1999
Serologic evidence of rickettsialpox (Rickettsia akari) infection among intravenous drug users in inner-city Baltimore, Maryland.
Comer J, Tzianabos T, Flynn C, Vlahov D, Childs J. Serologic evidence of rickettsialpox (Rickettsia akari) infection among intravenous drug users in inner-city Baltimore, Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 894-8. PMID: 10403316, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, BacterialBaltimoreCohort StudiesCross ReactionsDrinkingFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHIV SeropositivityHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleRickettsiaRickettsia InfectionsRickettsia rickettsiiRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUrban PopulationConceptsIntravenous drug usersInner-city BaltimoreDrug usersSerologic evidenceSerum samplesAcute febrile illnessR. rickettsiiR. akariHuman immunodeficiency virusSignificant risk factorsSignificant inverse associationCross-adsorption studiesPresence of antibodiesSingle serum sampleR. akari infectionFrequency of injectionsFever group rickettsiaeFebrile illnessUndetermined etiologyImmunodeficiency virusInverse associationRisk factorsGroup-specific antibodiesDrug useHigh titers
1990
Association of chronic renal disease, hypertension, and infection with a rat-borne hantavirus
Glass G, Childs J, Watson A, LeDuc J. Association of chronic renal disease, hypertension, and infection with a rat-borne hantavirus. Archives Of Virology. Supplementa 1990, 69-80. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9091-3_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic renal diseaseRenal diseaseCerebrovascular accidentSeropositive individualsHypertensive renal diseaseUrine protein testInner-city BaltimoreInner-city populationJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsSeronegative personsSeropositive patientsAcute illnessSeronegative controlsSeropositive peopleClinical historyIgG antibodiesPast infectionHantaviral diseaseHypertensionDifferent hantavirusesDiseaseInfectionNorway ratsHantavirusesProtein test