2021
Gaps and Opportunities in HIV Service Delivery in High Volume HIV Care Centers in Liberia: Lessons From the Field
Adeiza MA, Wachekwa I, Nuta C, Donato S, Koomson F, Whitney J, Plyler C, Kerr L, Sackey G, Dunbar E, Talbert-Slagle K, Klar R, Marsh RH, Caldwell S, Toomey J, Ogbuagu O. Gaps and Opportunities in HIV Service Delivery in High Volume HIV Care Centers in Liberia: Lessons From the Field. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 115. PMID: 34900615, PMCID: PMC8622325, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3246.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsHIV service deliveryAntiretroviral therapyOverall health system strengtheningHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHealth systemNon-physician healthcare workersCascade of careCombination prevention approachesHIV care centersViral load suppressionImmunodeficiency virus infectionEbola virus disease outbreakNew HIV infectionsQuality of lifePublic health impactHealth system strengtheningVirus disease outbreakResponsive health systemART initiationHIV workforceUndiagnosed HIVViral suppressionUNAIDS targetsUniversal health coverageHIV infection
2018
Integrase inhibitor-based regimens result in more rapid virologic suppression rates among treatment-naïve human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients compared to non-nucleoside and protease inhibitor–based regimens in a real-world clinical setting
Jacobson K, Ogbuagu O. Integrase inhibitor-based regimens result in more rapid virologic suppression rates among treatment-naïve human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients compared to non-nucleoside and protease inhibitor–based regimens in a real-world clinical setting. Medicine 2018, 97: e13016. PMID: 30412140, PMCID: PMC6221636, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirologic suppressionInhibitor-based regimensAntiretroviral therapyMedian timeIntegrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) classHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsIntegrase inhibitor-based regimensMedian baseline CD4 countHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patientsRetrospective single-center studyClinical settingProtease inhibitorsReal-world clinical settingART regimen typeVirologic suppression ratesBaseline CD4 countSingle-center studyVirus-infected patientsCells/μLCopies/mLStudy inclusion criteriaNon-nucleoside reverseRoutine clinical settingLower median timeART initiation
2017
Comparison of Time to Viral Suppression Among Treatment-Naïve HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy by Antiretroviral Regimen Class
Jacobson K, Ogbuagu O. Comparison of Time to Viral Suppression Among Treatment-Naïve HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy by Antiretroviral Regimen Class. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s432-s432. PMCID: PMC5630773, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViral suppressionAntiretroviral therapyART initiationMedian timeART regimensHIV patientsRetrospective single-center chart reviewTreatment-naïve HIV patientsSingle-center chart reviewProtease inhibitorsART regimen typeTreatment-naïve HIVCombination antiretroviral therapyBaseline viral loadTreatment of HIVStudy inclusion criteriaNon-nucleoside reverseRoutine clinical settingLower median timeART regimenINSTI regimensNonstandard regimensRegimen typeVirologic suppressionVirologic failure