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Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV infected persons by Akolo, Christopher, Adetifa, Ifedayo, Shepperd, Sasha, Volmink, Jimmy

“…Individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are at an increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB). It is known that treatment of…”
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Cost comparison of nine-month treatment regimens with 20-month standardized care for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria by Bada, Florence O, Blok, Nick, Okpokoro, Evaezi, Dutt, Saswata, Akolo, Christopher, Dakum, Patrick, Abimiku, Alash'le

“…Globally, drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continues to be a public health threat. Nigeria, which accounts for a significant proportion of the global burden…”
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Correction: Cost comparison of nine-month treatment regimens with 20-month standardized care for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria by Bada, Florence O, Blok, Nick, Okpokoro, Evaezi, Dutt, Saswata, Akolo, Christopher, Dakum, Patrick, Abimiku, Alash'le

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241065.]…”
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Differentiated Service Delivery Models for Maintaining HIV Treatment and Prevention Services During Crisis and Disease Outbreaks: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic by Njuguna, Njambi, Akolo, Christopher, Anzala, Omu, Baeten, Jared M., Heffron, Renee, Mugo, Nelly R., Bateganya, Moses

“…Purpose of Review This review summarizes differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV treatment and prevention that have been adapted for maintaining…”
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Associations between Cognition, Gender and Monocyte Activation among HIV Infected Individuals in Nigeria by Royal, 3rd, Walter, Cherner, Mariana, Burdo, Tricia H, Umlauf, Anya, Letendre, Scott L, Jumare, Jibreel, Abimiku, Alash'le, Alabi, Peter, Alkali, Nura, Bwala, Sunday, Okwuasaba, Kanayo, Eyzaguirre, Lindsay M, Akolo, Christopher, Guo, Ming, Williams, Kenneth C, Blattner, William A

“…The potential role of gender in the occurrence of HIV-related neurocognitive impairment (NCI) and associations with markers of HIV-related immune activity has…”
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Reaching the unreached: Performance of an enhanced peer outreach approach to identify new HIV cases among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in HIV programs in West and Central Africa by Lillie, Tiffany A, Persaud, Navindra E, DiCarlo, Meghan C, Gashobotse, Dismas, Kamali, Didier R, Cheron, Magda, Nishimoto, Lirica, Akolo, Christopher, Mahler, Hally R, Au, Maria C, Wolf, R Cameron

“…Finding new HIV-positive cases remains a priority to achieve the UNAIDS goals. An enhanced peer outreach approach (EPOA) was implemented to expand the delivery…”
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Knowledge and Beliefs of Breast Self-Examination and Breast Cancer among Market Women in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria by Oladimeji, Kelechi Elizabeth, Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M, Igbodekwe, Franklin C, Twomey, Mary, Akolo, Christopher, Balarabe, Hadiza Sabuwa, Atilola, Olayinka, Jegede, Oluwole, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju

“…In most resource constrained settings like Nigeria, breast self-examination self-breast examination (BSE) is culturally acceptable, religious friendly and…”
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Uptake of cervical cancer screening among sex workers living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study by Akolo, Maureen, Gelmon, Lawrence, Musembi, Horatius, Mutwiri, Benard, Kambo, Isabel, Kimani, Joshua, Akolo, Christopher

“…Background: Hospitals within Nairobi County, Kenya, offer cervical cancer screening services. However, most female sex workers do not seek this service…”
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Achieving HIV epidemic control through accelerating efforts to expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs by Nishimoto, Lirica, Olisa, Adaobi Lisa, Imohi, Philip, Chang, Judy, Obermeyer, Chris, Kabwali, Dama, Akolo, Christopher

“…The world is not on track to reach the majority of the UNAIDS 2025 targets, and people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to be left behind, hindered by…”
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Readiness for Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malawi: Qualitative Focus Group and Interview Study by Mpunga, Elizabeth, Persaud, Navindra, Akolo, Christopher, Boyee, Dorica, Kamanga, Gift, Trapence, Gift, Chilongozi, David, Ruberintwari, Melchiade, Masankha Banda, Louis

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a key group for HIV interventions in Malawi considering their high HIV prevalence (17.5% compared to 8.4% among men in the…”
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Managing amphetamine use is critical to achieving HIV control by Mastro, Timothy D., Akolo, Christopher, Shoptaw, Steven

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Uptake of Treatment as Prevention for HIV and Continuum of Care Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nigeria by Charurat, Man E, Emmanuel, Benjamin, Akolo, Christopher, Keshinro, Babajide, Nowak, Rebecca G, Kennedy, Sara, Orazulike, Ifeanyi, Ake, Julie, Njoku, Ogbonnaya, Baral, Stefan, Blattner, William

“…BACKGROUND:Experimental evidence has shown that treatment of HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevents heterosexual transmission of HIV to an…”
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Elevated Plasma Levels of sCD14 and MCP-1 Are Associated With HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders Among Antiretroviral-Naive Individuals in Nigeria by Jumare, Jibreel, Akolo, Christopher, Ndembi, Nicaise, Bwala, Sunday, Alabi, Peter, Okwuasaba, Kanayo, Adebiyi, Ruxton, Umlauf, Anya, Cherner, Mariana, Abimiku, Alash'le, Charurat, Man, Blattner, William A., Royal, Walter

“…BACKGROUND:Mononuclear cells play key roles in the pathogenesis of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Limited studies have looked at the…”
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Expanding Access to Oral Preexposure Prophylaxis for People Who Inject Drugs in Bayelsa and Niger States, Nigeria by Nishimoto, Lirica, Ikani, Patrick, Achanya, Joseph, Idowu, Adekunle, Olisa, Adaobi Lisa, Walker, Christa Fischer, Gottlieb, Amy, Akolo, Christopher

“…While oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended for all individuals with substantial risk of acquiring HIV, people who inject drugs (PWID) have not…”
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Correction: Cost comparison of nine-month treatment regimens with 20-month standardized care for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria by Florence O. Bada, Nick Blok, Evaezi Okpokoro, Saswata Dutt, Christopher Akolo, Patrick Dakum, Alash’le Abimiku

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Prevention of Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV by Granich, Reuben, Akolo, Christopher, Gunneberg, Christian, Getahun, Haileyesus, Williams, Phoebe, Williams, Brian

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection drives tuberculosis (TB) incidence, and in some African countries, 80% of persons with TB have HIV infection. By…”
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Building a complementary approach to HIV service delivery for key populations using health facilities in collaboration with community-based organizations in Liberia by Kamanga, Gift, Clement, Nana Fosua, Hallie, Thomas, Lyimo, Rachel, Mora, Danielle de, Kerbay, Cytirus, Odo, Michael, Harris, Lisa, Caldwell, Samretta, Garbo, Julia T., Mack, Natasha, K. Thakur, Pradeep, Koikoi, Titus, Wilcher, Rose, Sherman, Helene, Akolo, Christopher

“…Key populations (KPs), including female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender (trans) people, prisoners, and people who use drugs,…”
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Kidney function in tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based oral pre-exposure prophylaxis users: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature and a multi-country meta-analysis of individual participant data by Schaefer, Robin, Amparo da Costa Leite, Pedro Henrique, Silva, Ronaldo, Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Akolo, Christopher, Cáceres, Carlos F, Dourado, Inês, Green, Kimberly, Hettema, Anita, Hoornenborg, Elske, Jana, Smarajit, Kerschberger, Bernhard, Mahler, Hally, Matse, Sindy, McManus, Hamish, Molina, Jean-Michel, Reza-Paul, Sushena, Azwa, Iskandar, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Taylor, Doug, Vega-Ramirez, Hamid, Veloso, Valdiléa G, Baggaley, Rachel, Dalal, Shona

“…Previous WHO guidance on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) suggests measuring creatinine levels at PrEP initiation and…”
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Neurocognitive impairment associated with predominantly early stage HIV infection in Abuja, Nigeria by Akolo, Christopher, Royal, Walter, Cherner, Mariana, Okwuasaba, Kanayo, Eyzaguirre, Lindsay, Adebiyi, Ruxton, Umlauf, Anya, Hendrix, Terence, Johnson, Joyce, Abimiku, Alashl’e, Blattner, William A.

“…Detailed neuropsychological testing was performed on 133 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive (SP) and 77 HIV seronegative (SN) individuals, 86 %…”
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Getting to the First 90: Incentivized Peer Mobilizers Promote HIV Testing Services to Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Social Media in Mumbai, India by Das, Anjana, George, Bitra, Ranebennur, Virupax, Parthasarathy, M R, Shreenivas, G S, Todankar, Priyamvada, Shrivastav, Amit, Reddy, Ajay Kumar, Akolo, Christopher, Cassell, Michael, Mane, Sandeep, Tripathi, Deepak, Baishya, Jiban

“…Recent studies of Indian men who have sex with men (MSM) have shown widespread use of social media for seeking sex partners. We piloted a peer mobilization…”
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