Tuberculosis and illicit drug use: review and update

RG Deiss, TC Rodwell… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Illicit drug users continue to be a group at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). Here, we present an
updated review of the relationship between TB and illicit drug use, and we summarize more …

Vaccine-associated reduction in symptom severity among patients with influenza A/H3N2 disease

RG Deiss, JC Arnold, WJ Chen, S Echols, MP Fairchok… - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The moderate level of protection conferred by influenza vaccines is well-known,
but the vaccine's ability to attenuate symptom severity among vaccinated individuals (ie …

A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective as multiple doses of benzathine penicillin G for the treatment of HIV-infected persons with early syphilis

A Ganesan, O Mesner, JF Okulicz… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We examined treatment responses in> 400 cases of early syphilis in human
immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals. Serologic outcomes did not vary as a function …

A comparison of compliance rates with anti-vectorial protective measures during travel to regions with dengue or chikungunya activity, and regions endemic for …

T Lalani, H Yun, D Tribble, A Ganesan… - Journal of Travel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. There is limited information on compliance rates with anti-vectorial protective
measures (AVPMs) during travel to countries with risk of dengue and chikungunya. We …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional study of low HIV testing frequency and high-risk behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru

SW Lee, RG Deiss, ER Segura, JL Clark, JE Lake… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Increased HIV testing frequency among high-risk populations such as men who
have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (TW) can lead to earlier …

Problem drinking is associated with increased prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, Peru

RG Deiss, JL Clark, KA Konda, SR Leon… - Drug and alcohol …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Alcohol use is an important but understudied HIV risk factor among men who
have sex with men (MSM), particularly in Latin America. We studied the relationship …

Epidemiology and self‐treatment of travelers' diarrhea in a large, prospective cohort of department of defense beneficiaries

T Lalani, JD Maguire, EM Grant, J Fraser… - Journal of travel …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Infectious diarrhea is a common problem among travelers. Expert guidelines
recommend the prompt use of antibiotics for self‐treatment of moderate or severe travelers' …

High-risk sexual and drug using behaviors among male injection drug users who have sex with men in 2 Mexico-US border cities

RG Deiss, KC Brouwer, O Loza… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The population of Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) and who are also
injection drug users (IDUs) is understudied. We explored risk behaviors of MSM/IDUs …

Characterizing the association between alcohol and HIV virologic failure in a military cohort on antiretroviral therapy

RG Deiss, O Mesner, BK Agan… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The effects of at‐risk drinking on HIV infection remain controversial. We
investigated the impact of self‐reported alcohol consumption on surrogate markers of HIV …

Hospitalizations among HIV controllers and persons with medically controlled HIV in the US Military HIV Natural History Study

TA Crowell, A Ganesan, SA Berry… - African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: HIV controllers (HICs) experience relatively low-level viraemia and CD4
preservation without antiretroviral therapy (ART), but also immune activation that may …