2024
Five-year evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Program in Men Who Have Sex With Men with HIV at Two Academic Center Clinics
Achhra A, Chan E, Applebaum S, Guerrero M, Hao R, Pantel H, Virata M, Fikrig M, Barakat L. Five-year evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Program in Men Who Have Sex With Men with HIV at Two Academic Center Clinics. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, ciae541. PMID: 39492696, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-resolution anoscopyAnal cytologyAnal cancer screening programAbnormal anal cytologyAcademic HIV clinicSquamous cell carcinomaRetrospective chart reviewHistory of smokingEligible populationCancer screening programDetecting HSILAbnormal cytologyTriage testCell carcinomaHIV clinicChart reviewOlder age groupsHSILFollow-upCytologyScreening programScreening testCenter clinicIncreasing ageEligible individualsIs yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings?
Palacios C, Chowdhary V, Hao R, Danve A, Malinis M. Is yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings? PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306337. PMID: 38959249, PMCID: PMC11221665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-gamma release assayDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsInterferon-gamma release assay testLatent tuberculosis infectionNon-endemic settingsRheumatologic diseasesRisk factorsPositive interferon-gamma release assayLatent tuberculosis infection screeningLatent tuberculosis infection diagnosisPositive IGRA testMonths of rifampinLow-risk patientsRetrospective chart reviewTNF-alpha inhibitorsTB risk factorsTargeted LTBI screeningOutpatient rheumatology clinicDisease-modifying drugsIGRA testPatient demographicsAdult patientsChart reviewAntirheumatic drugsNon-endemic areas
2023
1478. Evaluation Of Anal Cancer Screening Program in men who have sex with men (MSM) persons with HIV (PWH) At Two academic center HIV Clinics 2018-2022
Achhra A, Chan E, Applebaum S, Guerrero M, Hao R, Pantel H, Virata M, Barakat L. 1478. Evaluation Of Anal Cancer Screening Program in men who have sex with men (MSM) persons with HIV (PWH) At Two academic center HIV Clinics 2018-2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1314. PMCID: PMC10677807, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnal dysplasiaAbnormal PapHIV clinicAnal cancer screening programsAmbulatory HIV clinicRetrospective chart reviewHistory of smokingCancer screening programsSquamous cell carcinomaAnal cytologyAntiretroviral therapyHIV careChart reviewClinic visitsMedian ageMultivariable analysisCell carcinomaScreening programPrior historyAge 35High riskType of insuranceBackground treatmentCharacteristics of peoplePWH