2014
Challenges to implementing opioid substitution therapy in Ukrainian prisons: Personnel attitudes toward addiction, treatment, and people with HIV/AIDS
Polonsky M, Azbel L, Wickersham JA, Taxman FS, Grishaev E, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. Challenges to implementing opioid substitution therapy in Ukrainian prisons: Personnel attitudes toward addiction, treatment, and people with HIV/AIDS. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 148: 47-55. PMID: 25620732, PMCID: PMC4330127, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid substitution therapyHIV/AIDSSubstitution therapyEffective HIV prevention strategiesHIV prevention strategiesDrug intoleranceOpioid dependencePrevention treatmentPrevention strategiesSubsequent interventionsUkrainian prisonsHealth benefitsScientific evidenceDrug addictionTherapyPositive attitudesTreatmentAIDSAddictionPersonnel attitudesOverwhelming evidenceCriminal justice outcomesEffective formCustodial staffWorkers' attitudesHIV Drug Therapy in the Americas 8–10 May 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
de Mesquita Fábio C, Pati P, de Barros Clarissa H, Juliana M, Taques D, Larissa D, de Freitas Marcelo A, Nestor S, Peter R, William P, Omar S, Andrew R, Dechao W, Peter R, Ard V, Raph H, Carl M, Robin W, Brian G, Julio M, Clifford L, Brendan L, Trevor H, Cal C, David W, Jose A, Keith H, Mark B, William T, Will G, Danielle P, Ivan W, Luis G, Valeska S, Waldo B, Federico A, Leandro K, Jorge S, Alberto L, Gabriela R, Jorge A, Marcelo L, Lynne M, Rosa B, Marinella D, Maria M, Margot K, Célia S, Letícia C, Ivete G, Laura F, Marcelo S, Marcelo G, Rosana F, Rohan H, Robert B, Isabel C, Jose V, Ivanka K, Antonella D, Fiona M, Anna S, He X, Woodie Z, Jean V, Marisol M, Andrew P, Jorge S, Luis S, Pedro C, Frederick A, Luis J, Felipe U, Patricia I, Veronica R, Yazmin M, Andrea G, Adriana V, Patricia U, Carlos M, Mark N, Juan S, Sobhie D, Anton P, Massimo G, Roy G, Daniel K, Brenda C, Yanink C, Sosa‐Rubi S, Ada K, Juan S, Raul O, Alondra L, Sergio B, David M, Luz P, Sobieszczyk M, Lake J, Clark J, Campos D, Veloso V, Moreira R, Cardoso S, Klausner J, Beatriz G, Robert P, Jesus C, Andrea G, Ubaldo R, Hamid V, Arantxa C, Víctor R, Gabriela H, Jeremy C, Alejandra C, Nitzia L, Claudia R, Steven D, Andrea G, Segundo L, Kelika K, Klausner J, Thomas C, Carlos C, Evaldo O, Letiano S, Roseane L, Luisa A, Jairo C, Leila S, Laine P, Lemos J, Oliveira‐Filho A, Vallinoto A, Carlos C, Ubaldo R, Andrea G, Oliveira‐Filho A, Suzy P, Marcelo P, Renata H, Eduardo A, MC Maradei‐Pereira L, Angelo C, Lemos J, Fernanda R, Marcelo W, Cortes C, Marcelo P, Lima D, Eduardo A, MC Maradei‐Pereira L, Lemos J, Oliveira‐Filho A, Steven D, Andrea G, Nathalie G, Maribel R, Susanna N, Mark S, Jacob L, Jeffrey F, Karam M, Margaret S, Annie L, David A, Anuj G, Liyun N, Evguenia S, William S, John M, Douglas D, Mariana K, Guillermo V, Javier T, Marcelo L, Robert P, Luis G, Alejandro F, Natalia G, Carlos T, Panagiotis C, Konstantina C, Eleni F, Panagiotis M, Ioannis M, Dimitra P, Drosos K, Georgios C, Carlos Y, Maribel A, Gabriela S, Condori E, Daniel S, Fanny C, Ada V, Soledad R, Irene F, Erica S, Silvina I, Alejandro H, Marcelo L, Patricia B, Lelia A, Marta F, Lisete D, Luiza N, Diana A, Rafael A, Hélder M, Luiza N, Lisete D, Lorena M, Rafael A, Hélder M, Trevor H, Rafael C, David W, Cal C, Joel G, Anthony M, Paul S, Andrew Z, Liu H, White K, Rhee M, Javier S, Nathan C, Jean‐Michel M, Keith H, Joe G, Rockstroh J, Edwin D, Xuelian W, White K, Fordyce M, Rhee M, Javier S, Vida R, Brenda C, Yanink C, Juan S, Victor R, Hamid V, Gabriela H, Jeremy C, Anita S, Robertino M, Leslie N, David M, Keith R, Rima K, Abram M, Rhee M, Fordyce M, Javier S, Miller M, White K, Rodrigo P, Clara F, Paula L, Cerdeira S, Busch M, Saeed S, Silvia K, Emiliano B, Natalia A, Gonzalo C, Gabriela B, De Leon J, Analia C, Gladys A, Cristina G, Pierina D, Marwan A, Moraima M, Martin C, Marbelys H, Mario C, Yajaira R, Anselmo R, Graciela L, Leopoldo D, Miguel M, Rafael N, Maricruz R, Cristina G, Gladys A, Pierina D, Marbelys H, Héctor R, Domingo G, Flor P, Rafael N, Eugenia P, Alejandra M, Camila M, Fernanda N, Andres G, Carlos G, Edwin D, Jason F, Anton P, Antonio A, Pere D, Will G, Thai N, David S, Doug C, Jose A, Joseph G, Ramin E, L W, Thai N, Emiliano B, Cynthia B, Carlos F. HIV Drug Therapy in the Americas 8–10 May 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2014, 17: 19180. PMID: 24815847, PMCID: PMC4015307, DOI: 10.7448/ias.17.2.19180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS epidemicAIDS epidemicHIV health care servicesCurrent HIV/AIDS epidemicNotifiable Diseases Information SystemViral load suppressionMortality Information SystemHealth care servicesHIV/AIDSCD4 countVL suppressionHIV transmissionCare servicesEpidemicTreatmentSuppressionSocial disparitiesHIVRegional differencesAIDSExploring intentions to discriminate against patients living with HIV/AIDS among future healthcare providers in Malaysia
Earnshaw VA, Jin H, Wickersham J, Kamarulzaman A, John J, Altice FL. Exploring intentions to discriminate against patients living with HIV/AIDS among future healthcare providers in Malaysia. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2014, 19: 672-679. PMID: 24666546, PMCID: PMC4450358, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStigma-related constructsHIV/AIDSFuture healthcare providersSocio-demographic characteristicsDental studentsHealthcare providersFinal multivariate modelStigma reduction interventionsCross-sectional surveyDiscrimination intentCorrelates of intentionMore HIVGreater HIVPLWHAEquitable careBetter careMultivariate modelLinear mixed modelsCareHIVAIDSCurrent studyFinal modelMixed modelsStigma
2011
Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV in Women: A Literature Review of the Syndemic
Meyer JP, Springer SA, Altice FL. Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV in Women: A Literature Review of the Syndemic. Journal Of Women's Health 2011, 20: 991-1006. PMID: 21668380, PMCID: PMC3130513, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2328.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHIV/AIDSSubstance abuseHealthcare utilizationPoor HIV outcomesBetter health outcomesEvidence-based interventionsNegative health consequencesHIV outcomesHIV statusMedication adherenceHealth outcomesMental illnessHealth consequencesMental healthUrban womenWomenHIVBidirectional relationshipVulnerable groupsAIDSPrevention of violenceCurrent findingsAdherenceFuture studiesInconsistent definitionsStrategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings
Draine J, Ahuja D, Altice FL, Arriola KJ, Avery AK, Beckwith CG, Booker CA, Ferguson A, Figueroa H, Lincoln T, Ouellet LJ, Porterfield J, Spaulding AC, Tinsley MJ. Strategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings. AIDS Care 2011, 23: 366-377. PMID: 21347900, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.507738.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Clinical Care of the HIV-Infected Drug User
Bruce RD, Altice FL. Clinical Care of the HIV-Infected Drug User. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2007, 21: 149-179. PMID: 17502234, PMCID: PMC2128697, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Albendazole-induced pseudomembranous colitis.
Shah V, Marino C, Altice FL. Albendazole-induced pseudomembranous colitis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1996, 91: 1453-4. PMID: 8678015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudomembranous colitisIntestinal microsporidiosisDifficile toxinPositive stool specimenC. difficile toxinClostridium difficile toxinAbdominal painOral vancomycinFlexible sigmoidoscopyPatient's symptomsCase reportStool specimenPathogenic mechanismsColitisAlbendazolePatientsSymptomsMetronidazoleAIDSMicrosporidiosisTreatmentToxinSigmoidoscopyPainDiarrhea