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
2013
Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Juthani‐Mehta M, De Rekeneire N, Allore H, Chen S, O'Leary JR, Bauer DC, Harris TB, Newman AB, Yende S, Weyant RJ, Kritchevsky S, Quagliarello V, Study F. Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1111-1118. PMID: 23772872, PMCID: PMC3714374, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsIncident mobility limitationCommunity-dwelling older adultsBody Composition StudyRisk factorsPlaque scoresMobility limitationsOlder adultsNovel modifiable risk factorsProspective observational cohort studyObservational cohort studyNonmodifiable risk factorsCases of pneumoniaHistory of pneumoniaCommunity-dwelling adultsAverage attributable fractionMonths of baselineCohort studyExpiratory volumePneumonia preventionDental examinationPrimary outcomeOral hygieneMale sexAttributable fraction