David Nunes

Summary

Affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis are highly predictive of liver-related death in a cohort of HCV-infected individuals with and without HIV infection
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 105:1346-53. 2010
  2. ncbi Barriers to treatment of hepatitis C in HIV/HCV-coinfected adults with alcohol problems
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 30:1520-6. 2006
  3. ncbi HIV infection does not affect the performance of noninvasive markers of fibrosis for the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus-related liver disease
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 40:538-44. 2005
  4. ncbi Impact of hepatitis C on HIV progression in adults with alcohol problems
    Debbie M Cheng
    Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31:829-36. 2007
  5. ncbi Effect of exposure to injection drugs or alcohol on antigen-specific immune responses in HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection
    Camilla S Graham
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
    J Infect Dis 195:847-56. 2007
  6. ncbi Predictors of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in drug users
    Carrie Reed
    Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Subst Abus 29:5-15. 2008
  7. ncbi Hepatitis C infection is associated with depressive symptoms in HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems
    Howard Libman
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 101:1804-10. 2006
  8. ncbi Challenges in the treatment of patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus: need for team care
    Catherine A Fleming
    Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 40:S349-54. 2005
  9. ncbi Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV disease: impact of hepatitis C coinfection
    Catherine A Fleming
    Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 38:572-8. 2004
  10. ncbi Comparison of HCV-specific intrahepatic CD4+ T cells in HIV/HCV versus HCV
    Camilla S Graham
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Hepatology 40:125-32. 2004

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis are highly predictive of liver-related death in a cohort of HCV-infected individuals with and without HIV infection
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 105:1346-53. 2010
    ..Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis correlate with the stage of liver fibrosis, but have not been widely applied to predict liver-related mortality...
  2. ncbi Barriers to treatment of hepatitis C in HIV/HCV-coinfected adults with alcohol problems
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 30:1520-6. 2006
    ..In this study, we assessed the prevalence of barriers to interferon treatment in a population of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with current or past alcohol problems and the extent to which they received treatment to address the barriers...
  3. ncbi HIV infection does not affect the performance of noninvasive markers of fibrosis for the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus-related liver disease
    David Nunes
    Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 40:538-44. 2005
    ..The aim of the current study was to compare the diagnostic performance and characteristics of a number of noninvasive markers of hepatic fibrosis in populations of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with and without HIV infection...
  4. ncbi Impact of hepatitis C on HIV progression in adults with alcohol problems
    Debbie M Cheng
    Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31:829-36. 2007
    ..We therefore studied the association between HCV infection and markers of HIV disease progression in adults with alcohol problems...
  5. ncbi Effect of exposure to injection drugs or alcohol on antigen-specific immune responses in HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection
    Camilla S Graham
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
    J Infect Dis 195:847-56. 2007
    ..We wanted to determine whether IDU or alcohol affected immune responses in HCV-infected and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HCV coinfected subjects...
  6. ncbi Predictors of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in drug users
    Carrie Reed
    Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Subst Abus 29:5-15. 2008
    ..01, for trend). Focused strategies to overcome these potentially modifiable factors may be indicated to increase HCV treatment in affected populations...
  7. ncbi Hepatitis C infection is associated with depressive symptoms in HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems
    Howard Libman
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 101:1804-10. 2006
    ..These data suggest that HCV may have a direct effect on neuropsychiatric function...
  8. ncbi Challenges in the treatment of patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus: need for team care
    Catherine A Fleming
    Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 40:S349-54. 2005
    ..If patients coinfected with HCV and HIV are to be treated for hepatitis C in greater numbers, these issues will need to be addressed...
  9. ncbi Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV disease: impact of hepatitis C coinfection
    Catherine A Fleming
    Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 38:572-8. 2004
    ..These findings underscore the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of these patient populations...
  10. ncbi Comparison of HCV-specific intrahepatic CD4+ T cells in HIV/HCV versus HCV
    Camilla S Graham
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Hepatology 40:125-32. 2004
    ..In conclusion, subjects with coinfection have an alteration of intrahepatic HCV-specific IL-10 cytokine response that may have implications for HCV-related disease progression...
  11. ncbi Evaluation of liver fibrosis: a concise review
    Nezam H Afdhal
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 99:1160-74. 2004
    ..The limitations of utilization of these markers for both cross-sectional diagnosis of fibrosis and monitoring disease progression or regression are discussed...
  12. ncbi Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection in an urban population: low eligibility for interferon treatment
    Catherine A Fleming
    Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 36:97-100. 2003
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  13. ncbi Awareness of hepatitis C diagnosis is associated with less alcohol use among persons co-infected with HIV
    Judith I Tsui
    General Internal Medicine Section 111A1, San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:822-5. 2007
    ..We adjusted for age, sex, race, homelessness, injection drug use, depressive symptoms, and having abnormal liver tests...
  14. ncbi Recent drug use, homelessness and increased short-term mortality in HIV-infected persons with alcohol problems
    Alexander Y Walley
    Clinical Addiction Research and Education CARE Unit, USA
    AIDS 22:415-20. 2008
    ..To assess the impact of recent heavy alcohol use, heroin/cocaine use, and homelessness on short-term mortality in HIV-infected persons...
  15. ncbi Another step forward: treating HCV infection in HIV coinfected patients
    David Nunes
    Gastroenterology 128:513-5. 2005
  16. ncbi Substance abuse treatment and receipt of liver specialty care among persons coinfected with HIV/HCV who have alcohol problems
    Anita Palepu
    Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6
    J Subst Abuse Treat 31:411-7. 2006
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  17. ncbi An official ATS statement: hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis therapy
    Jussi J Saukkonen
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174:935-52. 2006
    ..Priorities for future studies to develop safer treatments for LTBI and for TB disease are presented...