2015
The Impact of Implementing a Test, Treat and Retain HIV Prevention Strategy in Atlanta among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with a History of Incarceration: A Mathematical Model
Lima VD, Graf I, Beckwith CG, Springer S, Altice FL, Coombs D, Kim B, Messina L, Montaner JS, Spaulding A. The Impact of Implementing a Test, Treat and Retain HIV Prevention Strategy in Atlanta among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with a History of Incarceration: A Mathematical Model. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0123482. PMID: 25905725, PMCID: PMC4408043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevalenceNew infectionsCondom useSexual risk behavior changePrevalence of HIVHIV prevention strategiesCumulative numberRisk behavior changeHistory of incarcerationBlack menHIV incidenceHIV transmissionHIV epidemicPrevention strategiesPrevalenceInfectionMortalityMenPrison releaseBehavior changeStatus quo scenarioSexUnited StatesYearsSetting
2014
HIV in people reincarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails: an observational cohort study
Meyer JP, Cepeda J, Springer SA, Wu J, Trestman RL, Altice FL. HIV in people reincarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails: an observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2014, 1: e77-e84. PMID: 25473651, PMCID: PMC4249702, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(14)70022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViral suppressionHIV treatment outcomesInhibitor-based regimensObservational cohort studyHIV viral suppressionART regimenCohort studyRetrospective cohortPrimary outcomeViral loadPsychiatric comorbidityTreatment outcomesIdentification of individualsHIVJail detaineesLaboratory databaseTreatment potencyDrug abuseRNA copiesNational InstitutePrison releasePublic healthBlack menIncarceration periodsOutcomes