2012
Early Identification of HIV: Empirical Support for Jail-Based Screening
de Voux A, Spaulding AC, Beckwith C, Avery A, Williams C, Messina LC, Ball S, Altice FL. Early Identification of HIV: Empirical Support for Jail-Based Screening. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e37603. PMID: 22662177, PMCID: PMC3360747, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentClient-level dataCD4 countHIV testingMedian CD4 countRoutine HIV testingInitial CD4 countTime of diagnosisInjection drug useYounger median ageUnprotected anal intercourseCross-sectional analysisAntiretroviral therapyMedian agePharmacy costsDisease progressionAnal intercoursePost dischargeSubset of individualsNew diagnosisDrug useEarly identificationDiagnosisCells/Baseline data
2009
Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing Reactivity in Opioid-Dependent Patients Seeking Treatment with Methadone versus Buprenorphine: Policy Implications for Tuberculosis Screening
Schwarz RK, Bruce RD, Ball SA, Herme M, Altice FL. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing Reactivity in Opioid-Dependent Patients Seeking Treatment with Methadone versus Buprenorphine: Policy Implications for Tuberculosis Screening. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2009, 35: 439-444. PMID: 20014914, DOI: 10.3109/00952990903447741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentTuberculin skin testingBuprenorphine maintenance treatmentOpioid-dependent patientsTST positivityMaintenance treatmentBMT programRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care settingSimilar high prevalenceCross-sectional analysisEthnic health disparitiesBMT patientsBMT settingCohort studyTuberculosis infectionSkin testingTuberculosis screeningTST resultsMMT programPatient populationPrimary careHigh prevalenceCare settingsPatients
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