2024
Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrated Adherence Support to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis and HIV
Perumal R, Wolf A, Zelnick J, Friedland G, Amico R, Daftary A, Boodhram R, Padayatchi N, Naidoo K, O'Donnell M. Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrated Adherence Support to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis and HIV. 2024, a6948-a6948. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a6948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Report: Differentiated Service Delivery Framework for People With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection
Reis K, Wolf A, Perumal R, Seepamore B, Guzman K, Ross J, Cheung Y, Amico K, Brust J, Padayatchi N, Friedland G, Naidoo K, Daftary A, Zelnick J, O'Donnell M. Brief Report: Differentiated Service Delivery Framework for People With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024, 96: 34-39. PMID: 38323838, PMCID: PMC11300702, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisDifferentiated service deliveryAntiretroviral therapyElectronic dose monitoring devicesAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatmentDifferentiated service delivery modelsHIV co-infectionTreatment courseCumulative adherenceTreatment challengesCo-infectionBedaquilineTreatment completionFocus groupsMedication adherenceHIVTreatmentPatterns of medication adherenceAdherenceTuberculosisSubpopulationsHIV/AIDSTreatment stageStage-specific
2022
Experiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Harsono D, Deng Y, Chung S, Barakat LA, Friedland G, Meyer JP, Porter E, Villanueva M, Wolf MS, Yager JE, Edelman EJ. Experiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 2099-2111. PMID: 35064390, PMCID: PMC8782707, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03556-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careRe-engage patientsMixed-methods studyCare team membersRoutine clinical experienceCOVID-19 pandemicBenefits of telemedicineHIV clinicTelemedicine visitsTelemedicine appointmentsReimbursement concernsClinical experienceClinical staffCareAppropriate billingPatientsPWHTelemedicinePatient remote monitoringReimbursement methodsPandemicHIVClinicVisits
2020
Confronting Another Pandemic: Lessons from HIV can Inform Our COVID-19 Response
Edelman EJ, Aoun-Barakat L, Villanueva M, Friedland G. Confronting Another Pandemic: Lessons from HIV can Inform Our COVID-19 Response. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 1977-1979. PMID: 32399798, PMCID: PMC7215127, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02908-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBedaquiline Adherence Mediates Sputum TB Culture Conversion in MDR/XDR-TB Patients Co-Infected with HIV
Mudd J, Wolf A, Zelnick J, Boodhram R, Orrell C, Daftary A, Friedland G, Padayatchi N, O'Donnell M. Bedaquiline Adherence Mediates Sputum TB Culture Conversion in MDR/XDR-TB Patients Co-Infected with HIV. 2020, a2691-a2691. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a2691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Routinely Provided Directly Observed Treatment Improve Adherence to Bedaquiline in Patients with Drug-Resistant TB HIV in South Africa (Praxis Study)?
Wolf A, Braunlin H, Amico K, Zelnick J, Boodhram R, Orrell C, Daftary A, Friedland G, Padayatchi N, O'Donnell M. Does Routinely Provided Directly Observed Treatment Improve Adherence to Bedaquiline in Patients with Drug-Resistant TB HIV in South Africa (Praxis Study)? 2020, a2690-a2690. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a2690.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Antiretroviral switching and bedaquiline treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis HIV co-infection
O'Donnell MR, Padayatchi N, Daftary A, Orrell C, Dooley KE, Amico K, Friedland G. Antiretroviral switching and bedaquiline treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis HIV co-infection. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e201-e204. PMID: 30846058, PMCID: PMC7155388, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30035-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisBedaquiline treatmentTuberculosis-HIVLow antiretroviral therapy adherencePotent new therapyAntiretroviral therapy initiationAntiretroviral therapy adherenceEfavirenz-containing regimensFixed-dose combinationAntiretroviral therapy switchMiddle-income settingsDaily nevirapineAdherence supportAntiretroviral resistanceAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsTherapy initiationViral failureTherapy switchImproved survivalTherapy adherenceDrug interactionsNew therapiesHIVBedaquiline
2017
Turning the tide against tuberculosis
Padayatchi N, Naidu N, Friedland G, Naidoo K, Conradie F, Naidoo K, O’Donnell M. Turning the tide against tuberculosis. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 56: 6-9. PMID: 28167256, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Shenoi SV, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165614. PMID: 27906986, PMCID: PMC5131994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVTB/HIV controlHIV screeningHIV controlRural South AfricaLife yearsMonths of IPTMost life yearsHigh-incidence settingsWidespread prevalenceCost-effectiveness resultsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesHIV transmissionHigh burdenTreatment coverageUnknown patientsHIVHealthcare accessDrug resistanceActive casesMonthsLifetime usePatientsYearsScreening
2015
A Study of the Knowledge and Beliefs Held by Patients Infected With HIV and Their HIV Healthcare Providers Regarding Single-Tablet Regimens (STR). (KNABSTR Study)
Frank C, Kyriakides T, Omar A, Friedland G, Andrews L, Melbourne K, Kozal M. A Study of the Knowledge and Beliefs Held by Patients Infected With HIV and Their HIV Healthcare Providers Regarding Single-Tablet Regimens (STR). (KNABSTR Study). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2015, 2: 1082. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv133.795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat motivates use of community-based human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa?
Upadhya D, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Friedland G, Shenoi SV. What motivates use of community-based human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa? International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2015, 27: 662-671. PMID: 26134323, PMCID: PMC4851612, DOI: 10.1177/0956462415592789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingRural South AfricaRural resource-limited settingsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingCommunity-based HIVCommunity-based testingMedian CD4 countRecent HIV exposureCommunity-based HIV testing programmeFirst-time testersHIV testing programsVoluntary HIV testingResource-limited settingsCD4 countHIV exposureMedian ageHIV statusVirus testingCommunity testingHIVCells/Rural settingsFamily membersSix-itemRisky lifestyles
2014
Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa - Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Gandhi NR, Brust JC, Moodley P, Weissman D, Heo M, Ning Y, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Sturm AW, Shah NS. Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa - Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 394-401. PMID: 24565645, PMCID: PMC3944869, DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXDR-TB casesMDR-TBXDR-TBTB casesDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCDrug-susceptible TBDrug-resistant tuberculosisNon-Beijing strainsDrug-susceptible isolatesMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsStrain typesStrain prevalenceRetrospective studyHigh incidenceBeijing strainsTuberculosis strainsSpoligotype patternsPredominant strainMultidrugStrongest predictorMortalityTBSurvivalHIV
2013
Adverse Events in an Integrated Home-Based Treatment Program for MDR-TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Brust JC, Shah NS, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Ning Y, Heo M, Moll AP, Loveday M, Lalloo UG, Friedland GH, Gandhi NR. Adverse Events in an Integrated Home-Based Treatment Program for MDR-TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 436-440. PMID: 23254152, PMCID: PMC3641171, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31828175ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisAdverse eventsAntiretroviral therapyCommon severe adverse eventsMDR-TB/HIVTreatment programConcurrent antiretroviral therapyMDR-TB patientsMDR-TB therapySevere adverse eventsHome-based treatment programHome-based care settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalMost patientsTherapy modificationConcurrent treatmentCare settingsHIVPatientsTherapyKwaZulu-NatalIntegrated HomeTolerabilityHypothyroidismTuberculosis
2012
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Versus Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Chemotherapy in Therapy-Naive Patients With HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in South Africa
Mosam A, Shaik F, Uldrick TS, Esterhuizen T, Friedland GH, Scadden DT, Aboobaker J, Coovadia HM. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Versus Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Chemotherapy in Therapy-Naive Patients With HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 60: 150-157. PMID: 22395672, PMCID: PMC3360837, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318251aedd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-KSKing Edward VIII HospitalSymptomatic visceral diseaseActive antiretroviral therapyOpen-label trialTreatment-naive patientsTertiary referral centerAdministration of chemotherapyHAART armUrgent chemotherapyAntiretroviral therapyReferral centerVisceral diseaseTreat analysisKaposi's sarcomaHAARTChemotherapySaharan AfricaOptimal approachHIVLamivudinePatientsSarcomaStavudineNevirapine
2011
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Resistant To Nine First- And Second-Line TB Drugs In An HIV-Infected Child From Rural South Africa
Thomas T, Heysell S, Eksteen F, Moodley P, Moll A, Sturm A, Friedland G, Shah S. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Resistant To Nine First- And Second-Line TB Drugs In An HIV-Infected Child From Rural South Africa. 2011, a5714-a5714. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a5714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project
Fisher JD, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Trayling C, Redding C, Barta W, Lemieux AF, Altice FL, Dieckhaus K, Friedland G, for the LifeWindows Team. Computer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 15: 1635. PMID: 21452051, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9926-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical care settingsAdherence support interventionsClinical care sitesClinical care settingsHIV careCare visitsAntiretroviral adherenceControl armCare settingsCare sitesProtocol interventionTreat sampleProtocol sampleSupport interventionsComputer-based interventionsIntervention impactControl participantsInterventionAdherenceHIVPatientsCareHigh levelsClinicARV
2010
Blood cultures for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients from rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Heysell SK, Thomas TA, Gandhi NR, Moll AP, Eksteen FJ, Coovadia Y, Roux L, Babaria P, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Shah S. Blood cultures for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients from rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 344. PMID: 21134279, PMCID: PMC3016377, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesExtensively Drug-Resistant TuberculosisFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRural PopulationSouth AfricaSputumYoung AdultConceptsDrug-resistant TBMycobacterial blood culturesDrug-resistant tuberculosisBlood culturesXDR-TBRural South AfricaMDR-TBM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremiaCross-sectional studyPositive blood culturesDiagnosis of MDRCross-sectional analysisAntiretroviral therapySecondary outcomesSputum cultureTB suspectsRisk factorsPatientsHIVTuberculosisDiagnosisTBSimilar settingsBacteremiaThe SAPIT trial provides essential evidence on risks and benefits of integrated and sequential treatment of HIV and tuberculosis
Karim Q, Karim S, Baxter C, Friedland G, Gengiah T, Gray A, Grobler A, Naidoo K, Padayatchi N, El-Sadr W. The SAPIT trial provides essential evidence on risks and benefits of integrated and sequential treatment of HIV and tuberculosis. South African Medical Journal 2010, 100: 808-809. PMID: 21414268, DOI: 10.7196/samj.4621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHAART and response to therapy improve quality of life (QOL) of African patients with advanced HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV-KS): a prospective analysis of QOL in the KAART trial
Mosam A, Shaik F, Uldrick T, Esterhuizen T, Friedland G, Scadden D, Aboobaker J, Coovadia H. HAART and response to therapy improve quality of life (QOL) of African patients with advanced HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV-KS): a prospective analysis of QOL in the KAART trial. Infectious Agents And Cancer 2010, 5: a30. PMCID: PMC3002689, DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-5-s1-a30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe KAART Trial: a randomized controlled trial of HAART compared to the combination of HAART and \chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (HIV-KS) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa
Mosam A, Shaik F, Uldrick T, Friedland G, Scadden D, Aboobaker J, Coovadia H. The KAART Trial: a randomized controlled trial of HAART compared to the combination of HAART and \chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (HIV-KS) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Infectious Agents And Cancer 2010, 5: a80. PMCID: PMC3002744, DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-5-s1-a80.Peer-Reviewed Original Research