2023
Characterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels
Zhao A, Wegener M, Brooks R, Mininberg L, Helou E, Maughan A, Villanueva M. Characterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1029-1038. PMID: 37439687, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHepatitis C virusHCV coinfectionHIV clinicDirect-acting antiviral medicationsHIV transmission risk factorsPrimary care HIV clinicClinic-level barriersHCV elimination targetsChronic HCV infectionRetrospective chart reviewPatient-level barriersClinical practice patternsMedication-assisted treatmentTransmission risk factorsIllicit substance usePatient-specific issuesLack of transportationSubstance use problemsMental health issuesHCV cureHCV infectionHCV treatmentHepatitis CUntreated patients
2019
Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination
Rizk C, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Malinis M, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O, Villanueva M. Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz361. PMID: 31412130, PMCID: PMC6785669, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect antiviral agentsHIV clinicHCV clinicEffective direct antiviral agentsHospital-based HIV clinicHCV treatment cascadeChronic HCV infectionCohort of patientsInitiation of treatmentActive drug useModel of careMental health issuesElectronic medical record templatesHCV careMicro-EliminationStandardized referralTreat populationHCV eliminationHCV infectionRetrospective reviewTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationFemale patientsTreatment algorithmMedical record templates