Jay F. Dobkin
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View article: Characterizing Medical Providers for Jail Inmates in New York State
Characterizing Medical Providers for Jail Inmates in New York State Open
Objectives. People who are incarcerated exhibit high rates of disease, but data evaluating the delivery of medical services to inmates are sparse, particularly for jail settings. We sought to characterize the primary medical care providers…
View article: Vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected postmenopausal Hispanic and African-American women
Vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected postmenopausal Hispanic and African-American women Open
View article: Low Bone Mass and High Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women
Low Bone Mass and High Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women Open
The lower BMD, higher prevalence of low BMD, and higher levels of bone turnover markers detected in HIV+ postmenopausal minority women could place them at high risk for future fractures.
View article: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of repeated IV antibiotic therapy for Lyme encephalopathy
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of repeated IV antibiotic therapy for Lyme encephalopathy Open
Background: Optimal treatment remains uncertain for patients with cognitive impairment that persists or returns after standard IV antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. Methods: Patients had well-documented Lyme disease, with at least 3 week…
View article: Efficacy and Safety of Twice-Daily versus Three-Times Daily Saquinavir Soft Gelatin Capsules as Part of Triple Combination Therapy for HIV-1 Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Twice-Daily versus Three-Times Daily Saquinavir Soft Gelatin Capsules as Part of Triple Combination Therapy for HIV-1 Infection Open
Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether a triple therapy regimen incorporating twice-daily saquinavir is as effective as a three-times daily regimen. Methods This was an open-label, Phase III, multicentre, 48-week st…
View article: Faculty Roundtable Discussion
Faculty Roundtable Discussion Open
SELECTING INITIAL REGIMENS MR. FROST (MODERATOR): I want to ask Dr. Saag, the question that I think is probably one of the most frequently asked. What do you start treatment with? Suppose a new patient, with no retroviral history, comes to…
View article: HIV-1 seroprevalence and risk behaviors in an urban African-American community cohort.
HIV-1 seroprevalence and risk behaviors in an urban African-American community cohort. Open
OBJECTIVES. Previous attempts at obtaining population estimates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroprevalence have been beset by problems of cooperation bias. As part of the fourth round of study with an urban African-Ameri…
View article: Miliary tuberculosis in pregnancy.
Miliary tuberculosis in pregnancy. Open
Although miliary tuberculosis is uncommon in pregnancy, it is difficult to diagnose when present and is often associated with a maternal history of intravenous drug abuse, malignancy, alcoholism, or human immunodeficiency virus infection. …
View article: Geographic differences in digoxin inactivation, a metabolic activity of the human anaerobic gut flora.
Geographic differences in digoxin inactivation, a metabolic activity of the human anaerobic gut flora. Open
The inactivation of digoxin by conversion to reduced metabolites (digoxin reduction products, or DRP), a function of the anaerobic gut flora, was studied in normal volunteers from southern India and the United States. Digoxin was metabolis…