2022
Reliable estimation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike protein IgG titers from single dilution optical density values in serologic surveys
Belitardo E, Nery N, Ticona J, Portilho MM, Mello IO, Ribeiro GS, Reis MG, Costa F, Cummings DAT, Ko AI, Fofana MO. Reliable estimation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike protein IgG titers from single dilution optical density values in serologic surveys. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2022, 104: 115807. PMID: 36162285, PMCID: PMC9428330, DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 incidenceCommunity-based cohortPopulation-level immunitySARS-CoV-2Large-scale serosurveysELISA optical densityIgG titersIgG ELISAPandemic evolvesSerologic surveyTitersOptical density valuesPopulation-level changesSerosurveyImmunitySingle dilutionSerial dilutionsNODCohortIncidenceELISASerum
2008
Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival
Walensky RP, Wood R, Weinstein MC, Martinson NA, Losina E, Fofana MO, Goldie SJ, Divi N, Yazdanpanah Y, Wang B, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 1324-1332. PMID: 18422445, PMCID: PMC2423492, DOI: 10.1086/587184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyEligible human immunodeficiency virusEffective antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusNeed of therapyHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusPatient outcomesAdult cohortDeath rateART scaleTherapyCumulative deathsTreatment slotsDeathRapid scaleHIVPatientsCohortInfectionMortality