Paul K Drain

Summary

Affiliation: University of Washington
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Low serum albumin and the acute phase response predict low serum selenium in HIV-1 infected women
    Paul K Drain
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific, A 300 Health Sciences, Box 356340, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:85. 2006
  2. ncbi Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: an ecologic analysis of 118 developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:172. 2006
  3. ncbi Micronutrients in HIV-positive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
    Paul K Drain
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:333-45. 2007
  4. ncbi Global health in medical education: a call for more training and opportunities
    Paul K Drain
    National Institutes of Health Fogarty Ellison Clinical Research Fellow, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Acad Med 82:226-30. 2007
  5. ncbi Correlates of national HIV seroprevalence: an ecologic analysis of 122 developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 35:407-20. 2004
  6. ncbi C-reactive protein independently predicts HIV-related outcomes among women and children in a resource-poor setting
    Paul K Drain
    School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    AIDS 21:2067-75. 2007
  7. ncbi Determinants of cervical cancer rates in developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    International Health Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Int J Cancer 100:199-205. 2002
  8. ncbi Single-dose versus multi-dose vaccine vials for immunization programmes in developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, 1455 NW Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
    Bull World Health Organ 81:726-31. 2003

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Low serum albumin and the acute phase response predict low serum selenium in HIV-1 infected women
    Paul K Drain
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific, A 300 Health Sciences, Box 356340, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:85. 2006
    ..Low serum selenium has been associated with lower CD4 counts and greater mortality among HIV-1-seropositive individuals, but most studies have not controlled for serum albumin and the presence of an acute phase response...
  2. ncbi Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: an ecologic analysis of 118 developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:172. 2006
    ..Most studies have been limited in size and have not adequately controlled for religion, so these relationships remain unclear...
  3. ncbi Micronutrients in HIV-positive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
    Paul K Drain
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:333-45. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Global health in medical education: a call for more training and opportunities
    Paul K Drain
    National Institutes of Health Fogarty Ellison Clinical Research Fellow, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Acad Med 82:226-30. 2007
    ..Finally, the authors suggest several steps that medical schools can take to meet the growing global health interest of medical students, which will make them better physicians and strengthen our medical system...
  5. ncbi Correlates of national HIV seroprevalence: an ecologic analysis of 122 developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 35:407-20. 2004
    ..Correlations with selected health indicators suggest additional obstacles for implementing HIV treatment programs...
  6. ncbi C-reactive protein independently predicts HIV-related outcomes among women and children in a resource-poor setting
    Paul K Drain
    School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    AIDS 21:2067-75. 2007
    ..To evaluate C-reactive protein (CRP) as a predictor of HIV-related outcomes among women and children in a resource-poor setting...
  7. ncbi Determinants of cervical cancer rates in developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    International Health Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Int J Cancer 100:199-205. 2002
    ..Finally, relatively low immunization rates and a shortage of health-care workers in countries with high CC rates suggest potential challenges for introducing prophylactic HPV vaccines...
  8. ncbi Single-dose versus multi-dose vaccine vials for immunization programmes in developing countries
    Paul K Drain
    Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, 1455 NW Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
    Bull World Health Organ 81:726-31. 2003
    ..Prefilled AD injection devices will be particularly useful in expanding outreach services while eliminating the possibility of needle reuse...