2023
Patterns of Infectious Disease Associated With Injection Drug Use in Massachusetts
Gonsalves G, Paltiel A, Thornhill T, DeMaria A, Cranston K, Klevens R, Warren J. Patterns of Infectious Disease Associated With Injection Drug Use in Massachusetts. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 76: 2134-2139. PMID: 36757712, PMCID: PMC10273381, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusInjection drug useHCV casesInfective endocarditisHIV casesDrug useSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsClinical sequalaeSSTI casesPublic health crisisTissue infectionsImmunodeficiency virusDisease AssociatedHIV outbreakAbscess incisionC virusUse disordersInfectious diseasesInfectionMultiple outbreaksMedical proceduresSuch associations
2016
New Hepatitis C Drugs Are Very Costly And Unavailable To Many State Prisoners
Beckman AL, Bilinski A, Boyko R, Camp GM, Wall AT, Lim JK, Wang EA, Bruce RD, Gonsalves GS. New Hepatitis C Drugs Are Very Costly And Unavailable To Many State Prisoners. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1893-1901. PMID: 27702964, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C epidemicHepatitis CC epidemicDrug discount programsLedipasvir/sofosbuvirTwelve-week courseNew hepatitis C drugsHealth care facilitiesHepatitis C drugsAntiviral medicationsCare facilitiesC drugsMedicationsSofosbuvirDiscount programPharmaceutical companiesEpidemicDepartmentDepartment of CorrectionsAntiviralsState prisonersState prisonsRelease