2022
Using nominal group technique to identify barriers and facilitators to preventing HIV using combination same-day pre-exposure prophylaxis and medications for opioid use disorder
Eger WH, Altice FL, Lee J, Vlahov D, Khati A, Osborne S, Wickersham JA, Bohonnon T, Powell L, Shrestha R. Using nominal group technique to identify barriers and facilitators to preventing HIV using combination same-day pre-exposure prophylaxis and medications for opioid use disorder. Harm Reduction Journal 2022, 19: 120. PMID: 36307817, PMCID: PMC9616614, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-022-00703-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-day prescriptionPre-exposure prophylaxisOpioid use disorderHIV transmissionUse disordersClinical stakeholdersAvailability of providersSystems of careHealth care systemCoordinated careNew practice modelClinical careMedicationsPharmacy deliveryMOUDNominal group techniqueLocal prescribersPWIDSexual riskPrEPCare systemHealth benefitsCareMultiple visitsProphylaxis
2016
Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis
Rich JD, Beckwith CG, Macmadu A, Marshall BDL, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Amon JJ, Milloy MJ, King MRF, Sanchez J, Atwoli L, Altice FL. Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis. The Lancet 2016, 388: 1103-1114. PMID: 27427452, PMCID: PMC5504684, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30379-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical careCommunity-based health careJail settingsHealth careDelivery of careCommunity-based treatmentProvision of treatmentHIV/AIDSPrison health careHepatitis BViral hepatitisMiddle-income countriesC virusClinical managementHigh-income countriesGeneral populationMedical careMental illnessInfectious diseasesOptimal deliverySubstance useCareTransmissible diseasesHIVTuberculosisConfronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia
Culbert GJ, Pillai V, Bick J, Al-Darraji HA, Wickersham JA, Wegman MP, Bazazi AR, Ferro E, Copenhaver M, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2016, 11: 446-455. PMID: 27216260, PMCID: PMC5118227, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-016-9676-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyMalaysia's largest prisonIsoniazid preventive therapyLatent tuberculosis infectionStandardized treatment protocolMandatory HIV testingDrug treatment centersEvidence-based addiction treatmentEvidence-based interventionsLargest prisonReservoir of infectionActive diseaseActive tuberculosisPreventive therapyHIV testingTuberculosis infectionOpioid dependenceHIV treatmentRapid relapseMethadone maintenanceTreatment protocolClinical careHIVTreatment centersCompulsory drug treatment centers
2014
Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru
Ferro EG, Weikum D, Vagenas P, Copenhaver MM, Gonzales P, Peinado J, Cabello R, Lama JR, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru. AIDS Care 2014, 27: 93-104. PMID: 25277252, PMCID: PMC4221495, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.963013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceAlcohol use disorderART nonadherenceIndependent correlatesUse disordersHIV treatment engagementOnly independent correlateClinical care sitesConcentrated HIV epidemicAntiretroviral medication adherenceRecent drug useEvidence-based strategiesStandardized screening measuresAdherence surveyMedication adherenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicCare sitesClinical careNeurocognitive impairmentMeeting criteriaSectional surveyTreatment engagementDrug useGender disparities in HIV treatment outcomes following release from jail: results from a multicenter study.
Meyer JP, Zelenev A, Wickersham JA, Williams CT, Teixeira PA, Altice FL. Gender disparities in HIV treatment outcomes following release from jail: results from a multicenter study. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 434-41. PMID: 24432878, PMCID: PMC3953795, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesViral suppressionJail detaineesMultisite prospective cohort studyOptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherenceOptimal HIV treatment outcomesWorse HIV treatment outcomesMultiple logistic regression modelAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionHIV primary careHIV clinical careProspective cohort studyAntiretroviral therapy adherenceNon-Hispanic whitesLogistic regression modelsGreater comorbidityCohort studyEvaluable participantsMulticenter studyTherapy adherencePrimary careTherapy prescriptionClinical careHeroin use
2013
The Burgeoning HIV/HCV Syndemic in the Urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV Coinfection in an Urban Setting
Morano JP, Gibson BA, Altice FL. The Burgeoning HIV/HCV Syndemic in the Urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV Coinfection in an Urban Setting. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64321. PMID: 23691197, PMCID: PMC3653872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHIV monoinfectionTransmission risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyMobile medical clinicViral infection statusCrack cocaine useHCV monoinfectionHCV infectionIndependent correlatesCoinfection statusLifetime HIVClinical careHCVHIVMonoinfectionElectronic databasesDisease preventionCocaine useMedical clinicsRisk behaviorsGallery useInfection statusCoinfection
2012
A Systematic Review of Antiretroviral Adherence Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs
Binford MC, Kahana SY, Altice FL. A Systematic Review of Antiretroviral Adherence Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2012, 9: 287-312. PMID: 22936463, PMCID: PMC3495269, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-012-0134-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication-assisted therapyCART adherenceVirologic outcomesSystematic reviewCombination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherenceAntiretroviral Adherence InterventionPost-intervention adherenceHIV treatment outcomesHIV clinical careAntiretroviral therapy adherenceNurse-delivered interventionShort-term adherenceCognitive behavioral therapyLong-term improvementPeer-driven interventionVirologic benefitAntiretroviral therapyDevelopment of interventionsIntervention cessationAdherence interventionsProspective studyTherapy adherenceEligible studiesTreatment outcomesClinical care
2011
Integration of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment into HIV Clinical Care: Lessons From the BHIVES Collaborative
Weiss L, Netherland J, Egan JE, Flanigan TP, Fiellin DA, Finkelstein R, Altice FL. Integration of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment into HIV Clinical Care: Lessons From the BHIVES Collaborative. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: s68-s75. PMID: 21317597, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31820a8226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareAnti-HIV AgentsBuprenorphineBuprenorphine, Naloxone Drug CombinationDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth ResourcesHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPrimary Health CareSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersUnited StatesConceptsBUP/NXHIV clinical careBup/HIV evaluationClinical careBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentGeneral internal medicine physiciansHospital-based clinicsInternal medicine physiciansSite principal investigatorsExperiences of physiciansMental health issuesPrincipal investigatorHIV providersMultisubstance useNX treatmentHIV careIntegrated HIVNaloxone treatmentUrine toxicologyMultiple prescribersHIV treatmentMedicine physiciansTreatment servicesProvider experienceMedication persistence in the treatment of HIV infection: a review of the literature and implications for future clinical care and research
Bae JW, Guyer W, Grimm K, Altice FL. Medication persistence in the treatment of HIV infection: a review of the literature and implications for future clinical care and research. AIDS 2011, 25: 279-290. PMID: 21239892, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328340feb0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesPrescribed therapyFuture clinical careSuboptimal persistenceVirological failureAntiretroviral resistanceMedication persistenceHIV infectionMedication treatmentHIV treatmentCertain regimensClinical consequencesClinical carePatient behaviorPatientsContinuous treatmentUnderrecognized aspectsTherapyAdherenceHIVTreatmentShort durationCurrent literatureDurationIntervention
2007
Clinical Care of the HIV-Infected Drug User
Bruce RD, Altice FL. Clinical Care of the HIV-Infected Drug User. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2007, 21: 149-179. PMID: 17502234, PMCID: PMC2128697, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research