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“Another thing to live for”: Supporting HCV treatment and cure among Indigenous people impacted by substance use in Canadian cities by Pearce, M.E., Jongbloed, K., Demerais, L., MacDonald, H., Christian, W.M., Sharma, R., Pick, N., Yoshida, E.M., Spittal, P.M., Klein, M.B.

“…Colonization and colonial systems have led to the overrepresentation of Indigenous people impacted by substance use and HCV infection in Canada. It is critical…”
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Food insecurity may lead to incomplete HIV viral suppression and less immune reconstitution among HIV/hepatitis C virus‐coinfected people by Aibibula, W, Cox, J, Hamelin, A‐M, Moodie, EEM, Naimi, AI, McLinden, T, Klein, MB, Brassard, P

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the impact of food insecurity (FI) on HIV viral load and CD4 count among people coinfected with HIV and…”
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Prevalence and predictors of airflow obstruction in an HIV tertiary care clinic in Montreal, Canada: a cross‐sectional study by Costiniuk, CT, Nitulescu, R, Saneei, Z, Wasef, N, Salahuddin, S, Wasef, D, Young, J, Castro, C, Routy, JP, Lebouché, B, Cox, J, Smith, BM, Ambroise, S, Pexos, C, Patel, M, Szabo, J, Haraoui, LP, Pokomandy, A, Tsoukas, C, Falutz, J, LeBlanc, R, Giannakis, A, Frenette, C, Jenabian, MA, Bourbeau, J, Klein, MB

“…Objectives The reported prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) varies widely. Our objective was to…”
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HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection management: changing guidelines and changing paradigms by Cooper, CL, Klein, MB

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to consider the impact of new direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) regimens on hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in HIV/HCV…”
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Long-term desmopressin response in primary nocturnal enuresis: open-label, multinational study by Lottmann, H, Baydala, L, Eggert, P, Klein, B M, Evans, J, Norgaard, J P

“…Primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) is a distressing condition, particularly in severe cases (> or = 3 wet nights/week). A prevalent pathophysiological mechanism,…”
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Simultaneous triple point-of-care testing for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus to prevent mother-to-child transmission in India by Pai, N P, Kurji, J, Singam, A, Barick, R, Jafari, Y, Klein, M B, Chhabra, S, Shivkumar, P

“…An innovative simultaneous triple point-of-care (STPOC) screening strategy for syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV with Determine(®) tests was offered to pregnant…”
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Factors associated with virological suppression among HIV‐positive individuals on highly active antiretroviral therapy in a multi‐site Canadian cohort by Cescon, AM, Cooper, C, Chan, K, Palmer, AK, Klein, MB, Machouf, N, Loutfy, MR, Raboud, J, Rachlis, A, Ding, E, Lima, VD, Montaner, JSG, Rourke, SB, Smieja, M, Tsoukas, C, Hogg, RS

“…Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate time to virological suppression in a cohort of individuals who started highly active antiretroviral therapy…”
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Predictors of unstructured antiretroviral treatment interruption and resumption among HIV‐positive individuals in Canada by Samji, H, Taha, TE, Moore, D, Burchell, AN, Cescon, A, Cooper, C, Raboud, JM, Klein, MB, Loutfy, MR, Machouf, N, Tsoukas, CM, Montaner, JSG, Hogg, RS, Aykroyd, G, Balfour, L, Bayoumi, A, Burchell, A, Cairney, J, Calzavara, L, Cescon, A, Cooper, C, Gough, K, Guillemi, S, Harrigan, PR, Harris, M, Hatzakis, G, Hogg, R, Hosein, S, Kilby, D, Klein, M, Lalonde, R, Lima, V, Loutfy, M, Machouf, N, Mills, E, Millson, P, Montaner, J, Moore, D, Palmer, A, Raboud, J, Rachlis, A, Read, S, Rourke, S, Samji, H, Smieja, M, Salit, I, Taylor, D, Trottier, B, Tsoukas, C, Walmsley, S, Wobeser, W, Fisher, M, Gardner, S, Gataric, N, Colley, G, Rueda, S, Yip, B

“…Objectives Sustained optimal use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has been shown to decrease morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission. However,…”
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Opioid use and risk of liver fibrosis in HIV/hepatitis C virus‐coinfected patients in Canada by Brunet, L, Moodie, EEM, Cox, J, Gill, J, Cooper, C, Walmsley, S, Rachlis, A, Hull, M, Klein, MB

“…Objectives Opioid use and opioid‐related mortality have increased dramatically since the 1990s in North America. The effect of opioids on the liver is…”
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HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection in Canada: challenges and opportunities for reducing preventable morbidity and mortality by Klein, MB, Rollet, KC, Saeed, S, Cox, J, Potter, M, Cohen, J, Conway, B, Cooper, C, Côté, P, Gill, J, Haase, D, Haider, S, Hull, M, Moodie, E, Montaner, J, Pick, N, Rachlis, A, Rouleau, D, Sandre, R, Tyndall, M, Walmsley, S, Cohen, Jeff, Conway, Brian, Cooper, Curtis, Côté, Pierre, Cox, Joseph, Gill, John, Tyndall, Mark, Haider, Shariq, Harris, Marrianne, Hasae, David, Montaner, Julio, Moodie, Erica, Pick, Neora, Rachlis, Anita, Sandre, Roger, Rouleau, Danielle, Wong, David, Hull, Mark, Walmsley, Sharon

“…Objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as an important health problem in the era of effective HIV treatment. However, very few data exist on the health…”
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Fibroblast growth factor 23: associations with antiretroviral therapy in patients co‐infected with HIV and hepatitis C by Young, J, Mucsi, I, Rollet‐Kurhajec, KC, Klein, MB, Cohen, Jeff, Conway, Brian, Cooper, Curtis, Côté, Pierre, Cox, Joseph, Gill, John, Haider, Shariq, Sadr, Aida, Johnston, Lynn, Hull, Mark, Montaner, Julio, Moodie, Erica, Pick, Neora, Rachlis, Anita, Rouleau, Danielle, Sandre, Roger, Tyndall, Joseph Mark, Vachon, Marie‐Louise, Sanche, Steve, Skinner, Stewart, Wong, David

“…Objectives Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been associated with cardiovascular mortality. We estimate associations between the level of plasma FGF23…”
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HIV virological rebounds but not blips predict liver fibrosis progression in antiretroviral‐treated HIV/hepatitis C virus‐coinfected patients by Cooper, C, Rollet‐Kurhajec, KC, Young, J, Vasquez, C, Tyndall, M, Gill, J, Pick, N, Walmsley, S, Klein, MB

“…Objectives Antiretroviral interruption is associated with liver fibrosis progression in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection. It is not known what level of…”
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Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America by Silverberg, Michael J., Lau, Bryan, Justice, Amy C., Engels, Eric, Gill, M. John, Goedert, James J., Kirk, Gregory D., D'Souza, Gypsyamber, Bosch, Ronald J., Brooks, John T., Napravnik, Sonia, Hessol, Nancy A., Jacobson, Lisa P., Kitahata, Mari M., Klein, Marina B., Moore, Richard D., Rodriguez, Benigno, Rourke, Sean B., Saag, Michael S., Sterling, Timothy R., Gebo, Kelly A., Press, Natasha, Martin, Jeffrey N., Dubrow, Robert

“…Background. Anal cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), although few have evaluated…”
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Quality of initial HIV care in Canada: extension of a composite programmatic assessment tool for HIV therapy by Kesselring, S, Cescon, A, Colley, G, Osborne, C, Zhang, W, Raboud, JM, Hosein, SR, Burchell, AN, Cooper, C, Klein, MB, Loutfy, M, Machouf, N, Montaner, JSG, Rachlis, A, Tsoukas, C, Hogg, RS, Lima, VD, Hogg, Robert, Kelly, Deborah, Sanche, Stephen, Wong, Alexander, Antoniou, Tony, Bayoumi, Ahmed, Hull, Mark, Nosyk, Bohdan, Cotterchio, Michelle, Goldsmith, Charlie, Guillemi, Silvia, Harrigan, P. Richard, Harris, Marianne, Johnston, Sharon, Kendall, Claire, Liddy, Clare, Marsh, David, Moore, David, Palmer, Alexis, Patterson, Sophie, Phillips, Peter, Rachlis, Anita, Rourke, Sean B., Samji, Hasina, Smieja, Marek, Trottier, Benoit, Wainberg, Mark, Walmsley, Sharon, Archibald, Chris, Clement, Ken, Crouzat, Fred, Doolittle‐Romas, Monique, Edmiston, Laurie, Gardner, Sandra, Huskins, Brian, Lee, Douglas, Masching, Renee, Tattle, Stephen, Zahirieh, Alireza, Calvez, Stryker, Chia, Jason, Corsi, Daniel, Gilbert, Louise, Gataric, Nada, Light, Lucia, Mackie, David, Merritt, Katelyn, Pexos, Costas, Shurgold, Susan, Szadkowski, Leah, Galanakis, Chrissi, Sandler, Ina, Yip, Benita, Younger, Jaime, Zhu, Julia

“…Objectives To document the quality of initial HIV care in Canada using the Programmatic Compliance Score (PCS), to explore the association of the PCS with…”
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Human pegivirus viremia in HCV/HIV co-infected patients: Direct acting antivirals exert anti-pegivirus effects by Hlavay, B.A., Zhuo, R., Ogando, N., Charlton, C., Stapleton, J.T., Klein, M.B., Power, C.

“…•Human pegivirus (HPgV) prevalence is high (26%) among HIV/HCV co-infected persons.•Direct acting antiviral agents for HCV treatment is associated with…”
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Characteristics and determinants of T‐cell phenotype normalization in HIV‐1‐infected individuals receiving long‐term antiretroviral therapy by Ndumbi, P, Gillis, J, Raboud, J, Cooper, C, Hogg, RS, Montaner, JSG, Burchell, AN, Loutfy, MR, Machouf, N, Klein, MB, Tsoukas, C

“…Objectives Although combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) can restore CD4 T‐cell numbers in HIV infection, alterations in T‐cell regulation and homeostasis…”
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Finite-element methods in electronic-structure theory by Pask, J.E., Klein, B.M., Sterne, P.A., Fong, C.Y.

“…We discuss the application of the finite-element (FE) method to ab initio solid-state electronic-structure calculations. In this method, the basis functions…”
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Photorefractive recording in ac-biased cadmium telluride by Shcherbin, K, Danylyuk, V, Zakharuk, Z, Rarenko, I, Klein, M.B

“…We report effect of external ac-field on photorefractive properties of CdTe:Ge at 1.06μm. Phenomena related to excitation of the space-charge waves (SCW) of…”
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Acceptability of anal cancer screening tests for women living with HIV in the EVVA study by Kaufman, E, de Castro, C, Williamson, T, Lessard, B, Munoz, M, Mayrand, M H, Burchell, A N, Klein, M B, Charest, L, Auger, M, Marcus, V, Coutlée, F, de Pokomandy, A

“…Anal cancer is potentially preventable through screening. For screening to be implemented, the screening procedures must be acceptable to the affected…”
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The Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Induces the Production of Myelosuppressing Chemokines without Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Klein, Marina B., Hu, Shuxian, Chao, Chun C., Goodman, Jesse L.

“…Infection by human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is characterized clinically by cytopenias out of proportion to the number of cells seen to be infected…”
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