2022
Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion
Shenoi S, Kyriakides T, Dokubo E, Guddera V, Vranken P, Desai M, Friedland G, Moll A. Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0001269. PMID: 36962910, PMCID: PMC10021376, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment completionCommunity-based identificationPreventive therapyIndependent predictorsGovernment primary care clinicsMedian age 35 yearsCommunity-based referralsHigher treatment completionMedian CD4 countTB preventive therapyTB endemic regionsTuberculosis preventive therapyComparison groupPrimary care clinicsClinic-based careAge 35 yearsCBR groupTeam of nursesSix-month courseMedian CD4Oral isoniazidCD4 countHIV careNight sweatsCare clinics
2020
759. Where can we find active TB? Case finding at community sites and alcohol based venues (ABVs) in rural South Africa
Choi K, Shenoi S, Moll A, Friedland G. 759. Where can we find active TB? Case finding at community sites and alcohol based venues (ABVs) in rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s426-s426. PMCID: PMC7778049, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useActive TBTB casesAlcohol useCase detectionOlder ageMean AUDITActive TB diseaseUseful adjunctive strategyPrimary care clinicsHIV rapid testsCommunity health workersTuberculosis case detectionResource limited settingsCases of TBDisorders Identification TestSubstance abuse servicesTB diseaseRandom glucoseBlood pressureMedian ageCare clinicsAdjunctive strategiesRisk factors
2016
Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa
Kompala T, Moll AP, Mtungwa N, Brooks RP, Friedland GH, Shenoi SV. Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 374. PMID: 27515233, PMCID: PMC4982129, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1627-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-ART careAntiretroviral treatmentCD4 testingCBVCT servicesTreatment cascadeRural South AfricaLocal primary care clinicsCD4 count resultsCommunity-based voluntary counselingPrimary care clinicsHIV-positive clientsPhlebotomy servicesResource-limited settingsART initiationHIV careART eligibilityCare cascadeCare clinicsHIV-positiveVoluntary counselingTreatment eligibilityCD4 resultsResult notificationResultsBetween 2010Nurse presence
1979
Strategies for diagnosing vaginitis.
McCue J, Komaroff A, Pass T, Cohen A, Friedland G. Strategies for diagnosing vaginitis. The Journal Of Family Practice 1979, 9: 395-402. PMID: 383884.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1978
Management Strategies for Urinary and Vaginal Infections
Komaroff A, Pass T, McCue J, Cohen A, Hendricks T, Friedland G. Management Strategies for Urinary and Vaginal Infections. JAMA Internal Medicine 1978, 138: 1069-1073. PMID: 666465, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1978.03630320013008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal infectionsEfficient clinical strategyPrimary care clinicsDiagnosis of UTIDiagnosis of vaginitisCare clinicsUrine culturePhysical examinationUrinary tractPelvic examinationClinical dataExclusive diagnosisPossible diagnosisUTIClinical strategiesDetailed historyPatientsVaginitisDiagnosisUrinalysisTwo-year periodInfectionExaminationDysuriaUrinary