ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021
The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index Predicts Mortality in a Community-recruited Cohort of People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Who Use Illicit Drugs.
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- Older Adults and Vaccination Status: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the "ECORSINOS" Study.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Anti-GPIIIa antibody and CD4 count identify an autoimmune-enriched phenotype of HIV-associated thrombocytopenia: development and internal validation of a clinical nomogram.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Brief Report: Preadmission VACS Index as a Predictor of Hospital Acute Kidney Injury in People With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025Observational
- Accelerated epigenetic aging in older adults with HIV disease: associations with serostatus, HIV clinical factors, and health literacy.GeroScience · 2023Article
- Geriatric conditions and healthcare utilisation in older adults living with HIV.Age and ageing · 2022Article
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The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index combines commonly collected clinical biomarkers to estimate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease severity. Among a prospective cohort of people living with HIV who use illicit drugs (PWUD) (n = 948), we found that the VACS index was significantly associated with mortality over a 20-year study period.
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