2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes
2012
Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons
Akgün KM, Crothers K, Pisani M. Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2012, 67A: 276-291. PMID: 22337938, PMCID: PMC3297767, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAsthmaFemaleHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIncidenceLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsMalePneumoniaPrevalencePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsOlder patientsPulmonary diseaseCommon pulmonary diseasesQuality of lifePulmonary symptomsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommon clinical presentationObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCommon pulmonary disordersMedical comorbiditiesClinical presentationPulmonary fibrosisLung cancerMultiple etiologiesPulmonary disordersRisk factorsPrevalence increasesDisease prevalence increasesPatientsOlder personsDiseaseMortalityDyspneaComorbidities