2009
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy results in decreased morbidity and mortality among patients with TB and HIV
Tabarsi P, Saber‐Tehrani A, Baghaei P, Padyab M, Mansouri D, Amiri M, Masjedi MR, Altice FL. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy results in decreased morbidity and mortality among patients with TB and HIV. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2009, 12: 14-14. PMID: 19607726, PMCID: PMC2734561, DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-12-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCells/mm3HIV/TB patientsCD4 countTB patientsTB treatmentGroup IAntiretroviral therapyEarly initiationGroup IIAntiretroviral therapy resultsHIV-infected patientsNew opportunistic infectionsActive antiretroviral therapyMasih Daneshvari HospitalRetrospective chart reviewAdverse drug reactionsInjection of drugsDrug-drug interactionsComplications of managementDrug toxicity profilesAdvanced HIVChart reviewImproved survivalRetrospective reviewOpportunistic infections
1999
Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone
Altice F, Friedland G, Cooney E. Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone. AIDS 1999, 13: 957-962. PMID: 10371177, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199905280-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacokinetic interactionsOpiate withdrawalMethadone levelsWithdrawal symptomsChronic methadone maintenance therapyNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorSubstance abuseInitiation of therapyMethadone maintenance therapyOpiate withdrawal symptomsRetrospective chart reviewSignificant pharmacokinetic interactionsInjection drug usersReverse transcriptase inhibitorHIV therapeutic agentsAntiretroviral therapyMaintenance therapyMethadone doseChart reviewHIV diseaseHIV infectionIncreased doseTranscriptase inhibitorTherapeutic benefitPatients