Search Results - "O'Rourke, Allison"

Relative importance of β cyto - and γ cyto -actin in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts by Patrinostro, Xiaobai, O'Rourke, Allison R, Chamberlain, Christopher M, Moriarity, Branden S, Perrin, Benjamin J, Ervasti, James M

“…The highly homologous β (β ) and γ (γ ) cytoplasmic actins are hypothesized to carry out both redundant and unique essential functions, but studies using…”
Get full text

Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant organisms using next-generation sequencing by Gali, Katelin V, St Jacques, Rachael M, Daniels, Cheyanne I D, O'Rourke, Allison, Turner, Lauren

“…The genomic data generated from next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides nucleotide-level resolution of bacterial genomes which is critical for disease…”
Get full text

A systematic review of the effects of hepatitis B and C virus on the progression of liver fluke infection to liver cancer by O'Rourke, Allison

“…Hepatitis B and C virus, Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, are all individually known to put a person at increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma…”
Get full text

Barriers and Facilitators to PrEP Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia: A Qualitative Study by Allen, Sean T., O’Rourke, Allison, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Smith, Katherine C., Weir, Brian, Lucas, Gregory M., Sherman, Susan G., Grieb, Suzanne M.

“…The opioid crisis has increased risks for injection drug use-associated HIV outbreaks in rural communities throughout the United States. Existing research has…”
Get full text

Total and Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Seongsanamide E by Brazeau-Henrie, Jordan T., Paquette, André R., O’Rourke, Allison Q., Darnowski, Michael G., Boddy, Christopher N.

“…The total and chemoenzymatic synthesis of the depsipeptide natural product seongsanamide E, 3, is described. The synthetic C-terminal N-acetylcysteamine…”
Get full text

Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs in A Rural County in Appalachia by Allen, Sean T, O'Rourke, Allison, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Schneider, Kristin E, Kilkenny, Michael, Sherman, Susan G

“…To demonstrate how we applied the capture-recapture method for population estimation directly in a rural Appalachian county (Cabell County, WV) to estimate the…”
Get full text

Correlates of Transactional Sex Among a Rural Population of People Who Inject Drugs by Allen, Sean T., White, Rebecca Hamilton, O’Rourke, Allison, Ahmad, N. Jia, Hazelett, Tim, Kilkenny, Michael E., Sherman, Susan G.

“…In the United States, high rates of HIV infection among persons who engage in transactional sex are partially driven by substance use. Little is known about…”
Get full text

Evaluating the impact of naloxone dispensation at public health vending machines in Clark County, Nevada by Allen, Sean T., O'Rourke, Allison, Johnson, Jessica. A., Cheatom, Chelsi, Zhang, Ying, Delise, Brandon, Watkins, Kellie, Reich, Kathleen, Reich, Rick, Lockett, Cassius

“…Implementing public health vending machines (PHVMs) is an evidence-based strategy for mitigating substance use-associated morbidity and mortality via the…”
Get full text

The Impact of Housing Insecurity on Access to Care and Services among People Who Use Drugs in Washington, DC by Ruiz, Monica S., Williams, Allison, O’Rourke, Allison, MacIntosh, Elizabeth, Moné, Shareese, Clay, Cyndee

“…People who use drugs are highly marginalized communities and are disproportionately affected by environmental changes—e.g., neighborhood gentrification—that…”
Get full text

Understanding the public health consequences of suspending a rural syringe services program: a qualitative study of the experiences of people who inject drugs by Allen, Sean T, Grieb, Suzanne M, O'Rourke, Allison, Yoder, Ryan, Planchet, Elise, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Sherman, Susan G

“…Syringe services programs (SSPs) are evidence-based interventions that are associated with decreases in prevalence and incidence rates of HIV and viral…”
Get full text

Fentanyl Preference among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia by Mazhnaya, Alyona, O'Rourke, Allison, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Park, Ju Nyeong, Kilkenny, Michael E., Sherman, Susan G., Allen, Sean T.

“…Background: Overdose fatality rates in rural areas surpass those in urban areas with the state of West Virginia (WV) reporting the highest drug overdose death…”
Get full text

Perspectives on Fentanyl Test Strip Use among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia by Allen, Sean T., O'Rourke, Allison, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Sherman, Susan G., Grieb, Suzanne M.

“…Background: Fentanyl-associated overdose fatalities have increased dramatically throughout the United States. Fentanyl test strips (FTS) may be used by people…”
Get full text

Awareness of and interest in oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and interest in hypothetical forms of PrEP among people who inject drugs in rural West Virginia by Schneider, Kristin E., White, Rebecca Hamilton, O'Rourke, Allison, Kilkenny, Michael E., Perdue, Michelle, Sherman, Susan G., Grieb, Suzanne M., Allen, Sean T.

“…Injection drug use-associated HIV outbreaks have occurred in rural communities throughout the United States, which often have limited HIV prevention services…”
Get full text

Impact Evaluation of a Policy Intervention for HIV Prevention in Washington, DC by Ruiz, Monica S., O’Rourke, Allison, Allen, Sean T.

“…Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) lower HIV risk. From 1998 to 2007, Congress prohibited Washington, DC, from using municipal revenue for SEPs. We examined the…”
Get full text

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural West Virginia by Allen, Sean T, Grieb, Suzanne M, White, Rebecca Hamilton, O’Rourke, Allison, Kilkenny, Michael E, Jones, Christopher M, Latkin, Carl, Sherman, Susan G

“…Abstract Background Limited research exists on factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural…”
Get full text

Syringe Coverage Among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia, USA by Allen, Sean T., White, Rebecca Hamilton, O’Rourke, Allison, Schneider, Kristin E., Weir, Brian W., Lucas, Gregory M., Kilkenny, Michael E., Sherman, Susan G.

“…Ensuring people who inject drugs (PWID) have ≥ 100% sterile syringe coverage (i.e., persons have access to a sterile syringe for all injections) is optimal for…”
Get full text

How far will they go? Assessing the travel distance of current and former drug users to access harm reduction services by Allen, Sean, Ruiz, Monica, O'Rourke, Allison

“…Prior research has explored spatial access to syringe exchange programs (SEPs) among people who inject drugs (PWID), but little is known about service…”
Get full text

Overdose Experiences among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia: Personal Loss, Psychological Distress, Naloxone, and Fentanyl by Schneider, Kristin E., Allen, Sean T., Winiker, Abigail K., White, Rebecca Hamilton, O'Rourke, Allison, Sherman, Susan G., Grieb, Suzanne M.

“…Background: As overdose remains a major public health concern in the United States, it is important to understand the experiences people who inject drugs…”
Get full text

Polysubstance use in rural West Virginia: Associations between latent classes of drug use, overdose, and take-home naloxone by Schneider, Kristin E., O'Rourke, Allison, White, Rebecca Hamilton, Park, Ju Nyeong, Musci, Raschelle J., Kilkenny, Michael E., Sherman, Susan G., Allen, Sean T.

“…Rural communities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis. Little research has explored the relationship between…”
Get full text

Factors Associated with Likelihood of Initiating Others into Injection Drug Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia by Allen, Sean T., Schneider, Kristin E., Mazhnaya, Alyona, White, Rebecca Hamilton, O’Rourke, Allison, Kral, Alex H., Bluthenthal, Ricky N., Kilkenny, Michael E., Sherman, Susan G.

“…People who inject drugs (PWID) play a critical role in injection-naïve individuals transitioning to injection drug use. We investigated factors associated with…”
Get full text