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A simple self‐reported adherence tool as a predictor of viral rebound in people with viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy by O'Connor, JL, Gardner, EM, Esser, S, Mannheimer, SB, Lifson, AR, Telzak, EE, Phillips, AN

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between self‐reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and virological outcomes in…”
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Quality of life assessment among HIV‐positive persons entering the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial by Lifson, AR, Grandits, GA, Gardner, EM, Wolff, MJ, Pulik, P, Williams, I, Burman, WJ

“…Objectives With HIV treatment prolonging survival and HIV infection now managed as a chronic illness, quality of life (QOL) is important to evaluate in persons…”
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The Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pneumococcal Bacteremia in San Francisco Residents by Redd, Stephen C., Rutherford, George W., Sande, Merle A., Lifson, Alan R., Hadley, W. Keith, Facklam, Richard R., Spika, John S.

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an important risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease, but information on clinical course and infecting serotypes is…”
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Mosquitoes, models, and dengue by Lifson, A R

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in travellers: tuberculosis comes home by Lifson, Alan R

“…[Frank Cobelens] and colleagues discuss two possible prevention strategies for long-term visitors to endemic areas: Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination,…”
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Substance abuse and high-risk needle-related behaviors among homeless youth in Minneapolis: implications for prevention by Lifson, A R, Halcón, L L

“…Homeless and runaway youth face a variety of health risks, including those related to substance abuse and use of unsterile needles. During 1998-1999, we…”
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The Natural History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Lifson, Alan R., Rutherford, George W., Jaffe, Harold W.

“…What happens after an individual is infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? In how many infected individuals will infection actually progress to…”
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Predictors of mortality among HIV-infected women in Kigali, Rwanda by Lindan, C P, Allen, S, Serufilira, A, Lifson, A R, Van de Perre, P, Chen-Rundle, A, Batungwanayo, J, Nsengumuremyi, F, Bogaerts, J, Hulley, S

“…To better characterize the natural history of disease due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in African women. Prospective cohort study over a…”
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Neurological and neuropsychological manifestations of HIV-1 infection: association with AIDS-related complex but not asymptomatic HIV-1 infection by Janssen, R S, Saykin, A J, Cannon, L, Campbell, J, Pinsky, P F, Hessol, N A, O'Malley, P M, Lifson, A R, Doll, L S, Rutherford, G W

“…To determine whether neurological and neuropsychological abnormalities are associated with clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus type 1…”
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Tuberculin Skin Testing among Economically Disadvantaged Youth in a Federally Funded Job Training Program by Lifson, Alan R., Halcón, Linda L., Johnston, Ann M., Hayman, Charles R., Hannan, Peter, Miller, Carol A., Valway, Sarah E.

“…Low income, medically underserved communities are at increased risk for tuberculosis. Limited population-based national data are available about tuberculous…”
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Progression to AIDS in HIV-infected homosexual and bisexual men with hairy leukoplakia and oral candidiasis by Katz, M H, Greenspan, D, Westenhouse, J, Hessol, N A, Buchbinder, S P, Lifson, A R, Shiboski, S, Osmond, D, Moss, A, Samuel, M

“…This study was designed to assess the significance of HIV-related oral lesions in predicting the rate of progression to AIDS. Cohorts were investigated…”
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Prevalence, incidence, and progression of human immunodeficiency virus infection in homosexual and bisexual men in hepatitis B vaccine trials, 1978-1988 by Hessol, N A, Lifson, A R, O'Malley, P M, Doll, L S, Jaffe, H W, Rutherford, G W

“…Between 1978 and 1980, 359 hepatitis B seronegative homosexual and bisexual men were recruited from the San Francisco municipal sexually transmitted disease…”
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Impact of HIV infection on mortality and accuracy of AIDS reporting on death certificates by Hessol, N A, Buchbinder, S P, Colbert, D, Scheer, S, Underwood, R, Barnhart, J L, O'Malley, P M, Doll, L S, Lifson, A R

“…To assess the impact of HIV infection on mortality and the accuracy of AIDS reporting on death certificates, we analyzed data from 6704 homosexual and bisexual…”
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Discrepancies in Tuberculin Skin Test Results with Two Commercial Products in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users by Lifson, Alan R., Watters, John K., Thompson, Suzanne, Crane, Charles M., Wise, Francie

“…Screening for tuberculosis (using the Mantoux test) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was conducted among intravenous drug users (IVDUs) recruited from a…”
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a cohort of homosexual and bisexual men. Epidemiology and analysis for cofactors by Lifson, A R, Darrow, W W, Hessol, N A, O'Malley, P M, Barnhart, J L, Jaffe, H W, Rutherford, G W

“…Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) surveillance data for both the United States and San Francisco indicate that Kaposi's sarcoma is more common in…”
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Prevalence of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B Virus, and Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Refugees to Minnesota by Lifson, Alan R, Thai, Dzung, O'Fallon, Ann, Mills, Wendy A, Hang, Kaying

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to define the prevalence of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, hepatitis B virus, and various intestinal…”
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Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Well-Characterized Group of Homosexual and Bisexual Men by Lifson, Alan R., Stanley, Mark, Pane, Jim, O'Malley, Paul M., Wilber, Judith C., Stanley, Allyson, Jeffery, Beverly, Rutherford, George W., Sohmer, Paul R.

“…The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA was performed on specimens from 197 homosexual and bisexual men…”
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Progression and Clinical Outcome of Infection Due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Lifson, Alan R., Hessol, Nancy A., Rutherford, George W.

“…Ten years into the AIDS epidemic, how are we doing? Have we managed to significantly alter the course of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?…”
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Men who have sex with men: continued challenges for preventing HIV infection and AIDS by Lifson, A R

“…An editorial discusses the roles of bisexual and homosexual men in the AIDS epidemic. Programs to prevent HIV infection need to be appropriate for the diverse…”
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Concordance of Polymerase Chain Reaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Detection by Horsburgh, C. Robert, Ou, Chin-Yih, Jason, Janine, Holmberg, Scott D., Lifson, Alan R., Moore, Jennifer L., Ward, John W., Seage, George R., Mayer, Kenneth H., Evatt, Bruce L., Schochetman, Gerald, Jaffe, Harold W.

“…To evaluate the correlation of detection ofhuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with detection of HIV antibody, 271…”
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