2009
The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication
Freiberg MS, Leaf DA, Goulet JL, Goetz MB, Oursler KK, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Justice AC. The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2009, 24: 334-340. PMID: 19127386, PMCID: PMC2642578, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCEP/ATP III criteriaATP III criteriaHIV viral loadViral loadAdult Treatment Panel guidelinesHigher HIV viral loadFive-site studyLipid lowering medicationsVeterans Aging CohortHIV infection statusLipid-Lowering TherapyProspective observational cohortCross-sectional analysisHIV-HCVLowering therapiesModifiable mediatorsObservational cohortResultsThe prevalenceHIV infectionHIV statusPharmacy dataCardiovascular diseasePanel guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMELow prevalence
2008
Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goulet J, Brown S, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Crothers K, Justice AC. Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 1093-1100. PMID: 18444830, PMCID: PMC3115628, DOI: 10.1086/529201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineVeterans Aging CohortPPV vaccinationIncidence of pneumoniaAging CohortCox proportional hazards regression methodsLow CD4 cell countsProportional hazards regression methodsCD4 cell countHIV infection statusRisk of pneumoniaLower hemoglobin levelsBenefits of vaccinationHuman immunodeficiency virusOngoing prospective studyElectronic medical recordsPneumococcal vaccinationPneumonia eventsUnvaccinated patientsCurrent smokingPneumococcal diseasePolysaccharide vaccineVaccination statusHIV infectionRetrospective review