[HTML][HTML] Use of HIV recency assays for HIV incidence estimation and other surveillance use cases: systematic review

SN Facente, E Grebe, AD Maher, D Fox… - JMIR public health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: HIV assays designed to detect recent infection, also known as “recency
assays,” are often used to estimate HIV incidence in a specific country, region, or …

Tackling the hepatitis C disease burden in Punjab, India

RK Dhiman, S Satsangi, GS Grover, P Puri - Journal of clinical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a globally prevalent pathogen and is a major cause of healthcare
burden in India. HCV poses a significant problem in the state of Punjab, India owing to the …

Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists

V Puro, A Palummieri, G De Carli, P Piselli… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background To investigate perceptions and attitude to prescribe Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
(PrEP) among HIV specialists. Methods A questionnaire developed through a Focus Group …

The potential impact of routine testing of individuals with HIV indicator diseases in order to prevent late HIV diagnosis

P Scognamiglio, G Chiaradia, G De Carli… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background The aim of our work was to evaluate the potential impact of the European policy
of testing for HIV all individuals presenting with an indicator disease, to prevent late …

How many people are living with undiagnosed HIV infection? An estimate for Italy, based on surveillance data

A Mammone, P Pezzotti, V Regine, L Camoni, V Puro… - Aids, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To estimate the size and characteristics of the undiagnosed HIV population in Italy
in 2012 applying a method that does not require surveillance data from the beginning of the …

HIV incidence in the Estonian population in 2013 determined using the HIV‐1 limiting antigen avidity assay

P Soodla, R Simmons, K Huik, M Pauskar… - HIV …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Estonia has one the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in the European
Union, mainly among injecting drug users and heterosexuals. Little is known of HIV …

Antiretroviral treatment‐based cost saving interventions may offset expenses for new patients and earlier treatment start

C Angeletti, P Pezzotti, A Antinori, A Mammone… - HIV …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has become the main driver of total
costs of caring for persons living with HIV (PLHIV). The present study estimated the …

Continuous increase in HIV-1 incidence after the year 2000 among men who have sex with men in Rome: insights from a 25-year retrospective cohort study

M Giuliani, MF Vescio, A Latini, G Palamara… - …, 2014 - eurosurveillance.org
Continuous increase in HIV-1 incidence affer the year 2000 among men who have sex with
men in Rome: insights from a 25-year retr Page 1 1 www.eurosurveillance.org Research …

HIV incidence estimates using the limiting antigen avidity EIA assay at testing sites in Kiev City, Ukraine: 2013-2014

R Simmons, R Malyuta, N Chentsova, I Karnets… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To estimate HIV incidence and highlight the characteristics of persons at greatest
risk of HIV in the Ukraine capital, Kiev. Method Residual samples from newly-diagnosed …

Methods for using clinical laboratory test results as baseline confounders in multi‐site observational database studies when missing data are expected

MA Raebel, S Shetterly, CY Lu, J Flory… - … and drug safety, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Our purpose was to quantify missing baseline laboratory results, assess predictors
of missingness, and examine performance of missing data methods. Methods Using the Mini …