2020
A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population
Adamson PC, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Villanueva MS, Canterino JE. A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 705-712. PMID: 31987799, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HCVPrimary care practicesClinic practiceHCV clinicChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionCare practicesHepatitis C virus infectionCascade of careHCV antibody testHCV testing dataC virus infectionChronic HCV infectionPrevalence of HCVPrimary care patientsHigh-prevalence populationsHCV cascadeHCV infectionCare patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyClinic populationPrevalence populationsVirus infectionHigher oddsHCV
2019
Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination
Rizk C, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Malinis M, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O, Villanueva M. Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz361. PMID: 31412130, PMCID: PMC6785669, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect antiviral agentsHIV clinicHCV clinicEffective direct antiviral agentsHospital-based HIV clinicHCV treatment cascadeChronic HCV infectionCohort of patientsInitiation of treatmentActive drug useModel of careMental health issuesElectronic medical record templatesHCV careMicro-EliminationStandardized referralTreat populationHCV eliminationHCV infectionRetrospective reviewTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationFemale patientsTreatment algorithmMedical record templates