2022
Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda
White E, Hernández-Ramírez R, Majwala R, Nalugwa T, Reza T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis J. Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000716. PMID: 36962541, PMCID: PMC10045605, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational TB ProgrammeTreatment initiationAntiretroviral therapySurveillance dataLimits of agreementFacility characteristicsTB surveillance dataTuberculosis care cascadeNumber of peopleXpert-positivesCare cascadeTB careTB treatmentTB programsTuberculosis controlQuality improvement toolsSecondary data analysisHealth facilitiesPositive diagnosisAddress reasonsLinear mixed modelsConcordance correlation coefficientHIVTherapyDiagnosis
2020
Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Silverberg MJ, Leyden W, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, D’Souza G, Engels EA, Althoff KN, Mayor AM, Sterling TR, Kitahata MM, Bosch RJ, Saag MS, Rabkin CS, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Mathews WC, Li J, Crane HM, Gange SJ, Lau B, Moore RD, Dubrow R, Neugebauer RS. Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1900-1909. PMID: 32785640, PMCID: PMC8315132, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-related cancersEarly antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyART initiationImmunodeficiency virusNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationART-naive PLWHEarly ART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV transmission riskNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCancer registry linkageRisk of cancerMarginal structural modelsRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationTherapy initiationChart reviewIncident cancerRegistry linkageViral hepatitisTime-dependent confoundingCancer groupViral etiology
2019
Association of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, D'Souza G, Gebo KA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Li J, Mathews WC, Mayor AM, Park LS, Rabkin CS, Salters K, Justice AC, Moore RD, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R, AIDS N, Betts A, Brooks J, Freeman A, Van Rompaey S, Burchell A, Yip B, You B, Hogan B, Grasso C, Hogg R, Benson C, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Humes E, Crane H, Willig J, Eron J, Martin J, Saag M, Jing J, Zhang J, Lindsay J, Hunter-Mellado R, Deeks S, Zhu J, Montaner J, McReynolds J, Gabler K, Buchacz K, Rodriguez B, Thorne J, Margolick J, Anastos K, Jacobson L, Klein M, Kroch A, Morton L, Turner M, Fiellin D, Gange S, Mugavero M, Harrigan P, Rebeiro P, Bosch R, Kirk G, Mayer K, McKaig R, Coburn S, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Lober W, Lee J. Association of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e240-e249. PMID: 30826282, PMCID: PMC6531288, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30360-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRecent CD4 countCD4 countHIV viraemiaKey independent predictorsViral loadIndependent predictorsNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationCNS non-Hodgkin's lymphomaOverall non-Hodgkin lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaAssociation of immunosuppressionMulticentre cohort studyNon-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) riskAverage viral loadUS Health ResourcesB-cell lymphomaOverall immune functionB cell activationLong-term careCohort CollaborationRecent immunosuppressionAntiretroviral therapyCohort study
2018
Brief Report
Yanik EL, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Horberg MA, Moore RD, Mathews WC, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Brooks JT, Sun J, Althoff KN, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R. Brief Report. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 499-504. PMID: 29771785, PMCID: PMC6037538, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma incidenceAntiretroviral therapyGeneral populationMelanoma riskNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationRelationship of immunosuppressionWhite general populationHIV RNA levelsStandardized incidence ratiosCutaneous melanoma incidenceUltraviolet B exposureHigher melanoma incidenceHigh UVB exposureCohort CollaborationSkin surveillanceCD4 countHIV RNAImmune dysfunctionIncidence ratiosCox regressionHIV replicationRisk factorsCalendar periodWhite raceClinical care
2017
Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada
Dubrow R, Qin L, Lin H, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Neugebauer RS, Leyden W, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, Modur SP, D'Souza G, Bosch RJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Kitahata MM, Mayor AM, Novak RM, Rabkin CS, Sterling TR, Goedert JJ, Justice AC, Engels EA, Moore RD, Silverberg MJ. Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 382-390. PMID: 28394855, PMCID: PMC5490794, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsKS riskCD4 countKaposi's sarcomaART useHIV-1 RNA viral loadNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated Cox regressionCD4 T-cell countKaposi's sarcoma riskAntiretroviral therapy useRNA viral loadRecent CD4 countViral load measuresAssociation of CD4Cohort CollaborationKS etiologyRecent VLVL measuresAntiretroviral therapyHIV diagnosisIndependent predictorsTherapy useViral loadCox regression