2018
Linkage to care and antiretroviral therapy initiation by testing modality among individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in Tanzania, 2014–2017
Rentsch CT, Wringe A, Machemba R, Michael D, Urassa M, Todd J, Reniers G, Zaba B. Linkage to care and antiretroviral therapy initiation by testing modality among individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in Tanzania, 2014–2017. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2018, 23: 1384-1393. PMID: 30282113, PMCID: PMC6334504, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacility-based VCTAntiretroviral therapy initiationTherapy initiationAntenatal clinicFacility-based HIV testingInitial CD4 cell countART initiation ratesCommunity-based HTCFacility-based HTCHIV serological testingCD4 cell countInitial CD4 countNew HIV diagnosesHIV-positive individualsRural Tanzanian communityCD4 countHIV diagnosisHIV testingSerological testingEarly diagnosisCell countLinkage rateRural wardsCells/HIV
2013
A Comparison of HAART Outcomes between the US Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) and HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)
Guest JL, Weintrob AC, Rimland D, Rentsch C, Bradley WP, Agan BK, Marconi VC, Group I. A Comparison of HAART Outcomes between the US Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) and HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS). PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e62273. PMID: 23658717, PMCID: PMC3641058, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural history studiesUS Military HIV Natural History StudyVeterans AffairsCohort studyClinical outcomesHIV treatmentComprehensive HIV treatmentHealthcare systemHistory studiesClinic retentionHAART initiationHAART outcomesCause mortalityAIDS eventsHIV diagnosisSurvival disparitiesStudy cohortDemographic variablesMedication adherenceCrude analysisSurvival ratePatientsSubstance abuseHIVCare