2024
The forecasted prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity in people with HIV in the United States through the year 2030: A modeling study.
Althoff K, Stewart C, Humes E, Gerace L, Boyd C, Gebo K, Justice A, Hyle E, Coburn S, Lang R, Silverberg M, Horberg M, Lima V, Gill M, Karris M, Rebeiro P, Thorne J, Rich A, Crane H, Kitahata M, Rubtsova A, Wong C, Leng S, Marconi V, D'Souza G, Kim H, Napravnik S, McGinnis K, Kirk G, Sterling T, Moore R, Kasaie P. The forecasted prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity in people with HIV in the United States through the year 2030: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004325. PMID: 38215160, PMCID: PMC10833859, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of injection drug useInjection drug useHealthcare needsPrevalence of comorbiditiesHIV diagnosisNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationDrug useAntiretroviral therapyHIV surveillance dataGuideline-recommended careNon-Hispanic whitesPrevalence of anxietyChronic kidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionPrevalence of cancerEnd-stage liver diseaseResearch and DesignMultimorbidity prevalenceRisk of comorbiditiesUnited StatesBlack MSMNon-HispanicSubspecialty careClinical capacityHIV clinicians
2022
A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Suicide Among Persons Living with HIV (1996–2020)
Smith A, Breazeale S, Goulet JL, Vlahov D, Justice AC, Womack JA. A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Suicide Among Persons Living with HIV (1996–2020). AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 2559-2573. PMID: 35107660, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03591-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsHIV-specific risk factorsInjection drug useHIV-1 RNACause of morbidityShare risk factorsPrevious suicide attemptsQuantitative study designHIV diagnosisPeer-reviewed journalsHIV infectionEligible studiesInclusion criteriaPsychiatric illnessElevated riskGeneral populationAlcohol misuseElectronic databasesDrug useSystematic reviewSuicide attemptsStudy designInitial searchSearch termsHIV
2021
The shifting age distribution of people with HIV using antiretroviral therapy in the United States
Althoff KN, Stewart CN, Humes E, Zhang J, Gerace L, Boyd CM, Wong C, Justice AC, Gebo KA, Thorne JE, Rubtsova AA, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Leng SX, Rebeiro PF, Moore RD, Buchacz K, Kasaie P. The shifting age distribution of people with HIV using antiretroviral therapy in the United States. AIDS 2021, 36: 459-471. PMID: 34750289, PMCID: PMC8795488, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyRace/ethnicityNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHIV acquisition riskHIV Epidemic goalsOverall median ageSubgroups of sexRelative reductionAge distributionCohort CollaborationHIV diagnosisMedian ageRisk groupsUS CentersAcquisition riskHIVUS populationDisease controlSurveillance reports
2017
Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada
Dubrow R, Qin L, Lin H, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Neugebauer RS, Leyden W, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, Modur SP, D'Souza G, Bosch RJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Kitahata MM, Mayor AM, Novak RM, Rabkin CS, Sterling TR, Goedert JJ, Justice AC, Engels EA, Moore RD, Silverberg MJ. Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 382-390. PMID: 28394855, PMCID: PMC5490794, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsKS riskCD4 countKaposi's sarcomaART useHIV-1 RNA viral loadNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated Cox regressionCD4 T-cell countKaposi's sarcoma riskAntiretroviral therapy useRNA viral loadRecent CD4 countViral load measuresAssociation of CD4Cohort CollaborationKS etiologyRecent VLVL measuresAntiretroviral therapyHIV diagnosisIndependent predictorsTherapy useViral loadCox regression
2015
Comparative effectiveness of immediate antiretroviral therapy versus CD4-based initiation in HIV-positive individuals in high-income countries: observational cohort study
Lodi S, Phillips A, Logan R, Olson A, Costagliola D, Abgrall S, van Sighem A, Reiss P, Miró JM, Ferrer E, Justice A, Gandhi N, Bucher HC, Furrer H, Moreno S, Monge S, Touloumi G, Pantazis N, Sterne J, Young JG, Meyer L, Seng R, Dabis F, Vandehende MA, Pérez-Hoyos S, Jarrín I, Jose S, Sabin C, Hernán MA, Collaboration H. Comparative effectiveness of immediate antiretroviral therapy versus CD4-based initiation in HIV-positive individuals in high-income countries: observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2015, 2: e335-e343. PMID: 26423376, PMCID: PMC4643831, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(15)00108-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeed of ARTHIV RNA viral loadCD4 countAntiretroviral therapyHIV-positive individualsMean survival timeImmediate initiationHIV diagnosisCohort studyViral loadRelative riskHigh-income countriesProportion of individualsSurvival timeInitiation of ARTART initiation strategiesImmediate antiretroviral therapyLow CD4 countMedian CD4 countObservational cohort studyAIDS-free survivalHIV-1 infectionDiagnosis of HIVViral load measurementsHIV-CAUSAL Collaboration
2013
Lifetime Drinking Trajectories Among Veterans in Treatment for HIV
Jacob T, Blonigen DM, Upah R, Justice A. Lifetime Drinking Trajectories Among Veterans in Treatment for HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2013, 37: 1179-1187. PMID: 23448171, PMCID: PMC5596456, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chronicHIV diagnosisLate onsetVeterans Aging Cohort StudyYoung adultsCourse of drinkingAging Cohort StudyOnset of HIVOnset of treatmentPatterns of drinkingLifetime Drinking HistoryHIV groupCohort studyHIV- participantsTreatment outcomesHIVCurrent studyYounger ageCocaine useDrinking historyDrinking phasesLatent growth mixture modelMedical issuesLonger durationDrinking trajectories
2010
Late Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States and Canada
Althoff KN, Gange SJ, Klein MB, Brooks JT, Hogg RS, Bosch RJ, Horberg MA, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Justice AC, Gebo KA, Eron JJ, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Calzavara LM, Deeks SG, Martin JN, Rachlis AR, Napravnik S, Jacobson LP, Kirk GD, Collier AC, Benson CA, Silverberg MJ, Kushel M, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Van Rompaey SE, Zhang J, Moore RD, Research and Design N. Late Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States and Canada. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: 1512-1520. PMID: 20415573, PMCID: PMC2862849, DOI: 10.1086/652650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean CD4 countPercentage of patientsHIV transmission riskCD4 countHIV careFirst presentationTransmission riskCells/North American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) careHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) servicesHeterosexual transmission riskMedian CD4 countEarly HIV diagnosisT-lymphocyte countsHIV RNA measurementsHistory of AIDSRace/ethnicityAntiretroviral exposureCohort CollaborationHIV diagnosisLymphocyte countInitial presentationMedian ageLate presentation
2006
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse
McGinnis KA, Fultz SL, Skanderson M, Conigliaro J, Bryant K, Justice AC. Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 5005-5009. PMID: 17075119, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.05.7984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol abuse/dependenceHIV-negative veteransAbuse/dependenceHIV-positive veteransIncident rate ratiosHepatocellular carcinomaGreater riskVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemFirst HIV diagnosisHepatitis C infectionPresence of HCVRole of HIVNinth Revision codesNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRelationship of HIVHeavy alcohol useHigher relative incidencePoisson regression modelsC infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CHIV diagnosisHIV statusHodgkin's lymphomaRevision codes