2009
Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in HIV-Infected Versus Noninfected Patients in the HAART Era: Impact of Immunosuppression
Bedimo RJ, McGinnis KA, Dunlap M, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in HIV-Infected Versus Noninfected Patients in the HAART Era: Impact of Immunosuppression. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 203-208. PMID: 19617846, PMCID: PMC2814969, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b033ab.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraIncidence rate ratiosCD4 countTherapy eraAnal cancerLow CD4 countHigher CD4 countsMedian CD4 countImpact of immunosuppressionRate ratioCohort of veteransNon-AIDSNoninfected patientsHAART eraUninfected patientsHodgkin's lymphomaIncidence rateProstate cancerHIVPatientsCancerIndividual cancersMalignancyIncidence
2006
Development and Verification of a “Virtual” Cohort Using the National VA Health Information System
Fultz SL, Skanderson M, Mole LA, Gandhi N, Bryant K, Crystal S, Justice AC. Development and Verification of a “Virtual” Cohort Using the National VA Health Information System. Medical Care 2006, 44: s25-s30. PMID: 16849965, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223670.00890.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueIntegrated electronic medical recordsOutpatient codesPredictive valueCohort of veteransVA administrative dataElectronic medical recordsAdministrative dataMajority of subjectsInpatient codesSimilar HIVHAART eraHIV infectionCase RegistryPharmacy benefit managementPharmacy dataMedical recordsClinical dataLarge cohortConfirmatory laboratoryIndependent clinical dataHIVHealth information systemsVirtual cohortCohort
2004
Risk of diabetes in HIV infected veterans pre‐ and post‐HAART and the role of HCV coinfection
Butt AA, Fultz SL, Kwoh CK, Kelley D, Skanderson M, Justice AC. Risk of diabetes in HIV infected veterans pre‐ and post‐HAART and the role of HCV coinfection. Hepatology 2004, 40: 115-119. PMID: 15239093, DOI: 10.1002/hep.20289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusPre-HAART eraHAART eraRisk of diabetesHCV coinfectionHCV infectionHigh riskHepatitis C virus infectionMultivariate Cox regression analysisVeterans Affairs administrative databasesActive antiretroviral therapyC virus infectionCox regression analysisIncidence of diabetesKaplan-Meier curvesCox regression methodsDiagnosis of diabetesHCV-HIVAntiretroviral therapyHazard ratioLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusAdministrative databasesVirus infectionDrug diagnoses