2018
Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Hawkins KL, Gordon KS, Levin MJ, Weinberg A, Battaglia C, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Rimland D, Justice A, Tate J, Erlandson KM. Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 527-533. PMID: 30179984, PMCID: PMC6203599, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHerpes zoster ratesHerpes zosterAging Cohort StudyUninfected adultsUninfected veteransVaccine receiptZoster vaccineCohort studyHIV serostatusStudy periodCART-treated individualsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 RNAHigh rateLow CD4Vaccine guidelinesZoster vaccinationAntiretroviral therapyVaccine ratesStudy endPharmacy dataEffective vaccinePLWHZoster
2015
Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Among Persons With HIV in North America: A Cohort Study.
Silverberg MJ, Lau B, Achenbach CJ, Jing Y, Althoff KN, D'Souza G, Engels EA, Hessol NA, Brooks JT, Burchell AN, Gill MJ, Goedert JJ, Hogg R, Horberg MA, Kirk GD, Kitahata MM, Korthuis PT, Mathews WC, Mayor A, Modur SP, Napravnik S, Novak RM, Patel P, Rachlis AR, Sterling TR, Willig JH, Justice AC, Moore RD, Dubrow R. Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Among Persons With HIV in North America: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2015, 163: 507-18. PMID: 26436616, PMCID: PMC4711936, DOI: 10.7326/m14-2768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 75 yearsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCumulative cancer incidenceCumulative incidenceLung cancerKaposi's sarcomaCalendar trendsCohort studyHIV statusHodgkin's lymphomaCancer incidenceLiver cancerNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationOral cavity/pharyngeal cancerHigher cumulative incidenceMortality rate trendsCohort CollaborationAnal cancerAntiretroviral therapyPharyngeal cancerSmoking cessationColorectal cancerLifetime riskIncidence trendsUninfected adults
2014
Comparison of Risk and Age at Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, End-Stage Renal Disease, and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Adults
Althoff KN, McGinnis KA, Wyatt CM, Freiberg MS, Gilbert C, Oursler KK, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Dubrow R, Park LS, Skanderson M, Shiels MS, Gange SJ, Gebo KA, Justice AC. Comparison of Risk and Age at Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, End-Stage Renal Disease, and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 627-638. PMID: 25362204, PMCID: PMC4318916, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseMyocardial infarctionUninfected adultsAge-associated eventsRenal diseaseHIV statusIncident diagnosisMean ageVeterans Aging Cohort StudyGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelAging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusProportional hazards modelNon-AIDSUninfected veteransCohort studyMultivariate linear regression modelMedian ageComparison of risksImmunodeficiency virusAge-associated diseasesImportant confoundersHigh riskHazards model
2010
Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort
Green TC, Kershaw T, Lin H, Heimer R, Goulet JL, Kraemer KL, Gordon AJ, Maisto SA, Day NL, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 110: 208-220. PMID: 20395074, PMCID: PMC3087206, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV statusMultidrug usersDrug useLatent class analysisUS Veteran cohortAging Cohort StudyActive drug useSelf-reported drug useMental health disordersProblem of obesityElectronic medical recordsUninfected veteransCohort studyClinical variablesDrug use consequencesSocio-demographic covariatesMedical recordsHigh prevalenceUninfected adultsAge 50HIVHealth disordersDrug usersVeteran cohort