HIV-LIVE Study
Principal Investigator
Key Personnel
Howard Libman, MD
Publications
Libman H, Saitz R, Nunes D, Cheng D, Richardson JM, Vidaver J, Alperen JK, Samet JH. Hepatitis C infection is associated with more depressive symptoms in HIV-infected adults with a history of alcohol problems. Am J Gastro. 2006;101:1804-1810.
Nunes DP, Saitz R, Libman H, Cheng DM, Vidaver J, Samet JH. Barriers to treatment of Hepatitis C in HIV/HCV-coinfected adults with alcohol problems. Alc Clin Exp Res. 2006; 30:1520-1526.
Palepu A, Cheng DM, Kim TW, Nunes D, Vidaver J, Alperen JK, Saitz R, Samet JH. Substance abuse treatment and receipt of liver specialty care among persons coinfected with HIV/HCV who have alcohol problems. J Substance Abuse Treat. 2006; 31:411-417.
Campos NG, Salomon JA, Servoss JC, Nunes DP, Samet JH, Freedberg KA, Goldie SJ. Cost-effectiveness of treatment for Hepatitis C in an urban cohort co-infected with HIV. Am J Med. 2007; 120:272-279.
Freiberg MS, Cheng DM, Kraemer KL, Saitz R, Kuller LH, Samet JH. The association between hepatitis C infection and prevalent cardiovascular disease among HIV-infected individuals. AIDS. 2007; 21:193-197. PMCID: PMC1805683
Cheng DM, Nunes D, Libman H, Vidaver J, Alperen JK, Saitz R, Samet JH. The impact of hepatitis C on HIV progression in adults with alcohol problems. Alc Clin Exp Res. 2007; 31:829-836. PMCID: PMC2048686
Tsui J, Saitz R, Cheng DM, Nunes D, Libman H, Alperen JK, Samet JH. Awareness of hepatitis C is associated with abstinence from alcohol among persons with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2007; 22:822-825. PMCID: PMC2048689
Samet JH, Cheng DM, Libman H, Nunes DP, Alperen JK, Saitz R. Alcohol consumption and HIV disease progression. J AIDS. 2007; 46:194-199. PMCID: PMC2247363
Kim TW, Palepu A, Cheng DM, Libman H, Saitz R, Samet JH. Factors associated with discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with alcohol problems. AIDS Care. 2007;19:1039-1047.PMCID: PMC2579777
Finucane MM, Samet JH, Horton NJ. Translational methods in biostatistics: linear mixed effect regression models of alcohol consumption and HIV disease progression over time. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. 2007; 4:8.
Walley AY, Cheng DM, Libman H, Nunes DP, Saitz R, Faber V, Samet JH. Recent drug use, homelessness and increased short-term mortality in HIV-infected persons with alcohol problems. AIDS. 2008; 22:415-420. PMCID: PMC2247409
Sullivan LE, Saitz R, Cheng DM, Libman H, Nunes D, Samet JH. The impact of alcohol use on depressive symptoms in HIV-infected patients. Addiction. 2008; 103:1461-1467. PMCID: PMC2661114.
Cheng DM, Libman H, Bridden C, Saitz R, Samet JH. Alcohol consumption and lipodystrophy in HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems. Alcohol. 2009; 43:65-71. PMCID: PMC2635495
Bertholet N, Cheng DM, Samet JH, Quinn E, Saitz R. Alcohol consumption patterns in HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems. Drug Alc Depend. 2010. 112:160-163. PMCID: PMC2967629
Orwat J, Samet JH, Tompkins CP, Cheng DM, Dentato MP, Saitz R. Factors associated with attendance in 12-step groups (Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous) among adults with alcohol problems living with HIV/AIDS. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Jan 15;113(2-3):165-71. Epub 2010 Sep 15.
Kabali C, Cheng DM, Brooks D, Bridden C, Horsburgh Jr. R, Samet JH. Recent cigarette smoking and HIV disease progression: no evidence of an association. AIDS Care 2011:23(8):947-956. PMCID: PMC3139713
Ireland J, Cheng DM, Samet JH, Bridden C, Quinn E, Saitz R. Operating characteristics of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) for identifying unhealthy alcohol use in adults with HIV Infection. AIDS Care 2011; 23: 1483-1491. PMCID: PMC3193857
Judith I. Tsui, Debbie M. Cheng, Howard Libman, Carly Bridden & Jeffrey Samet (2012): Hepatitis C virus infection is associated with painful symptoms in HIV-infected adults, AIDS Care. Jan 24, 2012; Epub ahead of print.
Orwat J, Saitz R, Tompkins CP, Cheng DM, Dentato MP, Samet JH. Substance abuse treatment utilization among adults living with HIV/AIDS and alcohol or drug problems. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2011 Oct;41(3):233-42. Epub 2011 Jun 22.
