2019
The accuracy of baseline viral load for predicting the efficacy of elbasvir/grazoprevir in participants with hepatitis C virus genotype 1a infection: An integrated analysis
Serfaty L, Jacobson I, Rockstroh J, Altice FL, Hwang P, Barr E, Robertson M, Haber B. The accuracy of baseline viral load for predicting the efficacy of elbasvir/grazoprevir in participants with hepatitis C virus genotype 1a infection: An integrated analysis. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2019, 26: 329-336. PMID: 30412325, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAntiviral AgentsBenzofuransCarbamatesCyclopropanesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansImidazolesMalePredictive Value of TestsQuinoxalinesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySulfonamidesSustained Virologic ResponseViral LoadConceptsBaseline viral loadResistance-associated substitutionsNS5A resistance-associated substitutionsEBR/GZRElbasvir/grazoprevirGenotype 1a infectionViral loadNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueBaseline NS5a resistance-associated substitutionsHepatitis C virus infectionPoor negative predictive valueEuropean treatment guidelinesC virus infectionSustained virologic responseHigh positive predictive valueEBR 50GT1a infectionVirologic failureVirologic responseTreatment guidelinesTreatment outcomesVirus infectionStratification factors
2013
The Diagnostic Performance of a Single GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in an Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding Survey among HIV-Infected Prisoners in Malaysia
Al-Darraji HA, Razak H, Ng KP, Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A. The Diagnostic Performance of a Single GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in an Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding Survey among HIV-Infected Prisoners in Malaysia. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e73717. PMID: 24040038, PMCID: PMC3767617, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesPositive predictive valuePredictive valueCase detectionSmear microscopyGeneXpert MTB/RIF AssayMedian CD4 lymphocyte countCulture-positive TB casesGeneXpert MTB/RIFActive pulmonary TBActive TB diseaseEarly morning sputumFluorescence smear microscopyUndiagnosed TB casesActive TB casesCD4 lymphocyte countDiagnostic performanceTB case detectionMTB/RIFNegative predictive valueAFB smear microscopyActive TBAntiretroviral therapyPulmonary TBTB disease
2005
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Resch S, Altice FL, Paltiel AD. Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 38: 163-173. PMID: 15671801, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000146598.40301.e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric HIV casesPregnant womenIncarcerated pregnant womenAntiretroviral therapyHIV casesPediatric HIV infectionChild HIV transmissionHIV voluntary counselingHigh-risk populationRate of infectionDecision analytic modelHealth care expendituresHIV screeningHIV infectionVoluntary counselingHIV statusNewborn testingHIV transmissionHIV preventionPrison entrantsNew infectionsHIVTreatment resourcesNewborn screeningCorrectional facilities