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Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria.

Meya D, Spacek LA, Tibenderana H, John L, Namugga I, Magero S, Dewar R, Quinn TC, Colebunders R, Kambugu A, Reynolds SJ.

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An algorithm to optimize viral load testing in HIV-positive patients with suspected first-line antiretroviral therapy failure in Cambodia.

Lynen L, An S, Koole O, Thai S, Ros S, De Munter P, Sculier D, Arnould L, Fransen K, Menten J, Boelaert M, Van den Ende J, Colebunders R.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Sep 1;52(1):40-8.PMID: 19550349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Misclassification of first-line antiretroviral treatment failure based on immunological monitoring of HIV infection in resource-limited settings.

Kantor R, Diero L, Delong A, Kamle L, Muyonga S, Mambo F, Walumbe E, Emonyi W, Chan P, Carter EJ, Hogan J, Buziba N.

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Diagnosis of antiretroviral therapy failure in Malawi: poor performance of clinical and immunological WHO criteria.

van Oosterhout JJ, Brown L, Weigel R, Kumwenda JJ, Mzinganjira D, Saukila N, Mhango B, Hartung T, Phiri S, Hosseinipour MC.

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Outcomes from monitoring of patients on antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings with viral load, CD4 cell count, or clinical observation alone: a computer simulation model.

Phillips AN, Pillay D, Miners AH, Bennett DE, Gilks CF, Lundgren JD.

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Evaluation of the WHO criteria for antiretroviral treatment failure among adults in South Africa.

Mee P, Fielding KL, Charalambous S, Churchyard GJ, Grant AD.

AIDS. 2008 Oct 1;22(15):1971-7.PMID: 18784460 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in factors associated with initial growth, CD4, and viral load responses to ART in HIV-infected children in Kampala, Uganda, and the United Kingdom/Ireland.

Kekitiinwa A, Lee KJ, Walker AS, Maganda A, Doerholt K, Kitaka SB, Asiimwe A, Judd A, Musoke P, Gibb DM; Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study (CHIPS) Steering Committe; Mulago Cohort Team.

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Accuracy of WHO CD4 cell count criteria for virological failure of antiretroviral therapy.

Keiser O, MacPhail P, Boulle A, Wood R, Schechter M, Dabis F, Sprinz E, Egger M; ART-LINC Collaboration of the International Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA).

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Failure of immunologic criteria to appropriately identify antiretroviral treatment failure in Uganda.

Reynolds SJ, Nakigozi G, Newell K, Ndyanabo A, Galiwongo R, Boaz I, Quinn TC, Gray R, Wawer M, Serwadda D.

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The use of pooled viral load testing to identify antiretroviral treatment failure.

Smith DM, May SJ, Pérez-Santiago J, Strain MC, Ignacio CC, Haubrich RH, Richman DD, Benson CA, Little SJ.

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The public health approach to identify antiretroviral therapy failure: high-level nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance among Malawians failing first-line antiretroviral therapy.

Hosseinipour MC, van Oosterhout JJ, Weigel R, Phiri S, Kamwendo D, Parkin N, Fiscus SA, Nelson JA, Eron JJ, Kumwenda J.

AIDS. 2009 Jun 1;23(9):1127-34.PMID: 19417582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of WHO clinical stage for assessing patient eligibility to antiretroviral therapy in a routine health service setting in Jinja, Uganda.

Jaffar S, Birungi J, Grosskurth H, Amuron B, Namara G, Nabiryo C, Coutinho A.

AIDS Res Ther. 2008 Feb 28;5:4.PMID: 18307778 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Predicting Virologic Failure Among HIV-1-Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Emmett SD, Cunningham CK, Mmbaga BT, Kinabo GD, Schimana W, Swai ME, Bartlett JA, Crump JA, Reddy EA.

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Monitoring for treatment failure in patients on first-line antiretroviral treatment in resource-constrained settings.

Lynen L, Van Griensven J, Elliott J.

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Dried blood spots perform well in viral load monitoring of patients who receive antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania.

Johannessen A, Garrido C, Zahonero N, Sandvik L, Naman E, Kivuyo SL, Kasubi MJ, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN, de Mendoza C.

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Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: frequency and clinical significance.

Nakanjako D, Kiragga A, Ibrahim F, Castelnuovo B, Kamya MR, Easterbrook PJ.

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Total lymphocyte count and World Health Organization pediatric clinical stage as markers to assess need to initiate antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in Moshi, Northern Tanzania.

Johnson OO, Benjamin DK, Benjamin DK Jr, Schimana W, Gayani Tillekeratne L, Crump JA, Landman KZ, Kinabo GD, Mmbaga B, Msuya LJ, Shao JF, Swai ME, Cunningham CK.

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Resistance profiles after different periods of exposure to a first-line antiretroviral regimen in a Cameroonian cohort of HIV type-1-infected patients.

Soria A, Porten K, Fampou-Toundji JC, Galli L, Mougnutou R, Buard V, Kfutwah A, Vessière A, Rousset D, Teck R, Calmy A, Ciaffi L, Lazzarin A, Gianotti N.

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Antiretroviral treatment adherence and its determinants in Sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective study at Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon.

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Darunavir: a review of its use in the management of HIV infection in adults.

McKeage K, Perry CM, Keam SJ.

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