2001
Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, Hepatitis C Virus Infection, and Hepatotoxicity among Injection Drug Users Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sadaphal P, Astemborski J, Graham N, Sheely L, Bonds M, Madison A, Vlahov D, Thomas D, Sterling T. Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, Hepatitis C Virus Infection, and Hepatotoxicity among Injection Drug Users Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 1687-1691. PMID: 11641824, PMCID: PMC2650436, DOI: 10.1086/323896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusInjection drug usersTuberculosis infectionValue elevationDrug usersCurrent injection drug useLatent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectionHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis B surface antigenLow HCV prevalenceC virus infectionIsoniazid preventive therapyInjection drug useM. tuberculosis infectionMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionHIV-1 infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusB surface antigenConcurrent alcohol useDrug discontinuationHCV prevalencePreventive therapyImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyTransaminase values
1996
Effect of Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis on HIV-Related Mycobacterial Disease
Graham N, Galai N, Nelson K, Astemborski J, Bonds M, Rizzo R, Sheeley L, Vlahov D. Effect of Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis on HIV-Related Mycobacterial Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 1996, 156: 889-894. PMID: 8774208, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1996.00440080089010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM avium complexMycobacterial diseaseTuberculosis incidenceAvium complexCutaneous anergyIsoniazid chemoprophylaxisIsoniazid prophylaxisPreventive therapyRisk factorsIncidence rateCD4 lymphocyte cell countProspective observational cohort studyPPD-positive patientsTwice-weekly isoniazidWeeks of therapyObservational cohort studyLymphocyte cell countsMonths of diagnosisOverall incidence rateAnnual incidence ratePopulation-based dataStrong risk factorTuberculin-positive subjectsMycobacterium avium complexTuberculin-positive individuals
1990
Coinfection with tuberculosis and HIV-1 in male prison inmates.
Salive M, Vlahov D, Brewer T. Coinfection with tuberculosis and HIV-1 in male prison inmates. Public Health Reports 1990, 105: 307-10. PMID: 2113691, PMCID: PMC1580008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1HIV-1 antibody testingHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Latent HIV-1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1HIV-1 infectionVirus type 1Case-control designAnergy testingTB infectionAntibody testingMantoux testingElevated riskSignificant associationPast exposureTuberculosisType 1InfectionState prison systemMale prison inmatesAssociationPrison inmatesMale inmatesIntake samplesAdmission