2018
Training social workers to enhance patient-centered care for drug-resistant TB-HIV in South Africa
Zelnick J, Seepamore B, Daftary A, Amico K, Bhengu X, Friedland G, Padayatchi N, Naidoo K, O'Donnell M. Training social workers to enhance patient-centered care for drug-resistant TB-HIV in South Africa. Public Health Action 2018, 8: 25-27. PMID: 29581940, PMCID: PMC5858062, DOI: 10.5588/pha.17.0114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-resistant tuberculosisHuman immunodeficiency virusPatient-centered careHIV coinfectionSupport group facilitationTB-HIVHIV outcomesMedication adherenceImmunodeficiency virusTreatment literacyQuestionnaire scoresCareSocial workersTraining interventionBrief training interventionCoinfectionLower ratesTraining coursesPilot training courseKwaZulu-NatalUnique roleTuberculosisWorkersCourse
2012
Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]
Brust J, Shah N, Scott M, Chaiyachati K, Lygizos M, van der Merwe T, Bamber S, Radebe Z, Loveday M, Moll A, Margot B, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Gandhi N. Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2012, 16: 998-1004. PMID: 22668560, PMCID: PMC3390442, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAnti-HIV AgentsAntitubercular AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelCaregiversCD4 Lymphocyte CountCoinfectionDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHome Care ServicesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOrganizational ObjectivesPatient Care TeamProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesSocial SupportSouth AfricaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantViral LoadConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHome-based treatmentHIV treatmentAdverse reactionsTreatment outcomesTreatment programHigh HIV prevalent settingsMDR-TB treatmentEscalation of careSevere adverse eventsHIV treatment programsHIV-prevalent settingsCommunity health workersCo-infection ratePatient treatment programTreatment modelPromising treatment modelNew treatment modelRural KwaZulu-NatalHIV-coMonthly culturesAdherence supportAdverse eventsClinical responseHIV outcomes
2006
Sustained Benefit From a Long-Term Antiretroviral Adherence Intervention
Mannheimer SB, Morse E, Matts JP, Andrews L, Child C, Schmetter B, Friedland GH. Sustained Benefit From a Long-Term Antiretroviral Adherence Intervention. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006, 43: s41-s47. PMID: 17091022, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000245887.58886.ac.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherence supportAdherence interventionsClinical trialsMedian baseline CD4 countLong-term medication adherenceLarge randomized clinical trialsMM participantsAntiretroviral Adherence InterventionARV-naive individualsBaseline CD4 countFirst virologic failureIntervention clinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsMedication managersCD4 countVirologic failureVirologic outcomesCD4 cellsARV therapyHIV outcomesMedication adherenceMM subgroupsMM groupCluster randomizationCells/Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Delavirdine
McCance‐Katz E, Rainey PM, Smith P, Morse GD, Friedland G, Boyarsky B, Gourevitch M, Jatlow P. Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Delavirdine. American Journal On Addictions 2006, 15: 23-34. PMID: 16449090, DOI: 10.1080/10550490500419029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug interactionsObjective Opioid Withdrawal ScaleSeven-day study periodNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorMini-Mental State ExaminationOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid Withdrawal ScaleClinical pharmacology studiesOpioid-dependent individualsReverse transcriptase inhibitorLAAM treatmentMethadone clearanceOpioid pharmacokineticsOpioid therapyOpioid toxicityAntiretroviral medicationsHIV outcomesPharmacodynamic interactionsCardiac toxicityWithdrawal symptomsAdverse symptomsTranscriptase inhibitorWithdrawal ScaleAcetyl methadolPharmacology studies
2004
Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Nelfinavir
McCance‐Katz E, Rainey PM, Smith P, Morse G, Friedland G, Gourevitch M, Jatlow P. Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Nelfinavir. American Journal On Addictions 2004, 13: 163-180. PMID: 15204667, DOI: 10.1080/10550490490436037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug interactionsMetabolite exposureClinical pharmacology studiesInjection drug usersNelfinavir concentrationsOpiate medicationsOpiate therapyMethadone exposureAntiretroviral medicationsHIV outcomesDay study periodPharmacology studiesDrug usersMethadoneNelfinavirLAAMStudy periodMedicationsMinimal overall changeProtease inhibitorsExposureToxicityOverall changeAntiretroviralsOpioids