMID: 9094894, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.4.1062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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