2010
Scaling Up the 2010 World Health Organization HIV Treatment Guidelines in Resource-Limited Settings: A Model-Based Analysis
Walensky RP, Wood R, Ciaranello AL, Paltiel AD, Lorenzana SB, Anglaret X, Stoler AW, Freedberg KA, Investigators F. Scaling Up the 2010 World Health Organization HIV Treatment Guidelines in Resource-Limited Settings: A Model-Based Analysis. PLOS Medicine 2010, 7: e1000382. PMID: 21209794, PMCID: PMC3014084, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment guidelinesART initiationTreatment guidelinesStage III/IV diseaseLong-term survival advantageEarly antiretroviral therapy initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationLife expectancySouth African HIVResource limited settingsProjected life expectancyResource-limited settingsGreater life expectancyART regimensTherapy initiationAfrican HIVGuideline componentsSurvival advantageWHO recommendationsTenofovirRegimensStavudineSurvivalGuidelinesInitiation
2009
HIV Testing Rates and Outcomes in a South African Community, 2001-2006: Implications for Expanded Screening Policies
April MD, Walensky RP, Chang Y, Pitt J, Freedberg KA, Losina E, Paltiel AD, Wood R. HIV Testing Rates and Outcomes in a South African Community, 2001-2006: Implications for Expanded Screening Policies. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 51: 310-316. PMID: 19582895, PMCID: PMC3209660, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181a248e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleHealth PolicyHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedSouth AfricaWorld Health OrganizationYoung AdultConceptsART initiation ratesHIV testing ratesAntiretroviral treatmentTesting ratesHIV testingWorld Health Organization stageProvider-initiated testingFirst-time testersWorld Health Organization recommendationsMonths of eligibilityHigh-prevalence populationsHealth care facilitiesProportion of clientsMedian CD4Testing registersAnnual incidenceHIV servicesLate diagnosisPrevalence populationsTreatment trendsCare facilitiesStage distributionScreening policiesPatient recordsPopulation testing