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HIV-1 drug resistance before initiation or re-initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis by Gupta, Ravindra K, Gregson, John, Parkin, Neil, Haile-Selassie, Hiwot, Tanuri, Amilcar, Andrade Forero, Liliana, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Watera, Christine, Aghokeng, Avelin, Mutenda, Nicholus, Dzangare, Janet, Hone, San, Hang, Zaw Zaw, Garcia, Judith, Garcia, Zully, Marchorro, Paola, Beteta, Enrique, Giron, Amalia, Hamers, Raph, Inzaule, Seth, Frenkel, Lisa M, Chung, Michael H, de Oliveira, Tulio, Pillay, Deenan, Naidoo, Kogie, Kharsany, Ayesha, Kugathasan, Ruthiran, Cutino, Teresa, Hunt, Gillian, Avila Rios, Santiago, Doherty, Meg, Jordan, Michael R, Bertagnolio, Silvia

“…Pretreatment drug resistance in people initiating or re-initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) containing non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors…”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among individuals living in a peri-urban area in Uganda: A cross-sectional study by Nanteza, Mary Bridget, Nanyonjo, Gertrude, Kyakuwa, Nasimu, Nakanjako, Flavia, Kalute, Hamza, Atuhairwe, Christine, Watera, Christine, Ssemwanga, Deogratius

“…Introduction The Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. This virus was first reported in China in…”
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Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples by Nalumansi, Aminah, Lutalo, Tom, Kayiwa, John, Watera, Christine, Balinandi, Stephen, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Nakaseegu, Joweria, Olara, Denis, Odwilo, Emmanuel, Serwanga, Jennifer, Kikaire, Bernard, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Nabadda, Susan, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Atwine, Diane, Mwebesa, Henry, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Downing, Robert, Lutwama, Julius, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…•High global demand for SARS-CoV-2 testing to identify COVID-19 cases.•qRT-PCR recommended diagnostic test but constraints such as cost prevent its…”
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Population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance early warning indicators in Uganda: A nationally representative survey following revised WHO recommendations by Asio, Juliet, Watera, Christine, Namuwenge, Norah, Kirungi, Wilford, Musinguzi, Joshua, Mugagga, Kaggwa, Busobozi, Ronald, Tusiime, Bridget Jolly, Lutalo, Tom, Mbidde, Edward Katongole, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) there is a need to monitor programme performance to maximize ART efficacy and to prevent emergence of HIV…”
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Evaluation of the performance of 25 SARS-CoV-2 serological rapid diagnostic tests using a reference panel of plasma specimens at the Uganda Virus Research Institute by Lutalo, Tom, Nalumansi, Aminah, Olara, Denis, Kayiwa, John, Ogwang, Bernard, Odwilo, Emmanuel, Watera, Christine, Balinandi, Stephen, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Nakaseegu, Joweria, Serwanga, Jennifer, Kikaire, Bernard, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Abiko, Brendah, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Buule, Joshua, Lutwama, Julius, Downing, Robert, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…●This study identified the best performing rapid diagnostic kits for the detection of COVID-19 antibodies.●A characterized reference panel of specimens was…”
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Virological Response and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Emerging during Antiretroviral Therapy at Three Treatment Centers in Uganda by Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kirungi, Wilford, Watera, Christine, Asio, Juliet, Lyagoba, Fred, Lutalo, Tom, Kapaata, Anne A, Nanyonga, Faith, Parry, Chris M, Magambo, Brian, Nazziwa, Jamirah, Nannyonjo, Maria, Hughes, Peter, Hladik, Wolfgang, Ruberantwari, Anthony, Namuwenge, Norah, Musinguzi, Joshua, Downing, Robert, Katongole-Mbidde, Edward

“…With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), monitoring programme performance is needed to maximize ART efficacy and limit HIV drug resistance (HIVDR)…”
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Evaluation of HIV-1 rapid tests and identification of alternative testing algorithms for use in Uganda by Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kitandwe, Paul Kato, Lutalo, Tom, Kigozi, Aminah, Watera, Christine, Nanteza, Mary Bridget, Hughes, Peter, Musinguzi, Joshua, Opio, Alex, Downing, Robert, Mbidde, Edward Katongole

“…The World Health Organization recommends that countries conduct two phase evaluations of HIV rapid tests (RTs) in order to come up with the best algorithms. In…”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Differences in the T Cell Response to HIV in Uninfected Ugandans Exposed or Unexposed to HIV-Infected Partners by Pala, Pietro, Serwanga, Jennifer, Watera, Christine, Ritchie, Adam J, Moodie, Zoe, Wang, Maggie, Goonetilleke, Nilu, Birabwa, Ester, Hughes, Peter, Senkaali, David, Nakiboneka, Ritah, Grosskurth, Heiner, Haynes, Bart, McMichael, Andrew, Kaleebu, Pontiano

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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis for HIV-1-Infected Adults Attending an HIV/AIDS Clinic in Uganda by Watera, Christine, Todd, Jim, Muwonge, Richard, Whitworth, James, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, Brink, Anne, Miiro, George, Antvelink, Lucy, Kamali, Anatoli, French, Neil, Mermin, Jonathan

“…BACKGROUND:Cotrimoxazole is recommended for prevention of opportunistic infections in symptomatic HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS:We examined the…”
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Host HLA Ballele-associated multi-clade Gag T-cell recognition correlates with slow HIV-1 disease progression in antiretroviral therapy-naïve Ugandans by Serwanga, Jennifer, Shafer, Leigh Anne, Pimego, Edward, Auma, Betty, Watera, Christine, Rowland, Samantha, Yirrell, David, Pala, Pietro, Grosskurth, Heiner, Whitworth, Jimmy, Gotch, Frances, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Some HIV infected individuals remain asymptomatic for protracted periods of time in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Virological control, CD4 T…”
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Comparison of sexual behavior and HIV risk between two HIV-1 serodiscordant couple cohorts: the CHAVI 002 study by Ritchie, Adam J, Kuldanek, Kristin, Moodie, Zoe, Wang, Z Maggie, Fox, Julie, Nsubuga, Rebecca N, Legg, Kenneth, Birabwa, Esther F, Kaleebu, Pontiano, McMichael, Andrew J, Watera, Christine, Goonetilleke, Nilu, Fidler, Sarah

“…The CHAVI002 study was designed to characterize immune responses, particularly HIV-specific T-cell responses, amongst 2 cohorts of HIV-exposed seronegative…”
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A Cross-sectional Survey of the Determinants of Maternal Health Services Utilization among Women with Disability in Mbale District, Uganda by Edna, Christine Watera, James Matata, Jemimah Kyeyune

“…Background: The study aimed to evaluate the determinants of maternal health services utilization among women with disability (WWD) in the Mbale district in…”
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Global epidemiology of drug resistance after failure of WHO recommended first-line regimens for adult HIV-1 infection: a multicentre retrospective cohort study by Gregson, John, Tang, Michele, Ndembi, Nicaise, Hamers, Raph L, Rhee, Soo-Yon, Marconi, Vincent C, Diero, Lameck, Brooks, Katherine A, Theys, Kristof, Rinke de Wit, Tobias, Arruda, Monica, Garcia, Frederico, Monge, Susana, Günthard, Huldrych F, Hoffmann, Christopher J, Kanki, Phyllis J, Kumarasamy, Nagalingeshwaran, Kerschberger, Bernard, Mor, Orna, Charpentier, Charlotte, Todesco, Eva, Rokx, Casper, Gras, Luuk, Helvas, Elias K, Sunpath, Henry, Di Carlo, Domenico, Antinori, Antonio, Andreoni, Massimo, Latini, Alessandra, Mussini, Cristina, Aghokeng, Avelin, Sonnerborg, Anders, Neogi, Ujjwal, Fessel, William J, Agolory, Simon, Yang, Chunfu, Blanco, Jose L, Juma, James M, Smit, Erasmus, Schmidt, Daniel, Watera, Christine, Asio, Juliet, Kurungi, Wilford, Tostevin, Anna, El-Hay, Tal, Clumeck, Nathan, Goedhals, Dominique, Van Vuuren, Cloete, Bester, Philip A, Sabin, Caroline, Mukui, Irene, Santoro, MARIA M, Perno, Carlo F, Hunt, Gillian, Morris, Lynn, Camacho, Ricardo, De Oliveira, Tulio, Pillay, Deenan, Schulter, Eugene, Murakami-Ogasawara, Akio, Reyes-Terán, Gustavo, Romero, Karla, Avila-Rios, Santiago, Sirivichayakul, Sunee, Ruxrungtham, Kiat, Mekprasan, Suwanna, Dunn, David, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Raizes, Elliot, Kantor, Rami, Shafer, Robert W, Gupta, Ravindra K

“…Summary Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for controlling HIV-1 infection through wide-scale treatment as prevention and pre-exposure…”
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HIV drug resistance among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda by Watera, Christine, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Namayanja, Grace, Asio, Juliet, Lutalo, Tom, Namale, Alice, Sanyu, Grace, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Gonzalez-Salazar, Jesus Fidel, Nazziwa, Jamirah, Nanyonjo, Maria, Raizes, Elliot, Kabuga, Usher, Mwangi, Christina, Kirungi, Wilford, Musinguzi, Joshua, Mugagga, Kaggwa, Mbidde, Edward Katongole, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Abstract Background WHO revised their HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) monitoring strategy in 2014, enabling countries to generate nationally representative HIVDR…”
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Drug Resistance in African Infants and Young Children Newly Diagnosed With HIV: A Multicountry Analysis by Jordan, Michael R., Penazzato, Martina, Cournil, Amandine, Vubil, Adolfo, Jani, Ilesh, Hunt, Gillian, Carmona, Sergio, Maphalala, Gugu, Mthethwa, Nobuhle, Watera, Christine, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Musanhu, Christine Chakanyuka, Mtapuri-Zinyowera, Sekesai, Dzangare, Janet, Peeters, Martine, Yang, Chunfu, Parkin, Neil, Bertagnolio, Silvia

“…Programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been scaled up in many low- and middle-income…”
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Prevalence of viral load suppression, predictors of virological failure and patterns of HIV drug resistance after 12 and 48 months on first-line antiretroviral therapy: a national cross-sectional survey in Uganda by Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Asio, Juliet, Watera, Christine, Nannyonjo, Maria, Nassolo, Faridah, Lunkuse, Sandra, Salazar-Gonzalez, Jesus F, Salazar, Maria G, Sanyu, Grace, Lutalo, Tom, Kabuga, Usher, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Namatovu, Faridah, Namayanja, Grace, Namale, Alice, Raizes, Elliot, Kaggwa, Mugagga, Namuwenge, Norah, Kirungi, Wilford, Katongole-Mbidde, Edward, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Abstract Objectives We implemented the WHO cross-sectional survey protocol to determine rates of HIV viral load (VL) suppression (VLS), and weighted…”
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Short Communication: Validation of the Asante HIV-1 Rapid Recency Assay for Detection of Recent HIV-1 Infections in Uganda by Galiwango, Ronald Moses, Ssuuna, Charles, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kigozi, Godfrey, Kagaayi, Joseph, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Reynolds, Steven James, Lutalo, Tom, Kankaka, Edward Nelson, Wasswa, John Bosco, Kalibbala, Sarah N, Kigozi, Aminah N, Watera, Christine, Ejang, Julia, Ndyanabo, Anthony, Anok, Aggrey J, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Kibengo, Freddie M, Quinn, Thomas C, Grabowski, Mary, Chang, Larry W, Wawer, Maria, Gray, Ronald, Laeyendecker, Oliver, Serwadda, David

“…Point of care rapid recency testing for HIV-1 may be a cost-effective tool to identify recently infected individuals for incidence estimation, and focused HIV…”
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Transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance among newly HIV-1 diagnosed young individuals in Kampala by NDEMBI, Nicaise, HAMERS, Raph L, SIGALOFF, Kim C. E, LYAGOBA, Frederick, MAGAMBO, Brian, NANTEZA, Bridget, WATERA, Christine, KALEEBU, Pontiano, RINKE DE WIT, Tobias F

“…To assess the emergence of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance (TDR) in Kampala, Uganda, 10 years after the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and to…”
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Cryptococcal infection in a cohort of HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults by FRENCH, Neil, GRAY, Katherine, WATERA, Christine, NAKIYINGI, Jessica, LUGADA, Eric, MOORE, Michael, LALLOO, David, WHITWORTH, James A. G, GILKS, Charles F

“…Despite the recognition of Cryptococcus neoformans as a major cause of meningitis in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the…”
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Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 Beta and Interferon Gamma Responses in Ugandans with HIV-1 Acute/Early Infections by Obuku, Andrew Ekii, Bugembe, Daniel L, Musinguzi, Kenneth, Watera, Christine, Serwanga, Jennifer, Ndembi, Nicaise, Levin, Jonathan, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Pala, Pietro

“…Control of HIV replication through CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells might be possible, but the functional and phenotypic characteristics of such cells are not…”
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