2021
Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study
Virata MD, Shenoi SV, Ladines-Lim J, Villanueva MS, Barakat LA. Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260251. PMID: 34851963, PMCID: PMC8635326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year retrospective cohort studyCohort of PWHNon-communicable comorbiditiesPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studyChronic lung diseaseLikelihood of hospitalizationSingle-site experienceCOVID-19 infectionNon-communicable diseasesOutcomes of peopleCohort studyHIV diseaseOverall mortalityClinical outcomesLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationCumulative burdenHIVLater timeframeDiseaseEarly epidemicPWHOutcomes
2018
Prevalence and Correlates of Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Prescribed HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Real-World Clinical Settings
Ogbuagu O, Marshall BDL, Tiberio P, Ogunbajo A, Barakat L, Montgomery M, Almonte A, Wray T, Williams EC, Edelman EJ, Chan PA. Prevalence and Correlates of Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Prescribed HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Real-World Clinical Settings. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 190-200. PMID: 30145707, PMCID: PMC7020905, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2260-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useUnhealthy alcoholPre-exposure prophylaxisUnhealthy substance useDrug useHIV acquisitionAlcohol useSubstance useHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisReal-world clinical settingProspective observational studyHIV-positive partnerHIV risk behaviorsStructured clinical assessmentFrequent drug usePrEP outcomesPrEP useRisk factorsClinical assessmentObservational studyPositive partnerReal-world settingMultivariate analysisYounger ageSexual partners
2015
Trends in hospital deaths among human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients during the antiretroviral therapy era, 1995 to 2011
Cowell A, Shenoi SV, Kyriakides TC, Friedland G, Barakat LA. Trends in hospital deaths among human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients during the antiretroviral therapy era, 1995 to 2011. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 608-614. PMID: 26130520, PMCID: PMC4560992, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital deathAIDS deathsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsHigher CD4 cell countsAIDS infectionAntiretroviral therapy eraNon-AIDS deathsNon-AIDS malignanciesCD4 cell countHIV viral loadVirus-infected patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusUrban teaching hospitalTimes greater likelihoodCardiovascular comorbiditiesTherapy eraCD4 countInpatient mortalityImmunodeficiency syndromeLiver diseaseUnderlying liverViral loadImmunodeficiency virusMedical recordsAntiretroviral era
2002
Fatal Inhalational Anthrax in a 94-Year-Old Connecticut Woman
Barakat LA, Quentzel HL, Jernigan JA, Kirschke DL, Griffith K, Spear SM, Kelley K, Barden D, Mayo D, Stephens DS, Popovic T, Marston C, Zaki SR, Guarner J, Shieh WJ, Carver HW, Meyer RF, Swerdlow DL, Mast EE, Hadler JL, Team F. Fatal Inhalational Anthrax in a 94-Year-Old Connecticut Woman. JAMA 2002, 287: 863-868. PMID: 11851578, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.7.863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnthraxAutopsyBacillus anthracisBioterrorismConnecticutDNA, BacterialEnvironmental ExposureFatal OutcomeFemaleHemorrhageHumansLymph NodesMediastinal DiseasesMediastinumNecrosisPleural EffusionPulmonary EdemaRadiographyRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory Tract InfectionsSpores, BacterialConceptsClinical courseInhalational anthraxBioterrorism-related inhalational anthraxMediastinal lymph nodesPatient's clinical courseAdministration of antibioticsSources of exposureRespiratory insufficiencyAntibiotic therapyIll patientsLymph nodesClinical featuresPleural effusionPulmonary edemaBlood culturesConnecticut womenDiagnostic testsPatientsB anthracisWomenExposureBacteremiaEdemaAnthraxEffusion