2006
Co-infection with HIV and hepatitis C virus in former plasma/blood donors: challenge for patient care in rural China
Qian HZ, Vermund SH, Kaslow RA, Coffey CS, Chamot E, Yang Z, Qiao X, Zhang Y, Shi X, Jiang Y, Shao Y, Wang N. Co-infection with HIV and hepatitis C virus in former plasma/blood donors: challenge for patient care in rural China. AIDS 2006, 20: 1429-1435. PMID: 16791018, PMCID: PMC2749723, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000233577.33973.fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV infectionHepatitis C virus infectionHCV-positive subjectsTesting of HIVC virus infectionHIV-positive subjectsAssociated risk factorsBlood-borne infectionsPrevalence of HIVHepatitis C virusCo-infection rateCross-sectional studyCommercial plasma donationRural Shanxi ProvinceHCV seropositivitySpouse's historyHCV antibodiesHIV seropositivityHIV projectC virusRisk factorsBlood donorsPlasma/bloodVirus infectionHIV
2000
T-Lymphocyte Subsets in HIV-Infected and High-Risk HIV-Uninfected Adolescents: Retention of Naive T Lymphocytes in HIV-Infected Adolescents
Douglas SD, Rudy B, Muenz L, Starr SE, Campbell DE, Wilson C, Holland C, Crowley-Nowick P, Vermund SH. T-Lymphocyte Subsets in HIV-Infected and High-Risk HIV-Uninfected Adolescents: Retention of Naive T Lymphocytes in HIV-Infected Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics 2000, 154: 375-380. PMID: 10768676, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.4.375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative youthHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescentsT lymphocyte subsetsNaive CD8Total CD4Immune systemCell countHIV infectionAdolescent careAdolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research NetworkHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHealth ProjectActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of HIVPercentage of CD4HIV-negative controlsHIV-positive subjectsImmunodeficiency virus infectionAIDS Research NetworkHigh-risk HIVT lymphocyte responsesHIV-negative adolescentsNaive T lymphocytesMemory cell populationsSignificant increase