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Challenges and successes in the implementation of option B+ to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in southern Swaziland

Etoori D, Kerschberger B, Staderini N, Ndlangamandla M, Nhlabatsi B,  et al.
2018-03-20 • BMC Public Health
2018-03-20 • BMC Public Health
Background
Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant/ breastfeeding women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), known as Prevention of mother-to child transm...
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Field suitability and diagnostic accuracy of the Biocentric open real-time PCR platform for plasma-based HIV viral load quantification in Swaziland

Mpala Q, Maphalala G, Uribe PAD, de la Tour R, Kalombola S,  et al.
2018-11-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-11-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Viral load (VL) testing is being scaled up in resource-limited settings. However, not all commercially available VL testing methods have been evaluated under field conditions. This study...
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Successes and challenges in optimizing the viral load cascade to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence and rationalize second-line switches in Swaziland

Etoori D, Ciglenecki I, Ndlangamandla M, Edwards CG, Jobanputra K,  et al.
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
As antiretroviral therapy (ART) is scaled up, more patients become eligible for routine viral load (VL) monitoring, the most important tool for monitoring ART efficacy. For HIV programme...
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HIV programmatic outcomes following implementation of the 'Treat-All' policy in a public sector setting in Eswatini: a prospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Schomaker M, Jobanputra K, Kabore SM, Teck R,  et al.
2020-03-03 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2020-03-03 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION:
The Treat-All policy - antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation irrespective of CD4 cell criteria - increases access to treatment. Many ART programmes, however, reporte...
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Retention on ART and predictors of disengagement from care in several alternative community-centred ART refill models in rural Swaziland

Pasipamire L, Nesbitt RC, Ndlovu S, Sibanda G, Mamba S,  et al.
2018-09-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-09-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
A broad range of community-centred care models for patients stable on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) have been proposed by the World Health Organization to better respond to patient needs...
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Successful expansion of community-based drug-resistant TB care in rural Eswatini - a retrospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Telnov A, Yano N, Cox HS, Zabsonre I,  et al.
2019-10-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2019-10-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
Provision of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment is scarce in resource-limited settings. We assessed the feasibility of ambulatory DR-TB care for treatment expan...
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Feasibility of antiretroviral therapy initiation under the treat‐all policy under routine conditions: a prospective cohort study from Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Jobanputra K, Schomaker M, Kabore SM, Teck R,  et al.
2019-10-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2019-10-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction
The World Health Organization recommends the Treat‐All policy of immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, but questions persist about its feasibility in resou...