2019
Regional and Rural-Urban Differences in the Use of Direct-acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Virus
Njei B, Esserman D, Krishnan S, Ohl M, Tate JP, Hauser RG, Taddei T, Lim J, Justice AC. Regional and Rural-Urban Differences in the Use of Direct-acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Virus. Medical Care 2019, 57: 279-285. PMID: 30807449, PMCID: PMC6436819, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect-acting antiviral agentsHepatitis C virus infectionVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRural-Urban Commuting Area codesCurative HCV treatmentRural-urban designationC virus infectionElectronic health record dataHepatitis C virusPrior treatment experienceLower odds ratioHealth record dataZone improvement plan codeEligible patientsHCV treatmentAntiretroviral medicationsRural-urban residenceLiver diseaseUnadjusted analysesC virusRural-urban differencesOdds ratioMultivariable modelLower incidenceObservational study
2012
The effect of efavirenz versus nevirapine-containing regimens on immunologic, virologic and clinical outcomes in a prospective observational study
Cain LE, Phillips A, Lodi S, Sabin C, Bansi L, Justice A, Tate J, Logan R, Robins JM, Sterne JA, van Sighem A, de Wolf F, Bucher HC, Elzi L, Touloumi G, Vourli G, Esteve A, Casabona J, del Amo J, Moreno S, Seng R, Meyer L, Pérez-Hoyos S, Muga R, Abgrall S, Costagliola D, Hernán MA. The effect of efavirenz versus nevirapine-containing regimens on immunologic, virologic and clinical outcomes in a prospective observational study. AIDS 2012, 26: 1691-1705. PMID: 22546987, PMCID: PMC3647467, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328354f497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAIDS-free individualsCD4 cell countEfavirenz regimensVirologic failureVirologic outcomesCell countMore nucleoside reverseNevirapine-containing regimensTreat hazard ratiosTypes of regimensProspective observational studyHIV-CAUSAL CollaborationEffect of efavirenzEfavirenz regimenNevirapine regimenNevirapine regimensHazard ratioNucleoside reverseClinical outcomesProspective studyInverse probability weightingLower incidenceObservational studyRegimensLower mortality