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Stock-outs of antiretroviral and tuberculosis medicines in South Africa: A national cross-sectional survey

Hwang B, Shroufi A, Gils T, Steele SJ, Grimsrud A,  et al.
2019-03-12 • PLOS One
2019-03-12 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
HIV and TB programs have rapidly scaled-up over the past decade in Sub-Saharan Africa and uninterrupted supplies of those medicines are critical to their success. However,...
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The Continuing Value of CD4 Cell Count Monitoring for Differential HIV Care and Surveillance

Rice B, Boulle AM, Schwarcz S, Shroufi A, Rutherford G,  et al.
2019-03-20 • JMIR Public Health Surveill
2019-03-20 • JMIR Public Health Surveill
The move toward universal provision of antiretroviral therapy and the expansion of HIV viral load monitoring call into question the ongoing value of CD4 cell count testing and monitoring...
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Southern african HIV clinicians society guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cryptococcal disease among HIV-infected persons: 2019 update

Govender NP, Meintjes GA, Mangena PM, Nel J, Potgieter S,  et al.
2019-11-08 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine
2019-11-08 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine
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Cryptococcal antigen screening by lay cadres using a rapid test at the point of care: A feasibility study in rural Lesotho

Rick F, Niyibizi AA, Shroufi A, Onami K, Steele SJ,  et al.
2017-09-06 • PLOS One
2017-09-06 • PLOS One
Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the leading causes of death among people with HIV in Africa, primarily due to delayed presentation, poor availability and high cost of treatment. Routin...
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Simplifying switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in sub Saharan Africa: predicted effect of using a single viral load to define efavirenz-based first-line failure

Shroufi A, van Cutsem G, Cambiano V, Bansi-Matharu L, Duncan K,  et al.
2019-08-01 • AIDS
2019-08-01 • AIDS
BACKGROUND
Many individuals failing first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa never initiate second-line ART or do so after significant delay. For people on ART w...
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Early safety and efficacy of the combination of bedaquiline and delamanid for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Armenia, India, and South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

Ferlazzo G, Mohr E, Laxmeshwar C, Hewison CCH, Hughes J,  et al.
2018-02-13 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2018-02-13 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Bedaquiline and delamanid have been approved for treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in the past 5 years. Because of theoretical safety concerns, patients ...
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The epidemiology of rape and sexual violence in the platinum mining district of Rustenburg, South Africa: Prevalence, and factors associated with sexual violence

Steele SJ, Abrahams N, Duncan K, Woollett N, Hwang B,  et al.
2019-07-31 • PLOS One
2019-07-31 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND:
Estimates for the prevalence of rape and other forms of sexual violence (SV) vary in South Africa. This survey aimed to provide clarity by quantifying the prevalence of ...
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Investigating the addition of oral HIV self-tests among populations with high testing coverage - Do they add value? Lessons from a study in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Moore HA, Metcalf CJ, Cassidy T, Hacking D, Shroufi A,  et al.
2019-05-02 • PLOS One
2019-05-02 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION:
HIV self-testing (HIVST) offers a useful addition to HIV testing services and enables individuals to test privately. Despite recommendations to the contrary, repeat HIV...
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Time to embrace access programmes for medicines: Lessons from the South African flucytosine access programme

Shroufi A, Govender NP, Meintjes GA, Black JM, Nel J,  et al.
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM) is estimated to cause 181,000 deaths annually; with the majority occurring in Sub Saharan Africa. Flucytosine is recommended by the World Heal...
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Community-based ART resulted in excellent retention and can leverage community empowerment in rural Lesotho, a mixed method study

Vandendyck M, Motsamai M, Mubanga M, Makhakhe S, Tunggal S,  et al.
2015-05-11 • HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment Open Journal
2015-05-11 • HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment Open Journal
OBJECTIVES
We conducted a mixed method study to evaluate the pilot of community ART groups (CAG’s) in Lesotho.

METHODS
At the end of 2012 CAGs were piloted in Nazareth c...
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DOT or SAT for Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis? A non-randomized comparison in a high HIV-prevalence setting

Mohr E, Daniels J, Beko B, Isaakidis P, Cox V,  et al.
2017-05-18 • PLOS One
2017-05-18 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Daily directly-observed therapy (DOT) is recommended for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients throughout treatment. We assessed the impact of self-administer...
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Commentary

Leave no one behind: response to new evidence and guidelines for the management of cryptococcal meningitis in low-income and middle-income countries

Loyse A, Burry J, Cohn J, Ford NP, Chiller T,  et al.
2018-10-18 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2018-10-18 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
In 2018, WHO issued guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of HIV-related cryptococcal disease. Two strategies are recommended to reduce the high mortality associated w...
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Review

Impact of point-of-care CD4 testing on linkage to HIV care: a systematic review

Wynberg E, Cooke GS, Shroufi A, Reid SE, Ford NP
2014-01-20 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2014-01-20 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction: Point-of-care testing for CD4 cell count is considered a promising way of reducing the time to eligibility assessment for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and of increasing ret...
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Mother to Mother (M2M) peer support for women in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes: a qualitative study

Shroufi A, Mafara E, Saint-Sauveur JF, Taziwa F, Vinoles MC
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
Introduction Mother-to-Mother (M2M) or “Mentor Mother” programmes utilise HIV positive mothers to provide support and advice to HIV positive pregnant women and mothers of HIV exposed bab...
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Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of condomless-sex-concentrated PrEP in KwaZulu-Natal accounting for drug resistance

Phillips AN, Cambiano V, Johnson LF, Nakagawa F, Homan R,  et al.
2019-12-18 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2019-12-18 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the form of tenofovir-disoproxil-fumarate/emtricitabine is being implemented in selected sites in South Africa. A...
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Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-Informed differentiated care

Phillips AN, Shroufi A, Vojnov L, Cohn J, Roberts TR,  et al.
2015-12-01 • Nature
2015-12-01 • Nature
There are inefficiencies in current approaches to monitoring patients on antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa. Patients typically attend clinics every 1 to 3 months for clinical ...
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Combined Interventions to Reduce HIV Incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: A Modelling Study

Blaizot S, Huerga H, Riche B, Ellman T, Shroufi A,  et al.
2017-07-26 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2017-07-26 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Combined prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may substantially reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings. Our aim was to assess the potential...
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Delamanid for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective study from South Africa

Mohr E, Hughes J, Reuter A, Trivino Duran L, Ferlazzo G,  et al.
2018-05-03 • European Respiratory Journal
2018-05-03 • European Respiratory Journal
Experience with delamanid (Dlm) is limited, particularly among HIV-positive individuals. We describe early efficacy and safety data from a programmatic setting in South Africa. This was ...
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Outcomes of flucytosine-containing combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a South African national access programme: a cross-sectional observational study

Mashau RC, Meiring ST, Quan VC, Nel J, Greene GS,  et al.
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Although flucytosine is a key component of WHO-recommended induction treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, this antifungal agent is not widely available in...
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Missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis despite access to Xpert(®) MTB/RIF

Mohr E, Daniels J, Muller O, Furin J, Chabalala B,  et al.
2017-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2017-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
OBJECTIVE
To assess the proportion of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients with potential earlier RR-TB diagnoses in Khayelitsha, South Africa.

DESIGN
We c...