1999
Direct Comparison of Time to AIDS and Infectious Disease Death Between HIV Seroconverter Injection Drug Users in Italy and the United States: Results From the ALIVE and ISS Studies
Pezzotti P, Galai N, Vlahov D, Rezza G, Lyles C, Astemborski J. Direct Comparison of Time to AIDS and Infectious Disease Death Between HIV Seroconverter Injection Drug Users in Italy and the United States: Results From the ALIVE and ISS Studies. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 20: 275-282. PMID: 10077177, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199903010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDate of seroconversionYear of seroconversionMedian timeRelative hazardGroups of IDUsDrug usersInfectious diseasesCohort of IDUsFirst positive HIV testClinic-based cohortSimilar median timeHIV disease progressionProspective cohort studyPositive HIV testInjection drug useCommunity-based cohortHIV-positive individualsInfectious disease deathsTime of seroconversionDrug use characteristicsTerms of ageProportion of womenALIVE studyCohort study
1994
Maturity of human immunodeficiency virus infection and incubation period of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in injecting drug users
Alcabes P, Muñoz A, Vlahov D, Friedland G. Maturity of human immunodeficiency virus infection and incubation period of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in injecting drug users. Annals Of Epidemiology 1994, 4: 17-26. PMID: 7911376, DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(94)90038-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeBaltimoreCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsHIV InfectionsHIV SeroprevalenceHomosexualityHumansIncidenceLeukocyte CountLife TablesMaleModels, StatisticalNew York CityPlatelet CountRegression AnalysisSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurvival RateTime FactorsConceptsHIV infectionDrug usersImmunodeficiency syndromeMedian timeCombined cohortHomosexual menHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicPercent of CD4Immunodeficiency virus infectionIncident HIV infectionProduct-limit methodMarkers of maturityHIV incubation distributionsPlatelet countVirus infectionLarge cohortSeroconversionCohortInfectionConfidence intervalsIncubation distributionAIDSVirus epidemicPopulation groups