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Attrition from care among men initiating ART in male-only clinics compared with men in general primary healthcare clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a matched propensity score analysis

Cassidy T, Cornell M, Makeleni B, Horsburgh CR, Trivino Duran L,  et al.
2022-07-31 • AIDS and Behavior
2022-07-31 • AIDS and Behavior
Men have higher rates of attrition from antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs than women. In Khayelitsha, a high HIV prevalence area in South Africa, two public sector primary healthcare...
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HIV Viral Load as an Independent Risk Factor for Tuberculosis in South Africa: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies

Fenner L, Atkinson A, Boulle AM, Fox MP, Prozesky HW,  et al.
2017-06-23 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017-06-23 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Chronic immune activation due to ongoing HIV replication may lead to impaired immune responses against opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB). We studied the role of HIV repl...
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Temporal changes in programme outcomes among adult patients initiating antiretroviral therapy across South Africa, 2002-2007

Cornell M, Grimsrud A, Fairall L, Fox MP, van Cutsem G,  et al.
2010-09-10 • AIDS
2010-09-10 • AIDS
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the temporal impact of the rapid scale-up of large antiretroviral therapy (ART) services on programme outcomes. We describe patient outcomes [mortality, ...
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Seasonal variations in tuberculosis diagnosis among HIV-positive individuals in Southern Africa: analysis of cohort studies at antiretroviral treatment programmes

Ballif M, Zurcher K, Reid SE, Boulle AM, Fox MP,  et al.
2018-01-11 • BMJ Open
2018-01-11 • BMJ Open
Seasonal variations in tuberculosis diagnoses have been attributed to seasonal climatic changes and indoor crowding during colder winter months. We investigated trends in pulmonary tuber...
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Attrition from HIV care among youth initiating ART in youth-only clinics compared with general primary healthcare clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a matched propensity score analysis

Cassidy T, Cornell M, Runeyi P, Dutyulwa T, Kilani C,  et al.
2022-01-25 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2022-01-25 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) are less likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) and remain in care than older adults. It is important to identify effective strate...
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Mortality in patients with HIV-1 infection starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, Europe, or North America: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies

Boulle AM, Schomaker M, May MT, Hogg RS, Shepherd B,  et al.
2014-09-09 • PLOS Medicine
2014-09-09 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
High early mortality in patients with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to Europe and North America, is well documented. Longer-t...
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CD4 count slope and mortality in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: multicohort analysis from South Africa

Hoffman CJ, Schomaker M, Fox MP, Mutevedzi, Giddy J,  et al.
2013-01-22 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2013-01-22 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
In many resource-limited settings monitoring of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is based on the current CD4 count, with limited access to HIV RNA tests or laboratory diagnostic...
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Changes in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Over Time in South African HIV-1-Infected Patients Receiving Tenofovir: a Retrospective Cohort Study

de Waal R, Cohen K, Fox MP, Stinson K, Maartens G,  et al.
2017-04-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017-04-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Tenofovir has been associated with decline in kidney function, but in patients with low baseline kidney function, improvements over time have been reported. Additionally, the magnitude a...
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Correcting mortality for loss to follow-up: a nomogram applied to antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

Egger M, Sidle J, Weigel R, Geng EH, Fox MP,  et al.
2011-01-01 • PLOS Medicine
2011-01-01 • PLOS Medicine
The World Health Organization estimates that in sub-Saharan Africa about 4 million HIV-infected patients had started antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the end of 2008. Loss of patients to ...
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Life expectancies of South African adults starting antiretroviral treatment: collaborative analysis of cohort studies

Johnson LF, Mossong J, Dorrington R, Schomaker M, Hoffman CJ,  et al.
2013-04-09 • PLOS Medicine
2013-04-09 • PLOS Medicine
Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the life expectancy o...
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Risk charts to guide targeted HIV-1 viral load monitoring of ART: development and validation in patients from resource-limited settings

Koller M, Fatti G, Chi BH, Keiser O, Hoffman CJ,  et al.
2015-07-07 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2015-07-07 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
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Tuberculosis and the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers in HIV-infected patients starting ART in Southern Africa

Fenner L, Reid SE, Fox MP, Garone DB, Wellington M,  et al.
2012-11-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-11-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
To investigate the incidence of selected opportunistic infections (OIs) and cancers and the role of a history of tuberculosis (TB) as a risk factor for developing these conditions in HIV...
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Treatment Response and Mortality among Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy with and without Kaposi Sarcoma: A Cohort Study

Maskew M, Fox MP, van Cutsem G, Chu KM, MacPhail P,  et al.
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Improved survival among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has focused attention on AIDS-related cancers including Kaposi sarcoma (KS). However, the ...
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Virologic non-suppression and early loss to follow up among pregnant and non-pregnant adolescents aged 15-19 years initiating antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

Nyakato P, Schomaker M, Fatti G, Tanser F, Euvrard J,  et al.
2022-01-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2022-01-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION
Older adolescents aged 15-19 years continue to have high rates of loss to follow up (LTFU), and high rates of virologic non-suppression (VNS) compared to younger adolesc...