2024
Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases
Parchinski K, Neirinckx V, Frank C, Di Paola A, Tarfa A, Shenoi S, Vander WyK B, Roth P, Ghantous T, Wegman M, Strong M, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Litwin A, Springer S. Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae366. PMID: 39022389, PMCID: PMC11252843, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Nijhawan A, Pulitzer Z, Torres B, Noreen N, Schultheis A, Frank C, Colon R, Brooks R, Proffitt R, Pankow J, Bennett A, Salyards M, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer S. HIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: s68-s74. PMID: 38561803, PMCID: PMC10986824, DOI: 10.3201/eid3013.230739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV riskAssess HIV risk factorsPreexposure prophylaxisPartners of unknown HIV statusMobile health unitReport injection drug useUnknown HIV statusPerceived HIV riskRisk factorsHIV risk factorsRandomized controlled trialsPatient navigationPrEP indicationsInjection drug useHealth unitsJustice-involved personsHIV medicationsHIV statusCondomless sexPrEPEducational effortsDrug useHIVRiskPersons
2018
Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative
Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, Loeliger KB, Franks J, Christopoulos K, Lorvick J, Kahana SY, Young R, Seal DW, Zawitz C, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Biggs ML. Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197730. PMID: 29787580, PMCID: PMC5963777, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV care continuum outcomesCare continuum outcomesContinuum outcomesTransgender womenCisgender menViral suppressionHIV riskCondomless sexRisk behaviorsSexual partnersExchange sexMean percent adherenceCrack/cocaineMultiple sexual partnersRisk reduction interventionsHigh rateHIV continuumHIV infectionPercent adherenceCare outcomesHIVReduction interventionsCocaine useDrug abuseCJ system
2008
A pilot survey of attitudes and knowledge about opioid substitution therapy for HIV-infected prisoners.
Springer SA, Bruce RD. A pilot survey of attitudes and knowledge about opioid substitution therapy for HIV-infected prisoners. Journal Of Opioid Management 2008, 4: 81-6. PMID: 18557164, PMCID: PMC2476214, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2008.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid substitution therapySubstitution therapyAntiretroviral medicationsHIV riskDrug useOpioid-dependent prisonersConnecticut DepartmentPatient care capacityMaintenance therapyOpioid dependencyBUP treatmentTherapyReferral programBuprenorphineLess adherenceHIVMethadoneMinority of respondentsMajority of inmatesPilot studyAnonymous surveyMedicationsMore educationResults of answersAdherence