A5068939062- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Innovations in Medical Education
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Renal function and acid-base balance
University of Pittsburgh
2018-2024
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2020-2022
Magee-Womens Hospital
2018-2020
Magee-Womens Research Institute
2020
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2018-2019
Adolescent Health Clinic
2019
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2012-2017
East–West Center
2010
16.8 million SARS-CoV-2 infections in the US went undiagnosed first 6 months of pandemic compared to 3.5 diagnosed infections.
Background: Measurement of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by patient self-report is common in resource-limited settings but widely believed overstate actual adherence. The extent which these measures has not been examined among a large population. Methods: HIV-infected adult patients Kenya who initiated ART within the past 3 months were followed for 6 months. Adherence was measured participants' self-reports doses missed 7 days during monthly clinic visits and continuous...
Background: Thirteen Asian countries use the AIDS Epidemic Model (AEM) as their HIV model of choice. This article describes AEM, its inputs, and application to national modeling. Setting: AEM is an incidence tool used by Spectrum for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS global estimates process. Methods: simulates transmission among key populations (KPs) using measured trends in risk behaviors. The structure calculations, interface, outputs are described. process includes (1) collating...
To determine contraception use among a cohort of reproductive-age women (ages 18-50 years) with rheumatic diseases.
ABSTRACT Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and delayed implementation of diagnostics have led to poorly defined viral prevalence rates. To address this, we analyzed seropositivity in US adults who not previously been diagnosed with COVID-19. Individuals characteristics that reflect the population ( n = 11,382) had COVID-19 were selected by quota sampling from 241,424 volunteers ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04334954 ). Enrolled participants provided medical, geographic, demographic, socioeconomic...
Background: Fluctuations in emergency medical services (EMS) responses can have a substantial impact on the ability of agencies to meet resource needs within an EMS system. We aimed identify weather characteristics as potentially predictable factors associated with responses. Methods: reviewed hourly counts scene documented by 24 Western Pennsylvania from January 1, 2014 December 31, 2017 and compared rates characteristics. Responses counties nonadjacent studied reporting station...
The application of teledermatology for evaluating acne patients has yielded comparable therapeutic outcomes with traditional face-to-face evaluation, but follow-up compliance between these modalities is not well-studied. Our objective to compare the rate and duration initially evaluated by versus in-person outpatient consultation. Electronic medical review patients, 18-35 years-old seen via evaluation at University Pittsburgh Medical Center 2010-2018 was performed. Teledermatology were less...
Abstract Background Infections are the leading cause of therapy‐related mortality in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although effectiveness levofloxacin antibacterial prophylaxis oncology is recognized, its cost‐effectiveness unknown. This study evaluated epidemiologic data regarding use and this strategy as cost per bacteremia episode, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, death avoided children AML. Procedure A retrospective cohort using Pediatric Health Information...
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a popular method for hard-to-survey populations that leverages social network connections through peer recruitment. Although RDS most frequently applied to estimate the prevalence of infections and risk behaviors interest public health, such as HIV/AIDS or condom use, it rarely used draw inferences about structural properties networks among because does not typically collect necessary data. Drawing on recent advances in computer science, authors introduce...
The Philippines has seen rapid increases in HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs. We study 2 neighboring cities where a linked epidemic differed timing of onset and levels prevalence. In Cebu, rose rapidly from below 1% to 54% between 2009 2011 remained high through 2013. nearby Mandaue, 4% then 38% by 2013.We hypothesize that infection differences these may owe aspects social network structure, specifically clustering. Building on previous research, we higher clustering are...
A sharp increase in the number of people living with HIV has been documented Philippines. In response, government instituted antiretroviral therapy (ART) nationwide through treatment hubs. However, no data presently exist on status ART drug-resistance-associated mutations (DRMs). this study, we aim at analyzing DRM profiles Philippines and providing comprehensive DRMs to guide decisions prevent viral failures. We conducted a cross-sectional study 119 volunteers who tested positive for from...
ABSTRACT Due to a combination of asymptomatic or undiagnosed infections, the proportion United States population infected with SARS-CoV-2 was unclear from beginning pandemic. We previously established platform screen for positivity across representative US population, which we reported that almost 17 million Americans were estimated have had undocumented infections in Spring 2020. Since then, vaccine rollout and prevalence different variants further altered seropositivity trends within...
Uterine carcinosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor with poor outcomes. Cancer antigen 125 routinely used to track the disease course of ovarian cancer has been suggested as biomarker in other forms uterine cancer. We sought characterize potential status carcinosarcoma. Clinical pathological data were abstracted for patients who had surgical staging pathologically confirmed at our institution from January 2000 March 2014. Non-parametric tests compare changes 125. Elevated (>35 U/mL)...
ABSTRACT Objectives: Pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) require treatment, monitoring, and health maintenance services. We described patterns of primary, specialty, emergency department (ED) urgent care delivery, explored patient‐ system‐related variables that impact ED/urgent utilization. Methods: conducted a cross sectional survey parents children IBD at large tertiary children's hospital. Results: One hundred sixty‐one completed the (75% response). Mean patient age...