2012
Survival from XDR-TB Is Associated with Modifiable Clinical Characteristics in Rural South Africa
Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Barbour R, Altice FL, Zelterman D, Moll AP, Master I, van der Merwe TL, Friedland GH. Survival from XDR-TB Is Associated with Modifiable Clinical Characteristics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e31786. PMID: 22412840, PMCID: PMC3295798, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXDR-TB patientsDrug-resistant tuberculosisRetrospective case-control studyXDR-TB casesCommunity-based hospitalCase-control studyGlobal public healthHIV coinfectionMicrobiological correlatesModifiable factorsAvailable interventionsRural South AfricaControl studyPatientsTuberculosisPublic healthSurvivorsSurvivalDaysHospitalMortality
2010
Predictors of Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Community
Andrews JR, Shah NS, Weissman D, Moll AP, Friedland G, Gandhi NR. Predictors of Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Community. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e15735. PMID: 21209951, PMCID: PMC3012092, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisTB treatment failureXDR-TBHIV prevalence settingsRisk factorsTreatment failureOdds ratioMDR/XDR-TBOnly significant risk factorRetrospective case-control studyDrug resistanceMDR-TB patientsSignificant risk factorsStrong risk factorMultivariate logistic regressionTB drug resistanceCase-control studyHigh HIV prevalence communitiesDemographic risk factorsDrug susceptibility testing methodsHIV prevalence communitiesTB settingsClinical deteriorationMDR-TBTB treatment
2006
Interactions between Buprenorphine and Antiretrovirals. II. The Protease Inhibitors Nelfinavir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, and Ritonavir
McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Smith PF, Morse GD, Friedland G, Pade P, Baker J, Alvanzo A, Jatlow P, Rainey PM. Interactions between Buprenorphine and Antiretrovirals. II. The Protease Inhibitors Nelfinavir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, and Ritonavir. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006, 43: s235-s246. PMID: 17109310, DOI: 10.1086/508188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug InteractionsFemaleHIV Protease InhibitorsHIV SeronegativityHumansLopinavirMaleNarcotic AntagonistsNelfinavirOpioid-Related DisordersProbabilityPyrimidinonesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentRitonavirConceptsLPV/rLopinavir/ritonavirProtease inhibitor nelfinavirOpioid dependenceAdministration of ritonavirOpioid partial agonistAdjustment of dosesHuman immunodeficiency virusConcentration-time curveHealthy control participantsPI administrationPI pharmacokineticsHIV diseaseNegative volunteersImmunodeficiency virusOpiate withdrawalDrug interactionsBuprenorphineRitonavirPartial agonistNelfinavirControl participantsPharmacokinetic studyAdministrationSignificant increaseInteractions between Buprenorphine and Antiretrovirals. I. The Nonnucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitors Efavirenz and Delavirdine
McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Morse GD, Friedland G, Pade P, Baker J, Alvanzo A, Smith P, Ogundele A, Jatlow P, Rainey PM. Interactions between Buprenorphine and Antiretrovirals. I. The Nonnucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitors Efavirenz and Delavirdine. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006, 43: s224-s234. PMID: 17109309, DOI: 10.1086/508187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlkynesArea Under CurveBenzoxazinesBuprenorphineCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesCyclopropanesDelavirdineDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug InteractionsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleNarcotic AntagonistsOpioid-Related DisordersOxazinesProbabilityPrognosisReference ValuesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRisk AssessmentStatistics, NonparametricTreatment OutcomeConceptsNonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenzReverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenzInhibitor efavirenzPharmacokinetics of buprenorphineOpiate withdrawal symptomsAdjustment of dosesEffects of buprenorphineHuman immunodeficiency virusConcentration-time curveOpioid-dependent participantsHealthy control participantsAntiretroviral administrationAdverse eventsAgonist medicationsHIV diseaseNegative volunteersStandard dosesOpioid dependenceImmunodeficiency virusBuprenorphine concentrationsWithdrawal symptomsAntiretroviral pharmacokineticsDrug interactionsOpiate dependenceBuprenorphine