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Concomitant pulmonary disease is common among patients with extrapulmonary TB by Shivakumar, S. V. B. Y., Padmapriyadarsini, C., Chavan, A., Paradkar, M., Shrinivasa, B. M., Gupte, A., Dhanasekaran, K., Thomas, B., Suryavanshi, N., Dolla, C. K., Selvaraju, S., Kinikar, A., Gaikwad, S., Kohli, R., Sivaramakrishnan, G. N., Pradhan, N., Hanna, L. E., Kulkarni, V., DeLuca, A., Cox, S. R., Murali, L., Thiruvengadam, K., Raskar, S., Ramachandran, G., Golub, J. E., Gupte, N., Mave, V., Swaminathan, S., Gupta, A., Bollinger, R. C

“…BACKGROUND: Microbiologic screening of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) patients could inform recommendations for aerosol precautions and close contact prophylaxis…”
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High rates of syphilis among STI patients are contributing to the spread of HIV-1 in India by Reynolds, S J, Risbud, A R, Shepherd, M E, Rompalo, A M, Ghate, M V, Godbole, S V, Joshi, S N, Divekar, A D, Gangakhedkar, R R, Bollinger, R C, Mehendale, S M

“…Background: Recent syphilis outbreaks have raised concern regarding the potential enhancement of HIV transmission. The incidence of syphilis and its…”
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Screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dementia in an HIV clade C-infected population in India by Riedel, D, Ghate, M, Nene, M, Paranjape, RS, Mehendale, SM, Bollinger, RC, Sacktor, N, McArthur, JC, Nath, A

“…Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clade C virus infects the largest populations worldwide, to date there are no prospective studies reported thus far…”
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Low HIV-1 incidence among married serodiscordant couples in Pune, India by MEHENDALE, S. M, GHATE, M. V, DIVEKAR, A. D, RISBUD, A. R, PARANJAPE, R. S, BOLLINGER, R. C, KISHORE KUMAR, B, SAHAY, S, GAMBLE, T. R, GODBOLE, S. V, THAKAR, M. R, KULKARNI, S. S, GUPTA, A, GANGAKHEDKAR, R. R

“…Unlike commercial sex workers and patients attending sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics, married couples are not typically targeted for HIV risk…”
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Physician estimate of antiretroviral adherence in India: poor correlation with patient self-report and viral load by Walshe, Louise, Saple, D G, Mehta, S H, Shah, B, Bollinger, R C, Gupta, A

“…Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical in maintaining viral suppression and minimizing resistance in HIV-infected patients. We compared…”
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Barriers to screening and isoniazid preventive therapy for child contacts of tuberculosis patients by Belgaumkar, V., Chandanwale, A., Valvi, C., Pardeshi, G., Lokhande, R., Kadam, D., Joshi, S., Gupte, N., Jain, D., Dhumal, G., Deluca, A., Golub, J., Gupta, A., Kinikar, A., Bollinger, R. C.

“…BACKGROUND: India's guidelines recommend tuberculosis (TB) screening of household contacts aged <6 years and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for children…”
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Delays and barriers to early treatment initiation for childhood tuberculosis in India by Valvi, C., Chandanwale, A., Khadse, S., Kulkarni, R., Kadam, D., Kinikar, A., Joshi, S., Lokhande, R., Pardeshi, G., Garg, P., Gupte, N., Jain, D., Suryavanshi, N., Golub, J. E., Shankar, A., Gupta, A., Dhumal, G., Deluca, A., Bollinger, R. C.

“…BACKGROUND: India accounts for 27% of global childhood tuberculosis (TB) burden. Understanding barriers to early diagnosis and treatment in children may…”
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High-risk behaviour in young men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Pune, India by Brahme, R. G., Sahay, S., Malhotra-kohli, R., Divekar, A. D., Gangakhedkar, R. R., Parkhe, A. P., Kharat, M. P., Risbud, A. R., Bollinger, R. C., Mehendale, S. M., Paranjape, R. S.

“…The present study reports sexual risk factors associated with HIV infection among men attending two sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Pune, India…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of rapid HIV testing of pregnant women in India by Bhore, A V, Sastry, J, Patke, D, Gupte, N, Bulakh, P M, Lele, S, Karmarkar, A, Bharucha, K E, Shrotri, A, Pisal, H, Suryawanshi, N, Tripathy, S, Risbud, A R, Paranjape, R S, Shankar, A V, Kshirsagar, A, Phadke, M A, Joshi, P L, Brookmeyer, R S, Bollinger, Jr, R C

“…Efforts to prevent HIV transmission from mother to infants in settings like India may benefit from the availability of reliable methods for rapid and simple…”
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Characterising cause of death among people treated for drug-susceptible TB in India by Cox, S. R., Padmapriyadarsini, C., Mave, V., Seth, B., Thiruvengadam, K., Gaikwad, S., Sahasrabudhe, T. R., Sane, M., Tornheim, J. A., Shrinivasa, B. M., Lokhande, R., Barthwal, M. S, Shivakumar, S. V. B. Y., Krishnan, S., Santhappan, R., Kinikar, A., Kakrani, A. L., Paradkar, M., Bollinger, R. C., Sekar, K., Gupte, A. N., Hanna, L. E., Gupta, A., Golub, J. E.

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Incidence and Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Seroconversion in Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in India by Mehendale, Sanjay M., Rodrigues, Jeanette J., Brookmeyer, Ronald S., Gangakhedkar, Raman R., Divekar, Anand D., Gokhale, Manjusha R., Risbud, Arun R., Paranjape, Ramesh S., Shepherd, Mary E., Rompalo, Ann E., Sule, Rajiv R., Tolat, Sunil N., Jadhav, Vijay D., Quinn, Thomas C., Bollinger, Robert C.

“…The first estimates of the seroincidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and of the risk factors for seroconversion in a cohort of high-risk…”
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Diabetes and pre-diabetes among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in India: is it time to screen them all? by Shivakumar, S. V. B. Y., Chandrasekaran, P., Kumar, A. M. V., Paradkar, M., Dhanasekaran, K., Suryavarshini, N., Thomas, B., Kohli, R., Thiruvengadam, K., Kulkarni, V., Hannah, L. E., Sivaramakrishnan, G. N., Pradhan, N., Dolla, C., Gupte, A., Ramachandran, G., DeLuca, A., Meshram, S., Bhardawaj, R., Bollinger, R. C., Golub, J., Selvaraj, K., Gupte, N., Swaminathan, S., Mave, V., Gupta, A., for the CTRIUMPh-RePORT India Study Team

“…SETTING: Pre-diabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and DM increase the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Screening contacts of TB patients for pre-DM/DM and linking…”
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Feasibility of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV among pregnant women presenting in labour in Pune, India by Bharucha, K E, Sastry, J, Shrotri, A, Sutar, S, Joshi, A, Bhore, A V, Phadke, M A, Bollinger, R C, Shankar, A V

“…Factors affecting the eligibility and acceptability of voluntary counselling and rapid HIV testing (VCT) were examined among pregnant women presenting in…”
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Women's acceptability and husband's support of rapid HIV testing of pregnant women in India by Shankar, A. V., Pisal, H., Patil, O., Joshi, A., Suryavanshi, N., Shrotri, A., Bharucha, K. E., Bulakh, P., Phadke, M. A., Bollinger, R. C., Sastry, J.

“…This study examined acceptability among pregnant women and their husbands for HIV testing within the antenatal clinic (ANC) and delivery room (DR) of a…”
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS and household environment of pregnant women in Pune, India by Shrotri, A, Shankar, A V, Sutar, S, Joshi, A, Suryawanshi, N, Pisal, H, Bharucha, K E, Phadke, M A, Bollinger, R C, Sastry, J

“…Our objective was to determine the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge of pregnant women in India. In a sub-sample of these women, we documented the extent to which…”
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Optimizing the HIV/AIDS informed consent process in India by Sastry, J, Pisal, H, Sutar, S, Kapadia-Kundu, N, Joshi, A, Suryavanshi, N, Bharucha, K E, Shrotri, A, Phadke, M A, Bollinger, R C, Shankar, A V

“…While the basic ethical issues regarding consent may be universal to all countries, the consent procedures required by international review boards which…”
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HIV-1 DNA shedding in genital ulcers and its associated risk factors in Pune, India by GADKARI, D. A, QUINN, T. C, GANGAKHEDKAR, R. R, MEHENDALE, S. M, DIVEKAR, A. D, RISBUD, A. R, CHAN-TACK, K, SHEPHERD, M, GAYDOS, C, BOLLINGER, R. C

“…HIV infection status was determined in 302 consecutive patients with genital ulcer disease (GUD) presenting to two sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics…”
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Universal Health Coverage: an urgent need for collaborative learning and technology in primary care by Patel, K. D., McLoughlin, C., Lygidakis, C., Bollinger, R. C., Reeves, S.

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HIV testing and counseling among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Pune, India : changes in condom use and sexual behavior over time by BENTLEY, M. E, SPRATT, K, SHEPHERD, M. E, GANGAKHEDKAR, R. R, THILIKAVATHI, S, BOLLINGER, R. C, MEHENDALE, S. M

“…To describe changes in sexual behavior and condom use among male heterosexual clients at two public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Pune, after…”
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Vitamin D deficiency and risk of postpartum tuberculosis among HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in India by Mave, V., Chandanwale, A., Bhosale, R., Shere, D., Gupte, N., Suryavanshi, N., Kulkarni, V., Kagal, A., Bharadwaj, R., Joshi, S., Bollinger, R. C., Gupta, A., for the SWEN (Six Weeks Extended Nevirapine India) and Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Medical College Clinical Trials Unit Study team

“…Some studies have associated low vitamin D levels with the risk of tuberculosis (TB), but its association in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected…”
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