2023
Testing and Case Rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, and HIV among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration
Villamagna A, Beste L, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Hauser R, Ross D, Maier M. Testing and Case Rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, and HIV among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 387-393. PMID: 37579093, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersVeterans Health AdministrationMental health diagnosesUse disordersTesting ratesCase ratesTest positivityHealth AdministrationSUD groupSingle substance use disorderVeterans Health Administration patientsMultiple substance use disordersStimulant useHealth diagnosisHIV test positivityInfections (STI) testing ratesNational retrospective analysisHigh STI ratesLow testing ratesStimulant use disorderAlcohol use disorderInfection testingNational cohortSTI ratesRetrospective analysis
2022
2214. National Testing Assessment of Select Bacterial STIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fonseca G, Maier M, Keddem S, Borgerding J, Lowy E, McFarland L, Comstock E, Van Epps P, Ohl M, Hauser R, Ross D, Beste L. 2214. National Testing Assessment of Select Bacterial STIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1833. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting ratesSyphilis testsCOVID-19 pandemicGC testingVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemCT/GCNumber of ChlamydiaOverall testing rateElectronic health record dataAge 25 yearsHealth record dataSTI testing ratesNear-baseline levelsSelf-reported raceBackground ChlamydiaSTI diagnosisSyphilis infectionBacterial STIsSTI testingHIV statusInfection testingPatient groupRetrospective studySyphilis testingPre-pandemic levelsSexually Transmitted Infection Testing in the National Veterans Health Administration Patient Cohort During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Beste L, Keddem S, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Gardella C, McFarland L, Comstock E, Fonseca G, Van Epps P, Ohl M, Hauser R, Ross D, Maier M. Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in the National Veterans Health Administration Patient Cohort During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac433. PMID: 36514443, PMCID: PMC9452156, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChlamydia/gonorrheaVeterans Health AdministrationHIV testingInfection testingHawaiian/Pacific IslanderTesting ratesChlamydia/gonorrhea testingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingTransmitted Infection TestingElectronic health record dataCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealth record dataSTI testing ratesPacific IslandersDisease 2019 pandemicSlow recoveryNear-total recoveryGonorrhoea testingPreexposure prophylaxisHIV statusRural veteransRetrospective studyPatient cohortSyphilis testingVHA system