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Targeting CD4 testing to a clinical subgroup of patients could limit unnecessary CD4 measurements, premature antiretroviral treatment and costs in Thyolo District, Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, Humblet P, Harries AD
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Malawi offers antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all HIV-positive adults who are clinically classified as being in WHO clinical stage III or IV without 'universal' CD4 testing. This study...
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Implementing Joint TB and HIV Interventions in a Rural District of Malawi: Is There a Role for an International Non-Governmental Organisation?

Zachariah R, Teck R, Harries AD, Humblet P
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
In a rural district in Malawi, poorly motivated health personnel, shortages of human and financial resources, weak dialogue between existing tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency ...
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Community support is associated with better antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a resource-limited rural district in Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Fitzerland M, Labana S,  et al.
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study was carried in a rural district in Malawi among HIV-positive individuals placed on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in order to verify if community support influences ART outcomes....
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Treatment Outcomes Stratified by Baseline Immunological Status Among Young Children Receiving Nonnucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings

O'Brien DP, Sauvageot D, Olson D, Schaeffer M, Humblet P,  et al.
2007-05-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2007-05-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
A study of 568 children aged <5 years who commenced nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings revealed good early outcomes. ...
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In resource-limited settings good early outcomes can be achieved in children using adult fixed-dose combination antiretroviral therapy

O'Brien DP, Sauvageot D, Zachariah R, Humblet P
2006-10-03 • AIDS
2006-10-03 • AIDS
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To (a) determine early treatment outcomes and (b) assess safety in children treated with adult fixed-dose combination (FDC) antiretroviral tablets.

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WHO Clinical Staging of HIV Infection and Disease, Tuberculosis and Eligibility for Antiretroviral Treatment: Relationship to CD4 Lymphocyte Counts

Teck R, Ascurra O, Gomani P, Manzi M, Pasulani O,  et al.
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Thyolo district, Malawi. OBJECTIVES: To determine in HIV-positive individuals aged over 13 years CD4 lymphocyte counts in patients classified as WHO Clinical Stage III and IV an...
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Can We Get More HIV-Positive Tuberculosis Patients on Antiretroviral Treatment in a Rural District of Malawi?

Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, Gomani P, Manzi M,  et al.
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target of treating 3 million people with antiretroviral treatment (ART) by 2005. In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-positive tuberculosis (TB) patie...
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High acceptability of voluntary counselling and HIV-testing but unacceptable loss to follow up in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in rural Malawi: scaling-up requires a different way of acting

Manzi M, Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Kazima J,  et al.
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
SETTING: Thyolo District Hospital, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: In a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, to determine: the acceptability of offering 'opt-out' ...
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Passive Versus Active Tuberculosis Case Finding and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Among Household Contacts in a Rural District of Malawi

Zachariah R, Spielmann M P, Harries AD, Gomani P, Graham SM,  et al.
2003-11-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2003-11-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Thyolo district, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: To compare passive with active case finding among household contacts of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients for 1) TB ...
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Second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

Pujades-Rodríguez M, O'Brien DP, Humblet P, Calmy A
2008-07-11 • AIDS
2008-07-11 • AIDS
OBJECTIVES: To describe the use of second-line protease-inhibitor regimens in Médecins Sans Frontières HIV programmes, and determine switch rates, clinical outcomes, and factors associat...