Publications by authors named "William Adih"
Article Synopsis
- People with HIV (PWH) are more susceptible to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced for use in this population in 2012.
- A study analyzed IPD cases from 2008 to 2018, revealing significant declines in IPD incidence among PWH after the introduction of the vaccine, yet the rates remained much higher compared to non-PWH.
- The findings highlight the need for higher-valent vaccines (like PCV15 and PCV20) to further decrease IPD instances among PWH, as they still face a disproportionate risk.
Trends in HIV Care Outcomes Among Adults and Adolescents-33 Jurisdictions, United States, 2014-2018.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
December 2021
Background: With significant improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV, the number of people with HIV in the United States steadily increases. Monitoring trends in HIV-related care outcomes is needed to inform programs aimed at reducing new HIV infections in the United States.
Setting: The setting is 33 United States jurisdictions that had mandatory and complete reporting of all levels of CD4 and viral load test results for each year during 2014-2018.
To describe and control an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID). The investigation included people diagnosed with HIV infection during 2015 to 2018 linked to 2 cities in northeastern Massachusetts epidemiologically or through molecular analysis. Field activities included qualitative interviews regarding service availability and HIV risk behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Little information is available about care before death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons who die of HIV infection, compared with those who die of other causes.
Objective: The objective of our study was to compare HIV care and outcome before death among persons with HIV who died of HIV-attributable versus other causes.
Methods: We used National HIV Surveillance System data on CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and viral loads within 12 months before death in 2012, as well as on underlying cause of death.
Background: Published death rates for persons with HIV have not distinguished deaths due to HIV from deaths due to other causes. Cause-specific death rates would allow better assessment of care needs.
Methods: Using data reported to the US national HIV surveillance system, we examined a) associations between selected decedent characteristics and causes of death during 2007-2011, b) trends in rates of death due to underlying causes among persons with AIDS during 1990-2011, and among all persons with diagnosed HIV infection (with or without AIDS) during 2000-2011.
Epidemiology of HIV among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, 2001-2008.
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic)
April 2016
Background: Recent analyses have shown increases in combined annual HIV diagnosis rates for Asians and Pacific Islanders (API).
Methods: Using surveillance data from 33 states and 4 dependent areas we investigated the epidemiology of HIV among API during 2001-2008.
Results: HIV diagnoses for API during 2001-2008 were predominantly among persons age 30-39 years (40%) and males (78%).
Trends in Diseases Reported on US Death Certificates That Mentioned HIV Infection, 1996-2006.
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic)
April 2016
Objective: We examined trends during 1996-2006 in diseases reported on death certificates that mentioned HIV infection.
Methods: We analyzed multiple-cause mortality data compiled from all US death certificates with any mention of HIV to determine the annual percentages of deaths with various diseases.
Results: Deaths reported with HIV during 1996-2006 decreased from 35 340 to 13 750.