Publications by authors named "Deepa Lazarous"
Background: Studies suggest that the use of race-specific pulmonary function reference equations may obscure racial inequities in respiratory health. Whether removing race from the interpretation of pulmonary function would influence analyses of HIV and pulmonary function is unknown.
Setting: Pulmonary function measurements from 1,067 men (591 with HIV) in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and 1,661 women (1,175 with HIV) in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) were analyzed.
Article Synopsis
- HIV affects lung health, but the long-term effects on pulmonary function patterns are unclear, prompting a study of individuals with HIV over 8 years to track changes in lung function.* -
- The study identified different trajectories for lung function measurements, revealing that some individuals experience a slow decline while others experience a rapid decline, with distinct patterns associated with other health issues like dyspnea and mortality.* -
- Factors like current smoking and history of smoking were linked to worse outcomes in lung function, highlighting the influence of lifestyle choices on health in individuals living with HIV.*
Background: Prior studies have found that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with impaired lung function and increased risk of chronic lung disease, but few have included large numbers of women. In this study, we investigate whether HIV infection is associated with differences in lung function in women.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a racially and ethnically diverse multicenter cohort of women with and without HIV.
Background: Hispanic persons living in the United States (U.S.) are at higher risk of infection and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with non-Hispanic persons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine whether surge conditions were associated with increased mortality.
Design: Multicenter cohort study.
Setting: U.
The highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era began in 1996 when the combination of multiple antiretroviral agents was found to improve outcomes in HIV-infected patients. HAART has made a tremendous impact on the progression of HIV and on the morbidity and mortality associated with its opportunistic infections. HIV-positive patients who respond to HAART have a decreased incidence of opportunistic infections.
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