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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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Loss of correlation between HIV viral load and CD4+ T-cell counts in HIV/HTLV-1 co-infection in treatment naive Mozambican patients [PDF]

, 2009
Seven hundred and four HIV-1/2-positive, antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve patients were screened for HTLV-1 infection. Antibodies to HTLV-1 were found in 32/704 (4.5%) of the patients.
Augusto, O, Bhatt, N B, Bila, D, Di Mattei, P, Garsia, R, Gudo, E S, Jani, I V, Semá, C   +7 more
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Effects of medical male circumcision (MC) on plasma HIV viral load in HIV+ HAART naïve men; Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Medical male circumcision (MC) of HIV-infected men may increase plasma HIV viral load and place female partners at risk of infection. We assessed the effect of MC on plasma HIV viral load in HIV-infected men in Rakai, Uganda.
Godfrey Kigozi, Richard Musoke, Nehemiah Kighoma, Stephen Watya, David Serwadda, Fred Nalugoda, Noah Kiwanuka, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Aaron Tobian, Fredrick Makumbi, Ronald Moses Galiwango, Nelson Sewankambo, James Nkale, Grace Kigozi Nalwoga, Margaret Anyokorit, Tom Lutalo, Ronald Henry Gray, Maria Joan Wawer   +17 more
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A Retrospective Survey of HIV Drug Resistance Among Patients 1 Year After Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy at 4 Clinics in Malawi [PDF]

, 2012
In 2004, Malawi began scaling up its national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program. Because of limited treatment options, population-level surveillance of acquired human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance (HIVDR) is critical to ensuring long-term ...
Anthony Harries, Barth, Ben Chilima, Bennett, Bennett, Bethany L. Hedt, Carol Porter, Coetzee, Diane E. Bennett, Eddie Limbambala, Erik Schouten, George Bello, Hedt, Hosseinipour, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Johannessen, John Aberle-Grasse, Jordan, Kamoto, Kamya, Kouanfack, Koyalta, Kundai Moyo, Liu, Maldonado, Marcelin, Marconi, Michael R. Jordan, Mina Hosseinipour, Ministry of Health, Moses Massaquoi, Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, Nzeyimana, Oyugi, Pillay, Puthanakit, Ralf Weigel, Storn Kabuluzi, Sungkanuparph, Wallis, Yu   +40 more
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Understanding why and how youth-friendly health services improve viral load suppression among adolescents and young people living with HIV in Nigeria: realist evaluation with qualitative comparative analysis

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Youth-friendly health service (YFHS) approaches are essential to better outcomes for young people. We evaluated attainment of viral load suppression among young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) enrolled in an HIV treatment programme ...
Okikiolu Badejo, Prosper Okonkwo, Edwin Wouters, Sara Van Belle, Christiana Nöstlinger, Marie Laga, Plang Jwanle   +6 more
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Variation in HIV-1 set-point viral load: epidemiological analysis and an evolutionary hypothesis.

, 2007
The natural course of HIV-1 infection is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity in viral load, not just within patients over time, but also between patients, especially during the asymptomatic stage of infection.
Chapman, Ruth, de Wolf, Frank, Fraser, Christophe, Hanage, William P, Hollingsworth, T Déirdre   +4 more
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Change in Viral Load Count and Its Predictors Among Unsuppressed Viral Load Patients Receiving an Enhanced Adherence Counseling Intervention at Three Hospitals in Northern Ethiopia: An Exploratory Retrospective Follow-Up Study

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2020
Gedefaw Diress,1 Melese Linger2 1Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia; 2Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gedefaw Diress ...
Diress G, Linger M
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Level of viral load suppression in Rwinkwavu District Hospital: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The Rwinkwavu district hospital faces challenges in understanding and improving the human immunodeficiency virus viral load suppression rates among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Metuschelah Habimana, Rachel Niyogushimwa, Vedaste Ndahindwa, Theoneste Ntakirutimana   +3 more
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Dental caries in association with viral load in children living with HIV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a cross‐sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Oral health status is associated with the overall health among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, it is unclear whether dental caries is associated with the viral load in this population.
Kimiyo Kikuchi, Junko Yasuoka, Sovannary Tuot, Sumiyo Okawa, Sokunthea Yem, Pheak Chhoun, Makoto Murayama, Chantheany Huot, Siyan Yi   +8 more
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Evaluation of HIV viral load turnaround time in Moshi, Tanzania

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Viral load measurement is an important gold standard for monitoring anti-retroviral treatment among people living with human immunodeficiency virus.
Elizabeth L Moirana, Eva Prosper Muro, Ireen Eliah Kiwelu, James Kimaro, Rachel Manongi, Zahra Theilgaard, Terese L Katzenstein   +6 more
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