2022
Analysis of Severe Illness After Postvaccination COVID-19 Breakthrough Among Adults With and Without HIV in the US
Lang R, Humes E, Coburn SB, Horberg MA, Fathi LF, Watson E, Jefferson CR, Park LS, Gordon KS, Akgün KM, Justice AC, Napravnik S, Edwards JK, Browne LE, Agil DM, Silverberg MJ, Skarbinski J, Leyden WA, Stewart C, Hogan BC, Gebo KA, Marconi VC, Williams CF, Althoff KN. Analysis of Severe Illness After Postvaccination COVID-19 Breakthrough Among Adults With and Without HIV in the US. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2236397. PMID: 36227594, PMCID: PMC9561947, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreakthrough COVID-19Breakthrough infectionsHIV statusCohort studySevere illnessMAIN OUTCOMEBreakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 vaccine typesLow CD4 cell countsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Severe immune suppressionCD4 cell countProportion of patientsCells/μLPrevious COVID-19Additional vaccine dosesProportional hazards modelDiscrete-time proportional hazards modelsRisk reduction recommendationsVaccine guidelinesCD4 cellsCumulative incidenceHazard ratioClinical factors
2016
Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort
Howell BA, Long JB, Edelman EJ, McGinnis KA, Rimland D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Wang EA. Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1496-1502. PMID: 27619934, PMCID: PMC5130961, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3857-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRecent incarcerationPost-traumatic stress disorderBP controlPast historyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of hypertensionPrimary care engagementHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsConclusionsAmong patientsUncontrolled BPAntihypertensive medicationsCohort studyBlood pressureClinical factorsHypertension outcomesMultivariable analysisCare engagementDisease mortalityInclusion criteria
2006
Association of Comorbidity with Physical Disability in Older HIV-Infected Adults
Oursler KK, Goulet JL, Leaf DA, Akingicil A, Katzel LI, Justice A, Crystal S. Association of Comorbidity with Physical Disability in Older HIV-Infected Adults. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2006, 20: 782-791. PMID: 17134352, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.20.782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative patientsPhysical functioningComorbid conditionsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyGeneral medical comorbidityHIV medical careHIV-negative veteransRelationship of comorbiditiesHIV disease stageHIV-negative subjectsAssociation of comorbiditiesChronic lung diseaseAging Cohort StudyCoronary artery diseaseYears of ageSelf-reported difficultyOlder HIVAntiretroviral therapyMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyArtery diseaseClinical factorsPatient groupDisease stageLung disease