Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection

BS Parekh, CY Ou, PN Fonjungo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY HIV diagnostics have played a central role in the remarkable progress in
identifying, staging, initiating, and monitoring infected individuals on life-saving antiretroviral …

Long-term virological outcomes of first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TS Boender, KCE Sigaloff, JH McMahon… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. More than 11.7 million people are currently receiving antiretroviral
therapy (ART) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), and focused efforts are needed …

Point-of-care HIV viral load testing: an essential tool for a sustainable global HIV/AIDS response

PK Drain, J Dorward, A Bender, L Lillis… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global public health community has set ambitious treatment targets to end the HIV/AIDS
pandemic. With the notable absence of a cure, the goal of HIV treatment is to achieve …

Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-informed differentiated care

A Phillips, A Shroufi, L Vojnov, J Cohn, T Roberts… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
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 …

Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment failure among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: a systematic review and …

Y Lailulo, M Kitenge, S Jaffer, O Aluko, PS Nyasulu - Systematic reviews, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite the increase in the number of people accessing antiretroviral therapy
(ART), there is limited data regarding treatment failure and its related factors among HIV …

Pretreatment HIV drug resistance increases regimen switches in sub-Saharan Africa

TS Boender, BM Hoenderboom… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. After the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection in Africa, increasing numbers of patients have pretreatment drug …

Using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) to optimize an HIV care continuum intervention for vulnerable populations: a study protocol

MV Gwadz, LM Collins, CM Cleland, NR Leonard… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background More than half of persons living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States are
insufficiently engaged in HIV primary care and not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), mainly …

Gender differences in quality of life and health services utilization among elderly people in rural Vietnam

T Pham, NTT Nguyen, SB ChieuTo, TL Pham… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
As in much of the world, the elderly population in Vietnam is growing rapidly with two-thirds
of them currently living in rural areas. Besides limited access to quality healthcare services …

Impact and programmatic implications of routine viral load monitoring in Swaziland

K Jobanputra, LA Parker, C Azih, V Okello… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the programmatic quality (coverage of testing, counseling, and
retesting), cost, and outcomes (viral suppression, treatment decisions) of routine viral load …

Using cost-effectiveness thresholds to determine value for money in low-and middle-income country healthcare systems: are current international norms fit for purpose …

P Revill, SM Walker, J Madan, A Ciaranello, T Mwase… - 2014 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Healthcare systems in low-and middle-income countries face considerable population
healthcare needs with markedly fewer resources than those in higher income countries. The …