2002
Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Related Opportunistic Infections in France: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Yazdanpanah Y, Goldie S, Paltiel A, Losina E, Coudeville L, Weinstein M, Gerard Y, Kimmel A, Zhang H, Salamon R, Mouton Y, Freedberg K. Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Related Opportunistic Infections in France: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 36: 86-96. PMID: 12491207, DOI: 10.1086/344902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioTMP-SMZAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseOpportunistic infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseMycobacterium avium complex bacteremiaIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPerson lifetime costsActive antiretroviral therapyEra of HAARTPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality-adjusted life expectancyCost-effectiveness analysisOral ganciclovirCytomegalovirus infectionToxoplasmic encephalitisCarinii pneumoniaImmunodeficiency virusTherapeutic optionsClinical impactFrench patientsProphylaxisInfectionProphylaxis 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
The Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Freedberg KA, Scharfstein JA, Seage GR, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Craven DE, Paltiel AD. The Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections. JAMA 1998, 279: 130-136. PMID: 9440663, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.2.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Infective AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountChemopreventionCost-Benefit AnalysisCytomegalovirus InfectionsData CollectionHealth Care CostsHumansLife ExpectancyMarkov ChainsModels, TheoreticalMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionMycosesPneumonia, PneumocystisQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsToxoplasmosisUnited StatesConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCD4 cell countQuality-adjusted life expectancyOpportunistic infectionsCell countLife expectancyAdvanced human immunodeficiency virus diseaseAverage total lifetime costsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseMycobacterium avium complex infectionMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV patient careCost of prophylaxisCost-effective prophylaxisDirect medical costsAIDS Cohort StudyLifetime direct medical costsLong-term survivalCost-effectiveness ratioServices Utilization SurveyMarkov simulation modelTotal lifetime costsCytomegalovirus diseasePreventing AIDS