Availability of Volunteer-Led Home-Based Care System and Baseline Factors as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected Patients in Rural Zambia
Estopinal CB, van Dijk JH, Sitali S, Stewart H, Davidson MA, Spurrier J, Vermund SH. Availability of Volunteer-Led Home-Based Care System and Baseline Factors as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected Patients in Rural Zambia. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e49564. PMID: 23236351, PMCID: PMC3517597, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHome-based careLower body mass indexART initiationAntiretroviral therapyUnfavorable outcomeTreatment outcomesFavorable outcomeRural Southern ProvinceCell countRetrospective cohort studyImproved treatment outcomesEligible patientsHBC programmesLow CD4HIV careAdherence counselingCohort studyDate of birthBaseline factorsMedical chartsBivariable analysisClinical outcomesMass indexMultivariable analysisOral Lesions: Poor Markers of Virologic Failure in HIV‐Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Tami-Maury I, Willig J, Jolly P, Vermund S, Aban I, Hill J, Wilson C. Oral Lesions: Poor Markers of Virologic Failure in HIV‐Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy. International Scholarly Research Notices 2012, 2013: 1-7. DOI: 10.5402/2013/269728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive predictive valueVirologic failureAntiretroviral therapyPredictive valueViral loadHigh baseline viral loadMonths of ARTModerate positive predictive valueBaseline viral loadStrong positive predictive valueNegative predictive valueVirologic statusBaseline factorsCopies/Poor markerPatientsMental disordersOL groupTherapyMonthsHIVArt therapyPoor predictorMarkersFailure