2021
An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care
Rozanova J, Zeziulin O, Rich KM, Altice FL, Kiriazova T, Zaviryukha I, Sosidko T, Gulati K, Carroll C, Shenoi SV. An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256627. PMID: 34591848, PMCID: PMC8483339, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioMortality rateCause standardized mortality ratioTime of diagnosisGeneral population ratesLate-stage HIVAge-matched groupHigh mortality ratePatient-centered careIncident HIVHIV diagnosisHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicMortality ratioTreatment strategiesGeneral populationHIVMortality trendsAge groupsEECA countriesTreatment programSame calendar yearOlder people
2012
Early Identification of HIV: Empirical Support for Jail-Based Screening
de Voux A, Spaulding AC, Beckwith C, Avery A, Williams C, Messina LC, Ball S, Altice FL. Early Identification of HIV: Empirical Support for Jail-Based Screening. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e37603. PMID: 22662177, PMCID: PMC3360747, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentClient-level dataCD4 countHIV testingMedian CD4 countRoutine HIV testingInitial CD4 countTime of diagnosisInjection drug useYounger median ageUnprotected anal intercourseCross-sectional analysisAntiretroviral therapyMedian agePharmacy costsDisease progressionAnal intercoursePost dischargeSubset of individualsNew diagnosisDrug useEarly identificationDiagnosisCells/Baseline data