2021
Treatment of Hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs at a syringe service program during the COVID-19 response: The potential role of telehealth, medications for opioid use disorder and minimal demands on patients
Sivakumar A, Madden L, DiDomizio E, Eller A, Villanueva M, Altice FL. Treatment of Hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs at a syringe service program during the COVID-19 response: The potential role of telehealth, medications for opioid use disorder and minimal demands on patients. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 101: 103570. PMID: 34954493, PMCID: PMC8685180, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusSyringe services programDifferentiated care modelPerson visitsC virusCare modelUse disordersInitiation of DAAChronic HCV infectionEvidence-based treatmentsCOVID-19Initial phlebotomyVirological responseHCV infectionHCV treatmentAdditional patientsElevated riskPatientsClient-centred approachPWIDHIVPerson contactTreatment demandLaboratory screening843. Targeted HIV Testing for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Virata M, Villanueva M, Miceli J. 843. Targeted HIV Testing for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: 512-512. PMCID: PMC8643876, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale New Haven Health SystemHIV risk factorsCOVID-19 infectionHIV testingSARS-CoV-2Comorbidity scoreRisk factorsProtease inhibitorsUse of PIsAppropriate HIV treatmentComorbidity of HIVHIV testing resultsMajority of PWHPerformance of HIVTargeted HIV TestingElixhauser comorbidity scoreSubset of patientsLimited clinical dataSevere respiratory illnessHIV infection ratesSpecific underlying conditionLarge healthcare systemCOVID-19Chi-squared analysisComplicated diabetes
2020
543. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics For Symptomatic People Living with HIV Requiring Hospitalization For COVID-19
Virata M, Villanueva M, Shenoi S, Ladines-Lim J, Aoun-Barakat L. 543. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics For Symptomatic People Living with HIV Requiring Hospitalization For COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s338-s338. PMCID: PMC7777445, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 viral loadViral loadRespiratory samplesViral dynamicsUndetectable HIV viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome 2SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamicsMedian CD4 countRetrospective cohort studyCells/mm3HIV viral loadRNA viral loadMain outcome measuresUrban academic centerCT of patientsPresentation of illnessYears of ageCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 diseaseCycle threshold valuesHospital mortalityAdvanced diseaseCD4 countConfronting Another Pandemic: Lessons from HIV can Inform Our COVID-19 Response
Edelman EJ, Aoun-Barakat L, Villanueva M, Friedland G. Confronting Another Pandemic: Lessons from HIV can Inform Our COVID-19 Response. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 1977-1979. PMID: 32399798, PMCID: PMC7215127, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02908-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research