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Evaluation of the clinical outcomes of the Test and Treat strategy to implement Treat All in Nigeria: Results from the Nigeria Multi-Center ART Study by Stafford, Kristen A, Odafe, Solomon F, Lo, Julia, Ibrahim, Ramat, Ehoche, Akipu, Niyang, Mercy, Aliyu, Gambo G, Gobir, Bola, Onotu, Dennis, Oladipo, Ademola, Dalhatu, Ibrahim, Boyd, Andrew T, Ogorry, Otse, Ismail, Lawal, Charurat, Manhattan, Swaminathan, Mahesh

“…In December 2016, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health updated its HIV guidelines to a Treat All approach, expanding antiretroviral therapy (ART)…”
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Interferon-free hepatitis C treatment increases a surrogate of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in Black veterans living with HIV by Mathur, Poonam, Ramadhani, Habib O, Kaplan, Roman, Stafford, Kristen A, Theppote, Amanda, Wilson, Eleanor

“…Veterans living with HIV (VLWH) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection have an exacerbated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unknown if HCV cure…”
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Mapping HIV prevalence in Nigeria using small area estimates to develop a targeted HIV intervention strategy by O'Brien-Carelli, Caitlin, Steuben, Krista, Stafford, Kristen A, Aliogo, Rukevwe, Alagi, Matthias, Johanns, Casey K, Ibrahim, Jahun, Shiraishi, Ray, Ehoche, Akipu, Greby, Stacie, Dirlikov, Emilio, Ibrahim, Dalhatu, Bronson, Megan, Aliyu, Gambo, Aliyu, Sani, Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura, Swaminathan, Mahesh, Duber, Herbert C, Charurat, Man

“…Although geographically specific data can help target HIV prevention and treatment strategies, Nigeria relies on national- and state-level estimates for…”
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Effect of Test and Treat on clinical outcomes in Nigeria: A national retrospective study by Lavoie, Marie-Claude C, Ehoche, Akipu, Blanco, Natalia, Ahmed El-Imam, Ibrahim, Oladipo, Ademola, Dalhatu, Ibrahim, Odafe, Solomon, Adebajo, Sylvia, Ng, Alexia H, Rapoport, Laura, Lawton, Jonathan G, Obanubi, Christopher, Onotu, Denis, Patel, Sadhna, Ikpeazu, Akudo, Ashefor, Greg, Adebobola, Bashorun, Adetinuke Boyd, Mary, Aliyu, Gambo, Stafford, Kristen A

“…Background In Nigeria, results from the pilot of the Test and Treat strategy showed higher loss to follow up (LTFU) among people living with HIV compared to…”
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Modern Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation by Wehman, Brody, MD, Stafford, Kristen A., MPH, Bittle, Gregory J., MD, Kon, Zachary N., MD, Evans, Charles F., MD, Rajagopal, Keshava, MD, PhD, Pietris, Nicholas, MD, Kaushal, Sunjay, MD, PhD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD

“…Background Pediatric patients awaiting orthotopic heart transplantation frequently require bridge to transplantation (BTT) with mechanical circulatory support…”
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Cross-Reactivity of Two SARS-CoV-2 Serological Assays in a Setting Where Malaria Is Endemic by Steinhardt, Laura C, Ige, Fehintola, Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C, Greby, Stacie M, Hamada, Yohhei, Uwandu, Mabel, Aniedobe, Maureen, Stafford, Kristen A, Abimiku, Alash'le, Mba, Nwando, Agala, Ndidi, Okunoye, Olumide, Mpamugo, Augustine, Swaminathan, Mahesh, Onokevbagbe, Edewede, Olaleye, Temitope, Odoh, Ifeanyichukwu, Marston, Barbara J, Okoye, McPaul, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Rangaka, Molebogeng X, Rogier, Eric, Audu, Rosemary

“…Accurate SARS-CoV-2 serological assays are critical for COVID-19 serosurveillance. However, previous studies have indicated possible cross-reactivity of these…”
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Use of oral polio vaccine and the incidence of COVID-19 in the world by Habibzadeh, Farrokh, Chumakov, Konstantin, Sajadi, Mohammad M, Yadollahie, Mahboobeh, Stafford, Kristen, Simi, Ashraf, Kottilil, Shyamasundaran, Hafizi-Rastani, Iman, Gallo, Robert C

“…Several live attenuated vaccines were shown to provide temporary protection against a variety of infectious diseases through stimulation of the host innate…”
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Intravesicular Cidofovir in the Treatment of BK Virus–Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Tooker, Graham M., Stafford, Kristen A., Nishioka, Jennifer, Badros, Ashraf Z., Riedel, David J.

“…Background: BK virus hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV-HC) is a common complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT); optimal management remains…”
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Factors associated with enrollment into differentiated service delivery model among adults with HIV in Kenya by Lavoie, Marie-Claude C, Koech, Emily, Blanco, Natalia, Wangusi, Rebecca, Jumbe, Marline, Kimonye, Francis, Ndaga, Angela, Ndichu, Geofrey, Makokha, Violet, Awuor, Patrick, Momanyi, Emmah, Oyuga, Roseline, Nzyoka, Sarah, Mutisya, Immaculate, Joseph, Rachel, Miruka, Fredrick, Musingila, Paul, Stafford, Kristen A, Lascko, Taylor, Ngunu, Carol, Owino, Elizabeth, Kiplangat, Anthony, Kepha, Abuya, Ng'eno, Caroline

“…Differentiated service delivery (DSD) such as multimonth dispensing (MMD) aims to provide client-centered HIV services, while reducing the workload within…”
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Risk Factors for Recent HIV Infections among Adults in 14 Countries in Africa Identified by Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys, 2015–2019 by Currie, Dustin W, West, Christine A, Patel, Hetal K, Favaloro, Jennifer, Asiimwe, Fred, Ndagije, Felix, Silver, Rachel, Mugurungi, Owen, Shang, Judith, Ndongmo, Clement B, Williams, Daniel B, Dzinotyiweyi, Edington, Waruru, Anthony, Pasipamire, Munyaradzi, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Harriet, Dlamini, Sindisiwe, McLeod, Natasha, Kayirangwa, Eugenie, Rwibasira, Gallican, Minchella, Peter A, Auld, Andrew F, Nyirenda, Rose, Getaneh, Yimam, Hailemariam, Ashenafi Haile, Tondoh-Koui, Isabelle, Kohemun, Natacha, Mgomella, George S, Njau, Prosper Faustine, Kirungi, Wilford L, Dalhatu, Ibrahim, Stafford, Kristen A, Bodika, Stephane M, Ussery, Faith, McCracken, Stephen, Stupp, Paul, Brown, Kristin, Duong, Yen T, Parekh, Bharat S, Voetsch, Andrew C

“…Identifying persons who have newly acquired HIV infections is critical for characterizing the HIV epidemic direction. We analyzed pooled data from nationally…”
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People aging with HIV - protecting a population vulnerable to effects of COVID-19 and its control measures by Schmalzle, Sarah A., Viviano, Nicole A., Mohanty, Kareshma, Palmeiro, Robyn M., Hoffmann, Jennifer D., Sheth-Pandit, Neha, Gruber-Baldini, Ann, Stafford, Kristen A.

“…Certain comorbidities known to increase the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19 exist at higher rates in people with HIV; people aging with HIV (PAWH) face…”
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Assessing risk factors for hypertension in young adults with perinatally acquired HIV infection: A case–control study by O’Neil, Patrick J., Stafford, Kristen A., Ryscavage, Patrick A.

“…Objectives Although the risk of AIDS‐associated diseases has declined dramatically with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the incidence rates of…”
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Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort of Treatment Outcomes at the HIV Advanced Treatment Centre, University Teaching Hospital, Zambia by Toeque, Mona-Gekanju, Lindsay, Brianna, Zulu, Paul Msanzya, Hachaambwa, Lottie, Fwoloshi, Sombo, Chanda, Duncan, Stafford, Kristen A, Mupeta, Francis, Siwingwa, Mpanji, Mutinta, Melody, Chirwa, Lameck, Riedel, David J, Claassen, Cassidy, Mulenga, Lloyd

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake continues to increase across sub-Saharan Africa and emergence of drug-resistant HIV mutations poses significant challenges…”
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Patient contact is the main risk factor for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of healthcare workers' gloves and gowns in the intensive care unit by Jackson, Sarah S, Thom, Kerri A, Magder, Laurence S, Stafford, Kristen A, Johnson, J Kristie, Miller, Loren G, Calfee, David P, Harris, Anthony D

“…To determine which healthcare worker (HCW) roles and patient care activities are associated with acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) on HCW…”
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Improving same-day antiretroviral therapy in Botswana: effects of a multifaceted national intervention by Montebatsi, Milton, Lavoie, Marie-Claude C., Blanco, Natalia, Marima, Reson, Sebina, Kagiso, Mangope, Justin, Ntwayagae, Ookeditse, Whittington, Anna, Letebele, Mpho, Lekone, Phenyo, Hess, Kristen L., Thomas, Vasavi, Ramaabya, Dinah, Ramotsababa, Mareko, Stafford, Kristen A., Ndwapi, Ndwapi

“…In 2019, the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) implemented an HIV national Reboot program, which was needed for refocusing and intensifying…”
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Comparison of HIV prevalence, incidence, and viral load suppression in Zambia population-based HIV impact assessments from 2016 and 2021 by Mulenga, Lloyd B, Hines, Jonas Z, Stafford, Kristen A, Dzekedzeke, Kumbutso, Sivile, Suilanji, Lindsay, Brianna, Chola, Mumbi, Ussery, Faith, Patel, Hetal K, Abimiku, Alash'le, Birhanu, Sehin, Minchella, Peter, Stevens, Jr, Thomas, Hanunka, Brave, Chisenga, Tina, Shibemba, Aaron, Fwoloshi, Sombo, Siame, Mwiche, Mutukwa, John, Chirwa, Lameck, Siwingwa, Mpanji, Mulundu, Gina, Agbakwuru, Chinedu, Mapondera, Prichard, Detorio, Mervi, Agolory, Simon G, Monze, Mwaka, Bronson, Megan, Charurat, Man E

“…The Zambian government has implemented a public health response to control the HIV epidemic in the country. Zambia conducted a population-based HIV impact…”
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The new 2017 ACC/AHA guideline for classification of hypertension: changes in prevalence of hypertension among adults in Bangladesh by Kibria, Gulam Muhammed Al, Swasey, Krystal, Choudhury, Allysha, Burrowes, Vanessa, Stafford, Kristen A., Uddin, S. M. Iftekhar, Mirbolouk, Mohammadhassan, Sharmeen, Atia, KC, Angela, Mitra, Dipak K.

“…We analyzed the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data to examine absolute differences in hypertension prevalence according to the hypertension…”
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Peripheral PD-1 + T Cells Co-expressing Inhibitory Receptors Predict SVR With Ultra Short Duration DAA Therapy in HCV Infection by Romani, Sara, Stafford, Kristen, Nelson, Amy, Bagchi, Shashwatee, Kottilil, Shyam, Poonia, Bhawna

“…Direct acting antiviral (DAA) regimens of 12 weeks result in HCV clearance in vast majority of patients across genotypes. We previously demonstrated an…”
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Prevalence, trends, and factors associated with maternal autonomy regarding healthcare, finances, and mobility in Bangladesh: Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys 1999-2018 by Kibria, Gulam Muhammed Al, Albrecht, Jennifer, Lane, Wendy, Stafford, Kristen A, Jones, Laundette, Vesselinov, Roumen, Hirshon, Jon Mark

“…Maternal autonomy is associated with improved healthcare utilization/outcomes for mothers and babies in low- and middle-income countries. We investigated the…”
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Long-term follow-up of elite controllers: Higher risk of complications with HCV coinfection, no association with HIV disease progression by Stafford, Kristen A., Rikhtegaran Tehrani, Zahra, Saadat, Saman, Ebadi, Maryam, Redfield, Robert R., Sajadi, Mohammad M.

“…To estimate the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection on the development of complications and progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease…”
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