2009
Hepatitis C treatment completion rates in routine clinical care
Butt AA, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Justice AC. Hepatitis C treatment completion rates in routine clinical care. Liver International 2009, 30: 240-250. PMID: 19889081, PMCID: PMC3132089, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02156.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-treatment anemiaTreatment completion ratesVA National Patient Care DatabaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionNational Patient Care DatabasePharmacy Benefits Management databaseHepatitis C virus infectionCompletion ratesHigher comorbidity countC virus infectionImmunodeficiency virus coinfectionCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabaseRoutine clinical careClinical practice settingTreatment sitesInitiate therapyInterferon useComorbidity countPharmacy recordsStandard interferonArtery diseaseVirus coinfectionMultivariable analysisCare database
2006
Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects
BUTT AA, JUSTICE AC, SKANDERSON M, GOOD C, KWOH CK. Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2006, 24: 585-591. PMID: 16907891, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03020.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentC virus treatmentHepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus-infected subjectsHCV-HIVVirus-infected subjectsC virusVirus treatmentTreatment ratesVeterans Affairs National Patient Care DatabaseDrug useNational Patient Care DatabaseImpact of comorbiditiesEffect of comorbidityPatient Care DatabaseICD-9 codesCoinfected subjectsHispanic racePharmacy dataBlack raceCare databaseMajor depressionPsychiatric illnessMild depressionBipolar disorder