2024
Is yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings?
Palacios C, Chowdhary V, Hao R, Danve A, Malinis M. Is yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings? PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306337. PMID: 38959249, PMCID: PMC11221665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-gamma release assayDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsInterferon-gamma release assay testLatent tuberculosis infectionNon-endemic settingsRheumatologic diseasesRisk factorsPositive interferon-gamma release assayLatent tuberculosis infection screeningLatent tuberculosis infection diagnosisPositive IGRA testMonths of rifampinLow-risk patientsRetrospective chart reviewTNF-alpha inhibitorsTB risk factorsTargeted LTBI screeningOutpatient rheumatology clinicDisease-modifying drugsIGRA testPatient demographicsAdult patientsChart reviewAntirheumatic drugsNon-endemic areas
2022
Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review
Esposito A, Zhang Y, Nagarkatti N, Laird W, Coppersmith N, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Hao R, Pantel H. Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 451-457. PMID: 36538708, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal abscessPercutaneous drainAntimicrobial therapyLos pacientesAbdominal abscessSingle university-affiliated institutionRetrospective medical record reviewEmpiric antibiotic regimensSolid organ transplantsMedical record reviewUniversity-affiliated institutionCulture dataAntibiotic coursesAbdominal infectionAntibiotic regimensActive smokersMedian ageActive chemotherapyRecord reviewEvidence-based practiceMedian lengthUtility of cultureFemale sexIntraoperative culturesInclusion criteria
2013
Evaluation of cardiovascular biomarkers in a randomized trial of fosamprenavir/ritonavir vs. efavirenz with abacavir/lamivudine in underrepresented, antiretroviral-naïve, HIV-infected patients (SUPPORT): 96-week results
Kumar P, DeJesus E, Huhn G, Sloan L, Small CB, Edelstein H, Felizarta F, Hao R, Ross L, Stancil B, Pappa K, Ha B, for the SUPPORT Study Team. Evaluation of cardiovascular biomarkers in a randomized trial of fosamprenavir/ritonavir vs. efavirenz with abacavir/lamivudine in underrepresented, antiretroviral-naïve, HIV-infected patients (SUPPORT): 96-week results. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 269. PMID: 23741991, PMCID: PMC3685599, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesBiomarkersCarbamatesC-Reactive ProteinCyclopropanesDideoxynucleosidesDrug CombinationsFemaleFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation ProductsFibrinogenFuransHIV InfectionsHumansInterleukin-6LamivudineMaleMiddle AgedOrganophosphatesPlasminogenProspective StudiesRitonavirSulfonamidesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Young AdultConceptsSoluble vascular adhesion molecule-1Fosamprenavir/ritonavirAbacavir/lamivudineAntiretroviral therapyD-dimerInterleukin-6Cardiovascular biomarkersWeek 96Hs-CRPWeek 4High-sensitivity C-reactive proteinInitiation of ARTTreatment-related grade 2HIV-1-infected populationVascular adhesion molecule-1Percentage of patientsTraditional risk factorsWeeks of treatmentC-reactive proteinHIV-1 RNAMajor resistance mutationsGeometric mean ratiosAdhesion molecule-1Backbone therapyEfavirenz 600