2002
Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: Using Simulation Modeling to Inform Clinical Guidelines
Goldie SJ, Kaplan JE, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Paltiel AD, Seage GR, Craven DE, Kimmel AD, Zhang H, Cohen CJ, Freedberg KA. Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: Using Simulation Modeling to Inform Clinical Guidelines. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 921-928. PMID: 11966344, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.8.921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Infective AgentsAntiprotozoal AgentsAtovaquoneCD4 Lymphocyte CountCost-Benefit AnalysisDapsoneDrug CostsHumansLife ExpectancyModels, TheoreticalNaphthoquinonesPentamidinePneumonia, PneumocystisPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality-Adjusted Life YearsConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCD4 cell countQuality-adjusted life expectancyPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCD4 cell count increasePCP prophylaxisCell count increaseCell countCarinii pneumoniaClinical guidelinesCD4 cell count criteriaInitial CD4 cell countCD4 lymphocyte countPrimary PCP prophylaxisActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of HIVHuman immunodeficiency virusTMP/SMXCount increaseAntiretroviral therapyLymphocyte countHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleProphylaxis
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
Cost Effectiveness of Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Infections in AIDS
Freedberg K, Paltiel A. Cost Effectiveness of Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Infections in AIDS. PharmacoEconomics 1998, 14: 165-173. PMID: 10186457, DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199814020-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV patient careOpportunistic infectionsInfection preventionPatient careImmune system destructionSpecific opportunistic infectionsMajor opportunistic infectionNew antiretroviral therapiesQuality of lifeCost-effectiveness evaluationCost-effectiveness analysisCost effectivenessProphylaxis regimensAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseHIV infectionViral loadClinical guidelinesConsiderable financial strainProphylaxisClinical advancesViral replicationEffective agentInfectionHIV