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Three months of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid for treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in HIV-coinfected persons by Sterling, Timothy R, Scott, Nigel A, Miro, Jose M, Calvet, Guilherme, La Rosa, Alberto, Infante, Rosa, Chen, Michael P, Benator, Debra A, Gordin, Fred, Benson, Constance A, Chaisson, Richard E, Villarino, M Elsa

“…OBJECTIVE:Compare the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of 3 months of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid under direct observation (3HP) versus 9 months of…”
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Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Versus AFB Smear and Culture to Identify Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis From Low and Higher Prevalence Settings by Luetkemeyer, Anne F., Firnhaber, Cynthia, Kendall, Michelle A., Wu, Xingye, Mazurek, Gerald H., Benator, Debra A., Arduino, Roberto, Fernandez, Michel, Guy, Elizabeth, Johnson, Pamela, Metchock, Beverly, Sattler, Fred, Telzak, Edward, Wang, Yun F., Weiner, Marc, Swindells, Susan, Sanne, Ian M., Havlir, Diane V., Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Alland, David

“…Background. The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay is a rapid nucleic acid amplification test widely used in settings of high tuberculosis prevalence to detect…”
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Is Frequent CD4+T-Lymphocyte Count Monitoring Necessary for Persons With Counts ≥300 Cells/μL and HIV-1 Suppression? by Gale, Howard B., Gitterman, Steven R., Hoffman, Heather J., Gordin, Fred M., Benator, Debra A., Labriola, Ann M., Kan, Virginia L.

“…Among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), those with HIV-1 RNA <200 copies/mL and CD4 counts ≥300 cells/μL had a 97.1% probability of…”
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Diabetes mellitus control in a large cohort of people with HIV in care-Washington, D.C by Wallace, David E., Horberg, Michael A., Benator, Debra A., Greenberg, Alan E., Castel, Amanda D., Monroe, Anne K., Happ, Lindsey Powers

“…With more effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), people with HIV (PWH) are living longer and have more chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM). The…”
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Quality of life of persons living with HIV and congruence with surrogate decision-makers by Curtin, Katherine B., Cheng, Yao I., Wang, Jichuan, Scott, Rachel K., Squires, Leah, Benator, Debra A., Lyon, Maureen E.

“…Purpose Physicians and caregivers rate patient quality of life (QOL) lower than patients rate their own QOL. This study investigated discrepancies between…”
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In Memoriam, Fred Gordin, MD, 1951-2018 by Cohn, David L, El Sadr, Wafaa M, Abrams, Donald I, Neaton, James D, Benator, Debra A, Vernon, Andrew A

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Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders and Time With Unsuppressed HIV Viral Load in a Clinical HIV Cohort by Levy, Matthew E, Monroe, Anne K, Horberg, Michael A, Benator, Debra A, Molock, Sherry, Doshi, Rupali K, Powers Happ, Lindsey, Castel, Amanda D

“…OBJECTIVE:To evaluate associations of mood, anxiety, stress-/trauma-related, and psychotic disorders, both treated and untreated, with duration of unsuppressed…”
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Characterizing Indicators of Engagement in HIV-Associated Healthcare and Clinical Outcomes among People with HIV and Mpox in Washington, DC: A Nested Case-Control Study of the DC Cohort by O'Connor, Lauren F, Byrne, Morgan, Baskaran, Anuja, Andersen, Elisabeth W, Horberg, Michael A, Benator, Debra A, Lucar, Jose, Denyer, Rachel V, Lee, Rachel, Castel, Amanda D, Monroe, Anne K

“…The high proportion of people with HIV (PWH) in the 2022-2023 mpox outbreak has raised questions surrounding the association between HIV and mpox. The…”
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Mpox Awareness, Risk Reduction, and Vaccine Acceptance among People with HIV in Washington, DC by Andersen, Elisabeth W, Kulie, Paige, Castel, Amanda D, Lucar, Jose, Benator, Debra, Greenberg, Alan E, Monroe, Anne

“…People with HIV (PWH) are disproportionally affected by mpox and at risk of severe complications. We assessed mpox knowledge, adoption of preventive behaviors,…”
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Among HIV-Infected Individuals in the District of Columbia and Estimated HIV Transmission Risk: Data From the DC Cohort by Lucar, Jose, Hart, Rachel, Rayeed, Nabil, Terzian, Arpi, Weintrob, Amy, Siegel, Marc, Parenti, David M, Squires, Leah E, Williams, Rush, Castel, Amanda D, Benator, Debra A

“…Washington, DC, has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the United States. Sexual intercourse is the leading mode of HIV transmission, and sexually…”
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True Durability: HIV Virologic Suppression in an Urban Clinic and Implications for Timing of Intensive Adherence Efforts and Viral Load Monitoring by Benator, Debra A., Elmi, Angelo, Rodriguez, Manuel D., Gale, Howard B., Kan, Virginia L., Hoffman, Heather J., Tramazzo, Susan, Hall, Karen, McKnight, Angela, Squires, Leah

“…Although the majority of HIV-infected patients who begin potent antiretroviral therapy should expect long-term virologic suppression, the realities in practice…”
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Association between Acquired Rifamycin Resistance and the Pharmacokinetics of Rifabutin and Isoniazid among Patients with HIV and Tuberculosis by Weiner, Marc, Benator, Debra, Burman, William, Peloquin, Charles A., Khan, Awal, Vernon, Andrew, Jones, Brenda, Silva-Trigo, Claudia, Zhao, Zhen, Hodge, Thomas

“…Background The occurrence of acquired rifamycin resistance despite use of directly observed therapy for tuberculosis is associated with advanced human…”
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Progress realized: trends in HIV-1 viral load and CD4 cell count in a tertiary-care center from 1999 through 2011 by Gale, Howard B, Rodriguez, Manuel D, Hoffman, Heather J, Benator, Debra A, Gordin, Fred M, Labriola, Ann M, Kan, Virginia L

“…HIV-1 RNA and CD4 cell counts are important parameters for HIV care. The objective of this study was to assess the overall trends in HIV-1 viral load and CD4…”
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Three months of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for treatment of M. tuberculosis infection in HIV co-infected persons by Sterling, Timothy R, Scott, Nigel A, Miro, Jose M, Calvet, Guilherme, La Rosa, Alberto, Infante, Rosa, Chen, Michael P, Benator, Debra A, Gordin, Fred, Benson, Constance A, Chaisson, Richard E, Villarino, M Elsa

“…OBJECTIVE:Compare the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of three months of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid under direct observation (3HP) vs. 9 months…”
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Tuberculosis reactivation in hepatocellular carcinoma: association with transarterial chemoembolization by Laake, Ann M., Liappis, Angelike P., Guy, Elizabeth, Kerr, Gail, Benator, Debra A.

“…Abstract Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an important therapeutic option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We discuss five patients…”
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Impact of Larger Sputum Volume on Xpert ® MTB/RIF Assay Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Smear-Negative Individuals with Suspected Tuberculosis by Badal-Faesen, Sharlaa, Firnhaber, Cynthia, Kendall, Michelle A, Wu, Xingye, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Escada, Rodrigo Otavio da Silva, Fernandez, Michel, Hogg, Evelyn, Sanne, Ian, Johnson, Pamela, Alland, David, Mazurek, Gerald H, Benator, Debra A, Luetkemeyer, Anne F

“…As a strategy to improve the sensitivity of nucleic acid-based testing in acid-fast bacilli (AFB) negative samples, larger volumes of sputum (5-10 mL) were…”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Renal Disease in an Outpatient Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy by Doshi, Saumil, Ucanda, Martin, Hart, Rachel, Hou, Qingjiang, Terzian, Arpi S

“…Prior studies found renal disease was common among HIV-infected outpatients. We updated incident renal disease estimates in this population, comparing those…”
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HIV Nurse Navigation: Charting the Course to Improve Engagement in Care and HIV Virologic Suppression by Hemmy Asamsama, Octaviana, Squires, Leah, Tessema, Alpha, Rae, Ephrem, Hall, Karen, Williams, Rush, Benator, Debra

“…This study represents one of the few exploring the effectiveness of an integrated HIV nurse navigation program on engagement and virologic outcomes. A…”
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Present and Past Influences on Current Smoking Among HIV-Positive Male Veterans by Reisen, Carol A., Bianchi, Fernanda T., Cohen-Blair, Hannah, Liappis, Angelike P., Poppen, Paul J., Zea, Maria Cecilia, Benator, Debra A., Labriola, Ann M.

“…Introduction: Cigarette smoking has become an important influence of morbidity and mortality for HIV-positive individuals in the era of highly active…”
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Raltegravir for postexposure prophylaxis following occupational exposure to HIV by SIEGEL, Marc O, KAN, Virginia L, SENATOR, Debra A

“…An 'expanded regimen' of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended for all high-risk occupational exposures to HIV-infected blood. This includes exposure…”
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