Publications by authors named "Robert E McCabe"
Article Synopsis
- Only 32.4% of HIV-infected patients received at least one dose of the hepatitis B vaccine and 23.3% received the hepatitis A vaccine, indicating low adherence to vaccination guidelines.
- Factors influencing hepatitis B vaccination included the patient's HIV risk category, education level, and frequency of clinic visits; better vaccination response was linked to higher CD4+ cell counts and undetectable HIV RNA levels.
- The study suggests that improving vaccination rates may require prompt vaccination of patients upon entering care, consistent antiretroviral therapy, and the use of reminder systems in clinical practice.
To ascertain the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression and associated death in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), we examined mortality rates, the presence of other diseases, and antiretroviral use in an observational cohort of 823 HIV-infected patients with and without HCV coinfection during the period of January 1996 through June 2001. Analyses were used to compare patient characteristics, comorbid conditions, and survival durations in HIV-infected and HIV-HCV-coinfected patients. HIV-HCV-coinfected persons did not have a statistically greater rate of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or of renal or cardiovascular disease, but they did have more cases of cirrhosis and transaminase elevations.
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