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Switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: comparison of programmes with and without viral load monitoring

Keiser O, Tweya H, Boulle AM, Braitstein P, Schechter M,  et al.
2009-09-10 • AIDS
2009-09-10 • AIDS
BACKGROUND
In high-income countries, viral load is routinely measured to detect failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and guide switching to second-line ART. Viral load monitoring ...
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Incidence, risk factors and causes of death in an HIV care programme with a large proportion of injecting drug users

Spillane H, Nicholas S, Tang Zhirong, Szumilin E, Balkan S,  et al.
2012-08-05 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-08-05 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
To identify factors influencing mortality in an HIV programme providing care to large numbers of injecting drug users (IDUs) and patients co-infected with hepatitis C (HCV...
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Antiretroviral therapy outcomes in resource-limited settings for HIV-infected children <5 years of age

Sauvageot D, Schaefer MM, Olson D, Pujades-Rodriguez M, O'Brien DP
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
OBJECTIVE: We describe medium-term outcomes for young children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries. METHODS: Analyses were conducted on surveillance data...
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Toxicity associated with stavudine dose reduction from 40 to 30 mg in first-line antiretroviral therapy

Pujades-Rodriguez M, Dantony E, Pinoges LLP, Ecochard R, Etard JF,  et al.
2011-11-21 • PLOS One
2011-11-21 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
To compare the incidence and timing of toxicity associated with the use of a reduced dose of stavudine from 40 to 30 mg in first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV ...
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Prioritising prevention strategies for patients in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings

Spaar A, Graber C, Dabis F, Coutsoudis A, Bachmann L,  et al.
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers opportunities to strengthen HIV prevention in resource-limited settings. We invited 27 ART programmes from urban settings in Africa...
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Immunovirological outcomes and resistance patterns at 4 years of antiretroviral therapy use in HIV-infected patients in Cambodia

Pujades-Rodriguez M, Schramm B, Som L, Nerrienet E, Narom P,  et al.
2011-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2011-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Objectives  To report immunovirological outcomes and resistance patterns in adults treated with triple combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for 4 years in an HIV programme of Phnom ...
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Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study

Ahoua L, Umutoni C, Huerga H, Minetti A, Szumilin E,  et al.
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Among people living with HIV/AIDS, nutritional support is increasingly recognized as a critical part of the essential package of care, especially for patients in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...
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Response to antiretroviral therapy: improved survival associated with CD4 above 500 cells/μl

Maman D, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Nicholas S, McGuire M, Szumilin E,  et al.
2012-07-17 • AIDS
2012-07-17 • AIDS
OBJECTIVE
We investigated the association between immune response and mortality in four HIV African programs supported by Médecins Sans Frontières.

DESIGN
Multicentric r...
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Task-Sharing of HIV Care and ART Initiation: Evaluation of a Mixed-Care Non-Physician Provider Model for ART Delivery in Rural Malawi

McGuire M, Farhat JB, Pedrono G, Szumilin E, Heinzelmann A,  et al.
2013-09-16 • PLOS One
2013-09-16 • PLOS One
Background: Expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa requires implementation of alternative care delivery models to traditional physician-centered approache...
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Mortality of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: systematic review and meta-analysis

Brinkhof MW, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Egger M
2009-06-04 • PLOS One
2009-06-04 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: The retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes is an important issue in resource-limited settings. Loss to follow up can be substantial, but it is uncle...
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Benefit of viral load testing for confirmation of immunological failure in HIV patients treated in rural Malawi

Kanapathipillai R, McGuire M, Mogha R, Szumilin E, Heinzelmann A,  et al.
2011-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2011-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Objective  Viral load testing is used in the HIV programme of Chiradzulu, Malawi, to confirm the diagnosis of immunological failure to prevent unnecessary switching to second-line therap...
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Pediatric Access and Continuity of HIV Care Before the Start of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bastard M, Poulet E, Nicolay N, Szumilin E, Balkan S,  et al.
2016-05-16 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
2016-05-16 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
The number of HIV-infected children starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) has increased in resource-limited settings during the past decades. However, there are still few published dat...
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Evaluation of Three Sampling Methods to Monitor Outcomes of Antiretroviral Treatment Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Tassie JM, Malateste K, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Poulet E, Bennett DE,  et al.
2010-11-10 • PLOS One
2010-11-10 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: Retention of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over time is a proxy for quality of care and an outcome indicator to monitor ART programs. Using existing databases (Ant...
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Incidence of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients before and after starting combined antiretroviral therapy in 8 sub-Saharan African HIV programs

Nicholas S, Sabapathy K, Ferreyra C, Varaine FFV, Pujades-Rodriguez M
2011-08-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2011-08-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
SETTING
Eight HIV programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

OBJECTIVE
To describe the incidence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis before and after the start of combined...
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Immunovirological response to combined antiretroviral therapy and drug resistance patterns in children: 1- and 2-year outcomes in rural Uganda

Ahoua L, Guenther G, Rouzioux C, Pinoges LLP, Anguzu P,  et al.
2011-07-26 • BMC Pediatrics
2011-07-26 • BMC Pediatrics
Children living with HIV continue to be in urgent need of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART). Strategies to scale up and improve pediatric HIV care in resource-poor regions, especiall...