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Ramakrishnan A, Fujita AW, Mehta CC, Wilson TE, Shoptaw S, Carrico A, Adimora AA, Eaton EF, Jones DL, Chandran A, Sheth AN. Brief Report: Substance Use Care Continuum in Women With and Without HIV in the Southern United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2024; 95:424-430. [PMID: 38133580 PMCID: PMC10927302 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Substance use (SU) contributes to poor outcomes among persons living with HIV. Women living with HIV (WWH) in the United States are disproportionately affected in the South, and examining SU patterns, treatment, and HIV outcomes in this population is integral to addressing HIV and SU disparities. METHODS WWH and comparable women without HIV (WWOH) who enrolled 2013-2015 in the Women's Interagency HIV Study Southern sites (Atlanta, Birmingham/Jackson, Chapel Hill, and Miami) and reported SU (self-reported nonmedical use of drugs) in the past year were included. SU and treatment were described annually from enrollment to the end of follow-up. HIV outcomes were compared by SU treatment engagement. RESULTS At enrollment, among 840 women (608 WWH, 232 WWOH), 18% (n = 155) reported SU in the past year (16% WWH, 24% WWOH); 25% (n = 38) of whom reported SU treatment. Over time, 30%, 21%, and 18% reported SU treatment at 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively, which did not significantly differ by HIV status. Retention in HIV care did not differ by SU treatment. Viral suppression was significantly higher in women who reported SU treatment only at enrollment ( P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS We identified a substantial gap in SU treatment engagement, with only a quarter reporting treatment utilization, which persisted over time. SU treatment engagement was associated with viral suppression at enrollment but not at other time points or with retention in HIV care. These findings can identify gaps and guide future strategies for integrating HIV and SU care for WWH.
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- Aditi Ramakrishnan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
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- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Lahiri CD, Mehta CC, Sykes C, Weiser SD, Palella F, Lake JE, Mellors JW, Gustafson D, French AL, Adimora AA, Konkle-Parker D, Sharma A, Bolivar H, Kassaye SG, Rubin LH, Alvarez JA, Golub ET, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN. Obesity Modifies the Relationship Between Raltegravir and Dolutegravir Hair Concentrations and Body Weight Gain in Women Living with HIV. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2023; 39:644-651. [PMID: 37140468 PMCID: PMC10712367 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2022.0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Integrase strand-transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) are associated with weight gain in women living with HIV (WLH). Relationships between drug exposure, baseline obesity, and INSTI-associated weight gain remain unclear. Data from 2006 to 2016 were analyzed from virally suppressed WLH enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, who switched/added an INSTI to antiretroviral therapy: [raltegravir (RAL), dolutegravir (DTG), or elvitegravir (EVG)]. Percent body weight change was calculated from weights obtained a median 6 months pre-INSTI and 14 months post-INSTI initiation. Hair concentrations were measured with validated liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (MS)/MS assays. Baseline (preswitch) weight status evaluated obese (body mass index, BMI, ≥30 kg/m2) versus nonobese (BMI <30 kg/m2). Mixed models examined the drug hair concentration*baseline obesity status interaction for each INSTI. There were 169 WLH included: 53 (31%) switched to RAL, 72 (43%) to DTG, and 44 (26%) to EVG. Women were median age 47-52 years, predominantly Non-Hispanic Black, median CD4 counts >500 cells/mm3, >75% with undetectable HIV-1 RNA. Over ∼1 year, women experienced median increases in body weight: 1.71% (-1.78, 5.00) with RAL; 2.40% (-2.82, 6.50) with EVG; and 2.48% (-3.60, 7.88) with DTG. Baseline obesity status modified the relationship between hair concentrations and percent weight change for DTG and RAL (p's < 0.05): higher DTG, yet lower RAL concentrations were associated with greater weight gain among nonobese women. Additional pharmacologic assessments are needed to understand the role of drug exposure in INSTI-associated weight gain.
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- Cecile D. Lahiri
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center/Stroger (Cook County) Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Woodworth MH, Conrad RE, Haldopoulos M, Pouch SM, Babiker A, Mehta AK, Sitchenko KL, Wang CH, Strudwick A, Ingersoll JM, Philippe C, Lohsen S, Kocaman K, Lindner BG, Hatt JK, Jones RM, Miller C, Neish AS, Friedman-Moraco R, Karadkhele G, Liu KH, Jones DP, Mehta CC, Ziegler TR, Weiss DS, Larsen CP, Konstantinidis KT, Kraft CS. Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eabo2750. [PMID: 37910603 PMCID: PMC10821315 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo2750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization is a fundamental challenge in antimicrobial resistance. Limited studies have shown that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can reduce MDRO colonization, but its mechanisms are poorly understood. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial of FMT for MDRO decolonization in renal transplant recipients called PREMIX (NCT02922816). Eleven participants were enrolled and randomized 1:1 to FMT or an observation period followed by delayed FMT if stool cultures were MDRO positive at day 36. Participants who were MDRO positive after one FMT were treated with a second FMT. At last visit, eight of nine patients who completed all treatments were MDRO culture negative. FMT-treated participants had longer time to recurrent MDRO infection versus PREMIX-eligible controls who were not treated with FMT. Key taxa (Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Phocaeicola dorei, Phascolarctobacterium faecium, Alistipes species, Mesosutterella massiliensis, Barnesiella intestinihominis, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii) from the single feces donor used in the study that engrafted in recipients and metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids and bile acids in FMT-responding participants uncovered leads for rational microbiome therapeutic and diagnostic development. Metagenomic analyses revealed a previously unobserved mechanism of MDRO eradication by conspecific strain competition in an FMT-treated subset. Susceptible Enterobacterales strains that replaced baseline extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing strains were not detectable in donor microbiota manufactured as FMT doses but in one case were detectable in the recipient before FMT. These data suggest that FMT may provide a path to exploit strain competition to reduce MDRO colonization.
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- Michael H. Woodworth
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Ocean Science & Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Transplant Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Emory University; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Emory University; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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Cotes RO, Palanci JM, Broussard B, Johnson S, Grullón MA, Norquist GS, Mehta CC, Wood K, Cubellis L, Gholami M, Ziedonis D. Feasibility of an Open Dialogue-Inspired Approach for Young Adults with Psychosis in a Public Hospital System. Community Ment Health J 2023; 59:1428-1435. [PMID: 36939990 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-023-01120-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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The objective was to determine the feasibility of an Open Dialogue-inspired approach in a metropolitan, public hospital setting with predominately African American participants. Participants were ages 18-35, experienced psychosis within the past month, and involved at least one support person in their care. We evaluated domains of feasibility including implementation, adaptation, practicality, acceptability, and limited-efficacy. An organizational change model (Addressing Problems Through Organizational Change) facilitated implementation. Clinicians received three trainings and ongoing supervision. Network meetings were successfully implemented with good self-reported fidelity to principles of dialogic practice. Some adaptations (less frequent meetings and no home visits) were necessary. A subset of individuals completed research assessments over 12 months. Qualitative interviews with participants suggested the intervention was acceptable. Symptom and functional outcomes were preliminary but trended toward improvement. Implementation was feasible with relatively brief training, organizational change processes, and context-specific adaptations. Lessons learned can assist in planning a larger research study.
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- Robert O Cotes
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 10 Park Place SE, Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA
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Collins LF, Palella FJ, Mehta CC, Holloway J, Stosor V, Lake JE, Brown TT, Topper EF, Naggie S, Anastos K, Taylor TN, Kassaye S, French AL, Adimora AA, Fischl MA, Kempf MC, Koletar SL, Tien PC, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN. Aging-Related Comorbidity Burden Among Women and Men With or At-Risk for HIV in the US, 2008-2019. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2327584. [PMID: 37548977 PMCID: PMC10407688 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Importance Despite aging-related comorbidities representing a growing threat to quality-of-life and mortality among persons with HIV (PWH), clinical guidance for comorbidity screening and prevention is lacking. Understanding comorbidity distribution and severity by sex and gender is essential to informing guidelines for promoting healthy aging in adults with HIV. Objective To assess the association of human immunodeficiency virus on the burden of aging-related comorbidities among US adults in the modern treatment era. Design, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional analysis included data from US multisite observational cohort studies of women (Women's Interagency HIV Study) and men (Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study) with HIV and sociodemographically comparable HIV-seronegative individuals. Participants were prospectively followed from 2008 for men and 2009 for women (when more than 80% of participants with HIV reported antiretroviral therapy use) through last observation up until March 2019, at which point outcomes were assessed. Data were analyzed from July 2020 to April 2021. Exposures HIV, age, sex. Main Outcomes and Measures Comorbidity burden (the number of total comorbidities out of 10 assessed) per participant; secondary outcomes included individual comorbidity prevalence. Linear regression assessed the association of HIV status, age, and sex with comorbidity burden. Results A total of 5929 individuals were included (median [IQR] age, 54 [46-61] years; 3238 women [55%]; 2787 Black [47%], 1153 Hispanic or other [19%], 1989 White [34%]). Overall, unadjusted mean comorbidity burden was higher among women vs men (3.4 [2.1] vs 3.2 [1.8]; P = .02). Comorbidity prevalence differed by sex for hypertension (2188 of 3238 women [68%] vs 2026 of 2691 men [75%]), psychiatric illness (1771 women [55%] vs 1565 men [58%]), dyslipidemia (1312 women [41%] vs 1728 men [64%]), liver (1093 women [34%] vs 1032 men [38%]), bone disease (1364 women [42%] vs 512 men [19%]), lung disease (1245 women [38%] vs 259 men [10%]), diabetes (763 women [24%] vs 470 men [17%]), cardiovascular (493 women [15%] vs 407 men [15%]), kidney (444 women [14%] vs 404 men [15%]) disease, and cancer (219 women [7%] vs 321 men [12%]). In an unadjusted model, the estimated mean difference in comorbidity burden among women vs men was significantly greater in every age strata among PWH: age under 40 years, 0.33 (95% CI, 0.03-0.63); ages 40 to 49 years, 0.37 (95% CI, 0.12-0.61); ages 50 to 59 years, 0.38 (95% CI, 0.20-0.56); ages 60 to 69 years, 0.66 (95% CI, 0.42-0.90); ages 70 years and older, 0.62 (95% CI, 0.07-1.17). However, the difference between sexes varied by age strata among persons without HIV: age under 40 years, 0.52 (95% CI, 0.13 to 0.92); ages 40 to 49 years, -0.07 (95% CI, -0.45 to 0.31); ages 50 to 59 years, 0.88 (95% CI, 0.62 to 1.14); ages 60 to 69 years, 1.39 (95% CI, 1.06 to 1.72); ages 70 years and older, 0.33 (95% CI, -0.53 to 1.19) (P for interaction = .001). In the covariate-adjusted model, findings were slightly attenuated but retained statistical significance. Conclusions and Relevance In this cross-sectional study, the overall burden of aging-related comorbidities was higher in women vs men, particularly among PWH, and the distribution of comorbidity prevalence differed by sex. Comorbidity screening and prevention strategies tailored by HIV serostatus and sex or gender may be needed.
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- Lauren F. Collins
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Ponce de Leon Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
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- School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Ponce de Leon Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Ponce de Leon Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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Collins LF, Mehta CC, Palella FJ, Fatade Y, Naggie S, Golub ET, Anastos K, French AL, Kassaye S, Taylor TN, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Kempf MC, Tien PC, Sheth AN, Ofotokun I. The Effect of Menopausal Status, Age, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on Non-AIDS Comorbidity Burden Among US Women. Clin Infect Dis 2023; 76:e755-e758. [PMID: 35686432 PMCID: PMC10169392 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Menopause may impact the earlier onset of aging-related comorbidities among women with versus without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We found that menopausal status, age, and HIV were independently associated with higher comorbidity burden, and that HIV impacted burden most in the pre-/perimenopausal phases.
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- Lauren F Collins
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Morton ZP, Christina Mehta C, Wang T, Palella FJ, Naggie S, Golub ET, Anastos K, French AL, Kassaye S, Taylor TN, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Kempf MC, Tien PC, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN, Collins LF. Cumulative Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 Viremia Is Associated With Increased Risk of Multimorbidity Among US Women With HIV, 1997-2019. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofac702. [PMID: 36751648 PMCID: PMC9897021 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the effect of cumulative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 viremia on aging-related multimorbidity among women with HIV (WWH), we analyzed data collected prospectively among women who achieved viral suppression after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation (1997-2019). Methods We included WWH with ≥2 plasma HIV-1 viral loads (VL) <200 copies/mL within a 2-year period (baseline) following self-reported ART use. Primary outcome was multimorbidity (≥2 nonacquired immune deficiency syndrome comorbidities [NACM] of 5 total assessed). The trapezoidal rule calculated viremia copy-years (VCY) as area-under-the-VL-curve. Cox proportional hazard models estimated the association of time-updated cumulative VCY with incident multimorbidity and with incidence of each NACM, adjusting for important covariates (eg, age, CD4 count, etc). Results Eight hundred six WWH contributed 6368 women-years, with median 12 (Q1-Q3, 7-23) VL per participant. At baseline, median age was 39 years, 56% were Black, and median CD4 was 534 cells/mm3. Median time-updated cumulative VCY was 5.4 (Q1-Q3, 4.7-6.9) log10 copy-years/mL. Of 211 (26%) WWH who developed multimorbidity, 162 (77%) had incident hypertension, 133 (63%) had dyslipidemia, 60 (28%) had diabetes, 52 (25%) had cardiovascular disease, and 32 (15%) had kidney disease. Compared with WWH who had time-updated cumulative VCY <5 log10, the adjusted hazard ratio of multimorbidity was 1.99 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-3.08) and 3.78 (95% CI, 2.17-6.58) for those with VCY 5-6.9 and ≥7 log10 copy-years/mL, respectively (P < .0001). Higher time-updated cumulative VCY increased the risk of each NACM. Conclusions Among ART-treated WWH, greater cumulative viremia increased the risk of multimorbidity and of developing each NACM, and hence this may be a prognostically useful biomarker for NACM risk assessment in this population.
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- Zoey P Morton
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health and the School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Ponce de Leon Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Ponce de Leon Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Ponce de Leon Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Fujita AW, Ramakrishnan A, Mehta CC, Yusuf OB, Wilson T, Shoptaw S, Carrico AW, Adimora AA, Eaton E, Cohen MH, Cohen J, Adedimeji A, Plankey M, Jones D, Chandran A, Colasanti JA, Sheth AN. Substance Use Treatment Utilization Among Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofac684. [PMID: 36655189 PMCID: PMC9835749 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Substance use (SU) contributes to poor health outcomes, yet limited data exist to inform strategies to optimize SU treatment among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We describe SU and SU treatment utilization among women with and without HIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Methods We included data from women enrolled in WIHS from 2013 to 2020. Current SU was self-reported, nonmedical use of drugs in the past year, excluding use of only marijuana. SU treatment utilization was self-reported use of a drug treatment program in the past year. Multivariable regression models were used to investigate associations between participant characteristics and SU treatment. Results Among 2559 women (1802 women living with HIV [WWH], 757 women without HIV), 14% reported current SU. Among those with current SU (n = 367), 71% reported crack/cocaine followed by 40% reporting opioids, and 42% reported any treatment in the past year. The most common treatments were methadone (64%), Narcotics Anonymous (29%), inpatient programs (28%), and outpatient programs (16%). Among women using opioids (n = 147), 67% reported methadone use in the past year compared to 5% using buprenorphine/naloxone. Multivariable analysis showed lower odds of treatment utilization among WWH with concurrent alcohol or marijuana use. Visiting a psychiatrist/counselor was associated with higher odds of treatment. Among WWH, SU treatment was not associated with HIV-related clinical outcomes. Conclusions Treatment utilization was high, especially for methadone use. Our results highlight opportunities for accessing SU treatment for WWH, such as the need to prioritize buprenorphine and comprehensive, wraparound services in HIV care settings.
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- Ayako W Fujita
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Health Behavior Research and Implementation Science, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Infectious Disease Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Haddad LB, Herring GB, Mehta CC, Staple T, Young MR, Govindaraj S, Velu V, Smith AK. Evaluating the impact of three progestin-based hormonal contraceptive methods on immunologic changes in the female genital tract and systemically (CHIME Study): a prospective cohort study protocol. BMC Womens Health 2022; 22:456. [PMID: 36401326 PMCID: PMC9673204 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-022-02053-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Gonadal hormones can modify immune function, which may impact susceptibility to infectious diseases, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). There is limited knowledge about how hormonal contraceptives (HC) influence the immune response during the course of use. The CHIME study aims to evaluate the effect of long-acting progestin-based hormonal contraceptives (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, etonogestrel implant, and levonorgestrel intrauterine device) on immunologic changes in the female genital tract (FGT) and systemic compartment. Methods CHIME is an observational cohort study where participants attend 2 visits prior to initiating the HC method of their choice, and then attend 6 visits over 12 months with biological sampling (vaginal swabs, cervicovaginal lavage, cytobrush and blood) for immunological, bacteriological, and virological analyses at each visit. Immune profiling will be evaluated by multi-color flow cytometry to determine how different T-cell subsets, in particular the CD4 T-cell subsets, change during the course of contraceptive use and whether they have different profiles in the FGT compared to the systemic compartment. The study aims are (1) to characterize the alterations in FGT and systemic immune profiles associated with three long-acting progestin-only HC and (2) to evaluate the vaginal microenvironment, determined by 16 s rRNA sequencing, as an individual-level risk factor and moderator of genital and systemic immune profile changes following exposure to three commonly used HC. Data collection started in March 2019 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2024. Discussion The CHIME study aims to contribute to the body of research designed to evaluate the comparative impact of three long-acting progestin-only HC on innate and adaptive immune functions to understand how immunologic effects alter STI and HIV susceptibility.
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Rubin LH, Bekhbat M, Turkson S, Mehta CC, Maki PM, Anastos K, Gustafson D, Spence AB, Milam J, Chow FC, Weber K, Springer G, Gange SJ, Neigh GN. Glucocorticoid Receptor Function and Cognitive Performance in Women With HIV. Psychosom Med 2022; 84:893-903. [PMID: 36044614 PMCID: PMC9553273 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Alterations in glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) function may be a risk factor for cognitive complications among older people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We evaluated whether HIV serostatus and age modify the GCR function-cognition association among women. METHODS Eighty women with HIV ( n = 40, <40 years of age [younger]; n = 40, >50 years of age [older]) and 80 HIV-uninfected women ( n = 40 older, n = 40 younger) enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study completed a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected concurrent with neuropsychological testing were assessed for GCR function. Multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted to examine whether a) HIV serostatus and age were associated with GCR function, and b) GCR function-cognition associations are moderated by HIV serostatus and age adjusting for relevant covariates. RESULTS Among older women, higher baseline FKBP5 expression level was associated with lower attention/working memory performance among women with HIV ( B = 6.4, standard error = 1.7, p = .0003) but not in women without HIV infection ( B = -1.7, standard error = 1.9, p = .37). There were no significant HIV serostatus by age interactions on dexamethasone (DEX)-stimulated expression of the genes regulated by the GCR or lipopolysaccharide-stimulated tumor necrosis factor α levels (with or without DEX stimulation; p values > .13). HIV serostatus was associated with GC target genes PER1 ( p = .006) and DUSP1 ( p = .02), but not TSC22D3 ( p = .32), after DEX stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data suggest that HIV serostatus and age may modify the influence of the GCR, such that the receptor is likely engaged to a similar extent, but the downstream influence of the receptor is altered, potentially through epigenetic modification of target genes.
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Mehta CC, Stedman MR, Rao SR, Podolsky R. Advice for Isolated Statisticians Collaborating in Academic Healthcare Center Settings. Stat (Int Stat Inst) 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/sta4.492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C. Christina Mehta
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA
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- Department of Global Health Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Study Methodology Center for Translational Research, Children’s National Hospital Silver Spring MD
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Mehta CC, Hagen KS, Rubtsova AA, Lahiri CD, Michopoulos V, Moran CA, Haddad LB, Titanji K, Collins LF, Quyyumi AA, Neigh G, Shaw LJ, Weitzmann MN, Waller L, Ofotokun I. Bone, Brain, Heart study protocol: A resilient nested, tripartite prospective cohort study of the role of estrogen depletion on HIV pathology. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0272608. [PMID: 35921353 PMCID: PMC9348736 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE We describe the rationale for and design of an innovative, nested, tripartite prospective observational cohort study examining whether relative estrogen insufficiency-induced inflammation amplifies HIV-induced inflammation to cause end organ damage and worsen age-related co-morbidities affecting the neuro-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (Brain), skeletal (Bone), and cardiovascular (Heart/vessels) organ systems (BBH Study). METHODS The BBH parent study is the Multicenter AIDS Cohort/Women's Interagency HIV Study Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) with participants drawn from the Atlanta MWCCS site. BBH will enroll a single cohort of n = 120 women living with HIV and n = 60 HIV-negative women, equally distributed by menopausal status. The innovative multipart nested study design of BBH, which draws on data collected by the parent study, efficiently leverages resources for maximum research impact and requires extensive oversight and management in addition to careful implementation. The presence of strong infrastructure minimized BBH study disruptions due to changes in the parent study and the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION BBH is poised to provide insight into sex and HIV associations with the neuro-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems despite several major, unexpected challenges.
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- C. Christina Mehta
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States of America
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- Blavatnik Women’s Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Mehta CC, Hagen KS, Collins LF, Moore RH, Ofotokun I. Nested and multipart prospective observational studies, flaming fiasco or efficiently economical?: The Brain, Bone, Heart case study. BMC Med Res Methodol 2022; 22:203. [PMID: 35879677 PMCID: PMC9310359 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01675-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Collecting new data from cross-sectional/survey and cohort observational study designs can be expensive and time-consuming. Nested (hierarchically cocooned within an existing parent study) and/or Multipart (≥ 2 integrally interlinked projects) study designs can expand the scope of a prospective observational research program beyond what might otherwise be possible with available funding and personnel. The Brain, Bone, Heart (BBH) study provides an exemplary case to describe the real-world advantages, challenges, considerations, and insights from these complex designs. MAIN: BBH is a Nested, Multipart study conducted by the Specialized Center for Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences at Emory University. BBH is designed to examine whether estrogen insufficiency-induced inflammation compounds HIV-induced inflammation, leading to end-organ damage and aging-related co-morbidities affecting the neuro-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (brain), musculoskeletal (bone), and cardiovascular (heart) organ systems. Using BBH as a real-world case study, we describe the advantages and challenges of Nested and Multipart prospective cohort study design in practice. While excessive dependence on its parent study can pose challenges in a Nested study, there are significant advantages to the study design as well. These include the ability to leverage a parent study's resources and personnel; more comprehensive data collection and data sharing options; a broadened community of researchers for collaboration; dedicated longitudinal research participants; and, access to historical data. Multipart, interlinked studies that share a common cohort of participants and pool of resources have the advantage of dedicated key personnel and the challenge of increased organizational complexity. Important considerations for each study design include the stability and administration of the parent study (Nested) and the cohesiveness of linkage elements and staff organizational capacity (Multipart). CONCLUSION Using the experience of BBH as an example, Nested and/or Multipart study designs have both distinct advantages and potential vulnerabilities that warrant consideration and require strong biostatistics and data management leadership to optimize programmatic success and impact.
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- C Christina Mehta
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, 341 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, 341 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA
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Wells J, Flowers L, Mehta CC, Chandler R, Knott R, McDonnell Holstad M, Watkins Bruner D. Follow-Up to High-Resolution Anoscopy After Abnormal Anal Cytology in People Living with HIV. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2022; 36:263-271. [PMID: 35727648 PMCID: PMC9464048 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2022.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Current expert recommendations suggest anal cytology followed by high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) for biopsy and histological confirmation may be beneficial in cancer prevention, especially in people living with HIV (PLWH). Guided by the social ecological model, the purpose of this study was to examine sociodemographic and clinical variables, individual-level factors (depression, HIV/AIDS-related stigma, and health beliefs) and interpersonal-level factors (social support) related to time to HRA follow-up after abnormal anal cytology. We enrolled 150 PLWH from a large HIV community clinic, with on-site HRA availability, in Atlanta, GA. The median age was 46 years (interquartile range of 37-52), 78.5% identified as African American/Black, and 88.6% identified as born male. The average length of follow-up to HRA after abnormal anal cytology was 380.6 days (standard deviation = 317.23). Only 24.3% (n = 39) of the sample had an HRA within 6 months after an abnormal anal cytology, whereas 57% of the sample had an HRA within 12 months. HIV/AIDS-related stigma [odds ratio (OR) 0.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.33-0.90] and health motivation (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.67-0.95) were associated with time to HRA follow-up ≤6 months. For HRA follow-up ≤12 months, we found anal cytology [high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions/atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance cannot exclude HSIL (HSIL/ASCUS-H) vs. low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) OR = 0.05, 95% CI 0.00-0.70; atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) vs. LSIL OR = 0.12, 95% CI 0.02-0.64] and health motivation (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.65-0.99) were associated. Findings from this study can inform strategies to improve follow-up care after abnormal anal cytology at an individual and interpersonal level in efforts to decrease anal cancer morbidity and mortality.
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- Jessica Wells
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Address correspondence to: Jessica Wells, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road, NE, RM. 230, Atlanta, GA 30324, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Office of the Senior Vice President of Research, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Titanji BK, Tejani M, Farber EW, Mehta CC, Pace TW, Meagley K, Gavegnano C, Harrison T, Kokubun CW, Negi SD, Schinazi RF, Marconi VC. Cognitively Based Compassion Training for HIV Immune Nonresponders-An Attention-Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2022; 89:340-348. [PMID: 34879006 PMCID: PMC8837678 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Chronic inflammation is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for people with HIV (PWH). Psychological stress is an important contributor to this chronic inflammation. We hypothesized that a cognitively based compassion training (CBCT) approach could reduce inflammation and psychological stress in immune nonresponder PWH. DESIGN An attention-placebo randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the acceptability of CBCT among PWH and its effects on key aspects of stress and immune function compared with an active-attention control group (NCT02395289). METHODS This study was conducted at an HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia. Eligible individuals determined by (1) adherence to antiretroviral therapy for at least a year, (2) virologic suppression; and (3) stable CD4+ T-cell counts <350 cells/μL were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to either CBCT or control in 2 study periods: April-May, 2016, and September-December, 2016. Psychological measures and inflammatory biomarkers associated with HIV disease progression (IL-1β, TNF-α, sCD14, IL-6, and IL-10) were obtained for all study participants at baseline and at the time of study completion. RESULTS We found a significant association between CBCT practice time engagement and fold reduction in IL-6 and TNF-α levels. There was no association between CBCT practice time and other biomarkers markers assessed (IL-1β, sCD14, and IL-10). These changes were coincident with significant increases in self-reported psychological well-being and HIV disease acceptance and in benefits for CBCT participants. We also observed fewer instances of virologic failure for those in the CBCT arm compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS CBCT is a novel and feasible nonmedication-based intervention that could reduce inflammation and psychological stress in PWH.
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- Boghuma K. Titanji
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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- Community and Systems Health Science Division, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Center for AIDS Research, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Collins LF, Sheth AN, Mehta CC, Naggie S, Golub ET, Anastos K, French AL, Kassaye S, Taylor TN, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Kempf MC, Palella FJ, Tien PC, Ofotokun I. Incident Non-AIDS Comorbidity Burden Among Women With or at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e2059-e2069. [PMID: 33388773 PMCID: PMC8492222 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may accelerate development of aging-related non-AIDS comorbidities (NACMs). The incidence of NACMs is poorly characterized among women living with HIV (WLWH). METHODS WLWH and HIV-seronegative participants followed in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) through 2009 (when >80% of WLWH used antiretroviral therapy) or onward were included, with outcomes measured through 31 March 2018. Sociodemographics, clinical covariates, and prevalent NACM were determined at enrollment. We used Poisson regression models to determine incident NACM burden (number of NACMs accrued through most recent WIHS visit out of 10 total NACMs assessed) by HIV serostatus and age. RESULTS There were 3129 participants (2239 WLWH, 890 HIV seronegative) with 36 589 person-years of follow-up. At enrollment, median age was 37 years, 65% were black, and 47% currently smoked. In fully adjusted analyses, WLWH had a higher incident NACM rate compared with HIV-seronegative women (incidence rate ratio, 1.36 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.81]). Incident NACM burden was higher among WLWH vs HIV-seronegative women in most age strata (HIV × age interaction: P = .0438), and women <25 years old had the greatest incidence rate ratio by HIV serostatus at 1.48 (95% CI, 1.19-1.84) compared with those in older age groups. Incident NACM burden was associated with traditional comorbidity risk factors but not HIV-specific indices. CONCLUSIONS Incident NACM burden was higher among WLWH than HIV-seronegative women. This difference was most dramatic among women aged <25 years, a group for whom routine comorbidity screening is not prioritized. Established non-HIV comorbidity risk factors were significantly associated with incident NACM burden. More data are needed to inform best practices for NACM screening, prevention, and management among WLWH, particularly young women.
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- Lauren F Collins
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Collins LF, Sheth AN, Mehta CC, Naggie S, Golub ET, Anastos K, French AL, Kassaye S, Taylor T, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Kempf MC, Palella FJ, Tien PC, Ofotokun I. The Prevalence and Burden of Non-AIDS Comorbidities Among Women Living With or at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 72:1301-1311. [PMID: 32115628 PMCID: PMC8075036 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence and burden of age-related non-AIDS comorbidities (NACMs) are poorly characterized among women living with HIV (WLWH). METHODS Virologically suppressed WLWH and HIV-seronegative participants followed in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) through at least 2009 (when >80% of WLWH used antiretroviral therapy) were included, with outcomes measured through 31 March 2018. Covariates, NACM number, and prevalence were summarized at most recent WIHS visit. We used linear regression models to determine NACM burden by HIV serostatus and age. RESULTS Among 3232 women (2309 WLWH, 923 HIV-seronegative) with median observation of 15.3 years, median age and body mass index (BMI) were 50 years and 30 kg/m2, respectively; 65% were black; 70% ever used cigarettes. WLWH had a higher mean NACM number than HIV-seronegative women (3.6 vs 3.0, P < .0001) and higher prevalence of psychiatric illness, dyslipidemia, non-AIDS cancer, kidney, liver, and bone disease (all P < .01). Prevalent hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular and lung disease did not differ by HIV serostatus. Estimated NACM burden was higher among WLWH versus HIV-seronegative women in those aged 40-49 (P < .0001) and ≥60 years (P = .0009) (HIV × age interaction, P = .0978). In adjusted analyses, NACM burden was associated with HIV, age, race, income, BMI, alcohol abstinence, cigarette, and crack/cocaine use; in WLWH, additional HIV-specific indices were not associated, aside from recent abacavir use. CONCLUSIONS Overall, NACM burden was high in the cohort, but higher in WLWH and in certain age groups. Non-HIV traditional risk factors were significantly associated with NACM burden in WLWH and should be prioritized in clinical guidelines for screening and intervention to mitigate comorbidity burden in this high-risk population.
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- Lauren F Collins
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Medicine and University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Lahiri CD, Nguyen ML, Mehta CC, Mosunjac M, Tadros T, Unger ER, Rajeevan MS, Richards J, Ofotokun I, Flowers L. Pilot Study of Markers for High-grade Anal Dysplasia in a Southern Cohort From the Women's Interagency Human Immunodeficiency Virus Study. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 70:1121-1128. [PMID: 31058984 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anal cancer rates have increased, particularly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected (HIV+) women. We assessed factors associated with anal precancer in HIV+ and at-risk HIV-negative women from the Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study cohort. METHODS All participants underwent high-resolution anoscopy and anal cytology and had anal and cervical samples collected. Specimens were tested for 37 human papillomavirus (HPV) types and for FAM19A4 and microRNA124-2 promoter methylation. Binary logistic regression and multivariate analysis were conducted with histologic anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (A-HSIL) as the dependent variable. RESULTS Seventy-five women were enrolled: 52 (69%) were HIV+ with three-fourths having undetectable viral load; 64 (86%) were black; mean age was 49 ± 8 years. Forty-nine (65%) anal cytology samples were abnormal, and 38 (51%) of anal samples were positive for at least 1 of 13 high-risk HPV (hrHPV) types. Thirteen (18%) anal biopsies identified A-HSIL. Hypermethylation of FAM19A4 and/or microRNA124-2 was found in 69 (95%) anal samples and 19 (26%) cervical samples. In multivariate analyses, the odds of having A-HSIL were >6 times higher in women with anal hrHPV (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 6.08 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.27-29.18], P = .02) and with positive cervical methylation (aOR, 6.49 [95% CI, 1.66-25.35], P = .007), but not significantly higher in women with positive anal methylation. CONCLUSIONS Anal hrHPV and promoter hypermethylation in the cervix show promise as biomarkers for anal cancer screening in HIV+ and at-risk HIV-negative women. Greater understanding of gene silencing by promoter hypermethylation in anal carcinogenesis is needed.
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- Cecile D Lahiri
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia.,Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia.,Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia
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- Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia.,Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia
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- Atlanta Women's Interagency HIV Study, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Georgia.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia
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Summers NA, Lahiri CD, Angert CD, Aldredge A, Mehta CC, Ofotokun I, Kerchberger AM, Gustafson D, Weiser SD, Kassaye S, Konkle-Parker D, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Bolivar H, Cocohoba J, French AL, Golub ET, Sheth AN. Metabolic Changes Associated With the Use of Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors Among Virally Controlled Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2020; 85:355-362. [PMID: 33060420 PMCID: PMC7577246 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) have been associated with weight gain among women living with HIV. We aimed to investigate the association between INSTIs and change in cardiometabolic risk indicators. SETTING Retrospective cohort. METHODS Data from 2006 to 2017 were analyzed from women living with HIV enrolled in the longitudinal Women's Interagency HIV Study who were virally controlled on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥5 consecutive semiannual visits. Women who switched/added an INSTI to ART (INSTI group) were compared with women who remained on non-INSTI ART (non-INSTI group). Outcomes included changes in fasting lipids and glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), blood pressure (BP), and incident diabetes, hypertension, and insulin resistance. Outcomes were measured 6-12 months before and 6-18 months after INSTI switch/add in the INSTI group with comparable visits in the non-INSTI group. Longitudinal linear regression models compared change over time in each outcome by the study group. RESULTS One thousand one hundred eighteen participants (234 INSTI, 884 non-INSTI) were followed for a median 2.0 (Q1 1.9, Q3 2.0) years. Participants were median age 49 years, 61% Black, and 73% overweight or obese (body mass index ≥25 kg/m). Compared with non-INSTI, the INSTI group experienced greater increases in HbA1c (+0.05 vs. -0.06 mg/dL, P = 0.0318), systolic BP (+3.84 vs. +0.84 mm Hg, P = 0.0191), and diastolic BP (+1.62 vs. -0.14 mm Hg, P = 0.0121), with greatest change in HbA1c among women on INSTIs with ≥5% weight gain. CONCLUSIONS INSTI use was associated with unfavorable changes in HbA1c and systolic and diastolic BP during short-term follow-up. Further research is needed to understand long-term cardiometabolic effects of INSTI use.
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- Nathan A Summers
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, CORE Center/Stroger (Cook County) Hospital, Chicago, IL; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Kerchberger AM, Sheth AN, Angert CD, Mehta CC, Summers NA, Ofotokun I, Gustafson D, Weiser SD, Sharma A, Adimora AA, French AL, Augenbraun M, Cocohoba J, Kassaye S, Bolivar H, Govindarajulu U, Konkle-Parker D, Golub ET, Lahiri CD. Weight Gain Associated With Integrase Stand Transfer Inhibitor Use in Women. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 71:593-600. [PMID: 31504324 PMCID: PMC7384314 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) management. Although studies have suggested associations between INSTIs and weight gain, women living with HIV (WLHIV) have been underrepresented in research. We evaluated the effect of switching or adding INSTIs among WLHIV. METHODS Women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 2006-2017 who switched to or added an INSTI to ART (SWAD group) were compared to women on non-INSTI ART (STAY group). Body weight, body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat (PBF), and waist, hip, arm, and thigh circumferences were measured 6-12 months before and 6-18 months after the INSTI switch/add in SWAD participants, with comparable measurement time points in STAY participants. Linear regression models compared changes over time by SWAD/STAY group, adjusted for age, race, WIHS site, education, income, smoking status, and baseline ART regimen. RESULTS We followed 1118 women (234 SWAD and 884 STAY) for a mean of 2.0 years (+/- 0.1 standard deviation [SD]; mean age 48.8 years, SD +/- 8.8); 61% were Black. On average, compared to the STAY group, the SWAD group experienced mean greater increases of 2.1 kg in body weight, 0.8 kg/m2 in BMI, 1.4% in PBF, and 2.0, 1.9, 0.6, and 1.0 cm in waist, hip, arm, and thigh circumference, respectively (all P values < .05). No differences in magnitudes of these changes were observed by INSTI type. CONCLUSIONS In WLHIV, a switch to INSTI was associated with significant increases in body weight, body circumferences, and fat percentages, compared to non-INSTI ART. The metabolic and other health effects of these changes deserve further investigation.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of General Epidemiology and Methodology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Siegler AJ, Mehta CC, Mouhanna F, Giler RM, Castel A, Pembleton E, Jaggi C, Jones J, Kramer MR, McGuinness P, McCallister S, Sullivan PS. Policy- and county-level associations with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use, the United States, 2018. Ann Epidemiol 2020; 45:24-31.e3. [PMID: 32336655 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly efficacious, and yet most individuals indicated for it are not currently using it. To provide guidance for health policymakers, researchers, and community advocates, we developed county-level PrEP use estimates and assessed locality and policy associations. METHODS Using data from a national aggregator, we applied a validated crosswalk procedure to generate county-level estimates of PrEP users in 2018. A multilevel Poisson regression explored associations between PrEP use and (1) state policy variables of Medicaid expansion and state Drug Assistance Programs (PrEP-DAPs) and (2) county-level characteristics from the U.S. Census Bureau. Outcomes were PrEP per population (prevalence) and PrEP-to-need ratio (PnR), defined as the ratio of PrEP users per new HIV diagnosis. Higher levels of PrEP prevalence or PnR indicate more PrEP users relative to the total population or estimated need, respectively. RESULTS Our 2018 county-level data set included a total of 188,546 PrEP users in the United States. Nationally, PrEP prevalence was 70.3/100,000 population and PnR was 4.9. In an adjusted model, counties with a 5% higher proportion of black residents had 5% lower PnR (rate ratio (RR): 0.95, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.93, 0.96). Similarly, counties with higher concentration of residents uninsured or living in poverty had lower PnR. Relative to states without Medicaid expansion or PrEP-DAPs, states with only one of those programs had 25% higher PrEP prevalence (RR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.45), and states with both programs had 99% higher PrEP prevalence (RR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.60, 2.48). There was a significant linear trend across the three policy groups, and similar findings for the relation between PnR and the policy groups. CONCLUSIONS In a data set comprising approximately 80% of PrEP users in the United States, we found that Medicaid expansion and PrEP-DAPs were associated with higher PrEP use in states that adopted those policies, after controlling for potential confounders. Future research should identify which components of PrEP support programs have the most success and how to best promote PrEP among groups most impacted by the epidemic. States should support the admirable health decisions of their residents to get on PrEP by implementing policies that facilitate access.
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- Aaron J Siegler
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, 94404
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Haddad LB, Swaims-Kohlmeier A, Mehta CC, Haaland RE, Brown NL, Sheth AN, Chien H, Titanji K, Achilles SL, Lupo D, Hart CE, Ofotokun I. Impact of etonogestrel implant use on T-cell and cytokine profiles in the female genital tract and blood. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230473. [PMID: 32214321 PMCID: PMC7098611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While prior epidemiologic studies have suggested that injectable progestin-based contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) use may increase a woman's risk of acquiring HIV, recent data have suggested that DMPA users may be at a similar risk for HIV acquisition as users of the copper intrauterine device and levonorgestrel implant. Use of the etonogestrel Implant (Eng-Implant) is increasing but there are currently no studies evaluating its effect on HIV acquisition risk. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the potential effect of the Eng-Implant use on HIV acquisition risk by analyzing HIV target cells and cytokine profiles in the lower genital tract and blood of adult premenopausal HIV-negative women using the Eng-Implant. METHODS We prospectively obtained paired cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) and blood samples at 4 study visits over 16 weeks from women between ages 18-45, with normal menses (22-35 day intervals), HIV uninfected with no recent hormonal contraceptive or copper intrauterine device (IUD) use, no clinical signs of a sexually transmitted infection at enrollment and who were medically eligible to initiate Eng-Implant. Participants attended pre-Eng-Implant study visits (week -2, week 0) with the Eng-Implant inserted at the end of the week 0 study visit and returned for study visits at weeks 12 and 14. Genital tract leukocytes (enriched from CVL) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from the study visits were evaluated for markers of activation (CD38, HLA-DR), retention (CD103) and trafficking (CCR7) on HIV target cells (CCR5+CD4+ T cells) using multicolor flow cytometry. Cytokines and chemokines in the CVL supernatant and blood plasma were measured in a Luminex assay. We estimated and compared study endpoints among the samples collected before and after contraception initiation with repeated-measures analyses using linear mixed models. RESULTS Fifteen of 18 women who received an Eng-Implant completed all 4 study visits. The percentage of CD4+ T cells in CVL was not increased after implant placement but the percentage of CD4+ T cells expressing the HIV co-receptor CCR5 did increase after implant placement (p = 0.02). In addition, the percentage of central memory CD4+ T-cells (CCR7+) in CVL increased after implant placement (p = 0.004). The percentage of CVL CD4+, CCR5+ HIV target cells expressing activation markers after implant placement was either reduced (HLA-DR+, p = 0.01) or unchanged (CD38+, p = 0.45). Most CVL cytokine and chemokine concentrations were not significantly different after implant placement except for a higher level of the soluble lymphocyte activation marker (sCD40L; p = 0.04) and lower levels of IL12p70 (p = 0.02) and G-CSF (p<0.001). In systemic blood, none of the changes noted in CVL after implant placement occurred except for decreases in the percentage CD4 T-cells expressing HLA-DR+ T cells (p = 0.006) and G-CSF (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Eng-Implant use was associated with a moderate increase in the availability of HIV target cells in the genital tract, however the percentage of these cells that were activated did not increase and there were minimal shifts in the overall immune environment. Given the mixed nature of these findings, it is unclear if these implant-induced changes alter HIV risk.
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- Lisa B. Haddad
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, University of Pittsburg, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Siegler AJ, Rosenthal EM, Sullivan PS, Christina Mehta C, Moore RH, Ahlschlager L, Kelley CF, Rosenberg ES, Cecil MP. Levels of clinical condom failure for anal sex: A randomized cross-over trial. EClinicalMedicine 2019; 17:100199. [PMID: 31891134 PMCID: PMC6933145 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) face a 28-fold higher risk of HIV acquisition than men who have sex with women (MSW). Condoms are the most accessible prevention method, with billions produced annually. Due to potentially high clinical failure, international regulatory agencies do not approve condoms for anal sex. This trial sought to provide data regarding approval of condoms for anal sex. METHODS We conducted a blinded, crossover randomized trial among MSM and MSW in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Crossover conditions were standard condoms, thin condoms, and condoms fitted to each user's penile dimensions. The primary outcome was total clinical failure (slippage and/or breakage), assessed using an intention-to-treat analysis. A mixed methods model assessed differences in odds of failure. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02753842, and is completed. FINDINGS We enrolled 252 MSM and 252 MSW between May 19, 2016 and May 2, 2017. Participants reported a total of 4884 anal or vaginal sex acts using study-provided condoms. For all crossover conditions, clinical failure was lower for anal sex (0•7%, 16/2351) than for vaginal sex (1•9%, 48/2533), (odds ratio 0•40, 95% confidence interval 0•21, 0•75, p < •001)00. There was no difference in odds of failure for anal sex acts between the different types of condoms. Due to study design, nearly all anal sex acts used condom-compatible lubricant (98•3%), yet only a minority of vaginal sex acts (41•6%) used lubricant. Sex acts for which lubricant was used had lower failure for both anal and vaginal sex, with no difference in odds of failure between them. INTERPRETATION In the largest trial of effectiveness of condoms for anal sex to date, we found remarkably low levels of failure. Condoms should be approved by regulatory agencies for anal sex. Clinicians may recommend condoms as a highly efficacious HIV and STD prevention tool for anal sex. Differences between failure for anal and vaginal sex were likely due to differential use of lubricant. Condom promotion programs should consider providing additional lubricant for all condoms distributed.
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- Aaron J. Siegler
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, United States of America
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Collins LF, Sheth AN, Mehta CC, Golub ET, Tien PC, Anastos K, French AL, Kassaye S, Taylor T, Kempf MC, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Palella FJ, Ofotokun I. 977. The Prevalence and Burden of Non-AIDS Co-Morbidities in Women with or At-risk for HIV Infection in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019. [PMCID: PMC6809296 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz359.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Age-related non-AIDS comorbidities (NACM) increasingly account for morbidity and mortality in persons living with HIV. The burden of NACM and its association with HIV is poorly described in women.
Methods
We analyzed data from HIV+ and at-risk HIV− participants who were followed in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) after 2009 (when >80% of participants used antiretroviral therapy). The prevalence of each NACM (defined by a combination of self-report, clinical measurements, and laboratory data) and the number of NACM were summarized at a most recent follow-up visit and were compared by age and HIV serostatus using unadjusted linear regression models.
Results
There were 3232 women (2309 HIV+, 923 HIV–) with a median follow-up of 15.3 years. The median age was 50 years, 65% were black, 38% currently smoked, 71% had ever used illicit drugs, 50% had annual income < $12,000, and median body mass index was 30 kg/m2. HIV+ women had a median CD4 count of 618 cells/mm3 and 66% had HIV viral suppression. Among 10 NACM evaluated, the following were more prevalent in HIV+ vs. HIV– women (all P < 0.01): psychiatric illness (57%/48%), liver disease (45%/26%), hyperlipidemia (40%/35%), bone disease (40%/33%), chronic kidney disease (15%/7%), and non-AIDS cancer (11%/7%). There was little difference in the prevalence of hypertension (66%/64%), lung disease (41%/43%), diabetes (22%/24%), and cardiovascular disease (19%/19%). Mean number of NACM was higher in HIV+ vs. HIV– women (3.6 vs. 3.0, P < 0.0001). Regardless of HIV serostatus, NACM burden significantly increased with age (P < 0.0001). Compared with women aged <40 of the same HIV serostatus, the estimated mean difference in NACM (HIV+/HIV–) for those 40–49, 50–59, ≥60 years was 1.1/0.7, 2.3/2.3, and 3.6/3.2, respectively (P < 0.0001 for all). Within-age-group comparisons revealed significantly greater NACM burden in HIV+ vs. HIV− women aged 40–49 years (P < 0.0001) and ≥60 years (P = 0.003), but not in those aged <40 or 50–59 years (HIV*age interaction P = 0.02) (figure).
Conclusion
NACM burden was high in both HIV+ and at-risk HIV– women, but higher in HIV+ women overall and in certain age groups. Accumulation of NACM has complex implications for clinical care, medication management, and healthcare screening that must be further examined in this population.
Disclosures
Anandi N. Sheth, MD, MS, Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Research Grant.
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- Lauren F Collins
- Divison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia and
- Grady Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Program, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
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Aldredge A, Lahiri CD, Summers NA, Mehta CC, Angert CD, Kerchberger AM, Weiser S, Konkle-Parker D, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Bolivar H, French AL, Golub ET, Kassaye S, Gustafson D, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN. 980. Effects of Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitor Use on Lipids, Glycemic Control, and Insulin Resistance in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Open Forum Infect Dis 2019. [PMCID: PMC6808914 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz359.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Background
Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended first-line HIV treatment. We recently demonstrated increased weight gain associated with INSTI use among women living with HIV (WLH) enrolled in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), raising concern for cardiometabolic consequences. We, therefore, evaluated the effects of INSTI use on lipids, insulin resistance, and glycemic control in WLH.
Methods
Data from 2008 to 2017 were analyzed from WLH enrolled in WIHS. Women who switched to or added an INSTI to ART (SWAD group) were compared with women who remained on non-INSTI ART (STAY group). Outcomes included changes in fasting total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), and glucose; hemoglobin A1c; and incident insulin resistance (defined as homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA] score ≥2). Outcomes were measured 6–12 months before and 6–18 months after INSTI switch/add in the SWAD group with comparable time points in the STAY group. Linear regression models compared change over time in each outcome by SWAD/STAY group, adjusted for age, race, WIHS site, income, smoking status, statin use, and ART regimen at baseline.
Results
In total, 881 WIHS participants (182 SWAD and 699 STAY) were followed for a mean 1.8 (±1.1) years. Mean age was 49 (±8.8) years, BMI was 31 (±8.2) kg/m2, and 49% were Black. At baseline, SWAD vs. STAY was more likely to report NNRTI (vs. PI)-based ART and statin use (both P < 0.0001), but all baseline lipid and glucose variables were similar. Compared with STAY, the SWAD group experienced significantly greater decreases in HDL (−2.4 vs. +0.09 mg/dL, P = 0.03) and trended toward greater decreases in TC (−2.6 vs. −2.4 mg/dL, P = 0.07) at follow-up, without significant differences in TG or LDL. The SWAD group had significantly greater increases in A1c (+0.08% vs. −0.05%, P = 0.01) but trended toward lower incidence of insulin resistance (19% vs. 32%, P = 0.05).
Conclusion
Despite reported increases in weight, INSTI use was associated with only modest changes in lipid measurements and glycemic control during short-term follow-up of WLH compared with non-INSTI ART. Research is needed to elucidate long-term cardiometabolic effects.
Disclosures
Anandi N. Sheth, MD, MS, Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Research Grant.
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- Amalia Aldredge
- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta, Georgia
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV, Atlanta, Georgia
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Siegler AJ, Ahlschlager L, Rosenthal EM, Sullivan PS, Kelley CF, Rosenberg ES, Sanchez TH, Moore RH, Mehta CC, Cecil MP. Utility of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label indication for condoms for anal sex. Sex Health 2019; 17:91-95. [PMID: 31610140 DOI: 10.1071/sh18152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Condoms are highly effective for HIV prevention, yet are not currently indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for anal sex. We surveyed a national sample of men who have sex with men to assess whether FDA label indication could affect anticipated condom use, and to determine levels of perceived condom failure for anal sex. We found that 69% of respondents anticipated that a label indication change would increase their likelihood of condom use. Median perceived failure was 15%. We anticipate that these results may aid the FDA in developing standards for a label indication for anal sex.
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- Aaron J Siegler
- Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; and Corresponding author.
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- Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany School of Public Health, SUNY One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine, 1648 Pierce Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany School of Public Health, SUNY One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Sharp J, Angert CD, Mcconnell T, Wortley P, Pennisi E, Roland L, Mehta CC, Armstrong WS, Shah B, Colasanti JA. Health Information Exchange: A Novel Re-linkage Intervention in an Urban Health System. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6:ofz402. [PMID: 31660364 PMCID: PMC6785665 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Public health information exchanges (HIEs) link real-time surveillance and clinical data and can help to re-engage out-of-care people with HIV (PWH). Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of out-of-care PWH who generated an HIE alert in the Grady Health System (GHS) Emergency Department (ED) between January 2017 and February 2018. Alerts were generated for PWH who registered in the GHS ED without Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) CD4 or HIV-1 RNA in the prior 14 months. The alert triggered a social work (SW)–led re-linkage effort. Multivariate logistic regression analyses used HIE-informed SW re-linkage efforts as the independent variable, and linkage to care and 3- and 6-month viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA < 200 c/mL) as primary outcomes. Patients admitted to the hospital were excluded from primary analysis. Results One hundred forty-seven out-of-care patients generated an alert. Ninety-eight were included in the primary analysis (mean age [SD], 41 ± 12 years; 70% male; 93% African American), and 20 received the HIE-informed SW intervention. Sixty percent of patients receiving the intervention linked to care in 6 months, compared with 35% who did not. Patients receiving the intervention were more likely to link to care (adjusted risk ratio [aRR], 1.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99–2.68) and no more likely to achieve viral suppression (aRR, 1.49; 95% CI, 0.50–4.46) than those who did not receive the intervention. Conclusions An HIE-informed, SW-led intervention systematically identified out-of-care PWH and may increase linkage to care for this important population. HIEs create an opportunity to intervene with linkage and retention strategies.
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- Joseph Sharp
- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Global Health, Rollins School Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Wall KM, Haddad LB, Mehta CC, Golub ET, Rahangdale L, Dionne-Odom J, Karim R, Wright RL, Minkoff H, Cohen M, Kassaye SG, Cohan D, Ofotokun I, Cohn SE. Miscarriage among women in the United States Women's Interagency HIV Study, 1994-2017. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 221:347.e1-347.e13. [PMID: 31136732 PMCID: PMC6878114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Relatively little is known about the frequency and factors associated with miscarriage among women living with HIV. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate factors associated with miscarriage among women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. STUDY DESIGN We conducted an analysis of longitudinal data collected from Oct. 1, 1994, to Sept. 30, 2017. Women who attended at least 2 Women's Interagency HIV Study visits and reported pregnancy during follow-up were included. Miscarriage was defined as spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation based on self-report assessed at biannual visits. We modeled the association between demographic, behavioral, and clinical covariates and miscarriage (vs live birth) for women overall and stratified by HIV status using mixed-model logistic regression. RESULTS Similar proportions of women living with and without HIV experienced miscarriage (37% and 39%, respectively, P = .638). In adjusted analyses, smoking tobacco (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0), alcohol use (adjusted odds ratio, 4.0), and marijuana use (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0) were associated with miscarriage. Among women living with HIV, low HIV viral load (<4 log10 copies/mL) (adjusted odds ratio, 0.5) and protease inhibitor (adjusted odds ratio, 0.4) vs the nonuse of combination antiretroviral therapy use were protective against miscarriage. CONCLUSION We did not find an increased odds of miscarriage among women living with HIV compared with uninfected women; however, poorly controlled HIV infection was associated with increased miscarriage risk. Higher miscarriage risk among women exposed to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana highlight potentially modifiable behaviors. Given previous concern about antiretroviral therapy and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the novel protective association between protease inhibitors compared with non-combination antiretroviral therapy and miscarriage in this study is reassuring.
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- Kristin M Wall
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL; Rush University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Howard BM, Holland CM, Mehta CC, Tian G, Bray DP, Lamanna JJ, Malcolm JG, Barrow DL, Grossberg JA. Association of Overlapping Surgery With Patient Outcomes in a Large Series of Neurosurgical Cases. JAMA Surg 2019; 153:313-321. [PMID: 29117312 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Overlapping surgery (OS) is common. However, there is a dearth of evidence to support or refute the safety of this practice. Objective To determine whether OS is associated with worsened morbidity and mortality in a large series of neurosurgical cases. Design, Setting, and Participants A retrospective cohort study was completed for patients who underwent neurosurgical procedures at Emory University Hospital, a large academic referral hospital, between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2015. Patients were operated on for pathologies across the spectrum of neurosurgical disorders. Propensity score weighting and logistic regression models were executed to compare outcomes for patients who received nonoverlapping surgery and OS. Investigators were blinded to study cohorts during data collection and analysis. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome measures were 90-day postoperative mortality, morbidity, and functional status. Results In this cohort of 2275 patients who underwent neurosurgery, 1259 (55.3%) were female, and the mean (SD) age was 52.1 (16.4) years. A total of 972 surgeries (42.7%) were nonoverlapping while 1303 (57.3%) were overlapping. The distribution of American Society of Anesthesiologists score was similar between nonoverlapping surgery and OS cohorts. Median surgical times were significantly longer for patients in the OS cohort vs the nonoverlapping surgery cohort (in-room time, 219 vs 188 minutes; skin-to-skin time, 141 vs 113 minutes; both P < .001). Overlapping surgery was more frequently elective (93% vs 87%; P < .001). Regression analysis failed to demonstrate an association between OS and complications, such as mortality, morbidity, or worsened functional status. Measures of baseline severity of illness, such as admission to the intensive care unit and increased length of stay, were associated with mortality (intensive care unit: odds ratio [OR], 25.5; 95% CI, 6.22-104.67; length of stay: OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.05), morbidity (intensive care unit: OR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.43-2.40; length of stay: OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.04-1.08), and unfavorable functional status (length of stay: OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02-1.05). Conclusions and Relevance These data suggest that OS can be safely performed if appropriate precautions and patient selection are followed. Data such as these will help determine health care policy to maximize patient safety.
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- Brian M Howard
- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Roland LT, Wang H, Mehta CC, Cahill KN, Laidlaw TM, DelGaudio JM, Wise SK, Levy JM. Longitudinal progression of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease: analysis of a national insurance claims database. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019; 9:1420-1423. [PMID: 31442000 DOI: 10.1002/alr.22412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a recalcitrant inflammatory disorder defined by asthma, nasal polyposis, and sensitivity to cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitors. The timeline and course of disease progression is unclear. METHODS The Truven MarketScan Database, a large American health insurance claims repository, was queried to identify patients meeting criteria for AERD from 2009 to 2015. Included patients had associated International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition (ICD-9) codes consistent with all 3 components of AERD: asthma, nasal polyposis, and drug allergy. Patterns of disease onset and time to progression were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 5628 patients were identified for study inclusion. Of the 3 components of AERD, 3303 patients (59%) were initially diagnosed with asthma, 1408 (25%) were initially diagnosed with nasal polyps, and 917 (16%) were first diagnosed with drug sensitivity. The most common (36%) sequence of diagnoses was asthma, followed by nasal polyps, followed by drug allergy. The median interval between diagnosis of upper or lower airway involvement (ie, nasal polyps and/or asthma) to recognition of drug sensitivity was 259 days (quartiles Q1 to Q3: 92 to 603 days). In patients with both asthma and nasal polyps diagnoses, the risk of developing drug sensitivity during the study time period was 6%. CONCLUSION Upper and lower airway disease is often initially recognized in patients with AERD, whereas drug sensitivity presents month to years later. This delay may be due to the pathophysiology of AERD and disease progression or due to practice patterns in diagnostic testing and coding. Further work is warranted to identify these patients at early stages in their disease progression.
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- Lauren T Roland
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Siegler AJ, Rosenthal EM, Sullivan PS, Ahlschlager L, Kelley CF, Mehta CC, Moore RH, Rosenberg ES, Cecil MP. Double-Blind, Single-Center, Randomized Three-Way Crossover Trial of Fitted, Thin, and Standard Condoms for Vaginal and Anal Sex: C-PLEASURE Study Protocol and Baseline Data. JMIR Res Protoc 2019; 8:e12205. [PMID: 31012862 PMCID: PMC6658242 DOI: 10.2196/12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Male condoms are underused despite their ability to prevent transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The perception of decreased sexual pleasure and poor condom fit are major contributors to condom nonuse. Objective The purpose of this study was to compare event-level performance and pleasure using fitted, thin, and standard condoms among men who have sex with men (MSM) and men who have sex with women (MSW). We also sought to assess condom type preference. We present the study design and enrollment data from the trial. Methods This study recruited sexually active men aged 18 to 54 years in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. We enrolled 252 MSM and 252 MSW in a double-blind, 3-way randomized crossover trial with conditions of fitted, thin, and standard condoms. A permuted block randomization scheme was used to assign each participant to the sequence in which they received each type of study condom. After a baseline screening and enrollment visit, randomized participants were followed for at least 6 and up to 12 weeks depending on their use of study condoms in each 2-week period between scheduled, in-person study visits. Participants were instructed to complete mobile-optimized coital logs as soon as possible after using condoms for anal or vaginal sex acts. The logs collected event-level pleasure and performance measures for the study condoms as well as other relevant data. A questionnaire was administered at the final study visit to assess overall study condom preference. Results The study enrolled 252 MSM and 252 MSW, a total of 504 participants. MSM and MSW study arms were similar for a number of key traits including race and ethnicity, marital status, self-rated condom experience, and recent experience of condom failure. Men in the MSM arm were older, however, and fewer MSM were students. The majority of participants in both arms rated themselves as very experienced with using condoms, and the majority had used condoms recently. Over one-third of participants in each arm reported experiencing condom failure in the last 6 months. Conclusions This is the first condom trial to compare the performance of standard, thin, and fitted condoms and to use pleasure and preference as primary outcomes. Given the disparate impact of HIV on MSM, equal enrollment of MSM and MSW was a key feature of this study. Trial results may inform an FDA label indication for anal sex and provide new information regarding the relative performance of different types of condoms. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02753842; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02753842 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/76RLTFyf0) International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/12205
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- Aaron J Siegler
- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Educaiton, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- University at Albany School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- University at Albany School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States
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Frew PM, Murden R, Mehta CC, Chamberlain AT, Hinman AR, Nowak G, Mendel J, Aikin A, Randall LA, Hargreaves AL, Omer SB, Orenstein WA, Bednarczyk RA. Development of a US trust measure to assess and monitor parental confidence in the vaccine system. Vaccine 2018; 37:325-332. [PMID: 30503657 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.09.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a Vaccine Confidence Index (VCI) that is capable of detecting variations in parental confidence towards childhood immunizations centered on trust and concern issues that impact vaccine confidence. METHODS We used a web-based national poll of 893 parents of children <7 years in 2016 to assess the measures created for the Emory VCI (EVCI). EVCI measures were developed using constructs related to vaccine confidence identified by the U.S. National Vaccine Advisory Committee (i.e., "Information Environment", "Trust", "Healthcare Provider", "Attitudes and Beliefs", and "Social Norms"). Reliability for EVCI was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Using the variables related to each of the constructs, we calculated an overall EVCI score that was then assessed against self-reported childhood vaccine receipt using chi-square and the Cochrane-Armitage trend tests. RESULTS Respondents' EVCI scores could range from 0 to 24, and the full range of values was observed in this sample (Mean = 17.5 (SD 4.8)). EVCI scores were significantly different (p ≤ 0.006 for all comparisons) between parents who indicated their child(ren) received routinely recommended vaccines compared with parents who indicated they had delayed or declined recommended immunizations. There was also a significant, consistent association between higher EVCI scores and greater reported vaccine receipt. CONCLUSIONS We developed EVCI to reliably measure parental vaccine confidence, with individuals' scores linked to parental vaccine-related attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. As such, EVCI may be a useful tool for future monitoring of both population and individual confidence in childhood immunization.
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- Paula M Frew
- Emory University, School of Medicine, 1760 Haygood Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Task Force for Global Health, 330 West Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030, United States
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- University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 120 Hooper St, Athens, GA 30602, United States
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- National Vaccine Program Office, Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., United States
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- National Vaccine Program Office, Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., United States
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- Emory University, School of Medicine, 1760 Haygood Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, School of Medicine, 1760 Haygood Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, School of Medicine, 1760 Haygood Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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Halpin SN, Ge L, Christina Mehta C, Gustafson D, Robertson K, Vance D, Ofotokun I. PSYCHOSOCIAL RESOURCES AND EMOTIONS IN WOMEN WITH HIV-RELATED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- S N Halpin
- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, Grady Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Bekhbat M, Mehta CC, Kelly SD, Vester A, Ofotokun I, Felger J, Wingood G, Anastos K, Gustafson DR, Kassaye S, Milam J, Aouizerat B, Weber K, Golub ET, Moore MF, Diclemente R, Fischl M, Kempf MC, Maki P, Neigh GN. HIV and symptoms of depression are independently associated with impaired glucocorticoid signaling. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 96:118-125. [PMID: 29936334 PMCID: PMC6131054 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chronic inflammation caused by HIV infection may lead to deficient glucocorticoid (GC) signaling predisposing people living with HIV to depression and other psychiatric disorders linked to GC resistance. We hypothesized that comorbid HIV and depressive symptoms in women would synergistically associate with deficits in GC signaling. This cross-sectional study used samples obtained from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). The Centers for Epidemiological Studies (CES-D) was used to define depression in four groups of women from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): 1) HIV-negative, non-depressed (n = 37); 2) HIV-negative, depressed (n = 34); 3) HIV-positive, non-depressed (n = 38); and 4) HIV-positive, depressed (n = 38). To assess changes in GC signaling from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we examined baseline and dexamethasone (Dex)-stimulated changes in the expression of the GC receptor (GR, gene: Nr3c1) and its negative regulator Fkbp5 via quantitative RT-PCR. GR sensitivity was evaluated in vitro by assessing the Dex inhibition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated IL-6 and TNF-α levels. Depressive symptoms and HIV serostatus were independently associated with elevated baseline expression of Fkbp5 and Nr3c1. Depressive symptoms, but not HIV status, was independently associated with reduced LPS-induced release of IL-6. Counter to predictions, there was no interactive association of depressive symptoms and HIV on any outcome. Comorbid depressive symptoms with HIV infection were associated with a gene expression and cytokine profile similar to that of healthy control women, a finding that may indicate further disruptions in disease adaptation.
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- Mandakh Bekhbat
- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states; University of Illinois at Chicago, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states; Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United States
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- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United states
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- University of Southern California, United states
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- New York University, Department of Medicine, Washington, D.C., United states
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- Cook County Health & Hospitals System and Hektoen Institute of Medicine, Chicago IL, United states
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine, Public Health, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, United states
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- Emory University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states; Virginia Commonwealth University, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, United states.
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Colasanti J, Sumitani J, Mehta CC, Zhang Y, Nguyen ML, Del Rio C, Armstrong WS. Implementation of a Rapid Entry Program Decreases Time to Viral Suppression Among Vulnerable Persons Living With HIV in the Southern United States. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5:ofy104. [PMID: 29992172 PMCID: PMC6022569 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Rapid entry programs (REPs) improve time to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation (TAI) and time to viral suppression (TVS). We assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of a REP in a large HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, serving a predominately un- or underinsured population. Methods The Rapid Entry and ART in Clinic for HIV (REACH) program was implemented on May 16, 2016. We performed a retrospective cohort study with the main independent variable being period of enrollment: January 1, 2016, through May 15, 2016 (pre-REACH); May 16, 2016, through July 31, 2016 (post-REACH). Included individuals were HIV-infected and new to the clinic with detectable HIV-1 RNA. Six-month follow-up data were collected for each participant. Survival analyses were conducted for TVS. Logistic and linear regression analyses were used to evaluate secondary outcomes: attendance at first clinic visit, viral suppression, TAI, and time to first attended provider visit. Results There were 117 pre-REACH and 90 post-REACH individuals. Median age (interquartile range [IQR]) was 35 (25-45) years, 80% were male, 91% black, 60% men who have sex with men, 57% uninsured, and 44% active substance users. TVS decreased from 77 (62-96) to 57 (41-70) days (P < .0022). Time to first attended provider visit decreased from 17 to 5 days, and TAI from 21 to 7 days (P < .0001), each remaining significant in adjusted models. Conclusions This is the largest rapid entry cohort described in the United States and suggests that rapid entry is feasible and could have a positive impact on HIV transmission at the population level.
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- Jonathan Colasanti
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, Georgia.,Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, Georgia.,Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Colasanti J, Galaviz KI, Christina Mehta C, Palar K, Schneider MF, Tien P, Adimora AA, Alcaide M, Cohen MH, Gustafson D, Karim R, Merenstein D, Sharma A, Wingood G, Marconi VC, Ofotokun I, Ali MK. Room for Improvement: The HIV-Diabetes Care Continuum Over 15 Years in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5:ofy121. [PMID: 29942823 PMCID: PMC6007350 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Gains in life expectancy through optimal control of HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be threatened if other comorbidities, such as diabetes, are not optimally managed. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 2001, 2006, and 2015. We estimated the proportions of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women with diabetes who were engaged in care and achieved treatment goals (hemoglobin A1c [A1c] <7.0%, blood pressure [BP] <140/90 mmHg, low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol <100 mg/dL, not smoking) and viral suppression. Repeated-measures models were used to estimate the adjusted prevalence of achieving each diabetes treatment goal at each time point, by HIV status. Results We included 486 HIV-positive and 258 HIV-negative women with diabetes. In 2001, 91.8% visited a health care provider, 60.7% achieved the A1c target, 70.5% achieved the BP target, 38.5% achieved the LDL cholesterol target, 49.2% were nonsmokers, 23.3% achieved combined ABC targets (A1c, BP, and cholesterol), and 10.9% met combined ABC targets and did not smoke. There were no differences by HIV status, and patterns were similar in 2006 and 2015. Among HIV-positive women, viral suppression increased from 41% in 2001 to 87% in 2015 compared with 8% and 13% achieving the ABC goals and not smoking. Viral suppression was not associated with achievement of diabetes care goals. Conclusions Successful management of HIV is outpacing that of diabetes. Future studies are needed to identify factors associated with gaps in the HIV-diabetes care continuum and design interventions to better integrate effective diabetes management into HIV care.
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- Jonathan Colasanti
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Divison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco and the Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital and Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurology, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Moran CA, Sheth AN, Mehta CC, Hanna DB, Gustafson DR, Plankey MW, Mack WJ, Tien PC, French AL, Golub ET, Quyyumi A, Kaplan RC, Ofotokun I. The association of C-reactive protein with subclinical cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women. AIDS 2018; 32:999-1006. [PMID: 29438198 PMCID: PMC5920777 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE HIV is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. However, CVD risk is often underestimated in HIV-infected women. C-reactive protein (CRP) may improve CVD prediction in this population. We examined the association of baseline plasma CRP with subclinical CVD in women with and without HIV. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS A total of 572 HIV-infected and 211 HIV-uninfected women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study underwent serial high-resolution B-mode carotid artery ultrasonography between 2004 and 2013 to assess carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and focal carotid artery plaques. We used multivariable linear and logistic regression models to assess the association of baseline high (≥3 mg/l) high-sensitivity (hs) CRP with baseline CIMT and focal plaques, and used multivariable linear and Poisson regression models for the associations of high hsCRP with CIMT change and focal plaque progression. We stratified our analyses by HIV status. RESULTS Median (interquartile range) hsCRP was 2.2 mg/l (0.8-5.3) in HIV-infected, and 3.2 mg/l (0.9-7.7) in HIV-uninfected, women (P = 0.005). There was no statistically significant association of hsCRP with baseline CIMT [adjusted mean difference -3.5 μm (95% confidence interval:-19.0 to 12.1)] or focal plaques [adjusted odds ratio: 1.31 (0.67-2.67)], and no statistically significant association of hsCRP with CIMT change [adjusted mean difference 11.4 μm (-2.3 to 25.1)]. However, hsCRP at least 3 mg/l was positively associated with focal plaque progression in HIV-uninfected [adjusted rate ratio: 5.97 (1.46-24.43)], but not in HIV-infected [adjusted rate ratio: 0.81 (0.47-1.42)] women (P = 0.042 for interaction). CONCLUSION In our cohort of women with similar CVD risk factors, higher baseline hsCRP is positively associated with carotid plaque progression in HIV-uninfected, but not HIV-infected, women, suggesting that subclinical CVD pathogenesis may be different HIV-infected women.
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- Caitlin A Moran
- Department of Medicine, Emory University
- Department of Medicine, Grady Healthcare System
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University
- Department of Medicine, Grady Healthcare System
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York-Downstate, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco
- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County
- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University
- Department of Medicine, Grady Healthcare System
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Donahue Carlson R, Sheth AN, Read TD, Frisch MB, Mehta CC, Martin A, Haaland RE, Patel AS, Pau CP, Kraft CS, Ofotokun I. The Female Genital Tract Microbiome Is Associated With Vaginal Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women on Antiretroviral Therapy. J Infect Dis 2017; 216:990-999. [PMID: 29029138 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background The female genital tract (FGT) microbiome may affect vaginal pH and other factors that influence drug movement into the vagina. We examined the relationship between the microbiome and antiretroviral concentrations in the FGT. Methods Over one menstrual cycle, 20 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women virologically suppressed on tenofovir (TFV) disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine and ritonavir-boosted atazanavir (ATV) underwent serial paired cervicovaginal and plasma sampling for antiretroviral concentrations using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of cervicovaginal lavage clustered each participant visit into a unique microbiome community type (mCT). Results Participants were predominantly African American (95%), with a median age of 38 years. Cervicovaginal lavage sequencing (n = 109) resulted in a low-diversity mCT dominated by Lactobacillus (n = 40), and intermediate-diversity (n = 28) and high-diversity (n = 41) mCTs with abundance of anaerobic taxa. In multivariable models, geometric mean FGT:plasma ratios varied significantly by mCT for all 3 drugs. For both ATV and TFV, FGT:plasma was significantly lower in participant visits with high- and low-diversity mCT groups (all P < .02). For emtricitabine, FGT:plasma was significantly lower in participant visits with low- vs intermediate-diversity mCT groups (P = .002). Conclusions Certain FGT mCTs are associated with decreased FGT antiretroviral concentrations. These findings are relevant for optimizing antiretrovirals used for biomedical HIV prevention in women.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine.,Department of Human Genetics, School of Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
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- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
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Root H, Tidwell A, Nguyen ML, Mehta CC, Rab S, Patel M, Colasanti J. Effect of a Multidisciplinary Intervention for Early ART Initiation for Inpatients with Newly Diagnosed HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Iyer SS, Sabula MJ, Mehta CC, Haddad LB, Brown NL, Amara RR, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN. Characteristics of HIV target CD4 T cells collected using different sampling methods from the genital tract of HIV seronegative women. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178193. [PMID: 28570576 PMCID: PMC5453484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the immune profile of CD4 T cells, the primary targets for HIV, in the female genital tract (FGT) is critical for evaluating and developing effective biomedical HIV prevention strategies in women. However, longitudinal investigation of HIV susceptibility markers expressed by FGT CD4 T cells has been hindered by low cellular yield and risk of sampling-associated trauma. We investigated three minimally invasive FGT sampling methods to characterize and compare CD4 T cell yield and phenotype with the goal of establishing feasible sampling strategies for immune profiling of mucosal CD4 T cells. METHODS AND RESULTS FGT samples were collected bimonthly from 12 healthy HIV negative women of reproductive age in the following order: 1) Cervicovaginal lavage (CVL), 2) two sequential endocervical flocked swabs (FS), and 3) two sequential endocervical cytobrushes (CB1, CB2). Cells were isolated and phentoyped via flow cytometry. CD4 T cell recovery was highest from each individual CB compared to either CVL or FS (p < 0.0001). The majority of CD4 T cells within the FGT, regardless of sampling method, expressed CCR5 relative to peripheral blood (p < 0.01). Within the CB, CCR5+ CD4 T cells expressed significantly higher levels of α4β7, CD69, and low levels of CD27 relative to CCR5- CD4 T cells (all p < 0.001). We also identified CD4 Treg lineage cells expressing CCR5 among CB samples. CONCLUSIONS Using three different mucosal sampling methods collected longitudinally we demonstrate that CD4 T cells within the FGT express CCR5 and α4β7 and are highly activated, attributes which could act in concert to facilitate HIV acquisition. FS and CB sampling methods can allow for investigation of strategies to reduce HIV target cells in the FGT and could inform the design and interpretation microbicide and vaccine studies in women.
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- Smita S. Iyer
- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Westreich D, Cates J, Cohen M, Weber KM, Seidman D, Cropsey K, Wright R, Milam J, Young MA, Mehta CC, Gustafson DR, Golub ET, Fischl MA, Adimora AA. Smoking, HIV, and risk of pregnancy loss. AIDS 2017; 31:553-560. [PMID: 27902507 PMCID: PMC5263172 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cigarette smoking during pregnancy increases risks of poor pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage and stillbirth (pregnancy loss), but the effect of smoking on pregnancy loss among HIV-infected women has not been explored. Here, investigated the impact of smoking on risk of pregnancy loss among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women, and estimated the potential impact of realistic smoking cessation interventions on risk of pregnancy loss among HIV-positive women. DESIGN We analyzed pregnancy outcomes in HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study between 1994 and 2014. METHODS We estimated effects of current smoking at or immediately before pregnancy on pregnancy loss; we controlled for confounding using regression approaches, and estimated potential impact of realistic smoking cessation interventions using a semiparametric g-formula approach. RESULTS Analysis examined 1033 pregnancies among 659 women. The effect of smoking on pregnancy loss differed dramatically by HIV status: adjusted for confounding, the risk difference comparing current smokers to current nonsmokers was 19.2% (95% confidence limit 10.9-27.5%) in HIV-positive women and 9.7% (95% confidence limit 0.0-19.4%) in HIV-negative women. These results were robust to sensitivity analyses. We estimated that we would need to offer a realistic smoking cessation intervention to 36 women to prevent one pregnancy loss. CONCLUSION Smoking is a highly prevalent exposure with important consequences for pregnancy in HIV-positive pregnant women in the United States, even in the presence of potent highly active antiretroviral therapy. This evidence supports greater efforts to promote smoking cessation interventions among HIV-positive women, especially those who desire to become pregnant.
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- Daniel Westreich
- Department of Epidemiology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Rush Medical College
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- Hektoen Institute of Medicine/The CORE Center, Cook County Health & Hospital Systems, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Health Services, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Neurobiology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Epidemiology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Department of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Frew P, Murden R, Mehta CC, Chamberlain A, Hinman AR, Nowak G, Mendel J, Aikin A, Randall LA, Hargreaves AL, Omer S, Orenstein WA, Flannigan L, Bednarczyk RA. Development of a Vaccine Confidence Index for Monitoring and Assessing Parental Confidence in Childhood Vaccination. Open Forum Infect Dis 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hertzberg VS, Baumgardner J, Mehta CC, Elon LK, Cotsonis G, Lowery-North DW. Contact networks in the emergency department: Effects of time, environment, patient characteristics, and staff role. Soc Networks 2017; 48:181-191. [PMID: 32288125 PMCID: PMC7126867 DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Emergency departments play a critical role in the public health system, particularly in times of pandemic. Infectious patients presenting to emergency departments bring a risk of cross-infection to other patients and staff through close proximity interactions or contacts. To understand factors associated with cross-infection risk, we measured close proximity interactions of emergency department staff and patients by radiofrequency identification in a working emergency department. The number of contacts (degree) is not related to patient demographic characteristics. However, the amount of time in close proximity (weighted degree) of patients with ED personnel did differ, with black patients having approximately 15 min more contact with staff than non-white patients. Patients arriving by EMS had fewer contacts with other patients than patients arriving by other means. There are differences in the number of contacts based on staff role and arrival mode. When crowding is low, providers have the most contact time with patients, while administrative staff have the least. However, when crowding is high, this differential is reversed. The effect of arrival mode is modified by the extent of crowding. When crowding is low, patients arriving by EMS had longer contact with administrative staff, compared to patients arriving by other means. However, when crowding is high, patients arriving by EMS had less contact with administrative staff compared to patients arriving by other means. Our findings should help designers of emergency care focus on higher risk situations for transmission of dangerous pathogens in an emergency department. For instance, the effects of arrival and crowding should be considered as targets for engineering or architectural interventions that could artificially increase social distances.
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Key Words
- ED, emergency department
- EHR, electronic health record
- EMS, emergency medical services
- Emergency medicine
- GI, gastrointestinal
- Infectious disease
- PP, patient with patient
- PS, patient with staff
- RFID, radiofrequency identification
- RTLS, real time location sensing
- SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome
- SP, staff with patient
- SS, staff with staff
- Social network
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- Vicki Stover Hertzberg
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Haddad LB, Wall KM, Mehta CC, Golub ET, Rahangdale L, Kempf MC, Karim R, Wright R, Minkoff H, Cohen M, Kassaye S, Cohan D, Ofotokun I, Cohn SE. Trends of and factors associated with live-birth and abortion rates among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017; 216:71.e1-71.e16. [PMID: 27640942 PMCID: PMC5182149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.09.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about fertility choices and pregnancy outcome rates among HIV-infected women in the current combination antiretroviral treatment era. OBJECTIVE We sought to describe trends and factors associated with live-birth and abortion rates among HIV-positive and high-risk HIV-negative women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study in the United States. STUDY DESIGN We analyzed longitudinal data collected from Oct. 1, 1994, through Sept. 30, 2012, through the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Age-adjusted rates per 100 person-years live births and induced abortions were calculated by HIV serostatus over 4 time periods. Poisson mixed effects models containing variables associated with live births and abortions in bivariable analyses (P < .05) generated adjusted incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS There were 1356 pregnancies among 2414 women. Among HIV-positive women, age-adjusted rates of live birth increased from 1994 through 1997 to 2006 through 2012 (2.85-7.27/100 person-years, P trend < .0001). Age-adjusted rates of abortion in HIV-positive women remained stable over these time periods (4.03-4.29/100 person-years, P trend = .09). Significantly lower live-birth rates occurred among HIV-positive compared to HIV-negative women in 1994 through 1997 and 1997 through 2001, however rates were similar during 2002 through 2005 and 2006 through 2012. Higher CD4+ T cells/mm3 (≥350 adjusted incidence rate ratio, 1.39 [95% CI 1.03-1.89] vs <350) were significantly associated with increased live-birth rates, while combination antiretroviral treatment use (adjusted incidence rate ratio, 1.35 [95% CI 0.99-1.83]) was marginally associated with increased live-birth rates. Younger age, having a prior abortion, condom use, and increased parity were associated with increased abortion rates among both HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. CD4+ T-cell count, combination antiretroviral treatment use, and viral load were not associated with abortion rates. CONCLUSION Unlike earlier periods (pre-2001) when live-birth rates were lower among HIV-positive women, rates are now similar to HIV-negative women, potentially due to improved health status and combination antiretroviral treatment. Abortion rates remain unchanged, illuminating a need to improve contraceptive services.
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- Lisa B Haddad
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Rush University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Frank M, Lahiri CD, Nguyen ML, Mehta CC, Mosunjac M, Flowers L. Factors Associated With High-Grade Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV-Positive Men in an Urban Setting. Open Forum Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Melanie Frank
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Hornbuckle L, Christina Mehta C, Tien P, Hanna D, Lazar J, Benning L, Cohen M, Mack W, Plankey M, Wingood G. Relationship Between Physical Activity And Cardiovascular Disease Risk In The Women’s Interagency HIV Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000485682.49937.bb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Smith T, Richardson K, Crammer C, Greer G, Stein KD, Mehta CC, Kepner JL. Theory-based evaluation of an online cancer fatigue class. J Cancer Educ 2010; 25:422-430. [PMID: 20383672 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Fatigue is a common problem faced by cancer patients and survivors, yet is often overlooked. An online fatigue class is evaluated using measures based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). A sample of 26 survivors and seven caregivers completed pre-class and post-class surveys and a facilitated discussion. Statistically significant improvements were detected in both the fatigue knowledge (p < 0.001) and belief (p < 0.001) scores. Participants reported that the content was accessible and useful. The class had a positive impact on their knowledge and beliefs about cancer fatigue. This suggests that HBM may be an appropriate framework for the evaluation of Internet-based educational interventions.
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- Tenbroeck Smith
- Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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McInnes DK, Cleary PD, Stein KD, Ding L, Mehta CC, Ayanian JZ. Perceptions of cancer-related information among cancer survivors: a report from the American Cancer Society's Studies of Cancer Survivors. Cancer 2008; 113:1471-9. [PMID: 18666212 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sources of cancer-related information are rapidly increasing, but little is known about whether the health information available to cancer survivors meets their needs. METHODS The authors surveyed 778 Massachusetts cancer survivors 3, 6, or 11 years after their diagnosis for 6 common cancers. They analyzed their views about 5 types of cancer-related information, the quality of that information, barriers to getting it, their experiences with physicians providing cancer care, and the quality of their cancer care. RESULTS Among 462 (61%) respondents who reported needing cancer information, many gave unfavorable ratings (fair or poor) of the quality of cancer information regarding cancer support groups (38%), long-term side effects (36%), experiences of other cancer patients (26%), and cancer physicians (26%). About 20% of respondents reported sometimes experiencing barriers to obtaining cancer information, although fewer than 10% usually or always experienced barriers. For both men and women, worse physical and mental functioning was associated with greater need for information, worse ratings of information quality, and more barriers to obtaining information (all P<.01). Cancer survivors who were black or had lower incomes reported more problems obtaining needed information, and younger women had greater information needs than older women (all P <.01). CONCLUSIONS Opportunities exist to improve the quality, content and delivery of cancer-related information to survivors, especially for those who are racial/ethnic minorities, have low incomes, or are in worse physical or mental health. Providing information more effectively to cancer survivors may improve their care and health outcomes.
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- D Keith McInnes
- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Smith T, Stein KD, Mehta CC, Kaw C, Kepner JL, Buskirk T, Stafford J, Baker F. The rationale, design, and implementation of the American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors. Cancer 2007; 109:1-12. [PMID: 17146781 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
The American Cancer Society (ACS) defines cancer survivorship as beginning at diagnosis with cancer and continuing for the balance of life and views quality of life (QOL) as a key outcome. In this article, the authors describe the rationale, methodology, and sample characteristics of the 2 ACS Studies of Cancer Survivors (SCS): 1) a longitudinal study identifying and surveying survivors approximately 1 year postdiagnosis that includes plans to resurvey the panel at 2 years, 7 years, and 12 years postdiagnosis to identify predictors of QOL; and 2) a cross-sectional study of QOL among 3 separate cohorts of survivors who were approximately 3 years, 6 years, and 11 years postdiagnosis at the time of data collection. Survivors of prostate, breast, lung, colorectal, bladder, skin, kidney, ovarian, and uterine cancers and of non-Hodgkin lymphoma were sampled from 25 different central cancer registries, with African-American and Hispanic survivors over sampled. Survivors completed either mail or telephone surveys that described their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual functioning. The overall recruitment rate was 34.0%; 15411 participants completed surveys, of whom 40.1% had a high school education or less and 19.4% were racial/ethnic minorities. The SCS surveys provide a large diagnostically, geographically, and demographically diverse database on cancer survivorship that was designed to overcome some of the limitations of past research. Future reports will compare QOL of survivors at different well-defined times postdiagnosis, investigate the issues of understudied populations and diagnostic groups, and describe survivor QOL at state levels. Insights valuable to those considering registry-based studies are offered on issues of ascertainment, sampling, and recruitment.
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- Tenbroeck Smith
- Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA.
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Raghunandana KJ, Kasla RR, Bavdekar SB, Mehta CC, Joshi SY, Hathi GS. Renal bruit due to aberrant renal vessels. Indian Pediatr 1995; 32:373-5. [PMID: 8613300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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