2021
Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of gabapentin receipt with and without opioids among a national cohort of patients with HIV
Oldfield BJ, Li Y, Vickers-Smith R, Becker WC, Barry DT, Crystal S, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Rentsch CT, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of gabapentin receipt with and without opioids among a national cohort of patients with HIV. AIDS Care 2021, 34: 1053-1063. PMID: 34114904, PMCID: PMC8664891, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1939851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainCohort StudiesGabapentinHIV InfectionsHumansOpioid-Related DisordersProspective StudiesConceptsOpioid useHigh dosesSelf-reported opioid useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHigh-dose opioidsMean daily doseAging Cohort StudyHigh-dose benzodiazepinesNational prospective cohortOpioid doseOpioid receiptCohort studyFoot painProspective cohortDaily doseIndependent predictorsChronic painPain interferenceClinical variablesClinical correlatesNational cohortMultinomial logistic regressionPWHLogistic regressionOpioids
2016
Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)
Guest JL, Moanna A, Wirtz S, Caruth EC, Rentsch C, Marconi VC, Rimland D. Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS). International Journal Of Epidemiology 2016, 46: 790-791g. PMID: 27272185, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Association between vitamin D deficiency and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Thomason J, Rentsch C, Stenehjem EA, Hidron AI, Rimland D. Association between vitamin D deficiency and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 715-722. PMID: 26141819, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0815-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA-infected patientsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsVitamin D levelsStaphylococcus aureus infectionMRSA infectionD levelsInfected patientsAureus infectionLow serum vitamin D levelsMean vitamin D levelSerum vitamin D levelsMultivariate logistic regression modelVitamin D deficiencyMultivariate logistic regressionPotential confounding variablesLogistic regression modelsMethodsAll patientsD deficiencyHIV statusVitamin DResultsA totalInfection databasePatientsConfounding variablesInfection