Search Results - "LODI, Sara"

Estimating the causal effect of treatment with direct-acting antivirals on kidney function among individuals with hepatitis C virus infection by O'Donnell, Adrienne, Pham, Nathan, Battisti, Leandra, Epstein, Rachel, Nunes, David, Sawinski, Deirdre, Lodi, Sara

“…Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) are highly effective at treating Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, with a cure rate >95%. However, the effect of DAAs on kidney…”
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Association between smoking and lack of HIV virological suppression in a cross-sectional study of persons with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda by Tumwegamire, Adah, Fatch, Robin, Emenyonu, Nneka I, Lodi, Sara, Muyindike, Winnie R, Kekibiina, Allen, Adong, Julian, Ngabirano, Christine, Beesiga, Brian, Marson, Kara, Golabi, Nakisa, Kamya, Moses, Chamie, Gabriel, Hahn, Judith A

“…Smoking and alcohol use frequently co-occur and are the leading causes of preventable death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are common among people living with…”
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Unhealthy alcohol use and intimate partner violence among men and women living with HIV in Uganda by Miller, Amanda P, Fatch, Robin, Lodi, Sara, Marson, Kara, Emenyonu, Nneka, Kekibiina, Allen, Beesiga, Brian, Chamie, Gabriel, Muyindike, Winnie R, Hahn, Judith A

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol use are interrelated public health issues. Heavy and frequent alcohol use increase the risk of IPV, but the…”
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Selection bias in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cohort studies assessing sputum culture conversion by Rodriguez, Carly A, Lodi, Sara, Horsburgh, C Robert, Bastard, Mathieu, Hewison, Cathy, Huerga, Helena, Khan, Munira, Khan, Palwasha Y, Khan, Uzma, Oyewusi, Lawrence, Padayachee, Shrivani, Mitnick, Carole D, Franke, Molly F

“…Conversion of sputum culture from positive to negative for M. tuberculosis is a key indicator of treatment response. An initial positive culture is a…”
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Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda by Kekibiina, Allen, Adong, Julian, Fatch, Robin, Emenyonu, Nneka I, Marson, Kara, Beesiga, Brian, Lodi, Sara, Muyindike, Winnie R, Kamya, Moses, Chamie, Gabriel, McDonell, Michael G, Hahn, Judith A

“…Abstract Background We aimed to describe the prevalence of PTSD symptoms and its associated factors in persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda who engage in…”
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Development of the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) guideline by Hansford, Harrison J, Cashin, Aidan G, Jones, Matthew D, Swanson, Sonja A, Islam, Nazrul, Dahabreh, Issa J, Dickerman, Barbra A, Egger, Matthias, Garcia-Albeniz, Xavier, Golub, Robert M, Lodi, Sara, Moreno-Betancur, Margarita, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Schneeweiss, Sebastian, Sterne, Jonathan, Sharp, Melissa K, Stuart, Elizabeth A, Hernan, Miguel A, Lee, Hopin, McAuley, James H

“…Observational studies are increasingly used to inform health decision-making when randomised trials are not feasible, ethical or timely. The target trial…”
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The Drinkers' Intervention to Prevent Tuberculosis (DIPT) trial among heavy drinkers living with HIV in Uganda: study protocol of a 2×2 factorial trial by Lodi, Sara, Emenyonu, Nneka I, Marson, Kara, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Fatch, Robin, McDonell, Michael G, Cheng, Debbie M, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Gandhi, Monica, Camlin, Carol S, Muyindike, Winnie R, Hahn, Judith A, Chamie, Gabriel

“…The risk of tuberculosis (TB) is high among people with HIV (PWH). Heavy alcohol drinking independently increases TB risk and approximately 25% of PWH globally…”
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Per-protocol analysis of the ZINC trial for HIV disease among alcohol users by Lodi, Sara, Freiberg, Matthew, Gnatienko, Natalia, Blokhina, Elena, Yaroslavtseva, Tatiana, Krupitsky, Evgeny, Murray, Eleanor, Samet, Jeffrey H, Cheng, Debbie M

“…The Zinc for INflammation and Chronic disease in HIV (ZINC) trial randomized person who live with HIV (PLWH) who engage in heavy drinking to either daily zinc…”
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Sustained virological response after treatment with direct antiviral agents in individuals with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection by Lodi, Sara, Klein, Marina, Rauch, Andri, Epstein, Rachel, Wittkop, Linda, Logan, Roger, Rentsch, Christopher T, Justice, Amy C, Touloumi, Giota, Berenguer, Juan, Jarrin, Inma, Egger, Matthias, Puoti, Massimo, D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Gill, John, Salmon Ceron, Dominique, van Sighem, Ard, Linas, Benjamin, van der Valk, Marc, Hernán, Miguel A

“…Randomized trials and observational studies have consistently reported rates of sustained virological response (SVR), equivalent to hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Enhancing Linkage to Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Following Pregnancy in Women Identified During Perinatal Care by Epstein, Rachel L., Moloney, Carole, Garfinkel, Jacob, Saia, Kelley, Wachman, Elisha M., Lodi, Sara, Pelton, Stephen I.

“…Amid the current US opioid crisis, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates continue to rise in young adults, including among pregnant women, yet few studies…”
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Refining the Association Between Body Mass Index and Atrial Fibrillation: G-Formula and Restricted Mean Survival Times by Conner, Sarah C, Lodi, Sara, Lunetta, Kathryn L, Casas, Juan P, Lubitz, Steven A, Ellinor, Patrick T, Anderson, Christopher D, Huang, Qiuxi, Coleman, Justin, White, Wendy B, Benjamin, Emelia J, Trinquart, Ludovic

“…Background Previous studies assessing the association between body mass index (BMI) and atrial fibrillation (AF) did not account for time-varying covariates,…”
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Addressing intersectional stigma as a care barrier for HIV-positive people who inject drugs: Design of an RCT in St. Petersburg, Russia by Rossi, Sarah L., Sereda, Yuliia, Luoma, Jason B., Pavlov, Nikolai, Toussova, Olga, Vasileva, Janna, Abramova, Kristina, Bendiks, Sally, Kiriazova, Tetiana, Vetrova, Marina, Blokhina, Elena, Krupitsky, Evgeny, Lioznov, Dmitry, Lodi, Sara, Lunze, Karsten

“…HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) experience stigma related to their substance use and HIV, with adverse consequences to their health care…”
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Symptomatic illness and low CD4 cell count at HIV seroconversion as markers of severe primary HIV infection by Lodi, Sara, Fisher, Martin, Phillips, Andrew, De Luca, Andrea, Ghosn, Jade, Malyuta, Ruslan, Zangerle, Robert, Moreno, Santiago, Vanhems, Philippe, Boufassa, Faroudy, Guiguet, Marguerite, Porter, Kholoud

“…The risk/benefit of initiating ART in primary HIV infection (PHI) is unclear. The benefits are more likely to outweigh the risks in patients with severe PHI…”
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Emergency Department Utilization Among People Living With HIV on Chronic Opioid Therapy by Thakarar, Kinna, Kulkarni, Amoli, Lodi, Sara, Walley, Alexander Y., Lira, Marlene C., Forman, Leah S., Colasanti, Jonathan A., del Rio, Carlos, Samet, Jeffrey H.

“…Chronic pain among people with HIV (PWH) is a driving factor of emergency department (ED) utilization, and it is often treated with chronic opioid therapy…”
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AGE OF Eucalyptus urograndis PLANTATIONS AND OCCURRENCE OF PEST INSECTS by Andrade, Joana Gabriela Freitas, Sá, Verissimo Gibran Mendes, Lodi, Sara, Godoy, Bruno Spacek

“…ABSTRACT Eucalyptus species are originally from Australia and its plantations is the major forestry activity in Brazil. The Myrtaceae family is widely…”
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Design of cohort studies in chronic diseases using routinely collected databases when a prescription is used as surrogate outcome by Lodi, Sara, Carpenter, James, Egger, Peter, Evans, Stephen

“…There has been little research on design of studies based on routinely collected data when the clinical endpoint of interest is not recorded, but can be…”
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Time From Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion to Reaching CD4+ Cell Count Thresholds <200, <350, and <500 Cells/mm3: Assessment of Need Following Changes in Treatment Guidelines by Lodi, Sara, Phillips, Andrew, Touloumi, Giota, Geskus, Ronald, Meyer, Laurence, Thiébaut, Rodolphe, Pantazis, Nikos, del Amo, Julia, Johnson, Anne M., Babiker, Abdel, Porter, Kholoud

“…Background. Recent updates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment guidelines have raised the CD4+ cell count thresholds for antiretroviral therapy…”
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Characterisation of long-term non-progression of HIV-1 infection after seroconversion: a cohort study by van der Helm, Jannie J, Dr, Geskus, Ronald, PhD, Lodi, Sara, PhD, Meyer, Laurence, Prof, Schuitemaker, Hanneke, Prof, Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara, PhD, Monforte, Antonella d'Arminio, Prof, Olson, Ashley, MSc, Touloumi, Giota, PhD, Sabin, Caroline, Prof, Porter, Kholoud, Prof, Prins, Maria, Prof

“…Summary Background Some individuals remain AIDS-free with a high and stable CD4 cell count without antiretroviral therapy (ART) for many years. We estimated…”
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T53 - Disparities in the Hepatitis C Virus Cascade of Care Among Reproductive Age Women With Opioid Use Disorder by Biondi, Breanne, Buzzee, Benjamin, Lavarin, Claudine, Lodi, Sara, Epstein, Rachel

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Disparities in the Hepatitis C Virus Cascade of Care Among Reproductive Age Women With Opioid Use Disorder by Biondi, Breanne, Buzzee, Benjamin, Lavarin, Claudine, Lodi, Sara, Epstein, Rachel

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