2012
Heterogeneity in outcomes of treated HIV-positive patients in Europe and North America: relation with patient and cohort characteristics
May MT, Hogg RS, Justice AC, Shepherd BE, Costagliola D, Ledergerber B, Thiébaut R, Gill MJ, Kirk O, van Sighem A, Saag MS, Navarro G, Sobrino-Vegas P, Lampe F, Ingle S, Guest JL, Crane HM, Monforte A, Vehreschild JJ, Sterne J, Collaboration T. Heterogeneity in outcomes of treated HIV-positive patients in Europe and North America: relation with patient and cohort characteristics. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2012, 41: 1807-1820. PMID: 23148105, PMCID: PMC3535877, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompleteness of ascertainmentHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyMortality rateAdult HIV-positive patientsPrevious AIDS diagnosisRates of AIDSAdjusted mortality rateMortality rate ratiosHigher mortality riskHigh mortality rateDiverse patient cohortCohort heterogeneityCohort CollaborationPatient characteristicsHIV treatmentAIDS diagnosisPatient cohortAdjusted ratesClinical careMortality riskCohort characteristicsPatientsDeath ascertainmentCohort
2010
Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV
Fischer MJ, Wyatt CM, Gordon K, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Parikh CR. Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2010, 53: 222-226. PMID: 20104121, PMCID: PMC3032564, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b980d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHepatitis C virusKidney diseaseMortality rateGlomerular filtration rateAdjusted mortality rateLevels of eGFRVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHepatitis CCoinfected subjectsC virusFiltration rateNational cohortIndependent associationHIVHigh mortalityPoisson regressionMortalityGraduated increaseVeteransCohortHigh rateEGFRDiseaseHealthcare administration