2018
Gender and alcohol use
Matson TE, McGinnis KA, Rubinsky AD, Frost MC, Czarnogorski M, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Satre DD, Catz SL, Bensley KM, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Williams EC. Gender and alcohol use. AIDS 2018, 32: 2247-2253. PMID: 30005010, PMCID: PMC6136970, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useHIV careViral suppressionART treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataVeterans Health Administration patientsAUDIT-C alcoholHIV medical careHIV care continuumLarge national cohortCohort study dataPoisson regression modelsPrescribed ARTPrevalence of engagementRetrospective cohortNational cohortUS veteransWorse outcomesCare continuumRelative riskStratified analysisMedical careHIVGender modifiesWomenLevel of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Matson TE, Gordon AJ, Marshall BDL, Bryant KJ, Rubinsky AD, Lapham GT, Satre DD, Richards JE, Catz SL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bradley KA. Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 140-151. PMID: 29995206, PMCID: PMC6344313, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2210-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionAlcohol use levelsART treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataAlcohol useAUDIT-C screeningCare continuum outcomesHIV care continuumCohort study dataHigh-level drinkingPoisson regression modelsContinuum outcomesHIV treatmentAdjusted prevalenceCare engagementCare continuumGreater alcohol useHIVPatientsUse levelsTreatmentRegression modelsStudy dataNational U.S. sampleAssociation
2012
Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America
Silverberg MJ, Lau B, Justice AC, Engels E, Gill MJ, Goedert JJ, Kirk GD, D’Souza G, Bosch RJ, Brooks JT, Napravnik S, Hessol NA, Jacobson LP, Kitahata MM, Klein MB, Moore RD, Rodriguez B, Rourke SB, Saag MS, Sterling TR, Gebo KA, Press N, Martin JN, Dubrow R, Research and Design of IeDEA T. Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 54: 1026-1034. PMID: 22291097, PMCID: PMC3297645, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAnal cancer incidence ratesAnal cancer ratesCancer incidence ratesAnal cancerIncidence rateCancer ratesRate ratioMultivariable Poisson regression modelsAntiretroviral therapy eraPoisson regression modelsHIV-InfectedTherapy eraUniversal prevention effortsImmunodeficiency virusCommon cancerCalendar trendsMSMPrevention effortsCancerWomenMenRegression modelsRiskIndividuals
2006
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse
McGinnis KA, Fultz SL, Skanderson M, Conigliaro J, Bryant K, Justice AC. Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 5005-5009. PMID: 17075119, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.05.7984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol abuse/dependenceHIV-negative veteransAbuse/dependenceHIV-positive veteransIncident rate ratiosHepatocellular carcinomaGreater riskVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemFirst HIV diagnosisHepatitis C infectionPresence of HCVRole of HIVNinth Revision codesNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRelationship of HIVHeavy alcohol useHigher relative incidencePoisson regression modelsC infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CHIV diagnosisHIV statusHodgkin's lymphomaRevision codes
2005
Incidence of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe and North America
Girardi E, Sabin CA, d'Arminio Monforte A, Hogg B, Phillips AN, Gill MJ, Dabis F, Reiss P, Kirk O, Bernasconi E, Grabar S, Justice A, Staszewski S, Fätkenheuer G, Sterne JA. Incidence of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe and North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1772-1782. PMID: 16288403, DOI: 10.1086/498315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of tuberculosisMonths of HAARTMultivariable analysisMultivariable Poisson regression modelsInitiation of HAARTLevel of immunodeficiencyLower baseline CD4Active antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsRisk of tuberculosisInjection drug usersMode of transmissionPoisson regression modelsBaseline CD4HAART initiationHigher CD4Antiretroviral therapyTB epidemicIncidence rateCopies/HAARTDrug usersPatientsTuberculosisCD4