Publications

epidemiology of infectious disease-related death after release from prison, washington state, united states, and queensland, australia: a cohort study.	people in prison may be at high risk for infectious diseases and have an elevated risk of death immediately after release compared with later; their risk of death is elevated for at least a decade after release. we compared rates, characteristics, and prison-related risk factors for infectious disease-related mortality among people released from prisons in queensland, australia, and washington state, united states, regions with analogous available data.	2017	27453602
hiv/hcv co-infection: overcoming barriers to treatment.	a critical step in the eradication of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is access to effective therapy. with the advent of interferon-free regimens, hcv providers and patients gained hope that the success seen in clinical trials could be translated to the real world. however, the exorbitant cost of the new direct-acting antivirals limits access to these medications to the general hcv population, especially underserved patients with public insurance. we used a descriptive qualitative approach to ...	2017	26996983
health behaviors of young adult heroin injectors in the seattle area.	recent indicators point to substantial increases in the number of young heroin users across much of the united states as well as across washington state. this study characterizes this younger generation of heroin injectors in order to inform public health responses.	2016	26651427
characterization of hepatitis c infection in tuberculosis patients in an urban city in the usa.	the impact of hepatitis c virus infection (hci), the most common bloodborne virus infection in the usa, on outcome of active tuberculosis (tb) treatment is largely unknown. we aimed to describe characteristics of tb patients with hepatitis c virus infection (tb-hci) in king county, washington, including tb treatment duration and outcome. we reviewed 1510 records of patients treated for active tb at the public health - seattle & king county tuberculosis control program between 2000 and 2010, and ...	2014	24067406
variability in practices for investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases among washington state's local health jurisdictions.	to assess variability in investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases of public health significance among washington state local health jurisdictions.	2012	23023289
pregnancy complications associated with hepatitis c: data from a 2003-2005 washington state birth cohort.	the objective of the study was to determine the effect of hepatitis c virus (hcv) on selected maternal and infant birth outcomes.	2008	18486089
percutaneous injuries among dental professionals in washington state.	percutaneous exposure incidents facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv). this study was conducted to identify the circumstances and equipment related to percutaneous injuries among dental professionals.	2006	17074095
workers' compensation claims for needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in washington state, 1996-2000.	to characterize accepted workers' compensation claims for needlestick injuries filed by healthcare workers (hcws) in non-hospital compared with hospital settings in washington state.	2005	16209384
using a jail-based survey to monitor hiv and risk behaviors among seattle area injection drug users.	routine monitoring of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and risk behaviors among injection drug users (idus) is difficult outside drug treatment settings. we developed and implemented a survey of recently arrested idus to describe the prevalence of hiv, drug use, and sexual behaviors among them. a probability sampling survey was instituted in the king county correctional facility in seattle, washington, to sample recently arrested idus at the time of booking and in the jail health clinic betwee ...	2001	11419580
changes in injection risk behavior associated with participation in the seattle needle-exchange program.	we studied the influence of the seattle, washington, needle-exchange program on sharing of drug injection equipment (syringes, drug cookers, filtration cotton) to identify potential gaps in risk reduction and to understand in greater detail the lack of an association between exchange use and risk of hepatitis b or c virus transmission. in a cohort of 2,208 injection drug users who completed a 1-year follow-up visit, we measured the association between needle-exchange use at study enrollment (eve ...	2000	10976611
syringe exchange and risk of infection with hepatitis b and c viruses.	the authors utilized a cohort study among seattle injection drug users (idus) to assess whether participation in a syringe exchange program was associated with incidence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. susceptible idu subjects (187 seronegative for antibody to hcv, and 460 seronegative for core antibody to hbv) were identified in drug treatment, corrections, and social service agencies from june 1994 to january 1996, and followed for seroconversion one year late ...	1999	9927214
the role of needle exchange programs in hiv prevention.	injecting drug users (idus) are at high risk for infection by human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other blood-borne pathogens. in the united states, idus account for nearly one-third of the cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids), either directly or indirectly (heterosexual and perinatal cases of aids where the source of infection was an idu). idu also account for a substantial proportion of cases of hepatitis b (hbv) and hepatitis c (hcv) virus infections. the primary mode of tran ...	1998	9722812