Search Results - "Hoffman, Irving"

Factors associated with a history of treatment interruption among pregnant women living with HIV in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Sasse, Simone A, Harrington, Bryna J, DiPrete, Bethany L, Chagomerana, Maganizo B, Klyn, Laura Limarzi, Wallie, Shaphil D, Maliwichi, Madalitso, Jumbe, Allan N, Hoffman, Irving F, Rosenberg, Nora E, Tang, Jennifer H, Hosseinipour, Mina C

“…Long-term care engagement of women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential to effective HIV public health measures. We sought to explore factors…”
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Factors influencing postnatal Option B+ participation and breastfeeding duration among HIV-positive women in Lilongwe District, Malawi: A qualitative study by Flax, Valerie L, Hamela, Gloria, Mofolo, Innocent, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Hoffman, Irving F, Maman, Suzanne

“…To ensure the health of mothers and children, prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs test women for HIV, engage HIV-positive women in…”
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The role of acute and early HIV infection in the spread of HIV and implications for transmission prevention strategies in Lilongwe, Malawi: a modelling study by Powers, Kimberly A, Dr, Ghani, Azra C, Prof, Miller, William C, MD, Hoffman, Irving F, PA, Pettifor, Audrey E, PhD, Kamanga, Gift, CO, Martinson, Francis EA, MD, Cohen, Myron S, Prof

“…Summary Background HIV transmission risk is higher during acute and early HIV infection than it is during chronic infection, but the contribution of early…”
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Optimizing prevention of HIV mother to child transmission: Duration of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression at delivery among pregnant Malawian women by Chagomerana, Maganizo B, Miller, William C, Tang, Jennifer H, Hoffman, Irving F, Mthiko, Bryan C, Phulusa, Jacob, John, Mathias, Jumbe, Allan, Hosseinipour, Mina C

“…Effective antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy minimizes the risk of vertical HIV transmission. Some women present late in their pregnancy for first…”
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The HIV Care Continuum among Female Sex Workers: A Key Population in Lilongwe, Malawi by Lancaster, Kathryn Elizabeth, Powers, Kimberly A, Lungu, Thandie, Mmodzi, Pearson, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Chadwick, Katy, Go, Vivian F, Pence, Brian W, Hoffman, Irving F, Miller, William C

“…The HIV care continuum among female sex workers (FSW), a key population, has not been well characterized, especially within the generalized epidemics of…”
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Effects of HIV voluntary medical male circumcision programs on sexually transmitted infections by Matoga, Mitch, Hosseinipour, Mina C., Jewett, Sara, Hoffman, Irving F., Chasela, Charles

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWEvidence of the protective effect of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) against HIV is well established. However, evidence of the…”
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Decision Making and Practices: Malawian Mothers’ and Fathers’ Roles in the Context of HIV by Chintalapudi, Nainisha, Hamela, Gloria, Mofolo, Innocent, Maman, Suzanne, Hosseinipour, Mina C., Hoffman, Irving F., Flax, Valerie L.

“…Background: Few studies in low- and middle-income countries have examined the roles of couples in infant and young child feeding decision making and practices,…”
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Early experience after developing a pathology laboratory in Malawi, with emphasis on cancer diagnoses by Gopal, Satish, Krysiak, Robert, Liomba, N George, Horner, Marie-Josephe, Shores, Carol G, Alide, Noor, Kamiza, Steve, Kampani, Coxcilly, Chimzimu, Fred, Fedoriw, Yuri, Dittmer, Dirk P, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Hoffman, Irving F

“…Despite increasing cancer burden in Malawi, pathology services are limited. We describe operations during the first 20 months of a new pathology laboratory in…”
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A scalable, integrated intervention to engage people who inject drugs in HIV care and medication-assisted treatment (HPTN 074): a randomised, controlled phase 3 feasibility and efficacy study by Miller, William C, Hoffman, Irving F, Hanscom, Brett S, Ha, Tran V, Dumchev, Kostyantyn, Djoerban, Zubairi, Rose, Scott M, Latkin, Carl A, Metzger, David S, Lancaster, Kathryn E, Go, Vivian F, Dvoriak, Sergii, Mollan, Katie R, Reifeis, Sarah A, Piwowar-Manning, Estelle M, Richardson, Paul, Hudgens, Michael G, Hamilton, Erica L, Sugarman, Jeremy, Eshleman, Susan H, Susami, Hepa, Chu, Viet Anh, Djauzi, Samsuridjal, Kiriazova, Tetiana, Bui, Duong D, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Burns, David N

“…People who inject drugs (PWID) have a high incidence of HIV, little access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and high…”
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Stigma, Social Support, and Sexual Behavior Among Female Sex Workers at Risk for HIV in Malawi by Ruegsegger, Laura M, Stockton, Melissa, Go, Vivian F, Piscalko, Hannah, Davis, Dylane, Hoffman, Irving F, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Zalira, Emanuel, Lungu, Thandie, Bula, Agatha, Lancaster, Kathryn E

“…Lack of social support and sex work stigma may hinder STI/HIV prevention for female sex workers (FSW). We explored the associations between sex work stigma and…”
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Safety and effectiveness of BufferGel and 0.5% PRO2000 gel for the prevention of HIV infection in women by ABDOOL KARIM, Salim S, RICHARDSON, Barbra A, MOENCH, Thomas R, PIWOWAR-MANNING, Estelle, MASSE, Benoît, HILLIER, Sharon L, SOTO-TORRES, Lydia, RAMJEE, Gita, HOFFMAN, Irving F, CHIRENJE, Zvavahera M, TAHA, Taha, KAPINA, Muzala, MASLANKOWSKI, Lisa, COLETTI, Anne, PROFY, Albert

“…To determine the safety and effectiveness of BufferGel and 0.5% PRO2000 microbicide gels for the prevention of male-to-female HIV transmission. Phase II/IIb,…”
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Prevalence of antiretroviral therapy treatment failure among HIV-infected pregnant women at first antenatal care: PMTCT Option B+ in Malawi by Chagomerana, Maganizo B, Miller, William C, Tang, Jennifer H, Hoffman, Irving F, Harrington, Bryna J, DiPrete, Bethany, Wallie, Shaphil, Jumbe, Allan, Limarzi, Laura, Hosseinipour, Mina C

“…In Malawi's PMTCT Option B+ program, HIV-infected pregnant women who are already receiving ART are continued on their current therapy regimen without testing…”
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Characterizing network-based HIV testing interventions to guide HIV testing and contact tracing at STI clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi by Maierhofer, Courtney N., Powers, Kimberly A., Matoga, Mitch M., Chen, Jane S., Jere, Edward, Massa, Cecilia, Mmodzi, Pearson, Bhushan, Nivedita L., Phiri, Sam, Hoffman, Irving F., Lancaster, Kathryn E., Miller, William C., Rutstein, Sarah E.

“…Understanding heterogeneity across patients in effectiveness of network-based HIV testing interventions may optimize testing and contact tracing strategies,…”
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Detection of Acute HIV Infection: A Field Evaluation of the Determine® HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Test by Rosenberg, Nora E., Kamanga, Gift, Phiri, Sam, Nsona, Dominic, Pettifor, Audrey, Rutstein, Sarah E., Kamwendo, Deborah, Hoffman, Irving F., Keating, Maria, Brown, Lillian B., Ndalama, Beatrice, Fiscus, Susan A., Congdon, Seth, Cohen, Myron S., Miller, William C.

“…Background. Most human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) point-of-care tests detect antibodies (Ab) but not p²⁴ antigen (Ag) or RNA. In the absence of antibodies,…”
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High HIV incidence and sexual behavior change among pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi: implications for the risk of HIV acquisition by Keating, Maria A, Hamela, Gloria, Miller, William C, Moses, Agnes, Hoffman, Irving F, Hosseinipour, Mina C

“…HIV incidence is higher among pregnant women than their non-pregnant counterparts in some sub-Saharan African settings. Our aims were (1) to estimate HIV…”
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HIV Partner Notification Is Effective and Feasible in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for HIV Treatment and Prevention by Brown, Lillian B, Miller, William C, Kamanga, Gift, Nyirenda, Naomi, Mmodzi, Pearson, Pettifor, Audrey, Dominik, Rosalie C, Kaufman, Jay S, Mapanje, Clement, Martinson, Francis, Cohen, Myron S, Hoffman, Irving F

“…BACKGROUND:Sexual partners of persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection require HIV counseling, testing and, if necessary, evaluation for therapy. However,…”
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A Single Amino Acid Substitution in Elongation Factor G Can Confer Low-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Holley, Concerta L, Dhulipala, Vijaya, Balthazar, Jacqueline T, Le Van, Adriana, Begum, Afrin A, Chen, Shao-Chun, Read, Timothy D, Matoga, Mitch, Hoffman, Irving F, Golparian, Daniel, Unemo, Magnus, Jerse, Ann E, Shafer, William M

“…The continued emergence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates which are resistant to first-line antibiotics has reinvigorated interest in alternative therapies…”
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An intervention to improve lumbar puncture rates for meningitis surveillance in children at four secondary health facilities in Malawi: A before/after analysis by Zulu, Madalitso D., Msuku, Harrison, Stanley, Christopher C., Phiri, Vincent S., Topazian, Hillary M., Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Hoffman, Irving F., Juliano, Jonathan J., Mathanga, Don P., Mvalo, Tisungane

“…Objectives A lumbar puncture (LP) procedure plays a key role in meningitis diagnosis. In Malawi and other sub‐Saharan African countries, LP completion rates…”
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Dramatic Shift in the Etiology of Genital Ulcer Disease Among Patients Visiting a Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi by Chen, Jane S, Matoga, Mitch M, Gaither, Claudia F, Jere, Edward, Mathiya, Esther, Bonongwe, Naomi, Krysiak, Robert, Banda, Gabriel, Hoffman, Irving F, Miller, William C, Juliano, Jonathan J, Rutstein, Sarah E

“…Genital ulcer diseases (GUDs) are a common syndrome associated with sexually transmitted infections. Genital ulcer diseases increase the risk of HIV…”
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Effects of Urethritis on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Semen: Implications for HIV Prevention and Cure by Chen, Jane S, Matoga, Mitch, Massa, Cecilia, Tegha, Gerald, Ndalama, Beatrice, Bonongwe, Naomi, Mathiya, Esther, Jere, Edward, Banda, Gabriel, Loftis, Amy J, Lancaster, Kathryn E, Miller, William C, Hoffman, Irving F, Cohen, Myron S

“…Prior to the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), men living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with urethritis had increased…”
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