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Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines 2017

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2017
These guidelines are intended as an update to those published in the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine in 2014 and the update on when to initiate antiretroviral therapy in 2015.
G. Meintjes, Michelle A. Moorhouse, S. Carmona, N. Davies, S. Dlamini, C. van Vuuren, T. Manzini, Moeketsi Mathe, Y. Moosa, J. Nash, J. Nel, Yoliswa Pakade, Joana Woods, G. V. Van Zyl, F. Conradie, F. Venter   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to better care for people with AIDS in developing countries [PDF]

, 2004
Access to good quality antiretroviral treatment has transformed the prognosis for people with AIDS in the developed world. Although it is feasible and desirable to deliver antiretroviral drugs in resource poor settings,few of the 95% of people with ...
Desclaux, A., Furber, A.S., Hodgson, I.J., Mukasa, D.S.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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

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

Financing structural interventions: going beyond HIV-only value for money assessments.

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Structural interventions can reduce HIV vulnerability. However, HIV-specific budgeting, based on HIV-specific outcomes alone, could lead to the undervaluation of investments in such interventions and suboptimal resource allocation.
Luna, Jorge, Lutz, Brian, Remme, Michelle, Vassall, Anna, Watts, Charlotte   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The Intersection of HIV and Migration: Conceptualising Quality of Life Among Asian‐Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study aimed to understand how migration experiences shape wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) for Asian‐born men who have sex with men (MSM) who are living with HIV in Australia, and to identify relevant support needs. Drawing from intersectionality theory, this paper reports findings from semi‐structured interviews with Asian‐
Thomas Norman, Jennifer Power, Jimmy Yu‐Hsiang Chen, Nyssa Ferguson, Emil Canita, Satrio Nindyo Istiko, Bo Justin Xiao, John Rule, Dean Murphy, Adam Bourne   +9 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

Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resource‐limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2017
Introduction: Successful population‐level antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence will be necessary to realize both the clinical and prevention benefits of antiretroviral scale‐up and, ultimately, the end of AIDS.
J. Haberer, L. Sabin, K. R. Amico, C. Orrell, O. Galárraga, A. Tsai, R. Vreeman, I. Wilson, N. Sam-Agudu, T. Blaschke, B. Vrijens, C. Mellins, R. Remien, S. Weiser, E. Lowenthal, M. Stirratt, P. Sow, B. Thomas, N. Ford, E. Mills, R. Lester, J. Nachega, B. Bwana, Fred Ssewamala, L. Mbuagbaw, P. Munderi, E. Geng, D. Bangsberg   +27 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lamivudine and tenofovir pharmacokinetic variability in people with HIV in Papua New Guinea

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Demographics and kidney function contribute to variability in lamivudine and tenofovir drug concentrations. The aim was to assess, for the first time, the pharmacokinetic variability of lamivudine and tenofovir in Papua New Guinean (PNG) HIV/AIDS patients.
Natália Bordin Andriguetti, Daniel Thomas Barratt, Joseph Tucci, Paul Pumuye, Andrew Alexander Somogyi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of Opportunistic Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016
This meta-analysis provides strong evidence that antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a major reduction in the incidence of key opportunistic infections (OIs) in low- and middle-income countries. ART was estimated to have averted about a million cases
A. Low, Georgios Gavriilidis, N. Larke, M. B-Lajoie, Olivier Drouin, J. Stover, L. Muhe, P. Easterbrook   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source