Search Results - "Martin, Natasha K."

The perfect storm: incarceration and the high-risk environment perpetuating transmission of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Altice, Frederick L, Prof, Azbel, Lyuba, MSc, Stone, Jack, MMathStat, Brooks-Pollock, Ellen, PhD, Smyrnov, Pavlo, MPH, Dvoriak, Sergii, MD, Taxman, Faye S, Prof, El-Bassel, Nabila, Prof, Martin, Natasha K, DPhil, Booth, Robert, Prof, Stöver, Heino, Prof, Dolan, Kate, Prof, Vickerman, Peter, Prof

“…Summary Despite global reductions in HIV incidence and mortality, the 15 UNAIDS-designated countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) that gained…”
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Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana border region by Strathdee, Steffanie A, Abramovitz, Daniela, Harvey-Vera, Alicia, Vera, Carlos F, Rangel, Gudelia, Artamonova, Irina, Chaillon, Antoine, Ignacio, Caroline, Calderon, Alheli, Martin, Natasha K, Patterson, Thomas L

“…People who inject drugs may be at elevated SARS-CoV-2 risk due to their living conditions and/or exposures when seeking or using drugs. No study to date has…”
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Prioritization of HCV treatment in the direct-acting antiviral era: An economic evaluation by Martin, Natasha K, Vickerman, Peter, Dore, Gregory J, Grebely, Jason, Miners, Alec, Cairns, John, Foster, Graham R, Hutchinson, Sharon J, Goldberg, David J, Martin, Thomas C.S, Ramsay, Mary, Hickman, Matthew

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Rapid, Large-Scale Wastewater Surveillance and Automated Reporting System Enable Early Detection of Nearly 85% of COVID-19 Cases on a University Campus by Karthikeyan, Smruthi, Nguyen, Andrew, McDonald, Daniel, Zong, Yijian, Ronquillo, Nancy, Ren, Junting, Zou, Jingjing, Farmer, Sawyer, Humphrey, Greg, Henderson, Diana, Javidi, Tara, Messer, Karen, Anderson, Cheryl, Schooley, Robert, Martin, Natasha K, Knight, Rob

“…Wastewater-based surveillance has gained prominence and come to the forefront as a leading indicator of forecasting COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)…”
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Safe reopening of college campuses during COVID-19: The University of California experience in Fall 2020 by Pollock, Brad H, Kilpatrick, A Marm, Eisenman, David P, Elton, Kristie L, Rutherford, George W, Boden-Albala, Bernadette M, Souleles, David M, Polito, Laura E, Martin, Natasha K, Byington, Carrie L

“…Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020-2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System…”
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Tuberculosis Treatment Monitoring by Video Directly Observed Therapy in 5 Health Districts, California, USA by Garfein, Richard S, Liu, Lin, Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine, Collins, Kelly, Muñoz, Fatima, Catanzaro, Donald G, Moser, Kathleen, Higashi, Julie, Al-Samarrai, Teeb, Kriner, Paula, Vaishampayan, Julie, Cepeda, Javier, Bulterys, Michelle A, Martin, Natasha K, Rios, Phillip, Raab, Fredric

“…We assessed video directly observed therapy (VDOT) for monitoring tuberculosis treatment in 5 health districts in California, USA, to compare adherence between…”
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Prevalence of alcohol use by gender and HIV status in rural Uganda by Wynn, Adriane, Sileo, Katelyn M, Schmarje Crockett, Katherine, Naigino, Rose, Ediau, Michael, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Kiwanuka, Noah, Martin, Natasha K, Kiene, Susan M

“…Alcohol use is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity worldwide. Uganda has a high level of alcohol use per capita. Compared to men, women are less…”
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The Potential Impact of a Hepatitis C Vaccine for People Who Inject Drugs: Is a Vaccine Needed in the Age of Direct-Acting Antivirals? by Stone, Jack, Martin, Natasha K, Hickman, Matthew, Hellard, Margaret, Scott, Nick, McBryde, Emma, Drummer, Heidi, Vickerman, Peter

“…The advent of highly effective hepatitis C (HCV) treatments has questioned the need for a vaccine to control HCV amongst people who inject drugs (PWID)…”
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Opioid agonist treatment scale-up and the initiation of injection drug use: A dynamic modeling analysis by Marks, Charles, Borquez, Annick, Jain, Sonia, Sun, Xiaoying, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Garfein, Richard S, Milloy, M-J, DeBeck, Kora, Cepeda, Javier A, Werb, Dan, Martin, Natasha K

“…Injection drug use (IDU) is associated with multiple health harms. The vast majority of IDU initiation events (in which injection-naïve persons first adopt…”
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Establishing a framework towards monitoring HCV microelimination among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Germany: A modeling analysis by Marquez, Lara K, Ingiliz, Patrick, Boesecke, Christoph, Krznaric, Ivanka, Schewe, Knud, Lutz, Thomas, Mauss, Stefan, Christensen, Stefan, Rockstroh, Jürgen K, Jain, Sonia, He, Feng, Wertheim, Joel O, Martin, Natasha K

“…Prior to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), HCV incidence rose among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV infection in Germany despite high hepatitis…”
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Cost-effectiveness and budgetary impact of HCV treatment with direct-acting antivirals in India including the risk of reinfection by Chaillon, Antoine, Mehta, Sanjay R, Hoenigl, Martin, Solomon, Sunil S, Vickerman, Peter, Hickman, Matthew, Skaathun, Britt, Martin, Natasha K

“…HCV direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are produced in India at low cost. However, concerns surrounding reinfection and budgetary impact limit treatment scale-up…”
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The estimated hepatitis C seroprevalence and key population sizes in San Diego in 2018 by Wynn, Adriane, Tweeten, Samantha, McDonald, Eric, Wooten, Wilma, Lucas, Kimberley, Cyr, Cassandra L, Hernandez, Maricris, Ramirez, Franchesca, VanWormer, Corey, Suckow, Scott, Ramers, Christian B, Martin, Natasha K

“…The Eliminate Hepatitis C San Diego County Initiative was established to provide a roadmap to reduce new HCV infections by 80% and HCV-related deaths by 65% by…”
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The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study by Stone, Jack, Artenie, Adelina, Hickman, Matthew, Martin, Natasha K, Degenhardt, Louisa, Fraser, Hannah, Vickerman, Peter

“…A considerable proportion of people who inject drugs are unstably housed. Although unstable housing is associated with HIV and HCV infection among people who…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of HBV and HCV Screening Strategies--A Systematic Review of Existing Modelling Techniques by Geue, Claudia, Wu, Olivia, Xin, Yiqiao, Heggie, Robert, Hutchinson, Sharon, Martin, Natasha K, Fenwick, Elisabeth, Goldberg, David

“…Studies evaluating the cost-effectiveness of screening for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are generally heterogeneous in terms of risk…”
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Understanding and Addressing Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Martin, Thomas C.S., MD, Rauch, Andri, MD, Salazar-Vizcaya, Luisa, PhD, Martin, Natasha K., DPhil

“…Hepatitis C virus reinfection rates among men who have sex with men are high. Factors associated with infection point to varied sexual and drug-related risks…”
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Bicarbonate and dichloroacetate: evaluating pH altering therapies in a mouse model for metastatic breast cancer by Robey, Ian F, Martin, Natasha K

“…The glycolytic nature of malignant tumors contributes to high levels of extracellular acidity in the tumor microenvironment. Tumor acidity is a driving force…”
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Identification of factors associated with opioid-related and hepatitis C virus-related hospitalisations at the ZIP code area level in the USA: an ecological and modelling study by Gezer, Fatih, Howard, Kerry A, Litwin, Alain H, Martin, Natasha K, Rennert, Lior

“…Opioid overdose and related diseases remain a growing public health crisis in the USA. Identifying sociostructural and other contextual factors associated with…”
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Differences in characteristics and interactions with close contacts among PWID in the San Diego Border Region before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marquez, Lara K, Martin, Natasha K, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Skaathun, Britt

“…Travel restrictions implemented to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 decreased mobility and reduced physical contact during 2020–2021 for many in the general…”
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What is needed to achieve HCV microelimination among HIV-infected populations in Andalusia, Spain: a modeling analysis by Skaathun, Britt, Borquez, Annick, Rivero-Juarez, Antonio, Mehta, Sanjay R, Tellez, Francisco, Castaño-Carracedo, Manuel, Merino, Dolores, Palacios, Rosario, Macías, Juan, Rivero, Antonio, Martin, Natasha K

“…Scale-up of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment for HIV/HCV coinfected individuals is occurring in Spain, the vast majority (> 85%) with a reported history of…”
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Chronic hepatitis B virus case-finding in UK populations born abroad in intermediate or high endemicity countries: an economic evaluation by Martin, Natasha K, Vickerman, Peter, Khakoo, Salim, Ghosh, Anjan, Ramsay, Mary, Hickman, M, Williams, Jack, Miners, Alec

“…The majority (>90%) of new or undiagnosed cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the UK are among individuals born in countries with intermediate or high…”
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