2012
Isoniazid preventive therapy in correctional facilities: a systematic review [Review article]
Al-Darraji HA, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Isoniazid preventive therapy in correctional facilities: a systematic review [Review article]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2012, 16: 871-879. PMID: 22410101, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntitubercular AgentsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfection ControlIsoniazidMalePrevalencePrisonsTuberculosisUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyIPT initiationPreventive therapySystematic reviewHuman immunodeficiency virus statusCompletion ratesPrevalent adverse reactionsCorrectional facilitiesIPT effectivenessTreatment interruptionActive tuberculosisViral hepatitisMiddle-income countriesTB controlAdverse reactionsRisk factorsVirus statusEligible studiesCommunity settingsTuberculosisLow-income countriesMajor causeJail settingsAdverse effectsInternational recommendations
2010
Treatment of medical, psychiatric, and substance-use comorbidities in people infected with HIV who use drugs
Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A, Soriano VV, Schechter M, Friedland GH. Treatment of medical, psychiatric, and substance-use comorbidities in people infected with HIV who use drugs. The Lancet 2010, 376: 367-387. PMID: 20650518, PMCID: PMC4855280, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60829-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAntitubercular AgentsAntiviral AgentsBacterial InfectionsComorbidityCriminal LawDrug InteractionsDrug Resistance, BacterialEvidence-Based MedicineHepatitis, Viral, HumanHIV InfectionsHumansMedication AdherenceMental DisordersNarcoticsPrisonersSubstance-Related DisordersTuberculosisConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug usersAntiretroviral therapyViral hepatitisHIV treatmentHealth of HIVPharmacokinetic drug interactionsSubstance use comorbiditiesMedication-assisted therapyEvidence-based treatmentsDrug-resistant strainsHealth-related outcomesHealth service deliveryInfectious complicationsMultiple comorbiditiesHIV infectionPsychiatric comorbidityPoor adherenceClinical managementCardiovascular diseaseInadequate prescriptionCongregate settingsDrug interactionsComorbiditiesHIV
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAlcoholismAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-HIV AgentsDrug InteractionsGlobal HealthHepatitis, Viral, HumanHIV InfectionsHumansKidney DiseasesMental DisordersNervous System DiseasesSubstance-Related Disorders
1996
Albendazole-induced pseudomembranous colitis.
Shah V, Marino C, Altice FL. Albendazole-induced pseudomembranous colitis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1996, 91: 1453-4. PMID: 8678015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAlbendazoleAnthelminticsChronic DiseaseDiarrheaEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousHIV-1HumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticMaleMicrosporidiosisConceptsPseudomembranous colitisIntestinal microsporidiosisDifficile toxinPositive stool specimenC. difficile toxinClostridium difficile toxinAbdominal painOral vancomycinFlexible sigmoidoscopyPatient's symptomsCase reportStool specimenPathogenic mechanismsColitisAlbendazolePatientsSymptomsMetronidazoleAIDSMicrosporidiosisTreatmentToxinSigmoidoscopyPainDiarrhea
1995
Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) and HIV Infection: Report of Three Cases and Review
Nagy-Agren S, Chu P, Smith G, Waskin H, Altice F. Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) and HIV Infection: Report of Three Cases and Review. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 10: 441-449. PMID: 7583440, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199512000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleFungemiaHumansIntestinal DiseasesIntestine, SmallKidneyKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMucoralesMucormycosisNeutropeniaConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAIDS patientsBasal gangliaAdvanced HIV diseaseSite of involvementCases of zygomycosisInjection drug usersSite of diseaseIntravenous amphotericinLow CD4Renal zygomycosisFulminant courseHIV diseaseLymphocyte countSurgical debridementHIV infectionOverall mortalityOpportunistic infectionsImmunodeficiency virusCase reportRisk factorsRespiratory tractSuccessful therapyZygomycosisTransient episodes