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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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Research

Monitoring the South African National Antiretroviral Treatment Programme, 2003-2007: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration

Cornell M, Technau KG, Fairall L, Wood R, Moultrie H,  et al.
2009-09-01 • South African Medical Journal
2009-09-01 • South African Medical Journal
OBJECTIVES: To introduce the combined South African cohorts of the International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS Southern Africa (IeDEA-SA) collaboration as reflecting the South...
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Short Report

HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation at birth: Views from a primary care setting in Khayelitsha

Nelson AM, Maritz J, Giddy J, Frigati L, Rabie H,  et al.
2015-04-28 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine
2015-04-28 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine
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Variability of growth in children starting antiretroviral treatment in Southern Africa

Gsponer T, Weigel R, Davies MA, Bolton C, Moultrie H,  et al.
2012-09-17 • Pediatrics
2012-09-17 • Pediatrics
BACKGROUND
Poor growth is an indication for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a criterion for treatment failure. We examined variability in growth response to ART in 12 programs in Ma...
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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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Early mortality and loss to follow-up in HIV-infected children starting antiretroviral therapy in Southern Africa

Fenner L, Brinkhof MW, Keiser O, Weigel R, Cornell M,  et al.
2010-08-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2010-08-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
BACKGROUND: Many HIV-infected children in Southern Africa have been started on antiretroviral therapy (ART), but loss to follow up (LTFU) can be substantial. We analyzed mortality in chi...
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Optimal Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation in HIV-Positive Children and Adolescents: a Multiregional Analysis from Southern Africa, West Africa and Europe

Schomaker M, Leroy V, Wolfs T, Technau KG, Renner L,  et al.
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
Background: There is limited knowledge about the optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in older children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 20 576 antiretroviral treatm...
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An analysis of the HIV testing cascade of a group of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 18 months in peri-urban Khayelitsha, South Africa

Nelson AM, Cassidy T, Duran LT, Cox V, Wedderburn C,  et al.
2022-01-14 • PLOS One
2022-01-14 • PLOS One
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Despite the reduction of HIV mother-to-child transmission, there are concerns regarding transmission rate in the breastfeeding period. We describe the routine uptake of 6 ...
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Growth and mortality outcomes for different antiretroviral therapy initiation criteria in children aged 1-5 years: a causal modelling analysis

Schomaker M, Davies A, Malateste K, Renner L, Sawry S,  et al.
2015-10-16 • Epidemiology
2015-10-16 • Epidemiology
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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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Gender differences in survival among adult patients starting antiretorivral therapy in South Africa: a multicentre cohort study

Cornell M, Schomaker M, Garone DB, Giddy J, Hoffmann CJ,  et al.
2012-09-04 • PLOS Medicine
2012-09-04 • PLOS Medicine


Background: Increased mortality among men on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been documented but remains poorly understood. We examined the magnitude of and risk factors for g...
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Commentary

Supporting families with tuberculosis during COVID-19 in Khayelithsa, South Africa

Apolisi I, Mema N, Tyeku N, Beko B, Memani B,  et al.
2022-03-01 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2022-03-01 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
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Viral load versus CD4⁺ monitoring and 5-year outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive children in Southern Africa: a cohort-based modelling study

Salazar-Vizcaya L, Keiser O, Technau KG, Davies MA, Haas AD,  et al.
2014-10-23 • AIDS
2014-10-23 • AIDS
OBJECTIVES
Many paediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in Southern Africa rely on CD4⁺ to monitor ART. We assessed the benefit of replacing CD4⁺ by viral load monitoring....
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The role of targeted viral load testing in diagnosing virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy with immunological failure

Davies MA, Boulle AM, Technau KG, Eley B, Moultrie H,  et al.
2012-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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To determine the improvement in positive predictive value of immunological failure criteria for identifying virological failure in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral ...
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Virologic failure and second-line antiretroviral therapy in children in South Africa--the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration

Davies MA, Moultrie H, Eley B, Rabie H, van Cutsem G,  et al.
2011-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2011-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
With expanding pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) access, children will begin to experience treatment failure and require second-line therapy. We evaluated the probability and determ...
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Age in antiretroviral therapy programmes in South Africa: a retrospective, multicentre, observational cohort study

Cornell M, Johnson LF, Schomaker M, Tanser F, Maskew M,  et al.
2015-08-03 • Lancet HIV
2015-08-03 • Lancet HIV
BACKGROUND
As access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) expands, increasing numbers of older patients will start treatment and need specialised long-term care. However, the effect of ag...
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Research

Outcomes of the South African National Antiretroviral Treatment Programme for children: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration

Davies MA, Keiser O, Technau KG, Eley B, Rabie H,  et al.
2009-10-01 • South African Medical Journal
2009-10-01 • South African Medical Journal
OBJECTIVES: To assess paediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) outcomes and their associations from a collaborative cohort representing 20% of the South African national treatment progr...
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Commentary

Reflections on a decade of delivering PMTCT in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Stinson K, Giddy J, Cox V, Burton R, Ibeto M,  et al.
2014-03-05 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine
2014-03-05 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine