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Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in the homeless population in San Francisco: a prospective studyAndrew R Moss
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:1190-8. 2004....
Revolving doors: imprisonment among the homeless and marginally housed populationMargot B Kushel
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco at SF General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1747-52. 2005..We studied a sample of homeless and marginally housed adults to examine whether a history of imprisonment was associated with differences in health status, drug use, and sexual behaviors among the homeless...- Gender differences in sexual and injection risk behavior among active young injection drug users in San Francisco (the UFO Study)Jennifer L Evans
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
J Urban Health 80:137-46. 2003..Interventions to reduce sexual and injection practices that put women at risk of contracting hepatitis and HIV are needed... - HIV seroprevalence among homeless and marginally housed adults in San FranciscoMarjorie J Robertson
Department of Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1207-17. 2004..We report HIV seroprevalence and risk factors for urban indigent adults... - Hepatitis C virus infection in San Francisco's HIV-infected urban poorChristopher S Hall
Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:357-65. 2004..Urban poor, nonwhite individuals are less likely to receive HCV testing and subspecialty referral than their white counterparts. Antibody-negative infection may complicate screening and diagnosis in HIV-infected persons. J.. - Antiretroviral therapy, hepatitis C virus, and AIDS mortality among San Francisco's homeless and marginally housedElise D Riley
Epidemiology and Prevention Interventions Center, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 38:191-5. 2005..HIV is the major cause of death in this population, whereas the impact of HCV infection seems to be minimal. Sustained ARV treatment significantly reduces the risk of death among the homeless... - HIV seroconversion among the homeless and marginally housed in San Francisco: a ten-year studyJudith A Hahn
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1347, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 37:1616-9. 2004..Policy implications are that HIV resources aimed at the more stable, older homeless population should probably focus on treatment, while prevention efforts, conversely, should probably be targeted to younger homeless persons... - Tripling of methamphetamine/amphetamine use among homeless and marginally housed persons, 1996-2003Moupali Das-Douglas
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Urban Health 85:239-49. 2008..Further research is needed to elucidate the most effective prevention and treatment for MA use and dependence among the H/M... - Cash benefits are associated with lower risk behavior among the homeless and marginally housed in San FranciscoElise D Riley
University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, Epidemiology and Prevention Interventions Center, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Urban Health 82:142-50. 2005..These data suggest that government subsidies are associated with positive health behaviors among the urban poor... - Heroin overdose among young injection drug users in San FranciscoKristen C Ochoa
University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, 995 Potrero Avenue, Building 90, Ward 95, Room 513, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 80:297-302. 2005..Further research on the role of cocaine and amphetamine in heroin-related overdose is indicated... - Depression and drug use impact health status among marginally housed HIV-infected individualsElise D Riley
University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, Epidemiology and Prevention Interventions Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 17:401-6. 2003..It appeared that depression and drug-related variables were associated with multiple dimensions of health status in this population. Interventions to treat depression and addiction may improve the health status of HIV-infected HMH... - Hepatitis B virus immunization among young injection drug users in San Francisco, Calif: the UFO StudyPaula J Lum
Positive Health Program, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0874, USA
Am J Public Health 93:919-23. 2003 - Testing strategy to identify cases of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and to project HCV incidence ratesKimberly Page-Shafer
University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Clin Microbiol 46:499-506. 2008..4; 95% CI, 28.0 to 39.9). This study demonstrates the value of applying a cross-sectional screening strategy to detect acute HCV infections and to estimate HCV incidence... - No door to lock: victimization among homeless and marginally housed personsMargot B Kushel
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:2492-9. 2003..To determine the prevalence, distribution, and factors associated with sexual and physical assault, we surveyed homeless and marginally housed adults in San Francisco, Calif... - BRIEF REPORT: the aging of the homeless population: fourteen-year trends in San FranciscoJudith A Hahn
Epi Center, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 1372, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:775-8. 2006..Homelessness is associated with high rates of health and substance use problems... - Fatal heroin-related overdose in San Francisco, 1997-2000: a case for targeted interventionPeter J Davidson
University of California, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, San Francisco, CA 94143 1306, USA
J Urban Health 80:261-73. 2003..We recommend the development of overdose response training targeted at heroin users and those close to them, including the staff of residential hotels... - Are untimed antiretroviral drug levels useful predictors of adherence behavior?Cheryl A Liechty
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
AIDS 18:127-9. 2004..An abnormally low drug level was associated with a higher viral load. A single abnormally low untimed antiretroviral drug level can identify an individual with very low adherence at high risk of HIV disease progression and death... - Witnessing heroin-related overdoses: the experiences of young injectors in San FranciscoPeter J Davidson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA
Addiction 97:1511-6. 2002..Assessment of young injectors' exposure and response to others' heroin-related overdose... - Paradoxes of adherence and drug resistance to HIV antiretroviral therapyDavid R Bangsberg
The Epidemiology and Prevention Interventions Center, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, CA 94110, USA
J Antimicrob Chemother 53:696-9. 2004..These dynamic relationships should be considered in balancing the individual and public health benefits of therapy... - Emergency department use among the homeless and marginally housed: results from a community-based studyMargot B Kushel
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California at San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif 94143, USA
Am J Public Health 92:778-84. 2002..This study examined factors associated with emergency department use among homeless and marginally housed persons... - Directly observed antidepressant medication treatment and HIV outcomes among homeless and marginally housed HIV-positive adults: a randomized controlled trialAlexander C Tsai
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 103:308-15. 2013..We assessed whether directly observed fluoxetine treatment reduced depression symptom severity and improved HIV outcomes among homeless and marginally housed HIV-positive adults in San Francisco, California, from 2002 to 2008... - Hepatitis C virus seroconversion among young injection drug users: relationships and risksJudith A Hahn
Department of Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco, 94110, USA
J Infect Dis 186:1558-64. 2002..Interventions to reduce HCV transmission must recognize the importance of relationships on injecting risk... - Population-based community prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the urban poor of San FranciscoEdwin D Charlebois
Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention Interventions Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Clin Infect Dis 34:425-33. 2002..Only 2 individuals (0.24%) with MRSA had no known risk factors. A total of 22 of 23 community MRSA genotypically matched clinical MRSA isolates, with 15 of 23 isolates identical to MRSA clones endemic among hospitalized patients...