2022
Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Receipt of Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Treatment
Haque L, Fiellin D, Tate J, Esserman D, Bhattacharya D, Butt A, Crystal S, Edelman E, Gordon A, Lim J, Tetrault J, Williams E, Bryant K, Cartwright E, Rentsch C, Justice A, Re V, McGinnis K. Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Receipt of Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Treatment. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2246604. PMID: 36515952, PMCID: PMC9856353, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAntiviral AgentsCohort StudiesHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMaleMiddle AgedConceptsCurrent alcohol use disorderLow-risk drinkingAlcohol use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationHistory of AUDDAA treatmentAlcohol use categoriesAUD historyCohort studyRisk drinkingUse disordersDirect acting antiviral (DAA) treatmentAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) questionnaireHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentCox proportional hazards regressionC virus infectionC virus treatmentProportional hazards regressionTenth Revision diagnosisAUDIT-C questionnaireInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsAntiviral treatmentRevision diagnosis
2016
Hepatic Safety of Buprenorphine in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: The Role of HCV-Infection
Tetrault JM, Tate JP, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Re V, Lim JK, Rimland D, Goulet J, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Fiellin LE, Bryant K, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Hepatic Safety of Buprenorphine in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: The Role of HCV-Infection. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2016, 68: 62-67. PMID: 27431048, PMCID: PMC4976086, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver enzyme elevationAlcohol use disorderUninfected patientsHepatotoxic medicationsHCV infectionUse disordersComposite endpointLiver injuryHIV/HCV co-infected patientsHCV co-infected patientsHIV/HCV statusPre-existing liver injuryCo-infected patientsCohort of HIVHepatitis C infectionHIV/HCVOpioid use disorderRisk of hepatotoxicityHCV statusHepatic safetyMedian ALTC infectionChart reviewEnzyme elevationHIV infection