2021
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating the Effect of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Infectious Disease Outcomes
McNamara KF, Biondi BE, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Taweh N, Grimshaw AA, Springer SA. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating the Effect of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Infectious Disease Outcomes. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab289. PMID: 34430670, PMCID: PMC8378589, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusInfectious disease outcomesViral suppressionUse disordersVirologic responseDisease outcomeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral suppressionNew hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectionsHepatitis B virus infectionGreater ART adherenceTreatment of OUDB virus infectionHIV viral suppressionAntiretroviral therapy adherenceImpact of medicationHCV reinfectionART adherenceMedication treatmentTherapy adherenceHIV treatmentInfectious disease epidemicsC virusOpioid epidemicTreatment outcomes
2020
Integrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics
Springer SA, Merluzzi AP, del Rio C. Integrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics. JAMA 2020, 324: 37-38. PMID: 32159771, PMCID: PMC7957328, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBuprenorphineCommunicable DiseasesCost ControlDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEpidemicsFinancial SupportHarm ReductionHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInformation DisseminationNarcotic AntagonistsNational Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine DivisionOpioid-Related DisordersPrior AuthorizationPrisonsProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesStereotypingTelemedicineUnited StatesUnited States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2018
Integrating Treatment at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics in Medical Settings: A Call for Action After a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop.
Springer SA, Korthuis PT, Del Rio C. Integrating Treatment at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics in Medical Settings: A Call for Action After a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 335-336. PMID: 30007032, PMCID: PMC6251491, DOI: 10.7326/m18-1203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderInfectious disease epidemicsUse disordersMedical settingsMedicine workshopDisease epidemics