2024
Retinal integrity in human babesiosis: a pilot study
Dionne E, Adelman R, Cekic O, Golden M, Moffarah A, Krause P, Farhadian S. Retinal integrity in human babesiosis: a pilot study. BMC Ophthalmology 2024, 24: 310. PMID: 39048971, PMCID: PMC11267664, DOI: 10.1186/s12886-024-03568-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence of retinopathyNo study patientRetina of patientsCohort of patientsAbnormal vessel formationComplication of babesiosisRetinal tearsRetinal inflammationRetinal eye examResultsTen patientsRetinal integrityRetinal examinationRetinal bleedingIndirect ophthalmoscopeRetinal abnormalitiesStudy patientsChart reviewCase reportEye examPilot studyPatientsAnimal studiesSmall studyClinical informationHuman babesiosis
2023
1494. Impact of Polypharmacy on Gait Speed and Falls in Older People Living with HIV.
Kosana P, Wu K, Tassiopoulos K, Letendre S, Ma Q, Erlandson K, Farhadian S. 1494. Impact of Polypharmacy on Gait Speed and Falls in Older People Living with HIV. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1329. PMCID: PMC10677239, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSlow gait speedGait speedPrescription medicationsLogistic regression modelsStudy participantsMedical comorbiditiesRecurrent fallsOlder PWHIncreased oddsClinical informationOlder peopleAntiretroviral drug useImpact of polypharmacyManagement of polypharmacyHigher CD4 countsNumber of comorbiditiesPlasma viral loadPercent of participantsCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported raceGeriatric outcomesLow CD4Medication burdenCD4 countCD8 ratio