Improving Adherence to HIV Quality of Care Indicators in Persons With Opioid Dependence: The Role of Buprenorphine
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesPublished 11 February 2011
P. Todd Korthuis, David A. Fiellin, Rongwei Fu, Paula J. Lum, Frederick L. Altice, Nancy Sohler
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Buprenorphine treatment was associated with improvement in HIV QIs at 12 months and integration of bup/nx into HIV clinics may increase receipt of high-quality HIV care.
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In this observational cohort study, HIV-infected patients with opioid dependence received approximately half of HIV QIs at baseline. Buprenorphine treatment was associated with improvement in HIV QIs at 12 months. Integration of bup/nx into HIV clinics may increase receipt of high-quality HIV care. Further research is required to assess the effect of improved quality of HIV care on clinical outcomes.
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