Publications by authors named "Tracy Cable"
Article Synopsis
- Antiretroviral drug resistance is a growing global issue that threatens efforts to end the HIV epidemic, particularly with rising rates of integrase resistance.
- Heavily treatment-experienced individuals living with HIV face limited treatment options and a higher risk of serious health issues, necessitating better management strategies.
- This review aims to explore effective identification and management of these individuals, focusing on innovative resistance mechanisms and treatment approaches in both resource-rich and resource-limited environments.
Background: Smoking, alcohol use, and non-prescription drug use are associated with worsened COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients. Whether there is an association between substance use and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 who visited the Emergency Department (ED) but did not require hospitalization has not been well established. We investigated whether smoking, alcohol, and non-prescription drug use were associated with worsened COVID-19 outcomes among such patients presenting to the ED.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFData on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among college athletes are limited. In August 2020, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) was notified of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among a university's men's and women's soccer teams. CDPH initiated an investigation, interviewed members of both teams, and collated laboratory data to understand transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within the teams.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: People experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but little is known about specific risk factors for infection within homeless shelters.
Methods: We performed widespread severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction testing and collected risk factor information at all homeless shelters in Chicago with at least 1 reported case of COVID-19 (n = 21). Multivariable, mixed-effects log-binomial models were built to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for SARS-CoV-2 infection for both individual- and facility-level risk factors.