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Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study by Rentsch, Christopher T, Kidwai-Khan, Farah, Tate, Janet P, Park, Lesley S, King, Jr, Joseph T, Skanderson, Melissa, Hauser, Ronald G, Schultze, Anna, Jarvis, Christopher I, Holodniy, Mark, Lo Re, 3rd, Vincent, Akgün, Kathleen M, Crothers, Kristina, Taddei, Tamar H, Freiberg, Matthew S, Justice, Amy C

“…There is growing concern that racial and ethnic minority communities around the world are experiencing a disproportionate burden of severe acute respiratory…”
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Addressing Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Healthcare Access. An Official American Thoracic Society Statement by Rivera, M Patricia, Katki, Hormuzd A, Tanner, Nichole T, Triplette, Matthew, Sakoda, Lori C, Wiener, Renda Soylemez, Cardarelli, Roberto, Carter-Harris, Lisa, Crothers, Kristina, Fathi, Joelle T, Ford, Marvella E, Smith, Robert, Winn, Robert A, Wisnivesky, Juan P, Henderson, Louise M, Aldrich, Melinda C

“…There are well-documented disparities in lung cancer outcomes across populations. Lung cancer screening (LCS) has the potential to reduce lung cancer…”
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Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults: A Consensus Statement Regarding Initial Strategies by Ramirez, Julio A, Musher, Daniel M, Evans, Scott E, Dela Cruz, Charles, Crothers, Kristina A, Hage, Chadi A, Aliberti, Stefano, Anzueto, Antonio, Arancibia, Francisco, Arnold, Forest, Azoulay, Elie, Blasi, Francesco, Bordon, Jose, Burdette, Steven, Cao, Bin, Cavallazzi, Rodrigo, Chalmers, James, Charles, Patrick, Chastre, Jean, Claessens, Yann-Erick, Dean, Nathan, Duval, Xavier, Fartoukh, Muriel, Feldman, Charles, File, Thomas, Froes, Filipe, Furmanek, Stephen, Gnoni, Martin, Lopardo, Gustavo, Luna, Carlos, Maruyama, Takaya, Menendez, Rosario, Metersky, Mark, Mildvan, Donna, Mortensen, Eric, Niederman, Michael S, Pletz, Mathias, Rello, Jordi, Restrepo, Marcos I, Shindo, Yuichiro, Torres, Antoni, Waterer, Grant, Webb, Brandon, Welte, Tobias, Witzenrath, Martin, Wunderink, Richard

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guidelines have improved the treatment and outcomes of patients with CAP, primarily by standardization of initial empirical…”
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National Survey of Lung Cancer Screening Practices in Veterans Health Administration Facilities by Núñez, Eduardo R., Slatore, Christopher G., Tanner, Nichole T., Melzer, Anne C., Crothers, Kristina A., Lewis, Jennifer A., Fabbrini, Angela E., Brown, James K., Wiener, Renda S.

“…Lung cancer screening can save lives through the early detection of lung cancer, and professional societies recommend key lung cancer screening program…”
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HIV infection and the risk of acute myocardial infarction by Freiberg, Matthew S, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Kuller, Lewis H, Skanderson, Melissa, Lowy, Elliott, Kraemer, Kevin L, Butt, Adeel A, Bidwell Goetz, Matthew, Leaf, David, Oursler, Kris Ann, Rimland, David, Rodriguez Barradas, Maria, Brown, Sheldon, Gibert, Cynthia, McGinnis, Kathy, Crothers, Kristina, Sico, Jason, Crane, Heidi, Warner, Alberta, Gottlieb, Stephen, Gottdiener, John, Tracy, Russell P, Budoff, Matthew, Watson, Courtney, Armah, Kaku A, Doebler, Donna, Bryant, Kendall, Justice, Amy C

“…Whether people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared with uninfected people…”
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Isolated abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (iso↓DLco) is associated with increased respiratory symptom burden in people with HIV infection by Byanova, Katerina L, Fitzpatrick, Jessica, Jan, Amanda K, McGing, Maggie, Hartman-Filson, Marlena, Farr, Carly K, Zhang, Michelle, Gardner, Kendall, Branchini, Jake, Kerruish, Robert, Bhide, Sharvari, Bates, Aryana, Hsieh, Jenny, Abelman, Rebecca, Hunt, Peter W, Wang, Richard J, Crothers, Kristina A, Huang, Laurence

“…An isolated reduction in the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLco; iso↓DLco) is one of the most common pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormalities in…”
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Comparison of the Respiratory Microbiome in Healthy Nonsmokers and Smokers by MORRIS, Alison, BECK, James M, JABLONSKI, Kathleen, KLEERUP, Eric, LYNCH, Susan V, SODERGREN, Erica, TWIGG, Homer, YOUNG, Vincent B, BASSIS, Christine M, VENKATARAMAN, Arvind, SCHMIDT, Thomas M, WEINSTOCK, George M, SCHLOSS, Patrick D, CAMPBELL, Thomas B, CROTHERS, Kristina, CURTIS, Jeffrey L, FLORES, Sonia C, FONTENOT, Andrew P, GHEDIN, Elodie, HUANG, Laurence

“…Results from 16S rDNA-encoding gene sequence-based, culture-independent techniques have led to conflicting conclusions about the composition of the lower…”
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An alternating-intervention pilot trial on the impact of an informational handout on patient-reported outcomes and follow-up after lung cancer screening by Triplette, Matthew, Kross, Erin K, Snidarich, Madison, Shahrir, Shahida, Hippe, Daniel S, Crothers, Kristina

“…Lung cancer screening (LCS) can reduce lung cancer mortality; however, poor understanding of results may impact patient experience and follow-up. We sought to…”
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BMI and Outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 Among US Veterans by Eastment, McKenna C., Berry, Kristin, Locke, Emily, Green, Pamela, O’Hare, Ann, Crothers, Kristina, Dominitz, Jason A., Fan, Vincent S., Shah, Javeed A., Ioannou, George N.

“…Objective The purpose of this study is to examine the associations of BMI with testing positive for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and…”
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HIV-associated opportunistic pneumonias by HUANG, Laurence, CROTHERS, Kristina

“…ABSTRACT Among the HIV‐associated pulmonary complications, opportunistic pneumonias are major causes of morbidity and mortality. The spectrum of HIV‐associated…”
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Effect of Advanced HIV Infection on the Respiratory Microbiome by Twigg, 3rd, Homer L, Knox, Kenneth S, Zhou, Jin, Crothers, Kristina A, Nelson, David E, Toh, Evelyn, Day, Richard B, Lin, Huaiying, Gao, Xiang, Dong, Qunfeng, Mi, Deming, Katz, Barry P, Sodergren, Erica, Weinstock, George M

“…Previous work found the lung microbiome in healthy subjects infected with HIV was similar to that in uninfected subjects. We hypothesized the lung microbiome…”
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HIV infection is an independent risk factor for decreased 6-minute walk test distance by Robertson, Tom E, Nouraie, Mehdi, Qin, Shulin, Crothers, Kristina A, Kessinger, Cathy J, McMahon, Deborah, Chandra, Divay, Kingsley, Lawrence A, Greenblatt, Ruth M, Huang, Laurence, Fitzpatrick, Meghan E, Morris, Alison

“…Ambulatory function predicts morbidity and mortality and may be influenced by cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Persons living with HIV (PLWH) suffer from a high…”
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Do Biomarkers of Inflammation, Monocyte Activation, and Altered Coagulation Explain Excess Mortality Between HIV Infected and Uninfected People? by So-Armah, Kaku A, Tate, Janet P, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Butt, Adeel A, Gerschenson, Mariana, Gibert, Cynthia L, Leaf, David, Rimland, David, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Budoff, Matthew J, Samet, Jeffrey H, Kuller, Lewis H, Deeks, Steven G, Crothers, Kristina, Tracy, Russell P, Crane, Heidi M, Sajadi, Mohammad M, Tindle, Hilary A, Justice, Amy C, Freiberg, Matthew S

“…BACKGROUND:HIV infection and biomarkers of inflammation [measured by interleukin-6 (IL-6)], monocyte activation [soluble CD14 (sCD14)], and coagulation…”
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HIV Infection and Risk for Incident Pulmonary Diseases in the Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Era by CROTHERS, Kristina, HUANG, Laurence, JUSTICE, Amy C, GOULET, Joseph L, BIDWELL GOETZ, Matthew, BROWNS, Sheldon T, RODRIGUEZ-BARRADAS, Maria C, OURSLER, Krisann K, RIMLAND, David, GIBERT, Cynthia L, BUTT, Adeel A

“…In aging HIV-infected populations comorbid diseases are important determinants of morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary diseases have not been systematically…”
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52-year-old man • hematemesis • history of cirrhosis • persistent fevers • Dx? by Yee, Nathan, Mann, Blake A, Crothers, Kristina A, Albert, Tyler J

“…► Hematemesis ► History of cirrhosis ► Persistent fevers…”
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Risk of lung cancer in lung transplant recipients in the United States by Triplette, Matthew, Crothers, Kristina, Mahale, Parag, Yanik, Elizabeth L., Valapour, Maryam, Lynch, Charles F., Schabath, Matthew B., Castenson, David, Engels, Eric A.

“…Lung transplant recipients have an increased risk of lung cancer that is poorly understood. Prior studies are largely descriptive and single‐center, and have…”
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Patients' Attitudes Regarding Lung Cancer Screening and Decision Aids. A Survey and Focus Group Study by Crothers, Kristina, Kross, Erin K, Reisch, Lisa M, Shahrir, Shahida, Slatore, Christopher, Zeliadt, Steven B, Triplette, Matthew, Meza, Rafael, Elmore, Joann G

“…Little is known about vulnerable patients' perceptions and understanding of, and preferences for, lung cancer screening decision aids. To determine, in a…”
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The Impact of Changing Race-Specific Equations for Lung Function Tests among Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Spece, Laura J, Hee Wai, Travis, Donovan, Lucas M, Duan, Kevin I, Plumley, Robert, Crothers, Kristina A, Thakur, Neeta, Baugh, Aaron, Hayes, Sophia, Picazo, Fernando, Feemster, Laura C, Au, David H

“…The American Thoracic Society recommended a single reference equation for spirometry, but the impact on patients is not known. To estimate the effect of…”
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Optimal treatment strategies for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in veterans with pulmonary and cardiac comorbidities by Sigel, Keith, Kong, Chung Yin, Rehmani, Sadiq, Bates, Susan, Gould, Michael, Stone, Kimberly, Kale, Minal, Park, Yeun-Hee, Crothers, Kristina, Bhora, Faiz, Wisnivesky, Juan

“…Veterans are at increased risk of lung cancer and many have comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease…”
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Cancer burden attributable to cigarette smoking among HIV-infected people in North America by Altekruse, Sean F, Shiels, Meredith S, Modur, Sharada P, Land, Stephanie R, Crothers, Kristina A, Kitahata, Mari M, Thorne, Jennifer E, Mathews, William C, Fernández-Santos, Diana M, Mayor, Angel M, Gill, John M, Horberg, Michael A, Brooks, John T, Moore, Richard D, Silverberg, Michael J, Althoff, Keri N, Engels, Eric A

“…OBJECTIVE:With combination-antiretroviral therapy, HIV-infected individuals live longer with an elevated burden of cancer. Given the high prevalence of smoking…”
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