2000
HTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users
Safaeian M, Wilson L, Taylor E, Thomas D, Vlahov D. HTLV-II and Bacterial Infections Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 483-487. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200008150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV-II infectionInjection drug usersHTLV-IIBacterial pneumoniaInfective endocarditisOdds ratioBacterial infectionsDrug usersChart reviewConditional logistic regression methodsSelf-reported skinStandardized chart reviewOngoing cohort studyCase-control studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCohort studyHIV statusResults PrevalenceSkin abscessesRisk factorsControl studyEndocarditisInfectionImmunofluorescent assayPneumonia
1992
Bacterial infections and skin cleaning prior to injection among intravenous drug users.
Vlahov D, Sullivan M, Astemborski J, Nelson K. Bacterial infections and skin cleaning prior to injection among intravenous drug users. Public Health Reports 1992, 107: 595-8. PMID: 1410243, PMCID: PMC1403704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbscessAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesDisinfectionEndocarditis, BacterialFemaleHumansHygieneMaleSkin Diseases, BacterialSubstance Abuse, Intravenous
1988
Obesity and diabetes as risk factors for postoperative wound infections after cardiac surgery
Lillenfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. Obesity and diabetes as risk factors for postoperative wound infections after cardiac surgery. American Journal Of Infection Control 1988, 16: 3-6. PMID: 3369746, DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(88)90003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedDiabetes ComplicationsEndocarditis, BacterialFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsRelative riskWound infectionRisk factorsControl groupMedian sternotomy wound infectionPostoperative wound infectionIndices of obesityCardiac surgery proceduresSternotomy wound infectionDate of operationPopulation control groupOdds ratio estimatesSecond control groupUndergoing surgeryCardiac surgeryDiabetes mellitusSternotomy infectionsOperative procedureMaryland hospitalsHigh riskSurgery proceduresNursing personnelInfectionEarly signsObesity