Predicting treatment failure in adults and children on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review of the performance characteristics of the 2010 WHO immunologic and …

GW Rutherford, A Anglemyer, PJ Easterbrook… - Aids, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We systematically reviewed the performance of 2010 WHO immunologic and
clinical criteria for predicting virologic failure in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy …

Accuracy of measures for antiretroviral adherence in people living with HIV

R Smith, G Villanueva, K Probyn… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Good patient adherence to antiretroviral (ART) medication determines effective
HIV viral suppression, and thus reduces the risk of progression and transmission of HIV …

The predictive value of current haemoglobin levels for incident tuberculosis and/or mortality during long-term antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a cohort study

AD Kerkhoff, R Wood, FG Cobelens, A Gupta-Wright… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Low haemoglobin concentrations may be predictive of incident tuberculosis
(TB) and death in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), but data are …

Resolution of anaemia in a cohort of HIV-infected patients with a high prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

AD Kerkhoff, R Wood, FG Cobelens… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background Anaemia is frequently associated with both HIV-infection and HIV-related
tuberculosis (TB) in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve patients in sub-Saharan Africa and is …

Clinical and immunological failure among HIV-positive adults taking first-line antiretroviral therapy in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia

GA Lenjiso, BS Endale, YD Bacha - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ethiopia has been scaled up since the
introduction of the service in 2003. Free ART was launched in 2005, resulting in fewer new …

Biological parameters determining the effectiveness of monitoring of HIV/AIDS infected patients in Morocco

M Echchakery, A Boumezzough, S Boussaa - African Health Sciences, 2023 - ajol.info
Background & objective: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains one of the world's
most serious health challenges. The development of therapeutic regimens has significantly …

Alcohol use and depression: link with adherence and viral suppression in adult patients on antiretroviral therapy in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa: a cross-sectional …

B Cerutti, B Broers, M Masetsibi, O Faturiyele… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Depression and alcohol use disorder have been shown to be associated with
poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Studies examining their association with viral …

A targeted approach for routine viral load monitoring in Malawian adults on antiretroviral therapy

RG Mungwira, TH Divala, OM Nyirenda… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives WHO recommends HIV viral load (VL) testing 6 months after antiretroviral therapy
(ART) initiation and every 12 months thereafter, but cost prohibits routine, universal VL …

HIV-associated anemia after 96 weeks on therapy: determinants across age ranges in Uganda and Zimbabwe

D Jaganath, AS Walker, F Ssali, V Musiime… - AIDS research and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Given the detrimental effects of HIV-associated anemia on morbidity, we determined factors
associated with anemia after 96 weeks of antiretroviral therapy (ART) across age groups. An …

Factors associated with pruritic papular eruption of human immunodeficiency virus infection in the antiretroviral therapy era

SL Chua, EH Amerson, KS Leslie… - British Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Pruritic papular eruption (PPE) of HIV is common in HIV‐infected populations
living in the tropics. Its aetiology has been attributed to insect bite reactions and it is reported …