Search Results - "Serena P. Koenig"

Same-day HIV testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy versus standard care for persons living with HIV: A randomized unblinded trial by Koenig, Serena P, Dorvil, Nancy, Dévieux, Jessy G, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany L, Riviere, Cynthia, Faustin, Mikerlyne, Lavoile, Kerlyne, Perodin, Christian, Apollon, Alexandra, Duverger, Limathe, McNairy, Margaret L, Hennessey, Kelly A, Souroutzidis, Ariadne, Cremieux, Pierre-Yves, Severe, Patrice, Pape, Jean W

“…Attrition during the period from HIV testing to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is high worldwide. We assessed whether same-day HIV testing and ART…”
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Trends in CD4 Count Testing, Retention in Pre-ART Care, and ART Initiation Rates over the First Decade of Expansion of HIV Services in Haiti by Koenig, Serena P, Bernard, Daphne, Dévieux, Jessy G, Atwood, Sidney, McNairy, Margaret L, Severe, Patrice, Marcelin, Adias, Julma, Pierrot, Apollon, Alexandra, Pape, Jean W

“…High attrition during the period from HIV testing to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is widely reported. Though treatment guidelines have changed to…”
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Tuberculosis in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by Koenig, Serena P, Rouzier, Vanessa, Vilbrun, Stalz Charles, Morose, Willy, Collins, Sean E, Joseph, Patrice, Decome, Diessy, Ocheretina, Oksana, Galbaud, Stanislas, Hashiguchi, Lauren, Pierrot, Julma, Pape, Jean William

“…In 2010, Haiti sustained a devastating earthquake that crippled the health-care infrastructure in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and left 1.5 million people…”
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Outcomes after antiretroviral therapy during the expansion of HIV services in Haiti by McNairy, Margaret L, Joseph, Patrice, Unterbrink, Michelle, Galbaud, Stanislas, Mathon, Jean-Edouard, Rivera, Vanessa, Jannat-Khah, Deanna, Reif, Lindsey, Koenig, Serena P, Domercant, Jean Wysler, Johnson, Warren, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Pape, Jean W

“…We report patient outcomes after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in a network of HIV facilities in Haiti, including temporal trends and differences…”
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Successful outcomes for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis despite civil unrest and COVID-19 in Haiti by Vilbrun, Stalz Charles, Souroutzidis, Ariadne, Walsh, Kathleen F, Ellis, Joshua, Guiteau, Colette, Delva, Sobieskye, Joissaint, Guy, Joseph, Patrice, Pape, Jean William, Koenig, Serena P

“…Globally, treatment outcomes for people with multi-drug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are sub-optimal, with MDR/RR-TB programs further weakened…”
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Meeting cholera's challenge to Haiti and the world: a joint statement on cholera prevention and care by Farmer, Paul, Almazor, Charles Patrick, Bahnsen, Emily T, Barry, Donna, Bazile, Junior, Bloom, Barry R, Bose, Niranjan, Brewer, Thomas, Calderwood, Stephen B, Clemens, John D, Cravioto, Alejandro, Eustache, Eddy, Jérôme, Gregory, Gupta, Neha, Harris, Jason B, Hiatt, Howard H, Holstein, Cassia, Hotez, Peter J, Ivers, Louise C, Kerry, Vanessa B, Koenig, Serena P, Larocque, Regina C, Léandre, Fernet, Lambert, Wesler, Lyon, Evan, Mekalanos, John J, Mukherjee, Joia S, Oswald, Cate, Pape, Jean-William, Gretchko Prosper, Anany, Rabinovich, Regina, Raymonville, Maxi, Réjouit, Jean-Renold, Ronan, Laurence J, Rosenberg, Mark L, Ryan, Edward T, Sachs, Jeffrey D, Sack, David A, Surena, Claude, Suri, Arjun A, Ternier, Ralph, Waldor, Matthew K, Walton, David, Weigel, Jonathan L

“…[...]we must link prevention to care by bolstering surveillance, education campaigns (about hand-washing, for example), and water, sanitation, and hygiene…”
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Community-based approaches to HIV treatment in resource-poor settings by Farmer, Paul, Léandre, Fernet, Mukherjee, Joia S, Claude, Marie Sidonise, Nevil, Patrice, Smith-Fawzi, Mary C, Koenig, Serena P, Castro, Arachu, Becerra, Mercedes C, Sachs, Jeffrey, Attaran, Amir, Kim, Jim Yong

“…Last year, HIV surpassed other pathogens to become the world's leading infectious cause of adult death. More than 90% of deaths occur in poor countries, yet…”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Beliefs about Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) among a Sample of Health Care Providers in Haiti by Dévieux, Jessy G, Saxena, Anshul, Rosenberg, Rhonda, Klausner, Jeffrey D, Jean-Gilles, Michèle, Madhivanan, Purnima, Gaston, Stéphanie, Rubens, Muni, Theodore, Harry, Deschamps, Marie-Marcelle, Koenig, Serena P, Pape, Jean William

“…Haiti has the highest number of people living with HIV infection in the Caribbean/Latin America region. Medical male circumcision (MMC) has been recommended to…”
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High Mortality among Patients with AIDS Who Received a Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in the First 3 Months of Antiretroviral Therapy by Koenig, Serena P., Riviere, Cynthia, Leger, Paul, Joseph, Patrice, Severe, Patrice, Parker, Kea, Collins, Sean, Lee, Erin, Pape, Jean W., Fitzgerald, Daniel W.

“…We analyzed mortality among 201 patients with AIDS and tuberculosis in Haiti. Patients who received a diagnosis of tuberculosis during the first 3 months after…”
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A Second Look at the Association between Gender and Mortality on Antiretroviral Therapy by Koenig, Serena P, Bornstein, Alexandra, Severe, Karine, Fox, Elizabeth, Dévieux, Jessy G, Severe, Patrice, Joseph, Patrice, Marcelin, Adias, Bright, Dgndy Alexandre, Pham, Ngoc, Cremieux, Pierre, Pape, Jean William

“…We assessed the association between gender and mortality on antiretroviral therapy (ART) using identical models with and without sex-specific categories for…”
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Early and efficient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by microscopic observation of broth cultures by Kidenya, Benson R, Kabangila, Rodrick, Peck, Robert N, Mshana, Stephen E, Webster, Lauren E, Koenig, Serena P, Johnson, Jr, Warren D, Fitzgerald, Daniel W

“…Early, efficient and inexpensive methods for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis are urgently needed for effective patient management as well as to…”
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Cost-effectiveness of early versus standard antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults in Haiti by Koenig, Serena P, Bang, Heejung, Severe, Patrice, Jean Juste, Marc Antoine, Ambroise, Alex, Edwards, Alison, Hippolyte, Jessica, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, McGreevy, Jolion, Riviere, Cynthia, Marcelin, Serge, Secours, Rode, Johnson, Warren D, Pape, Jean W, Schackman, Bruce R

“…In a randomized clinical trial of early versus standard antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected adults with a CD4 cell count between 200 and 350 cells/mm³…”
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Clinical Impact and Cost of Monitoring for Asymptomatic Laboratory Abnormalities among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Poor Setting by Koenig, Serena P., Schackman, Bruce R., Riviere, Cynthia, Leger, Paul, Charles, Macarthur, Severe, Patrice, Lastimoso, Charlene, Colucci, Nicole, Pape, Jean W., Fitzgerald, Daniel W.

“…Background. Laboratory monitoring for toxicity among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in less-developed settings is technically challenging and…”
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Peritoneal tuberculosis in a pregnant woman from Haiti, United States by Ard, Kevin L, Chan, Brian T, Milner, Jr, Danny A, Farmer, Paul E, Koenig, Serena P

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The power of one – in memoriam of Paul E. Farmer by Gupta, Rajesh, Koenig, Serena P.

“…With collaborators, he created his vision of a “preferential option for the poor” [ 3] through a series of successful interventions: providing antiretroviral…”
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Missed Opportunities With Fatal Consequences: The Need for Earlier Initiation of Intensified Care for Patients at Highest Risk of Mortality From Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Tuberculosis by Walsh, Kathleen F, Koenig, Serena P

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Providing quality care on the border with Haiti by Koenig, Serena P, Furin, Jennifer

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Update in Tuberculosis/Pulmonary Infections 2015 by Koenig, Serena P, Furin, Jennifer

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Improved Outcomes With High-dose Isoniazid in Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in Haiti by Walsh, Kathleen F, Vilbrun, Stalz Charles, Souroutzidis, Ariadne, Delva, Sobieskye, Joissaint, Guy, Mathurin, Laurent, Ocheretina, Oksana, Cremieux, Pierre, Pape, Jean William, Koenig, Serena P

“…We report outcomes for a cohort of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis who received high-dose isoniazid in Haiti. Patients who received high-dose…”
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Retention in Care among Patients with Early HIV Disease in Haiti by Hennessey, Kelly A., Leger, Taina Dadaille, Rivera, Vanessa R., Marcelin, Adias, McNairy, Margaret L., Guiteau, Colette, Devieux, Jessy G., Marcelin, Yvel, Charles, Benedict, Cremieux, Pierre-Yves, Koenig, Serena P., Pape, Jean W.

“…In September 2015, the World Health Organization updated their guidelines to recommend antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV. Countries…”
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