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Virological outcomes of second-line protease inhibitor-based treatment for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in a high-prevalence rural South African setting: a competing-risks prospective cohort analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) based on ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (bPIs) represents the only available option after first-line failure for the majority of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
2LADY Study Group, Alexandra Calmy, Anne Derache, ANRS 12249 TasP Study Group, Collins Iwuji, Dami Collier, DART Virology Group and Trial Team, Deenan Pillay, EARNEST Trial Team, Francois Dabis, National Department of Health, National Department of Health, Nonhlanhla Okesola, PharmAccess African Studies to Evaluate Resistance (PASER), PharmAccess African Studies to Evaluate Resistance (PASER), Ravindra K. Gupta, SECOND-LINE, SECOND-LINE Study Group, Southern African Treatment and Resistance Network, TenoRes Study Group, Tulio de Oliveira, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +22 more
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham, Thea Senger‐Carpenter, Jocelyn Zuckerman, Michelle Adler, Mallet R. Reid, Ashley Danguecan, Luana Flores Pereira, Sarah I. Mossad, Samantha L. Ely, Khalid Abulaban, Elizabeth A. Kessler, Natalie Rosenwasser, Tamar B. Rubinstein, Ekemini A. Ogbu, Emily A. Smitherman, Alaina Miller, Taylor Abounader, Elizabeth Ross, Livie Timmerman, Dhriti Sharma, Jennifer N. Stinson, Stacy Allen, Kabita Nanda, Tala El Tal, Deborah M. Levy, Linda T. Hiraki, Hermine I. Brunner, Mathew Reeves, Steven J. Pierce, Andrea Knight   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence rate of modifying or discontinuing first combined antiretroviral therapy regimen due to toxicity during the first year of treatment stratified by age

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Toxicity is the most frequently reported reason for modifying or discontinuing the first combined antiretroviral therapy regimens, and it can cause significant morbidity, poor quality of life and also can be an important barrier to adherence, ultimately ...
Thiago Silva Torres, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Luciane S. Velasque, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among people living with HIV in Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: Sustained adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy is necessary to suppress viral replication and improve immunological and clinical outcomes.
Degu Tegegne, Galana Mamo, Belay Negash, Sisay Habte, Tesfaye Gobena, Shiferaw Letta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of Cancer among Commercially Insured HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy. [PDF]

, 2016
The objective of this study was to explore the cancer incidence rates among HIV-infected persons with commercial insurance who were on antiretroviral therapy and compare them with those rates in the general population. Paid health insurance claims for 63,
Ambinder, Richard F, Casper, Corey, Dhakal, Ishwori, Haigentz, Missak, Krown, Susan E, Lee, Jeannette Y, Mitsuyasu, Ronald T, Noy, Ariela, Palefsky, Joel M   +8 more
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At‐Home Early Diagnosis of Mastitis: Calibration‐Free Analysis of Sodium to Potassium Ratio in Breast Milk

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MAMAWEL is introduced as the first calibration‐free potentiometric sensor for at‐home mastitis diagnosis. By measuring the sodium‐to‐potassium ratio in breast milk, the device reliably differentiates between healthy and mastitis‐affected samples with less than 10% error.
Ali Soleimani, Farbod Amirghasemi, Melissa Banks, Abdulrahman Al‐Shami, Sina Khazaee Nejad, Abdalrhman Sheer, Clare Dominique Sanchez, Haozheng Ma, Daniel Vargas Ramos, Maral P.S. Mousavi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antiretroviral stewardship in a tertiary academic hospital: The need for a clinical pharmacist

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023
Background: South Africa has the highest prevalence of people living with HIV globally. Although antiretroviral therapy provides solutions, evidence of antiretroviral resistance emerged, requiring the application of antiretroviral-stewardship programmes ...
Elmien Bronkhorst, Sonja Hattingh, Madan Poka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of linkage to care following community-based HIV counseling and testing in rural Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
Despite innovations in HIV counseling and testing (HCT), important gaps remain in understanding linkage to care. We followed a cohort diagnosed with HIV through a community-based HCT campaign that trained persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) as navigators.
A Harrison, A Jahn, Abigail M. Hatcher, AC Gielen, AC Gielen, AK Adeneye, AL Stangl, Alexandre Doyen, Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration, AP Hardon, B Anyango, B Nyanzi-Wakholi, BA Larson, BL Genberg, BO Olley, C Farquhar, C Kilewo, C Louis, C Reis, C Unge, C Unge, CA Latkin, CA McHorney, CR Cohen, CR Tobias, Craig R. Cohen, D Coetzee, D Emusu, DM Tuller, E Girardi, E Lugada, E Marum, E Tumwesigye, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, FJ Palella Jr, G Nakigozi, GH Mshana, H Karcher, HA Voeten, Hannah H. Leslie, HB Krentz, HJ Cabral, I Kabore, IM Kigozi, IV Bassett, J Castilla, J Negin, Janet M. Turan, JB Bradford, JB Reed, JH Samet, JM Turan, K Fonck, K Kranzer, KL Grabbe, LI Gardner, LK Murray, LN Makoae, Lucy W. Kanya, LV Torian, LW Chang, M Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, M Mugavero, M Ohl, M Posse, M Sweat, M Taegtmeyer, MA Micek, Malory O. Johnson, MJ Mugavero, MM Kitahata, MP Fox, MW Brinkhof, N Ford, N Menzies, OA Grinstead, P Braitstein, P Braitstein, P Musili, P Vernazza, PA Otieno, PO Monahan, R Bunnell, R Kairania, R Mlay, R Nsigaye, R Pool, RA Murphy, RJ DiClemente, RK Wanyenze, RM Granich, RM Hoffman, S Attia, S Boyer, S Maman, S Maman, S Rosen, S Toure, S Weiser, SD Lawn, SF Morin, SL Nam, SN Kiwanuka, SP Martin-Herz, Starley B. Shade, T Decroo, W Stevens, WK Luseno, WL Holzemer, Y Assefa, Zachary Kwena   +110 more
core   +1 more source

Implantable Microarray Patch: Engineering at the Nano and Macro Scale for Sustained Therapeutic Release via Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.
This review focuses on the application of synthetic biodegradable microarray patches (MAPs) in sustained drug delivery. Compared to conventional MAPs which release drugs into the skin in an immediate manner, these implantable MAPs release drugs into skin microcirculation gradually as the biodegradable polymers degrade, thus offering sustained release ...
Li Zhao, Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri, Mary B. McGuckin, Linlin Li, Zihao Wang, Eneko Larrañeta, Ryan F. Donnelly   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic and health systems determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in the Volta Region of Ghana: A multi-centre study

SAGE Open Medicine
Objectives: Optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy is required for viral load suppression. This study investigated the sociodemographic (age, sex, marital status, level of education, monthly income, settlement type, distance to the antiretroviral ...
Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Emmanuel Manu, Fortress Yayra Aku, Judith Anaman-Torgbor, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source