2022
Impact of prerelease methadone on mortality among people with HIV and opioid use disorder after prison release: results from a randomized and participant choice open-label trial in Malaysia
Bazazi A, Culbert G, Wegman M, Heimer R, Kamarulzaman A, Altice F. Impact of prerelease methadone on mortality among people with HIV and opioid use disorder after prison release: results from a randomized and participant choice open-label trial in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases 2022, 22: 837. PMID: 36368939, PMCID: PMC9652918, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07804-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid agonist therapyInfectious etiologyMost deathsUse disordersSample of menPrison releaseOpen-label trialT-lymphocyte countsPredictors of mortalityNational death recordsCrude mortality rateProportional hazards modelCovariate-adjusted modelsLow CD4Methadone initiationModified intentionAgonist therapySurvival benefitTreat analysisMethodsThis studyHIVHazards modelMortality rateMethadone
2021
An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care
Rozanova J, Zeziulin O, Rich KM, Altice FL, Kiriazova T, Zaviryukha I, Sosidko T, Gulati K, Carroll C, Shenoi SV. An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256627. PMID: 34591848, PMCID: PMC8483339, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioMortality rateCause standardized mortality ratioTime of diagnosisGeneral population ratesLate-stage HIVAge-matched groupHigh mortality ratePatient-centered careIncident HIVHIV diagnosisHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicMortality ratioTreatment strategiesGeneral populationHIVMortality trendsAge groupsEECA countriesTreatment programSame calendar yearOlder people
2018
All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study
Loeliger KB, Altice FL, Ciarleglio MM, Rich KM, Chandra DK, Gallagher C, Desai MM, Meyer JP. All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2018, 5: e617-e628. PMID: 30197101, PMCID: PMC6279524, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30175-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex releaseCause mortalityMortality rateRetrospective observational cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelLow CD4 countObservational cohort studyHIV surveillance dataCrude mortality rateGeneral US populationProportional hazards modelStandardised mortality ratiosSubstance use disordersSystems of careHIV/AIDSSurvival of peopleVirological failureAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyRetrospective cohortMedian ageLiver diseaseViral load
2017
Predictors of mortality within prison and after release among persons living with HIV in Indonesia
Culbert GJ, Crawford FW, Murni A, Waluyo A, Bazazi AR, Sahar J, Altice FL. Predictors of mortality within prison and after release among persons living with HIV in Indonesia. Research And Reports In Tropical Medicine 2017, Volume 8: 25-35. PMID: 29238241, PMCID: PMC5724785, DOI: 10.2147/rrtm.s126131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapyCrude mortality rateOpportunistic infectionsMortality rateCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsAdvanced HIV infectionPredictors of mortalityHazards regression modelsCommon probable causesIndonesian prisonersCause mortalityHIV infectionImmediate family membersOverall mortalityMortality predictorsHIV treatmentKaplan-MeierSurvival overallLonger survivalMedical recordsImmune functionHIVMortalityAddiction treatment
2002
Safer Injection Facilities in North America: Their Place in Public Policy and Health Initiatives
Broadhead R, Kerr T, Grund J, Altice F. Safer Injection Facilities in North America: Their Place in Public Policy and Health Initiatives. Journal Of Drug Issues 2002, 32: 329-355. DOI: 10.1177/002204260203200113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafer injection facilityHealth initiativesDrug treatmentInjection-related health problemsNeedle exchange programsDrug-using communityPublic health initiativesPublic health programsHealth care programsDrug injectionDrug overdoseDrug injectorsMortality rateCare programNeedle exchangeHealth problemsMedical careHealth programsInjection facilitiesInnovative interventionsTimely contactTreatmentHCVHIVOverdose