2008
Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival
Walensky RP, Wood R, Weinstein MC, Martinson NA, Losina E, Fofana MO, Goldie SJ, Divi N, Yazdanpanah Y, Wang B, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 1324-1332. PMID: 18422445, PMCID: PMC2423492, DOI: 10.1086/587184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyEligible human immunodeficiency virusEffective antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusNeed of therapyHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusPatient outcomesAdult cohortDeath rateART scaleTherapyCumulative deathsTreatment slotsDeathRapid scaleHIVPatientsCohortInfectionMortality
2006
The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States
Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Mercincavage LM, Schackman BR, Sax PE, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 11-19. PMID: 16741877, DOI: 10.1086/505147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival benefitAntiretroviral therapyPotent combination antiretroviral therapyPneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxisHIV disease treatmentImmunodeficiency syndrome careOpportunistic infection prophylaxisTotal survival benefitUntreated HIV diseaseCombination antiretroviral therapyEffective antiretroviral therapyPrevention of motherAbsence of treatmentYears of lifePneumonia prophylaxisChild transmissionInfant infectionAdult patientsHIV diseaseInfection prophylaxisDisease careNew diagnosisAIDS treatmentProphylaxisSurvival increase
2005
Expanded Screening for HIV in the United States — An Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness
Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Kimmel AD, Seage GR, Losina E, Zhang H, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. Expanded Screening for HIV in the United States — An Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness. New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 352: 586-595. PMID: 15703423, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa042088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-time screeningEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayGeneral populationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRoutine HIV counselingEffective antiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virus infectionLow-risk populationHigh-risk populationQuality-adjusted survivalCost-effectiveness ratioU.S. general populationAverage survival timeCDC thresholdAntiretroviral therapyHIV screeningHIV antibodiesObservational cohortHIV counselingClinical trialsCost-effectiveness groundsVirus infectionEarly diagnosisVoluntary screeningSurvival time
2002
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: Highlighting Inequities in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infection Health Care in the United States
Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: Highlighting Inequities in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infection Health Care in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 35: 606-610. PMID: 12173137, DOI: 10.1086/341903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusDrug Assistance ProgramsCost-effectiveness analysisAntiretroviral therapyHIV careMedication costsImmunodeficiency virusOutpatient arenaDisease outcomePatient's placePrivate health insuranceHealth careHealth insurancePatientsAIDSCareUnited StatesMedicationsHIVInpatientsTherapyMedicaid