2019
Opioid use trajectory groups and changes in a physical health biomarker among HIV-positive and uninfected patients receiving opioid agonist treatment
McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Hser YI, Lucas GM, Justice AC, Tate JP, Group F. Opioid use trajectory groups and changes in a physical health biomarker among HIV-positive and uninfected patients receiving opioid agonist treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107511. PMID: 31546119, PMCID: PMC6993986, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentHIV-1 RNADetectable HIV-1 RNAUninfected patientsAgonist treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort StudyResponsiveness of CD4Substance use disorder treatmentHealth effectsUrine toxicology resultsUrine toxicology testsAging Cohort StudyElectronic health record dataUse disorder treatmentHealth record dataPhysical health effectsRace/ethnicityOAT initiationCohort studyOpioid useBiomarker changesToxicology resultsNegative groupUninfected individualsDisorder treatment
2016
Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men Demonstrate Increased Risk for HIV Transmission
Gordon KS, Edelman EJ, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Akgün K, Crystal S, Duggal M, Goulet JL, Rimland D, Bryant KJ. Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men Demonstrate Increased Risk for HIV Transmission. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1497-1510. PMID: 27771818, PMCID: PMC5380471, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1590-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetectable HIV-1 RNAHIV-1 RNAHIV transmissionOdds ratioMSM groupVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMinority MSMAging Cohort StudyMultiple sexual partnersMultiple sex partnersNon-condom useCohort studyInfluence of drugsComparator groupRisk factorsHispanic MSMWhite MSMLow prevalenceHigh incidenceSex partnersSexual partnersMSMSexMinority menGroup
2013
An internationally generalizable risk index for mortality after one year of antiretroviral therapy
Tate JP, Justice AC, Hughes MD, Bonnet F, Reiss P, Mocroft A, Nattermann J, Lampe FC, Bucher HC, Sterling TR, Crane HM, Kitahata MM, May M, Sterne JA. An internationally generalizable risk index for mortality after one year of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2013, 27: 563-572. PMID: 23095314, PMCID: PMC4283204, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32835b8c7f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAlanine TransaminaseAnti-HIV AgentsAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesEuropeFemaleHemoglobinsHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailurePlatelet CountPredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentRNA, ViralUnited StatesConceptsHIV-1 RNAVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultiorgan system injuryCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyVACS IndexSystem injuryCell countDetectable HIV-1 RNAART Cohort CollaborationOutcome of deathAging Cohort StudyHepatitis C statusMortality risk indexGood discriminationART initiationCohort CollaborationHCV coinfectionCohort studyHIV deathsHIV markersHIV infectionValidation cohortAlanine transaminaseExcess mortality