2022
Strengthening systems of care for people with or at risk for HIV, HCV and opioid use disorder: a call for enhanced data collection
Eller AJ, DiDomizio EE, Madden LM, Oliva JD, Altice FL, Johnson KA. Strengthening systems of care for people with or at risk for HIV, HCV and opioid use disorder: a call for enhanced data collection. Annals Of Medicine 2022, 54: 1714-1724. PMID: 35775786, PMCID: PMC9377256, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2084154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCascade of careHuman immunodeficiency virusOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusPublic health planningUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disorderHealth planningBurden of diseaseSystems of careQuality improvement activitiesOUD cascadeTreatment initiationImmunodeficiency virusC virusPatient outcomesTreatment accessPayer sourceTreatment retentionHealth systemHealthcare systemCareSyndemicDisordersVirus
2016
Prevention of transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in prisoners
Kamarulzaman A, Reid SE, Schwitters A, Wiessing L, El-Bassel N, Dolan K, Moazen B, Wirtz AL, Verster A, Altice FL. Prevention of transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in prisoners. The Lancet 2016, 388: 1115-1126. PMID: 27427456, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30769-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusC virusB virusOpioid agonist therapySecondary prevention strategiesBlood-borne infectionsPrevalence of HIVOpioid use disorderPrevention of transmissionPublic health systemAgonist therapyEffective treatmentGeneral populationUse disordersPrevention strategiesPrisoner healthHealth systemInfectionHIVVirusTuberculosisAbsence of alternativesTherapyRisk environment