1995
Identification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Primary Isolates Resistant to Interferon-α and Correlation of Prevalence to Disease Progression
Kiinzi M, Farzadegan H, Margolick J, Vlahov D, Pitha P. Identification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Primary Isolates Resistant to Interferon-α and Correlation of Prevalence to Disease Progression. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 822-828. PMID: 7706808, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.4.822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell numbersHIV infectionIFN-alphaLow CD4 cell numbersSerum IFN-alpha levelsHuman immunodeficiency virusIFN-alpha levelsEndogenous IFN-alphaAbsence of AIDSCourse of infectionCell numberCorrelation of prevalenceIFN-alpha 2Immunodeficiency virusDisease progressionPrimary isolatesCell tropismResistant variantsAlpha 2InfectionAIDSPrevalenceFavor survivalSequential analysisIsolates
1992
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Galai N, Graham N, Chaisson R, Nelson K, Vlahov D, Lewis J. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 1172-3; author reply 1174. PMID: 1528219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection
Lilienfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 42: 670-674. PMID: 3789857, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64605-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryWound infectionClindamycin prophylaxisMedian sternotomy wound infectionEfficacy of prophylaxisPenicillin-allergic patientsSternotomy wound infectionAdult cardiac proceduresOdds ratio estimatesAntibiotic prophylaxisSternotomy infectionsRetrospective studyCardiac proceduresInfected patientsClindamycin administrationRisk factorsRelative riskMaryland hospitalsProphylaxisPatientsAlternative antibioticsInfectionSurgeryEndocarditisStaphylococcus epidermidis