2006
The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States
Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Mercincavage LM, Schackman BR, Sax PE, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 11-19. PMID: 16741877, DOI: 10.1086/505147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAnti-Retroviral AgentsComputer SimulationDelivery of Health CareDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalModels, BiologicalSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsSurvival benefitAntiretroviral therapyPotent combination antiretroviral therapyPneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxisHIV disease treatmentImmunodeficiency syndrome careOpportunistic infection prophylaxisTotal survival benefitUntreated HIV diseaseCombination antiretroviral therapyEffective antiretroviral therapyPrevention of motherAbsence of treatmentYears of lifePneumonia prophylaxisChild transmissionInfant infectionAdult patientsHIV diseaseInfection prophylaxisDisease careNew diagnosisAIDS treatmentProphylaxisSurvival increase
2005
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Resch S, Altice FL, Paltiel AD. Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 38: 163-173. PMID: 15671801, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000146598.40301.e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultConnecticutCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMass ScreeningModels, EconomicPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrisonersProbabilitySensitivity and SpecificityConceptsPediatric HIV casesPregnant womenIncarcerated pregnant womenAntiretroviral therapyHIV casesPediatric HIV infectionChild HIV transmissionHIV voluntary counselingHigh-risk populationRate of infectionDecision analytic modelHealth care expendituresHIV screeningHIV infectionVoluntary counselingHIV statusNewborn testingHIV transmissionHIV preventionPrison entrantsNew infectionsHIVTreatment resourcesNewborn screeningCorrectional facilities