2024
Five-year evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Program in Men Who Have Sex With Men with HIV at Two Academic Center Clinics
Achhra A, Chan E, Applebaum S, Guerrero M, Hao R, Pantel H, Virata M, Fikrig M, Barakat L. Five-year evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Program in Men Who Have Sex With Men with HIV at Two Academic Center Clinics. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, ciae541. PMID: 39492696, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-resolution anoscopyAnal cytologyAnal cancer screening programAbnormal anal cytologyAcademic HIV clinicSquamous cell carcinomaRetrospective chart reviewHistory of smokingEligible populationCancer screening programDetecting HSILAbnormal cytologyTriage testCell carcinomaHIV clinicChart reviewOlder age groupsHSILFollow-upCytologyScreening programScreening testCenter clinicIncreasing ageEligible individuals
2023
1478. Evaluation Of Anal Cancer Screening Program in men who have sex with men (MSM) persons with HIV (PWH) At Two academic center HIV Clinics 2018-2022
Achhra A, Chan E, Applebaum S, Guerrero M, Hao R, Pantel H, Virata M, Barakat L. 1478. Evaluation Of Anal Cancer Screening Program in men who have sex with men (MSM) persons with HIV (PWH) At Two academic center HIV Clinics 2018-2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1314. PMCID: PMC10677807, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnal dysplasiaAbnormal PapHIV clinicAnal cancer screening programsAmbulatory HIV clinicRetrospective chart reviewHistory of smokingCancer screening programsSquamous cell carcinomaAnal cytologyAntiretroviral therapyHIV careChart reviewClinic visitsMedian ageMultivariable analysisCell carcinomaScreening programPrior historyAge 35High riskType of insuranceBackground treatmentCharacteristics of peoplePWH1538. Is there value in performing yearly screening for latent tuberculosis infection by interferon-gamma release assay among patients living with HIV in non-endemic settings?
Palacios C, Achhra A, Barakat L, Virata M, Hao R, Baxter J, Malinis M. 1538. Is there value in performing yearly screening for latent tuberculosis infection by interferon-gamma release assay among patients living with HIV in non-endemic settings? Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1373. PMCID: PMC10678242, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterferon-gamma release assaysLatent tuberculosis infectionNew latent tuberculosis infectionsTuberculin skin testingNon-endemic settingRisk factorsCD4 countTuberculosis infectionCurrent guidelinesGroup APositive interferon-gamma release assaysHigher HIV viral loadUrban academic medical centerChest imaging resultsLow CD4 countTB exposure riskTB risk factorsCells/mm3HIV viral loadRetrospective chart reviewFeatures of patientsRisk of reactivationInterferon-gamma releaseCommon risk factorsAcademic medical center