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 linkage to HIV care and viral suppression after release from jails and prisons: a retrospective cohort study
Loeliger KB, Altice FL, Desai MM, Ciarleglio MM, Gallagher C, Meyer JP. Predictors of linkage to HIV care and viral suppression after release from jails and prisons: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2017, 5: e96-e106. PMID: 29191440, PMCID: PMC5807129, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(17)30209-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment outcomesHIV careViral suppressionTreatment outcomesPoor HIV treatment outcomesMore medical comorbiditiesPost-release linkagePredictors of linkageRetrospective cohort studyDetectable viral loadCase management servicesCase management dataTransitional case managementHealth care goalsAntiretroviral therapyMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyRetrospective cohortDays of releaseViral loadPharmacy databasePsychiatric comorbidityUS National InstitutesCase management needsHispanic ethnicity
2007
Association of Alcohol Abuse and Injection Drug Use with Immunologic and Virologic Responses to HAART in HIV-positive Patients from Urban Community Health Clinics
Henrich TJ, Lauder N, Desai MM, Sofair AN. Association of Alcohol Abuse and Injection Drug Use with Immunologic and Virologic Responses to HAART in HIV-positive Patients from Urban Community Health Clinics. Journal Of Community Health 2007, 33: 69-77. PMID: 18046634, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9069-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useUrban community health clinicsUrban health clinicsCommunity health clinicsCD4 countHealth clinicsAlcohol abuseDrug useVirologic responseViral loadHistory of IDUMean CD4 lymphocyte countInitiation of HAARTBaseline CD4 countCD4 lymphocyte countHIV-positive patientsUndetectable viral loadDetectable viral loadActive antiretroviral treatmentUrban health centersSubstance abuse historySubstance abuse groupAdult patientsLymphocyte countAntiretroviral treatment