Emulating a trial of joint dynamic strategies: An application to monitoring and treatment of HIV-positive individuals.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Statistics in medicine"
DOI: 10.1002/sim.8120
Abstract: Decisions about when to start or switch a therapy often depend on the frequency with which individuals are monitored or tested. For example, the optimal time to switch antiretroviral therapy depends on the frequency with… read more here.
Keywords: dynamic strategies; frequency; treatment; monitoring treatment ... See more keywords
The effect of a simple phone call intervention on FIT-positive individuals: an exploratory study
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "International Journal of Colorectal Disease"
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03742-4
Abstract: Purpose Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been shown to improve patient outcomes. A widely utilised preliminary screening tool is the faecal immunochemical test (FIT). However, follow-up rates after a positive FIT result remain suboptimal. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; call; study; positive individuals ... See more keywords
Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2104547118
Abstract: Significance We analyzed data from saliva-based COVID-19 screening deployed on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Our dataset is unique in that all SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals reported no symptoms at the time of saliva collection, and… read more here.
Keywords: individuals carry; positive individuals; viral loads; sars cov ... See more keywords
Phospho-tau with subthreshold tau-PET predicts increased tau accumulation rates in amyloid-positive individuals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Brain"
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac329
Abstract: Abstract Different tau biomarkers become abnormal at different stages of Alzheimer’s disease, with CSF phospho-tau typically becoming elevated at subthreshold levels of tau-PET binding. To capitalize on the temporal order of tau biomarker-abnormality and capture… read more here.
Keywords: tau; tau pet; positive individuals; tau accumulation ... See more keywords
Negative life events and major depressive disorder among HIV-positive individuals in Guangdong, China
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Medicine"
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017174
Abstract: Abstract HIV-positive individuals encounter a number of negative life events (NLEs). This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between NLEs and major depressive disorder (MDD) among HIV-positive individuals in Guangdong, China, about which little… read more here.
Keywords: hiv positive; among hiv; negative life; mdd ... See more keywords
Porphyromonas gingivalis antibody levels and diagnosis of coronary artery disease in HIV‐positive individuals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Journal of Periodontal Research"
DOI: 10.1111/jre.12460
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Periodontal disease has been associated with cardiovascular disease in the general population. It is unknown whether IgG antibody levels for periodontal pathogens are associated with the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD)… read more here.
Keywords: iqr; antibody levels; disease; positive individuals ... See more keywords
Suboptimal primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "European Journal of Preventive Cardiology"
DOI: 10.1177/2047487317714350
Abstract: Background We aimed to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, and investigate preventive cardiovascular medication use and achievement of targets as per Dutch cardiovascular risk management guidelines among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; cardiovascular risk; positive individuals; prevention ... See more keywords
Cardiovascular prevention in HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy.. The paradigm shift has already happened: Is it time to wake up and realise it?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "European Journal of Preventive Cardiology"
DOI: 10.1177/2047487317717066
Abstract: We read with great interest the paper by van Zoest and coworkers focusing on cardiovascular prevention in HIV-positive individuals. As physicians, we have gone through the phase of thinking that cardiovascular prevention in HIVpositive individuals… read more here.
Keywords: cardiovascular prevention; risk; hiv positive; positive individuals ... See more keywords
Survey of pretreatment HIV drug resistance and the genetic transmission networks among HIV-positive individuals in southwestern China, 2014–2020
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "BMC Infectious Diseases"
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06847-5
Abstract: Pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) can limit the effectiveness of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of PDR among HIV-positive individuals that initiated antiretroviral therapy in 2014–2020 in… read more here.
Keywords: drug resistance; pdr; positive individuals; 2014 2020 ... See more keywords
Characterizing Amyloid-Positive Individuals With Normal Tau PET Levels After 5 Years
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Neurology"
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200287
Abstract: Background and Objective Individuals with biomarker evidence of β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition are increasingly being enrolled in clinical treatment trials but there is a need to identify markers to predict which of these individuals will also… read more here.
Keywords: tau pet; positive individuals; normal tau; biomarker ... See more keywords
Rhode Island's Response for COVID-Positive Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity: A Qualitative Process Evaluation
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved"
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0068
Abstract: Abstract:From March–June 2020, Rhode Island utilized a 209-room hotel as a quarantine/isolation (Q/I) facility for COVID-positive individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to explore experiences of key stakeholders in… read more here.
Keywords: housing; positive individuals; rhode island; response ... See more keywords