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
1996
Temporal Trends of Initial CD4 Cell Counts Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion in Italy, 1985–1992
Galai N, Lepri A, Vlahov D, Pezzotti P, Sinicco A, Rezza G, Study H. Temporal Trends of Initial CD4 Cell Counts Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion in Italy, 1985–1992. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 143: 278-282. PMID: 8561162, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell measurementsInitial CD4 cell countHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversionCD4 cell countCell countCD4 cell count increaseItalian Seroconversion StudyLow CD4 countMonths of seroconversionYear of seroconversionCD4 cell levelsCell count increaseMedian lag timeCD4 countCD4 levelsHIV seroconversionPositive serologyNegative serologyHIV seroconvertersClinical centersRisk groupsSeroconversion StudySeroconversionMultivariate modelLag time
1995
Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of acute retroviral syndrome among injecting drug users
Dorrucci M, Rezza G, Vlahov D, Pezzotti P, Sinicco A, Nicolosi A, Lazzarin A, Galai N, Gafà S, Pristerà R. Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of acute retroviral syndrome among injecting drug users. AIDS 1995, 9: 597-604. PMID: 7662199, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199506000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute retroviral syndromeHIV infectionHIV seroconvertersRelative hazardDrug usersFirst positive HIV testYear of seroconversionPositive HIV testRate of CD4Kaplan-Meier estimatesCumulative AIDS incidenceAsymptomatic seroconvertersHIV seroconversionClinical characteristicsHIV testClinical progressionPrognostic valueProspective studyClinical centersSeroconvertersCell declineSeroconversionCell countSyndromeNatural history