2023
Implementing a Surveillance-Based Approach to Create a Statewide Viral Clearance Cascade for Hepatitis C Among People With HIV and HCV Coinfection in Connecticut
Wegener M, Brooks R, Speers S, Nichols L, Villanueva M. Implementing a Surveillance-Based Approach to Create a Statewide Viral Clearance Cascade for Hepatitis C Among People With HIV and HCV Coinfection in Connecticut. Public Health Reports 2023, 139: 208-217. PMID: 37232422, PMCID: PMC10851907, DOI: 10.1177/00333549231172173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV viral loadHCV coinfectionViral loadSurveillance databaseUndetectable HIV viral loadDetectable HIV viral loadDisease controlHIV/AIDS Reporting SystemHCV elimination strategyRecent HIV testAIDS Reporting SystemElectronic Disease Surveillance SystemOutcomes of peoplePublic health departmentsDisease surveillance systemsSurveillance-based approachHCV cureHCV statusHepatitis CAntiviral medicationsHIV testC virusViral testingHealth departmentsInitial infection
2021
Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study
Virata MD, Shenoi SV, Ladines-Lim J, Villanueva MS, Barakat LA. Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260251. PMID: 34851963, PMCID: PMC8635326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year retrospective cohort studyCohort of PWHNon-communicable comorbiditiesPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studyChronic lung diseaseLikelihood of hospitalizationSingle-site experienceCOVID-19 infectionNon-communicable diseasesOutcomes of peopleCohort studyHIV diseaseOverall mortalityClinical outcomesLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationCumulative burdenHIVLater timeframeDiseaseEarly epidemicPWHOutcomes