Search Results - "MASKEW, Mhairi"

Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV at a Patient's First Clinic Visit: The RapIT Randomized Controlled Trial by Rosen, Sydney, Maskew, Mhairi, Fox, Matthew P, Nyoni, Cynthia, Mongwenyana, Constance, Malete, Given, Sanne, Ian, Bokaba, Dorah, Sauls, Celeste, Rohr, Julia, Long, Lawrence

“…High rates of patient attrition from care between HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation have been documented in sub-Saharan Africa,…”
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Estimating retention in HIV care accounting for patient transfers: A national laboratory cohort study in South Africa by Fox, Matthew P, Bor, Jacob, Brennan, Alana T, MacLeod, William B, Maskew, Mhairi, Stevens, Wendy S, Carmona, Sergio

“…Systematic reviews have described high rates of attrition in patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, migration and clinical transfer…”
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A clinical algorithm for same-day HIV treatment initiation in settings with high TB symptom prevalence in South Africa: The SLATE II individually randomized clinical trial by Maskew, Mhairi, Brennan, Alana T., Fox, Matthew P., Vezi, Lungisile, Venter, Willem D. F., Ehrenkranz, Peter, Rosen, Sydney

“…Introduction In its 2017 revision of the global guidelines for HIV care and treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for rapid or same-day…”
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Prevalence, incidence, predictors, treatment, and control of hypertension among HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral treatment in public sector treatment programs in South Africa by Brennan, Alana T, Jamieson, Lise, Crowther, Nigel J, Fox, Matthew P, George, Jaya A, Berry, Kaitlyn M, Stokes, Andrew, Maskew, Mhairi, Sanne, Ian, Long, Lawrence, Cassim, Naseem, Rosen, Sydney

“…One of the key risk factors for cardiovascular disease is hypertension. Hypertension, which leads to heart attacks and strokes, already affects one billion…”
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Prior exposure to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients presenting for HIV treatment initiation or reinitiation in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Benade, Mariet, Maskew, Mhairi, Juntunen, Allison, Flynn, David B, Rosen, Sydney

“…ObjectivesAs countries have scaled up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, attrition rates of up to 30% annually have created a large pool of…”
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Cervical cancer risk and impact of Pap‐based screening in HIV‐positive women on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa by Rohner, Eliane, Sengayi, Mazvita, Goeieman, Bridgette, Michelow, Pamela, Firnhaber, Cynthia, Maskew, Mhairi, Bohlius, Julia

“…Data on invasive cervical cancer (ICC) incidence in HIV‐positive women and the effect of cervical cancer screening in sub‐Saharan Africa are scarce. We…”
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The South African National HIV Pregnancy Cohort: evaluating continuity of care among women living with HIV by Clouse, Kate, Malope-Kgokong, Babatyi, Bor, Jacob, Nattey, Cornelius, Mudau, Maanda, Maskew, Mhairi

“…South Africa is home to more people living with HIV than any other country, including nearly one in three pregnant women attending antenatal care. Access to…”
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Variation in HIV care and treatment outcomes by facility in South Africa, 2011-2015: A cohort study by Bor, Jacob, Gage, Anna, Onoya, Dorina, Maskew, Mhairi, Tripodis, Yorghos, Fox, Matthew P, Puren, Adrian, Carmona, Sergio, Mlisana, Koleka, MacLeod, William

“…Despite widespread availability of HIV treatment, patient outcomes differ across facilities. We propose and evaluate an approach to measure quality of HIV care…”
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Simplified clinical algorithm for identifying patients eligible for same-day HIV treatment initiation (SLATE): Results from an individually randomized trial in South Africa and Kenya by Rosen, Sydney, Maskew, Mhairi, Larson, Bruce A, Brennan, Alana T, Tsikhutsu, Isaac, Fox, Matthew P, Vezi, Lungisile, Bii, Margaret, Venter, Willem D F

“…The World Health Organization recommends "same-day" initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV patients who are eligible and ready. Identifying…”
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Applying machine learning and predictive modeling to retention and viral suppression in South African HIV treatment cohorts by Maskew, Mhairi, Sharpey-Schafer, Kieran, De Voux, Lucien, Crompton, Thomas, Bor, Jacob, Rennick, Marcus, Chirowodza, Admire, Miot, Jacqui, Molefi, Seithati, Onaga, Chuka, Majuba, Pappie, Sanne, Ian, Pisa, Pedro

“…HIV treatment programs face challenges in identifying patients at risk for loss-to-follow-up and uncontrolled viremia. We applied predictive machine learning…”
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Attrition through multiple stages of pre-treatment and ART HIV care in South Africa by Fox, Matthew P, Shearer, Kate, Maskew, Mhairi, Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Clouse, Kate, Sanne, Ian

“…While momentum for increasing treatment thresholds is growing, if patients cannot be retained in HIV care from the time of testing positive through long-term…”
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Cohort profile: Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital maternal HIV cohort, Johannesburg, South Africa by Technau, Karl-Günter, Maskew, Mhairi, Nattey, Cornelius, Hwang, Candice, van Dongen, Nicola, Ferreira Brizido, Thalia, Wise, Amy

“…PurposeThe Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) maternal HIV cohort originated from data systems that were developed to support HIV-related birth…”
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Gender differences in mortality and CD4 count response among virally suppressed HIV-positive patients by Maskew, Mhairi, Brennan, Alana T, Westreich, Daniel, McNamara, Lynne, MacPhail, A Patrick, Fox, Matthew P

“…Treatment outcomes for antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients may vary by gender, but estimates from current evidence may be confounded by disease stage and…”
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Marginal Structural Models to Assess Delays in Second-Line HIV Treatment Initiation in South Africa by Rohr, Julia K, Ive, Prudence, Horsburgh, C Robert, Berhanu, Rebecca, Shearer, Kate, Maskew, Mhairi, Long, Lawrence, Sanne, Ian, Bassett, Jean, Ebrahim, Osman, Fox, Matthew P

“…South African HIV treatment guidelines call for patients who fail first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) to be switched to second-line ART, yet logistical…”
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Relationship between renal dysfunction, nephrotoxicity and death among HIV adults on tenofovir by BRENNAN, Alana, EVANS, Denise, MASKEW, Mhairi, NAICKER, Saraladevi, IVE, Prudence, SANNE, Ian, MAOTOE, Thapelo, FOX, Matthew

“…In April 2010, the South African government added tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to its first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV patients. We analyzed…”
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Cohort profile: the South African National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort by MacLeod, William B, Bor, Jacob, Candy, Sue, Maskew, Mhairi, Fox, Matthew P, Bulekova, Katia, Brennan, Alana T, Potter, James, Nattey, Cornelius, Onoya, Dorina, Mlisana, Koleka, Stevens, Wendy, Carmona, Sergio

“…PurposeSouth Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort was established in 2015 to facilitate monitoring, evaluation and research…”
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Implementation of Option B and a fixed-dose combination antiretroviral regimen for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa: A model of uptake and adherence to care by Maskew, Mhairi, Jamieson, Lise, Mohomi, Given, Long, Lawrence, Mongwenyana, Constance, Nyoni, Cynthia, Mokaba, Dorah, Fox, Matthew P, Sanne, Ian, Rosen, Sydney

“…Initiating and retaining pregnant women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) remains a major challenge facing…”
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Patterns of engagement in care during clients' first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: A retrospective cohort analysis using routinely collected data by Maskew, Mhairi, Benade, Mariet, Huber, Amy, Pascoe, Sophie, Sande, Linda, Malala, Lufuno, Manganye, Musa, Rosen, Sydney

“…Retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the early treatment period is one of the most serious challenges facing HIV programs, but the timing and…”
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Prevalence of TB symptoms, diagnosis and treatment among people living with HIV (PLHIV) not on ART presenting at outpatient clinics in South Africa and Kenya: baseline results from a clinical trial by Brennan, Alana, Maskew, Mhairi, Larson, Bruce A, Tsikhutsu, Isaac, Bii, Margaret, Vezi, Lungisile, Fox, Matthew, Venter, Willem Daniel Francois, Ehrenkranz, Peter D, Rosen, Sydney

“…ObjectiveWe used screening data and routine clinic records for intervention arm patients in the Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility (SLATE) trials…”
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Treatment response and mortality among patients starting antiretroviral therapy with and without Kaposi sarcoma: a cohort study by Maskew, Mhairi, Fox, Matthew P, van Cutsem, Gilles, Chu, Kathryn, Macphail, Patrick, Boulle, Andrew, Egger, Matthias, Africa, For Iedea Southern

“…Improved survival among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has focused attention on AIDS-related cancers including Kaposi sarcoma (KS)…”
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