2016
Prediction of Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children
Marquez A, Shabanova V, Faustino EV. Prediction of Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2016, 17: e521-e528. PMID: 27662566, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-associated thrombosisCentral venous cathetersVenous cathetersIll childrenRecent surgeryHigh riskCatheter-associated deep venous thrombosisMulticenter prospective cohort studyBlood product transfusionDeep venous thrombosisProspective cohort studyCritically Ill ChildrenSeverity of illnessRisk prediction modelProduct transfusionCohort studyVenous thrombosisGroup of childrenSubclavian veinActive surveillanceThrombosisCatheterSecondary analysisLogistic regressionCharacteristic curve
2013
Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana
Barry O, Powell J, Renner L, Bonney EY, Prin M, Ampofo W, Kusah J, Goka B, Sagoe K, Shabanova V, Paintsil E. Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 476. PMID: 24119088, PMCID: PMC3852953, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric HIV clinicResource-limited countriesViral loadDrug-resistant mutationsVirologic failureHIV clinicFirst-line antiretroviral therapyHIV viral load monitoringCohort of HIVFirst-line ARTFirst-line regimenGenotypic resistance testingHIV viral loadInitiation of therapyType of regimenViral load monitoringSeverity of illnessViral load testingVirologic treatment failurePrimary care giversAntiretroviral therapyART regimensCD4 countTreatment failureWHO criteria