2013
Optimizing Care for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs: Evidence-Based Approaches to Overcoming Healthcare Disparities
Meyer JP, Althoff AL, Altice FL. Optimizing Care for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs: Evidence-Based Approaches to Overcoming Healthcare Disparities. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 57: 1309-1317. PMID: 23797288, PMCID: PMC3792721, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit427.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusSubstance use disordersAntiretroviral therapyHealthcare disparitiesInitiation of ARTComorbid substance use disorderHIV treatment outcomesContinuum of careEvidence-based strategiesEvidence-based approachHIV specialistsHIV careHIV diagnosisImmunodeficiency virusTreatment outcomesUse disordersSubstance useCareDiagnosisDrugsOutcomesDisparitiesNegative outcomesTherapyEpidemiology
2011
HIV Treatment Outcomes Among HIV-Infected, Opioid-Dependent Patients Receiving Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment within HIV Clinical Care Settings: Results From a Multisite Study
Altice FL, Bruce RD, Lucas GM, Lum PJ, Korthuis PT, Flanigan TP, Cunningham CO, Sullivan LE, Vergara-Rodriguez P, Fiellin DA, Cajina A, Botsko M, Nandi V, Gourevitch MN, Finkelstein R. HIV Treatment Outcomes Among HIV-Infected, Opioid-Dependent Patients Receiving Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment within HIV Clinical Care Settings: Results From a Multisite Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: s22-s32. PMID: 21317590, PMCID: PMC3263431, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318209751e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBUP/NXHIV treatment outcomesCD4 lymphocyte countHIV clinical care settingsAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionLymphocyte countTreatment outcomesClinical care settingsOpioid dependenceCare settingsLower HIV-1 RNA levelsBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentHIV-1 RNA levelsInitiation of ARTHIV-1 RNA suppressionComorbid substance use disorderHealth qualityBuprenorphine/naloxoneMultidisciplinary treatment strategyOpioid-dependent patientsGeneral health qualityMental health qualityOpioid-dependent subjectsSubstance use disorders