2017
Retention in medication-assisted treatment programs in Ukraine—Identifying factors contributing to a continuing HIV epidemic
Dumchev K, Dvoryak S, Chernova O, Morozova O, Altice FL. Retention in medication-assisted treatment programs in Ukraine—Identifying factors contributing to a continuing HIV epidemic. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 48: 44-53. PMID: 28800420, PMCID: PMC5603251, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentMedication-assisted treatment programTB test resultsTwelve-month retentionCare delivery systemCorrelates of retentionEvidence-based strategiesTB patientsMultivariable analysisOpioid dependenceAgonist treatmentHIV transmissionClinical recordsHIV epidemicOAT programsPatient retentionHigher dosingHigh dosesTreatment programPatientsSurvival analysis methodsDosingTuberculosisElectronic monitoring systemTreatment
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