2011
A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans
Butt AA, McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice AC. A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2011, 27: 973-979. PMID: 21338329, PMCID: PMC3719436, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHepatitis C virusDecompensated liver diseaseHCV-HIVTreatment eligibilityC virusCohort of HCVVA National Patient Care DatabaseNational Patient Care DatabasePharmacy Benefits Management databaseHCV treatment eligibilityHCV-HIV coinfectionRecent alcohol abuseHCV/HIVCurrent treatment guidelinesProportion of patientsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabaseActual clinical settingsCoinfected PersonsAggressive managementCommon contraindicationsPharmacy recordsRenal failure
2006
Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects
BUTT AA, JUSTICE AC, SKANDERSON M, GOOD C, KWOH CK. Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2006, 24: 585-591. PMID: 16907891, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03020.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentC virus treatmentHepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus-infected subjectsHCV-HIVVirus-infected subjectsC virusVirus treatmentTreatment ratesVeterans Affairs National Patient Care DatabaseDrug useNational Patient Care DatabaseImpact of comorbiditiesEffect of comorbidityPatient Care DatabaseICD-9 codesCoinfected subjectsHispanic racePharmacy dataBlack raceCare databaseMajor depressionPsychiatric illnessMild depressionBipolar disorder
2004
Risk of diabetes in HIV infected veterans pre‐ and post‐HAART and the role of HCV coinfection
Butt AA, Fultz SL, Kwoh CK, Kelley D, Skanderson M, Justice AC. Risk of diabetes in HIV infected veterans pre‐ and post‐HAART and the role of HCV coinfection. Hepatology 2004, 40: 115-119. PMID: 15239093, DOI: 10.1002/hep.20289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusPre-HAART eraHAART eraRisk of diabetesHCV coinfectionHCV infectionHigh riskHepatitis C virus infectionMultivariate Cox regression analysisVeterans Affairs administrative databasesActive antiretroviral therapyC virus infectionCox regression analysisIncidence of diabetesKaplan-Meier curvesCox regression methodsDiagnosis of diabetesHCV-HIVAntiretroviral therapyHazard ratioLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusAdministrative databasesVirus infectionDrug diagnoses