2021
Pharmacoepidemiology, Machine Learning, and COVID-19: An Intent-to-Treat Analysis of Hydroxychloroquine, With or Without Azithromycin, and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Hospitalized US Veterans
Gerlovin H, Posner DC, Ho YL, Rentsch CT, Tate JP, King JT, Kurgansky KE, Danciu I, Costa L, Linares FA, Goethert ID, Jacobson DA, Freiberg MS, Begoli E, Muralidhar S, Ramoni RB, Tourassi G, Gaziano JM, Justice AC, Gagnon DR, Cho K. Pharmacoepidemiology, Machine Learning, and COVID-19: An Intent-to-Treat Analysis of Hydroxychloroquine, With or Without Azithromycin, and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Hospitalized US Veterans. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 190: 2405-2419. PMID: 34165150, PMCID: PMC8384407, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHospitalizationHumansHydroxychloroquineIntention to Treat AnalysisMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedPharmacoepidemiologyRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeUnited StatesVeteransConceptsUS veteransCOVID-19Veterans Affairs Health Care SystemRecent randomized clinical trialsAdministration of hydroxychloroquineEffectiveness of hydroxychloroquineRisk of intubationEffect of hydroxychloroquineElectronic health record dataRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsUS veteran populationCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Health record dataRigorous study designsHealth care systemSurvival benefitTreat analysisEarly therapyHospitalized populationClinical trialsObservational studyDisease 2019Hydroxychloroquine
2015
Boosted Lopinavir– Versus Boosted Atazanavir–Containing Regimens and Immunologic, Virologic, and Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Study of HIV-Infected Individuals in High-Income Countries
Cain L, Phillips A, Olson A, Sabin C, Jose S, Justice A, Tate J, Logan R, Robins J, Sterne J, van Sighem A, Reiss P, Young J, Fehr J, Touloumi G, Paparizos V, Esteve A, Casabona J, Monge S, Moreno S, Seng R, Meyer L, Pérez-Hoyos S, Muga R, Dabis F, Vandenhende M, Abgrall S, Costagliola D, Hernán M. Boosted Lopinavir– Versus Boosted Atazanavir–Containing Regimens and Immunologic, Virologic, and Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Study of HIV-Infected Individuals in High-Income Countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 60: 1262-1268. PMID: 25567330, PMCID: PMC4447777, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu1167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtazanavir regimenVirologic failureProspective studyNucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backboneFirst-line antiretroviral regimensReverse transcriptase inhibitor backboneAIDS-free individualsTreat hazard ratiosCD4 cell countCurrent clinical guidelinesHuman immunodeficiency virusRandomized clinical trialsAdjusted intentionAntiretroviral regimensAtazanavir groupBoosted atazanavirContaining RegimensVirologic outcomesCD4 countNRTI backboneHazard ratioClinical outcomesImmunodeficiency virusClinical guidelinesClinical trials