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Hepatitis C coinfection increases the risk of fulminant hepatic failure in patients with HIV in the HAART eraJennifer R Kramer
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center 152, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Hepatol 42:309-14. 2005..It is uncertain if patients coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV are more likely to suffer fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) when compared to patients with HIV-only...- The validity of viral hepatitis and chronic liver disease diagnoses in Veterans Affairs administrative databasesJ R Kramer
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 27:274-82. 2008..The validity of International Classification of Diseases-9 codes for liver disease has not been determined... - Effect of human immunodeficiency virus and antiretrovirals on outcomes of hepatitis C: a systematic review from an epidemiologic perspectiveJennifer R Kramer
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:1321-1328.e7. 2007..We systematically reviewed the literature examining the association of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) with liver disease in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection... - The effect of HIV coinfection on the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in U.S. veterans with hepatitis CJennifer R Kramer
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:56-63. 2005..84, p= 0.40). CONCLUSIONS: Coinfection was a significant risk factor for cirrhosis only during the pre-HAART era and was not associated with hepatocellular carcinoma, irrespective of time period... - Lagtimes in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer: determinants and association with cancer stage and survivalJ Wattacheril
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 28:1166-74. 2008..Lagtimes to diagnostic colonoscopy have been used as practice performance measures... - Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-infected veterans with and without the hepatitis C virus: a cohort study, 1992-2001Thomas P Giordano
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Tex 77030, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:2349-54. 2004.... - Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and lymphoproliferative precursor diseases in US veterans with hepatitis C virusThomas P Giordano
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Tex 77030, USA
JAMA 297:2010-7. 2007..Previous studies have been too small to adequately assess these risks... - Obesity increases oesophageal acid exposureHashem B El-Serag
Section of Health Services Research, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Gut 56:749-55. 2007..Obesity has been associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however, the mechanism by which obesity may cause GERD is unclear... - Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk populationLu Yu Hwang
Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Hepatology 44:341-51. 2006..However, proper infection control practices for cosmetic procedures should be followed, illegal drug use discouraged, and hepatitis B vaccination provided to adolescents and sexually active adults... - Is there a race-based disparity in the survival of veterans with HIV?Thomas P Giordano
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:613-7. 2006..Disparities in survival for black patients with HIV in the United States have been reported. The VA is an equal access health care system... - A 2-item screen for depression in rehabilitation inpatientsJeffrey A Cully
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Veterans Affairs HSR and D Center of Excellence, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:469-72. 2005..To generate a brief screening measure to assist frontline rehabilitation health care workers to rapidly and validly screen patients for depressive symptoms... - Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: development and validation of an algorithm to classify tests in administrative and laboratory dataPeter Richardson
Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, The Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Dig Dis Sci 55:3241-51. 2010..The purpose of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and abdominal ultrasound (US) cannot be discerned in administrative data... - Myelosuppression monitoring after immunomodulator initiation in veterans with inflammatory bowel disease: a national practice auditJ K Hou
Houston VA HSR and D Center of Excellence, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 36:1049-56. 2012..Immunomodulator medications (IMM) play a vital role in the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD practice guidelines recommend myelosuppression monitoring after initiation of IMM... - Hepatitis vaccination in patients with hepatitis C: practice and validation of codes at a large Veterans Administration Medical CentreC Y Hachem
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 28:1078-87. 2008..Hepatitis vaccination is recommended in patients with chronic liver disease... - Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anemia among 120 908 US veterans with hepatitis C virus infectionElizabeth Y Chiao
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Road, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:357-63. 2009..There is emerging evidence that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection play a role in the etiology of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), both of which are severe autoimmune cytopenias... - Predictors of delayed HIV diagnosis in a recently diagnosed cohortJennifer K Mayben
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Houston, Texas, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:195-204. 2007..Expanded routine testing for HIV infection is needed with attention directed to men and persons who may not recognize that they are at risk for contracting HIV infection... - Abdominal obesity and the risk of Barrett's esophagusHashem B El-Serag
The Section of Gastroenterology, Houston Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:2151-6. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Obesity seems to be associated with an increased risk of BE. Abdominal visceral adiposity might mediate most of this risk... - Evaluation for liver transplantation: adherence to AASLD referral guidelines in a large Veterans Affairs centerVenodhar R Julapalli
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Liver Transpl 11:1370-8. 2005..Deficiencies at the referral level may lead to disparities at further levels of access to liver transplantation... - Does HIV infection independently increase the incidence of lung cancer?Thomas P Giordano
Clin Infect Dis 40:490-1. 2005