2023
Expanded or Risk Factor-Based Annual Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Among Persons With HIV: Which Is the Best Approach?
Hao R, Brooks R, Zelenev A, Spinner G, Barakat L, Villanueva M. Expanded or Risk Factor-Based Annual Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Among Persons With HIV: Which Is the Best Approach? Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1009-1017. PMID: 37439817, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusRisk factor-based screeningElectronic medical recordsHIV clinicAnnual screeningC virusRisk factorsScreening siteAnnual screening ratesNew HCV diagnosesClinical decision support toolRisk factor assessmentPublic health expertsHCV testingHCV casesClinical decision supportHCV diagnosisHCV testScreening ratesProspective studyMedical recordsPositivity ratePositive casesUnprotected sexClinic
2021
843. 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 diabetesClinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
McPadden J, Warner F, Young HP, Hurley NC, Pulk RA, Singh A, Durant TJS, Gong G, Desai N, Haimovich A, Taylor RA, Gunel M, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Siner J, Villanueva M, Churchwell K, Hsiao A, Torre CJ, Velazquez EJ, Herbst RS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM, Schulz WL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0243291. PMID: 33788846, PMCID: PMC8011821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionYale New Haven HealthSARS-CoV-2Hospital mortalityRisk of admissionMale sexRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 testingInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere acute respiratory syndrome virusBurden of diseaseRT-PCR testingAcademic health systemDiverse patient populationsRespiratory syndrome virusEthnic groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsDischarge dispositionRespiratory supportPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesMechanical ventilationRetrospective studyPatient population