2018
Outcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy
Ramos GP, Stroh G, Al-Bawardy B, Faubion WA, Papadakis KA, Escalante P. Outcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018, 24: 2272-2277. PMID: 29718223, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izy133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsBiological TherapyColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal AgentsHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisMaleMycobacterium tuberculosisPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTuberculin TestConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionInflammatory bowel diseaseTuberculin skin testBiologic therapyLTBI treatmentIBD patientsTuberculosis reactivationBowel diseaseTuberculosis infectionLTBI treatment regimenReactivation of TBRisk of reactivationInterferon-gamma releaseOutcome of treatmentStudy inclusion criteriaMedian annual riskAdalimumab monotherapyIsoniazid therapyTB reactivationCertolizumab pegolPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewTreatment regimenMedian timeGamma release
2015
Diarrhea and Weight Loss in a 67-Year-Old Man
Al-Bawardy B, Sweetser S. Diarrhea and Weight Loss in a 67-Year-Old Man. Gastroenterology 2015, 149: 1693-1694. PMID: 26480884, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.08.057.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAn Elderly Woman With an Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia
Al-Bawardy B, Said SM, Iyer P. An Elderly Woman With an Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia. Gastroenterology 2015, 149: e9-e10. PMID: 26226586, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2014
Comparative Effectiveness of Telaprevir-Based Triple Therapy in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
Al-Bawardy B, Kim WR, Poterucha JJ, Gross JB, Charlton MR, Larson JJ, Colby CL, Canterbury K, Warner J, Therneau TM. Comparative Effectiveness of Telaprevir-Based Triple Therapy in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2014, 89: 595-601. PMID: 24661475, PMCID: PMC4160303, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid virologic responseChronic hepatitis CVirologic responseEarly virologic responseTriple therapyDual therapyHepatitis CP-IFNSustained virologic responseTreatment response categoriesTreatment-naive patientsPhase 3 trialRBV dose reductionPrior nonresponsePrior relapseCirrhosis statusProspective databaseViral hepatitisHemoglobin levelsAntiviral therapyWeek 4Dose reductionMean decreaseEligibility criteriaPatients