2015
Thirty-Day Postoperative Mortality Among Individuals With HIV Infection Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and Procedure-Matched, Uninfected Comparators
King JT, Perkal MF, Rosenthal RA, Gordon AJ, Crystal S, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC. Thirty-Day Postoperative Mortality Among Individuals With HIV Infection Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and Procedure-Matched, Uninfected Comparators. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 343-351. PMID: 25714794, PMCID: PMC5015449, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCD4 cell countImmunodeficiency virus infectionAntiretroviral therapyPostoperative mortalityHIV infectionHIV-1 RNAIncidence rate ratiosUninfected patientsVirus infectionCell countUninfected comparatorsSurgical outcomesSurgical proceduresCD4 cell count strataCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreCommon inpatient surgical proceduresHIV-1 RNA levelsThirty-day postoperative mortalityUndetectable HIV-1 RNAVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemElectronic medical record dataCombination antiretroviral therapyComorbidity Index scoreCoronary artery bypass
2009
Effect of Baseline CD4 Cell Counts on the Clinical Significance of Short-Term Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy in Individuals With Virologic Suppression
Moore DM, Harris R, Lima V, Hogg B, May M, Yip B, Justice A, Mocroft A, Reiss P, Lampe F, Chêne G, Costagliola D, Elzi L, Mugavero MJ, Monforte AD, Sabin C, Podzamczer D, Fätkenheuer G, Staszewski S, Gill J, Sterne JA. Effect of Baseline CD4 Cell Counts on the Clinical Significance of Short-Term Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy in Individuals With Virologic Suppression. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 357-363. PMID: 19668084, PMCID: PMC3032437, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b62933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countBaseline CD4 cell countBaseline CD4 countCD4 countImmunologic responseVirologic suppressionCell countAntiretroviral therapyAbsolute CD4Absolute CD4 cell countCD4 cell count strataAdequate immunologic responseART Cohort CollaborationClear therapeutic goalsTreatment-naive individualsCell count strataCART initiationCohort CollaborationCD4 changeHazard ratioViral loadEligible participantsSubsequent prognosisClinical significance