2019
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and HIV/HCV Coinfection
Hanberg JS, Freiberg MS, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert C, Oursler KA, Justice AC, Tate JP. Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and HIV/HCV Coinfection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz347. PMID: 31660334, PMCID: PMC6786514, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index 2.0Veterans Aging Cohort StudyAddition of NLRHepatic decompensationLymphocyte ratioHepatitis C virusInflammatory biomarkersImmunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virus statusHIV/HCV coinfectionC virus statusPrognostic inflammatory biomarkerSoluble CD-14Strong unadjusted associationsAging Cohort StudyBiomarkers of inflammationPoor health outcomesMortality risk indexHCV coinfectionAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyBiomarker cohortD-dimerPrognostic index
2017
Risk of liver decompensation with cumulative use of mitochondrial toxic nucleoside analogues in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection
Re V, Zeldow B, Kallan MJ, Tate JP, Carbonari DM, Hennessy S, Kostman JR, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Gross R, Justice AC, Roy JA. Risk of liver decompensation with cumulative use of mitochondrial toxic nucleoside analogues in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2017, 26: 1172-1181. PMID: 28722244, PMCID: PMC5624832, DOI: 10.1002/pds.4258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHIV/HCV patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatic decompensationAntiretroviral therapyHCV patientsCohort studyHazard ratioHIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfectionChronic hepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus coinfectionHIV/HCV coinfectionHIV-/HCV-coinfected patientsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyC virus coinfectionChronic hepatic injuryAging Cohort StudyRisk of deathToxic nucleoside analoguesMarginal structural modelsHCV coinfectionLiver decompensationART regimensDecompensation eventsHepatic injury