Prognostic indicators for development of AIDS among intravenous drug users.
Muñoz A, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Margolick J, Bareta J, Cohn S, Astemborski J, Nelson K. Prognostic indicators for development of AIDS among intravenous drug users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1992, 5: 694-700. PMID: 1613668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countIntravenous drug usersClinical symptomsDrug usersCell countHigher CD4 cell countsHIV-1-related symptomsSeropositive intravenous drug usersPneumocystis carinii prophylaxisIntravenous drug useDevelopment of AIDSDose-response relationshipYear of enrollmentSerum neopterinLaboratory markersSerum betaPrognostic indicatorClinical evaluationAntiviral agentsRelative hazardDrug useSurvival analysisMultivariate analysisSignificant associationAIDS