Search Results - "CHOHAN, Bhavna H"
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SMS messaging to improve retention and viral suppression in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs in Kenya: A 3-arm randomized clinical trial
Published in PLoS medicine (01-05-2021)“…Background Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLWH) need support for HIV and maternal child health (MCH) care, which could be provided using short…”
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Food insecurity, drug resistance and non-disclosure are associated with virologic non-suppression among HIV pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment
Published in PloS one (18-08-2021)“…We determined social and behavioral factors associated with virologic non-suppression among pregnant women receiving Option B+ antiretroviral treatment (ART)…”
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HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in postpartum Kenyan women and their infants
Published in PloS one (17-01-2023)“…HIV may increase SARS-CoV-2 infection risk and COVID-19 severity generally, but data are limited about its impact on postpartum women and their infants. As…”
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Changes in key vaginal bacteria among postpartum African women initiating intramuscular depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate
Published in PloS one (05-03-2020)“…The ECHO trial has relieved apprehension about intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), however it is still important to understand how…”
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SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence, correlates, and access to harm reduction services among people who inject drugs living with and without HIV and their partners in Kenya
Published in Harm reduction journal (23-02-2023)“…In sub-Saharan Africa many people who inject drugs (PWID) are living with undiagnosed or untreated HIV and experience high levels of poverty and conditions…”
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Starting to have sexual intercourse is associated with increases in cervicovaginal immune mediators in young women: a prospective study and meta-analysis
Published in eLife (25-10-2022)“…Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is unknown whether beginning to have sexual intercourse…”
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HIV Drug Resistance Patterns and Characteristics Associated with Clinically Significant Drug Resistance among Children with Virologic Failure on Antiretroviral Treatment in Kenya: Findings from the Opt4Kids Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in Viruses (01-10-2023)“…Increasing HIV drug resistance (DR) among children with HIV (CHIV) on antiretroviral treatment (ART) is concerning. CHIV ages 1-14 years enrolled from March…”
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Gut virome and microbiome dynamics before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in women living with HIV and their infants
Published in Gut microbes (01-01-2024)“…Microbiome perturbations can have long-term effects on health. The dynamics of the gut microbiome and virome in women living with HIV (WLHIV) and their newborn…”
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Characteristics associated with HIV and hepatitis C seroprevalence among sexual and injecting partners of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Nairobi and coastal Kenya
Published in BMC infectious diseases (21-01-2022)“…Persons who inject drugs (PWID) have higher HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence than the general population in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Real-world performance of point-of-care vs. standard-of-care HIV viral load testing in western Kenya: Secondary analysis of Opt4Kids and Opt4Mamas studies
Published in PLOS global public health (2024)“…Routine HIV viral load testing is important for evaluating HIV treatment outcomes, but conventional viral load testing has many barriers including expensive…”
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Dynamic Changes in Breast Milk Microbiome in the Early Postpartum Period of Kenyan Women Living with HIV Are Influenced by Antibiotics but Not Antiretrovirals
Published in Microbiology spectrum (27-04-2022)“…Shared bacteria between maternal breast milk and infant stool, infers that transfer of maternal breast milk microbiota through breastfeeding seeds the…”
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HIV-1 superinfection and its implications for vaccine design
Published in Current HIV research (01-12-2010)“…HIV-1 superinfection, which refers to a subsequent HIV-1 infection from a different source partner after the first HIV-1 infection is established, has now been…”
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Infection with Multiple Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variants Is Associated with Faster Disease Progression
Published in Journal of Virology (01-12-2003)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting
Published in BMC pediatrics (18-02-2011)“…The aim of this study was to develop an economical 'in-house' single round polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using filter paper-dried blood spots (FP-DBS)…”
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Injectable Contraceptive Use and Genital Ulcer Disease during the Early Phase of HIV-1 Infection Increase Plasma Virus Load in Women
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-01-2004)“…We examined the association between host factors present near the time of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition and subsequent virus loads,…”
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Virologic Nonsuppression and HIV Drug Resistance Among People Who Inject Drugs and Their Sexual and Injecting Partners in Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-05-2024)“…We evaluated the prevalence and correlates of HIV viral nonsuppression and HIV drug resistance (HIV-DR) in a cohort of people who inject drugs living with HIV…”
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Assisted Partner Services for People Who Inject Drugs: Index Characteristics Associated With Untreated HIV in Partners
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-11-2022)“…Assisted partner services (APSs) is a feasible, acceptable, and effective strategy that increases uptake of HIV testing; however, it has not been used widely…”
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Influence of Intramuscular Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Initiation on Vaginal Microbiota in the Postpartum Period
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-06-2021)“…Abstract Background The vaginal microbiome plays a key role in women’s reproductive health. Use of exogenous hormones, such as intramuscular depot…”
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated With Higher Levels of Systemic Inflammation Among Kenyan Adults Despite Viral Suppression
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (05-10-2021)“…Systemic inflammation independently predicts future cardiovascular events and is associated with a 2-fold increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among…”
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Comparison of nucleocapsid and spike antibody ELISAs for determining SARS‐CoV‐2 seropositivity in Kenyan women and infants
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-01-2023)“…A multitude of enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) has been developed to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) antibodies…”
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