2002
Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Related Opportunistic Infections in France: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Yazdanpanah Y, Goldie S, Paltiel A, Losina E, Coudeville L, Weinstein M, Gerard Y, Kimmel A, Zhang H, Salamon R, Mouton Y, Freedberg K. Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Related Opportunistic Infections in France: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 36: 86-96. PMID: 12491207, DOI: 10.1086/344902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioTMP-SMZAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseOpportunistic infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseMycobacterium avium complex bacteremiaIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPerson lifetime costsActive antiretroviral therapyEra of HAARTPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality-adjusted life expectancyCost-effectiveness analysisOral ganciclovirCytomegalovirus infectionToxoplasmic encephalitisCarinii pneumoniaImmunodeficiency virusTherapeutic optionsClinical impactFrench patientsProphylaxisInfection
2001
Incidence of primary opportunistic infections in two human immunodeficiency virus-infected French clinical cohorts
Yazdanpanah Y, Chêne G, Losina E, Goldie S, Merchadou L, Alfandari S, Seage G, Sullivan L, Marimoutou C, Paltiel A, Salamon R, Mouton Y, Freedberg K. Incidence of primary opportunistic infections in two human immunodeficiency virus-infected French clinical cohorts. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2001, 30: 864-871. PMID: 11511618, DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.4.864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPrimary opportunistic infectionCommon opportunistic infectionOpportunistic infectionsCarinii pneumoniaToxoplasmic encephalitisCytomegalovirus infectionIncidence rateGroupe d'Epidémiologie Clinique du SIDAAIDS Reference CenterCD4 lymphocyte declineIncidence of HIVHuman immunodeficiency virusAbsence of prophylaxisHIV risk behaviorsHigh incidence rateHospital-based information systemCandida esophagitisCount declineImmunodeficiency virusLymphocyte declineAntiretroviral drugsClinical guidelinesSpecific infectionsClinical cohort
1998
The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients
Paltiel A, Freedberg K. The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients. Interfaces 1998, 28: 34-51. DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.3.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of infectionLate-stage HIV diseaseToxicity of therapyNational cohort studyProgression of illnessCost-effectiveness resultsPrice of therapyCMV prophylaxisCytomegalovirus diseaseCytomegalovirus infectionHIV diseaseCohort studyPatients' qualityAIDS patientsClinical trialsNatural historyInfectionProphylaxisTherapyIncidenceDiseaseCompartmental modelPatientsIllnessProgression