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
2022
Cost‐effectiveness of hepatitis C virus test‐and‐treat and risk reduction strategies among men who have sex with men living with HIV in France
Castry M, Cousien A, Champenois K, Supervie V, Velter A, Ghosn J, Yazdanpanah Y, Paltiel A, Deuffic‐Burban S. Cost‐effectiveness of hepatitis C virus test‐and‐treat and risk reduction strategies among men who have sex with men living with HIV in France. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2022, 25: e26035. PMID: 36451286, PMCID: PMC9712801, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHigh-risk groupHepatitis C virusHCV screeningRisk reduction strategiesHCV infectionYearly screeningHepatitis C Virus TestRisk reductionHCV screening practicesNew HCV infectionsHigh-risk individualsRisk reduction interventionsCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effective dependingImmunodeficiency virusC virusScreening practicesLifetime horizonScreening frequencyVirus testReduction interventionsRisk behaviorsBehavioral interventions
2019
THU-391-Impact of early screening and treatment of hepatitis C virus and improvements in risk reduction on HCV transmission among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in France: A modeling approach
Castry M, Cousien A, Supervie V, Velter A, Ghosn J, Paltiel A, Yazdanpanah Y, Deuffic-Burban S. THU-391-Impact of early screening and treatment of hepatitis C virus and improvements in risk reduction on HCV transmission among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in France: A modeling approach. Journal Of Hepatology 2019, 70: e327. DOI: 10.1016/s0618-8278(19)30639-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research