| success in implementing public health service guidelines to reduce perinatal transmission of hiv--louisiana, michigan, new jersey, and south carolina, 1993, 1995, and 1996. | in 1994, the public health service (phs) published guidelines for zidovudine (zdv) use to reduce perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) (1), and in 1995 published guidelines for hiv counseling and voluntary testing of pregnant women (2). to directly assess the implementation of these guidelines and to identify barriers to the continued reduction of perinatal transmission, four states that conduct surveillance for hiv/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) (louisiana, mic ... | 1998 | 9733415 |
| characteristics of hiv infection in patients fifty years or older in michigan. | this study analyzed factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection among persons ages 50 years or older at hiv diagnosis and examined differences in morbidity and survival between them and those ages 13 to 49 years. hiv-infected persons reported to the michigan hiv/aids registry between january 1990 and october 2000 were analyzed. of 12,614 hiv-infected persons selected, 938 (7.4%) were ages 50 years or older at hiv diagnosis. persons ages 50 years or older at hiv diagnosis ... | 2001 | 11788066 |
| sentinel surveillance of hiv infection among new inmates and implications for policies of corrections facilities. | seroprevalence surveys of incoming inmates provide useful sentinel information on human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection rates among groups that practice hiv-associated high-risk behaviors. in addition, such data are beneficial to corrections officials in the formulation of institutional policies to prevent hiv infection. inmates entering the michigan corrections system from december 1987 to march 1988 participated in blind, anonymous serosurveys for hiv infection. eight of 802 entering in ... | 1990 | 2120729 |
| avascular necrosis of bone in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: report of 6 cases and review of the literature. | in 1998 and 1999, we diagnosed avascular necrosis of bone in 6 patients in our human immunodeficiency virus clinic practice, an incidence of 0.45%, which is 45 times greater than would be expected in the general population. antiphospholipid antibodies and hyperlipidemia secondary to protease inhibitor therapy have been implicated as possible etiologies; however, these abnormalities cannot explain all cases of avascular necrosis of bone reported in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infec ... | 2001 | 11283813 |
| squamous cell cancer of the anal canal in hiv-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a single institution experience. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected patients are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (scca) and the incidence of scca has increased in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. the outcome of scca in hiv-positive patients has not been evaluated in prospective trials and the published literature is limited to retrospective case series. the aim of this study is to describe the treatment, toxicity, and overall survival (os) in patients with and without hiv ... | 2011 | 20523206 |
| prevalence of hepatitis c, hepatitis b, and human immunodeficiency virus in a grand rapids, michigan emergency department. | the objective of this study is to provide updated prevalence information on hepatitis c, hepatitis b, and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) among patients in a high-volume emergency department (ed) located in a medium-sized, midwestern city. | 2010 | 18996668 |