Publications
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| prescription drug misuse and risk behaviors among young injection drug users. | prescription drug misuse among young adults, especially opioids, is a substantial public health problem in the united states. although risks associated with injection of illicit drugs are well established, injection and sexual risks associated with misuse of prescription drugs are under-studied. forty young injection drug users aged 16 to 25 who reported injection of a prescription drug were recruited in 2008-09 in los angeles and new york city. descriptive quantitative and qualitative data were ... | 2017 | 23908999 |
| enhanced chronic hepatitis c surveillance in new york city, april 2009-january 2011. | we analyzed and evaluated enhanced chronic hepatitis c virus (hcv) surveillance in new york city (nyc), which involved detailed investigations on a sample of newly reported hcv patients. | 2017 | 24179262 |
| matching hiv, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases surveillance data, 2000-2010: identification of infectious disease syndemics in new york city. | in 2012, the new york city department of health and mental hygiene matched hiv, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted disease surveillance data to identify the burden of infection with multiple diseases. | 2014 | 24335712 |
| deaths among people with hepatitis c in new york city, 2000-2011. | infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv) increases the risk of death from liver and nonliver-related diseases. coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) further increases this risk. | 2014 | 24523215 |
| impact of repeat testing of living kidney donors within 14 days of the transplant procedure: a multicenter retrospective survey. | a transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) from a live kidney donor prompted recommendations by the new york state department of health and the us centers for disease control and prevention that all live donors undergo additional screening for hiv, hepatitis b virus (hbv), and hepatitis c virus (hcv) within 7-14 days of the donation procedure. there are concerns that re-screening will result in delays and cancelled transplants. | 2014 | 24796964 |
| hiv and viral hepatitis co-infection in new york city, 2000-2010: prevalence and case characteristics. | using surveillance data, we describe the prevalence and characteristics of individuals in new york city (nyc) co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) and/or hepatitis c virus (hcv). surveillance databases including persons reported to the nyc department of health and mental hygiene with hiv, hbv, and hcv by 31 december 2010 and not known to be dead as of 1 january 2000, were matched with 2000-2011 vital statistics mortality data. of 140 606 persons reporte ... | 2015 | 25170631 |
| prevalence and correlates of hepatitis c virus infection among inmates at two new york state correctional facilities. | previous studies have reported decreasing hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection rates in the general population. however, differential susceptibility in institutionalized populations suggest that hcv infection is even more prevalent in prison populations than previously reported yet, routine screening for hcv infection among prisoners is not generally available. we estimated the hcv prevalence and identified associated exposures at two maximum-security prisons using data obtained from 2788 inmates f ... | 2016 | 25182508 |
| risk factors for hcv infection among young adults in rural new york who inject prescription opioid analgesics. | we investigated a cluster of new hepatitis c cases in rural new york among a cohort of young people who inject drugs (pwid) and misuse prescription opioid analgesics (poa). | 2014 | 25211717 |
| detection of zoonotic pathogens and characterization of novel viruses carried by commensal rattus norvegicus in new york city. | norway rats (rattus norvegicus) are globally distributed and concentrate in urban environments, where they live and feed in closer proximity to human populations than most other mammals. despite the potential role of rats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases, the microbial diversity present in urban rat populations remains unexplored. in this study, we used targeted molecular assays to detect known bacterial, viral, and protozoan human pathogens and unbiased high-throughput sequencing to identify ... | 2014 | 25316698 |
| duplicate hepatitis c antibody testing in new york city, 2006-2010. | repeating a hepatitis c virus antibody test for a person who previously tested positive provides no new information, wastes resources, and may reflect poor coordination of medical care. using public health surveillance data collected by the new york city department of health and mental hygiene, we evaluated the magnitude of duplicate antibody testing and assessed patient-level and facility-level risk factors for duplicate testing. from 2006 to 2010, 70,257 duplicate tests were performed for 58,8 ... | 2017 | 25364050 |
| characteristics and tb treatment outcomes in tb patients with viral hepatitis, new york city, 2000-2010. | literature surrounding the burden of and factors associated with hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection in persons with tuberculosis (tb) disease remains limited and focused on populations outside the usa. cross-matched new york city (nyc) tb and viral hepatitis surveillance data were used to estimate the proportion of nyc adults diagnosed with tb from 2000 to 2010 with a report of viral hepatitis infection and to describe the impact of viral hepatitis infection on tb trea ... | 2015 | 25387450 |
| hepatitis c surveillance among youth and young adults in new york city, 2009-2013. | increases in prescription opioid misuse, injection drug use, and hepatitis c infections have been reported among youth and young adults in the usa, particularly in rural and suburban areas. to better understand these trends in new york city and to characterize demographics and risk factors among a population who, by virtue of their age, are more likely to be recently infected with hepatitis c, we analyzed routine hepatitis c surveillance data from 2009 to 2013 and investigated a sample of person ... | 2015 | 25450518 |
| prisoners treated for hepatitis c with protease inhibitor, new york, usa, 2012. | 2015 | 25531029 | |
| the evolution of hiv testing requirements in new york state, 1989-2013. | in 2010, new york state (nys) made major changes to its hiv testing law to come more closely into compliance with 2006 recommendations of the centers for disease control and prevention. because of the size and severity of the epidemic in nys, the strong public health response, and powerful advocacy community, the state had early on enacted strict rules around all aspects of hiv testing. between 2006 and 2010, 12 distinct legislative proposals were advanced to modernize nys's approach, leading ul ... | 2015 | 25545494 |
| taking care of themselves: how long-term injection drug users remain hiv and hepatitis c free. | though prevalence of hiv and especially hepatitis c is high among people who inject drugs (pwid) in new york, about a third of those who have injected for 8-15 years have avoided infection by either virus despite their long-term drug use. based on life history interviews with 35 long-term pwid in new york, this article seeks to show how successful integration and performance of various drug using and non-drug using roles may have contributed to some of these pwid's staying uninfected with either ... | 2015 | 25688570 |
| incidence and prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection among persons who inject drugs in new york city: 2006-2013. | hepatitis c virus infection is a source of significant preventable morbidity and mortality among persons who inject drugs (pwid). we sought to assess trends in hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection among pwid from 2006 to 2013 in new york city (nyc). | 2015 | 25891230 |
| opioid use trajectories, injection drug use, and hepatitis c virus risk among young adult immigrants from the former soviet union living in new york city. | available evidence suggests that young former soviet union immigrants in new york city have high rates of non-medical prescription opioid and heroin use, drug injection and injection-related risk behavior, making them vulnerable to hepatitis c virus (hcv)/human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection, overdose and associated harms. this group has been the focus of little research, however. this paper presents quantitative and qualitative data from 80 former soviet immigrants (ages 18-29) to chara ... | 2015 | 26132715 |
| disparities in reportable communicable disease incidence by census tract-level poverty, new york city, 2006-2013. | we described disparities in selected communicable disease incidence across area-based poverty levels in new york city, an area with more than 8 million residents and pronounced household income inequality. | 2015 | 26180961 |
| factors associated with hepatitis c infection among hiv-infected men who have sex with men with no reported injection drug use in new york city, 2000-2010. | hepatitis c (hcv) infection is a major source of morbidity and mortality among hiv-infected patients. despite decreasing hcv incidence in the united states, the proportion of cases among men who have sex with men (msm) without history of injection drug use (idu) in new york city has more than tripled between 2000 and 2010. | 2015 | 26222751 |
| hepatitis c seroprevalence among hiv-infected childbearing women in new york state in 2006. | to identify factors associated with maternal hepatitis c virus (hcv) seroprevalence and transmission of hcv as identified by qualitative hcv ribonucleic acid (rna) in the infants of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infected women delivering in new york state (nys) in 2006. | 2016 | 26520159 |
| hepatitis c direct acting antiviral therapies in a new york city hiv/aids special needs plan: uptake and barriers. | 2015 | 26669792 | |
| hepatitis c virus infection in the 1945-1965 birth cohort (baby boomers) in a large urban ed. | the us preventive services task force recommends one-time screening of the 1945-1965 birth cohort (baby boomers) for hepatitis c (hcv) infection. new york state legislation mandates screening of baby boomers for hcv in most patient care settings except the emergency department (ed). this cross-sectional study explores baby boomer knowledge of hcv, prevalence of hcv infection, and linkage to care from a large urban ed. | 2016 | 26809931 |
| strengthening screening for hiv, hepatitis c, and stis: an innovative partnership between the health department and community health centers in new york city. | in new york city, federally qualified health centers (fqhcs) are ideal partners for health departments because of their location in neighborhoods with high rates of hiv, hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection, and gonorrhea. providers have experienced many barriers to following screening and treatment recommendations. in 2013, the new york city department of health and mental hygiene partnered with six fqhcs, representing 14 clinics, to make screening for hiv and hcv routine and increase adherence to ... | 2017 | 26862225 |
| knowledge about hepatitis c virus infection and acceptability of testing in the 1945-1965 birth cohort (baby boomers) presenting to a large urban emergency department: a pilot study. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is responsible for the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the united states. the centers for disease control (cdc) recently recommended screening all patients born between 1945-1965 (baby boomers) at least once for hcv infection. new york state has since mandated screening of baby boomers for hcv in nearly all patient care settings and encouraged it in the emergency department (ed). | 2016 | 26954104 |
| hepatitis c screening of the "birth cohort" (born 1945-1965) and younger inmates of new york city jails. | to examine uptake of screening for all individuals born between 1945 and 1965 (referred to by the centers for disease control and prevention as the "birth cohort") and outline preliminary hcv prevalence data in the new york city jail system. | 2016 | 27196656 |
| barriers to treatment among new york city residents with chronic hepatitis c virus infection, 2014. | new, highly effective hepatitis c virus (hcv) medications recently changed the landscape of hcv treatment. access to treatment, however, is limited. the new york city department of health and mental hygiene conducted an enhanced surveillance project to better understand the reasons patients are not treated for hcv. | 2017 | 27252563 |
| hepatocellular carcinoma and viral hepatitis in new york city. | the incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) are increasing in the united states. viral hepatitis infection is a primary risk factor for hcc. this study describes the relationship between viral hepatitis and hcc in new york city (nyc). | 2016 | 27585801 |
| from long-term injecting to long-term non-injecting heroin and cocaine use: the persistence of changed drug habits. | transitioning from injecting to non-injecting routes of drug administration can provide important individual and community health benefits. we assessed characteristics of persons who had ceased injecting while continuing to use heroin and/or cocaine in new york city. | 2016 | 27776677 |
| racial differences in hiv and hcv risk behaviors, transmission, and prevention knowledge among non-treatment-seeking individuals with opioid use disorder. | in light of new york's recently reinforced strategy to end the aids epidemic by expanding testing, treatment, and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep), we assessed drug use and sexual risk behaviors, along with hiv/hepatitis c virus (hcv) transmission and prevention knowledge among non-treatment-seeking adults with opioid use disorder (oud) in new york city. over the course of 18 months, volunteers screening for research studies in the opioid laboratory at the new york state psychiatric ins ... | 2017 | 27918880 |
| correlates of hepatitis c virus infection in the targeted testing program of the new york city jail system. | the objective of this study was to understand predictors of hepatitis c virus (hcv) antibody positivity in a large urban jail system in new york city. | 2017 | 28005477 |
| a systematic model improves hepatitis c virus birth cohort screening in hospital-based primary care. | despite national and local governing board recommendations in the united states of america to perform an hcv screening test in baby boomers, screening rates remain low. our goal was to study the impact of an hcv screening and link-to-care programme with patient navigation in two new york city primary care practices. this was a 2-year prospective study of patients born between 1945-1965 ("baby boomers") with encounters at two primary care practices at the mount sinai hospital between november 1, ... | 2016 | 28039935 |
| a public health approach to hepatitis c in an urban setting. | the clinical consequences of hcv infection are increasing because the population with the highest prevalence of the infection, persons born between 1945 and 1965, is aging. as a result, health care expenditures are expected to increase. now that a cure for hcv infection is the norm, a public health approach is necessary to identify, link to care, and treat infected persons and prevent new infections. we believe that the success of public health interventions, such as those for tuberculosis, can ... | 2017 | 28426310 |
| risk factors for hepatitis c seropositivity among young people who inject drugs in new york city: implications for prevention. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection remains a significant problem in the united states, with people who inject drugs (pwid) disproportionately afflicted. over the last decade rates of heroin use have more than doubled, with young persons (18-25 years) demonstrating the largest increase. | 2017 | 28542351 |
| geographic epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma, viral hepatitis, and socioeconomic position in new york city. | liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc)) incidence and mortality rates are increasing in the united states. new york city (nyc) has a high burden of liver cancer risk factors, including hepatitis c (hcv) and hepatitis b (hbv) infection, which disproportionately affect persons of low socioeconomic position. identifying neighborhoods with hcc disparities is essential to effectively define targeted cancer control strategies. | 2017 | 28573469 |
| trends in hiv and hcv risk behaviors and prevalent infection among people who inject drugs in new york city, 2005-2012. | we assess trends in hiv and hepatitis c virus (hcv) risk behaviors and prevalent infection among people who inject drugs (pwid) in new york city (nyc). | 2017 | 28604434 |
| neighborhood inequalities in hepatitis c mortality: spatial and temporal patterns and associated factors. | deaths attributable to hepatitis c (hcv) infection are increasing in the usa even as highly effective treatments become available. neighborhood-level inequalities create barriers to care and treatment for many vulnerable populations. we seek to characterize citywide trends in hcv mortality rates over time and identify and describe neighborhoods in new york city (nyc) with disproportionately high rates and associated factors. we used a multiple cause of death (mcod) definition for hcv mortality. ... | 2017 | 28623451 |