2019
Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART)
Hayes RJ, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Yang B, Phiri M, Schaap A, Eshleman SH, Piwowar-Manning E, Kosloff B, James A, Skalland T, Wilson E, Emel L, Macleod D, Dunbar R, Simwinga M, Makola N, Bond V, Hoddinott G, Moore A, Griffith S, Deshmane Sista N, Vermund SH, El-Sadr W, Burns DN, Hargreaves JR, Hauck K, Fraser C, Shanaube K, Bock P, Beyers N, Ayles H, Fidler S. Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART). New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 207-218. PMID: 31314965, PMCID: PMC6587177, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1814556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive participantsViral suppressionHIV infectionGroup BGroup AGroup CMonth 12Universal testingPrevention interventionsPopulation cohortHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHome-based HIV testingBaseline HIV prevalenceCombination prevention interventionsImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-positive adultsPopulation-level incidenceNew HIV infectionsAdjusted rate ratiosCommunity-randomized trialLack of effectHIV carePrevious trial resultsStandard careART adherence
2009
Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia
Sinkala E, Gray S, Zulu I, Mudenda V, Zimba L, Vermund SH, Drobniewski F, Kelly P. Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9: 44. PMID: 19374757, PMCID: PMC2678139, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal tuberculosisClinical featuresWeight lossPara-aortic lymphadenopathyProbable abdominal tuberculosisCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive patientsHIV-positive adultsUniversity Teaching HospitalCells/μL.Cultures of biopsiesCommon ultrasound findingsHealth care facilitiesAbdominal tendernessSeropositive patientsAbdominal lymphadenopathyCD4 cellsHIV infectionMedical inpatientsAbdominal pathologyClinical manifestationsPersistent tendernessUltrasound findingsClinical algorithmUltrasonographic features