2014
The VACS Index Predicts Mortality in a Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bebu I, Tate J, Rimland D, Mesner O, Macalino GE, Ganesan A, Okulicz JF, Bavaro M, Weintrob AC, Justice AC, Agan BK. The VACS Index Predicts Mortality in a Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 65: 226-230. PMID: 24226058, PMCID: PMC4091811, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACS IndexActive antiretroviral therapyCause mortalityAntiretroviral therapyHIV populationVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationPrediction of mortalityGood discriminationNHS subjectsTherapy initiationDifferent time pointsStudy cohortSimilar patientsClinical variablesEarly risk assessmentMedical historyVAC indexHealthy populationMortalityStudy indicesOutcome predictionTime pointsLaboratory data
2011
Risk Factors for Tuberculosis After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in the United States and Canada: Implications for Tuberculosis Screening
Sterling TR, Lau B, Zhang J, Freeman A, Bosch RJ, Brooks JT, Deeks SG, French A, Gange S, Gebo KA, Gill M, Horberg MA, Jacobson LP, Kirk GD, Kitahata MM, Klein MB, Martin JN, Rodriguez B, Silverberg MJ, Willig JH, Eron JJ, Goedert JJ, Hogg RS, Justice AC, McKaig RG, Napravnik S, Thorne J, Moore RD. Risk Factors for Tuberculosis After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in the United States and Canada: Implications for Tuberculosis Screening. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 204: 893-901. PMID: 21849286, PMCID: PMC3156918, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationInjection drug useHIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virusHAART initiationTuberculosis riskBaseline CD4Therapy initiationMale sexNonwhite raceHispanic ethnicityDrug useBaseline HIV-1 RNAMonths of HAARTLow-incidence settingsProportional hazards modelActive tuberculosisLymphocyte countParametric survival modelsTuberculosis screeningImmunodeficiency virusBlack raceLymphocytes/Risk factors