[HTML][HTML] Telehealth and COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of the telehealth use, advantages, challenges, and opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic

K Bouabida, B Lebouché, MP Pomey - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of telehealth and digital health platforms has increased during the COVID-19
pandemic due to the implementation of physical distancing measures and restrictions. To …

[HTML][HTML] Patient and provider perceived barriers and facilitators to direct acting antiviral hepatitis C treatment among priority populations in high income countries: A …

A Amoako, D Ortiz-Paredes, K Engler… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have increased cure rates for hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection; however, there are several obstacles to the uptake of DAAs in …

Interventions to increase testing, linkage to care and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people in prisons: a systematic review

N Kronfli, B Linthwaite, F Kouyoumdjian… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background While the burden of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is significantly
higher among people in prisons compared to the general population, testing and treatment …

Immunosuppressive tryptophan catabolism and gut mucosal dysfunction following early HIV infection

MA Jenabian, M El-Far, K Vyboh, I Kema… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Tryptophan (Trp) catabolism into kynurenine (Kyn) contributes to
immune dysfunction in chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To better …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosed by transient elastography with controlled attenuation parameter in unselected HIV monoinfected patients

É Vuille-Lessard, B Lebouché, L Lennox, JP Routy… - Aids, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in
Western countries. HIV-infected persons without viral hepatitis are at increased risk of …

Hepatic steatosis progresses faster in HIV mono-infected than HIV/HCV co-infected patients and is associated with liver fibrosis

T Pembroke, M Deschenes, B Lebouché… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hepatic steatosis (HS) seems common in patients infected with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the relative effect of HIV, as well as hepatitis C virus …

Circulating (1→ 3)-β-D-glucan is associated with immune activation during human immunodeficiency virus infection

V Mehraj, R Ramendra, S Isnard… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Microbial translocation from the gut to systemic circulation contributes to
immune activation during human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and is usually …

Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional analysis of the Engage cohort …

J Cox, H Apelian, EEM Moodie… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In Canada, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are
disproportionately affected by HIV. Our objective was to describe access to HIV pre …

[HTML][HTML] Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons

D Ortiz-Paredes, O Varsaneux, J Worthington, H Park… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Vaccine uptake rates have been historically low in correctional settings. To
better understand vaccine hesitancy in these high-risk settings, we explored reasons for …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons: A qualitative study

D Lessard, D Ortiz-Paredes, H Park, O Varsaneux… - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Canadian correctional institutions have been prioritized for COVID-19
vaccination given the multiple outbreaks that have occurred since the start of the pandemic …