2015
Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Long EF, Brooks RP, Friedland GH, Moll AP, Townsend JP, Galvani AP, Shenoi SV. Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0126267. PMID: 25938501, PMCID: PMC4418809, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVHIV control strategiesMDR-TBXDR-TBHIV deathsHIV casesHIV epidemicRural South AfricaTB/HIV casesTB treatment delayIsoniazid preventive therapyDrug-resistant TBHIV treatment programsTreatment cure ratesHIV case findingHIV control effortsNovel screening programPreventive therapyTB casesTB treatmentTreatment delayHIV transmissionCure rateQuestionnaire's sensitivityScreening programTransmission risk behaviour at enrolment in participants in the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial
Rodger A, Lampe F, Grulich A, Fisher M, Friedland G, Phanuphak N, Bogner, Pereira L, Rietmeijer C, Burman W, Phillips A, Group I. Transmission risk behaviour at enrolment in participants in the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 64-76. PMID: 25711325, PMCID: PMC4341939, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentCondomless sexHIV-1 RNA copies/Risk behaviorsRegion of recruitmentSelf-reported risk behaviorsHIV viral loadHIV-positive participantsRNA copies/Transmission risk behaviorsHIV-positive peopleSubstantial proportionRecent sexual behaviorHeterosexual menSerodifferent partnersMedian ageRisk behavior questionnaireViral loadClinical statusLifestyle factorsBlack ethnicityCopies/Trial participantsStart StudyWhite ethnicity
2014
HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
Fisher JD, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Christie S, Pillay S, Macdonald S, Ngcobo N, Amico KR, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Fisher WA. HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 499-507. PMID: 25230288, PMCID: PMC4229426, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyClinical care sitesLay counsellorsRisk behaviorsCare sitesRoutine clinical careStandard of careClinical care settingsCounseling interventionHIV careViral suppressionPrimary outcomeHIV statusRoutine careCare counselingCare participantsEffective behavioral interventionsHIV epidemicHIV preventionIntervention participantsCare settingsClinical careBrief interventionInfection incidence
2011
Household contact investigation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting
Vella V, Racalbuto V, Guerra R, Marra C, Moll A, Mhlanga Z, Maluleke M, Mhlope H, Margot B, Friedland G, Shah N, Gandhi N. Household contact investigation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2011, 15: 1170-1175. PMID: 21943840, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntitubercular AgentsExtensively Drug-Resistant TuberculosisFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesSouth AfricaTime FactorsTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantYoung AdultConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisHousehold contactsXDR-TBIndex caseMDR-TBPrevalence settingsHigh human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence settingsMDR-TB index casesHigh HIV prevalence settingsAdult household contactsHousehold contact investigationIndex case diagnosisMost secondary casesHIV prevalence settingsRate of MDRDrug susceptibility testingDiagnosis of MDRPublic health activitiesActive tuberculosisNosocomial transmissionContact investigationMedian timeIncidence rateSecondary casesObservational study
2010
Blood cultures for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients from rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Heysell SK, Thomas TA, Gandhi NR, Moll AP, Eksteen FJ, Coovadia Y, Roux L, Babaria P, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Shah S. Blood cultures for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients from rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 344. PMID: 21134279, PMCID: PMC3016377, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesExtensively Drug-Resistant TuberculosisFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRural PopulationSouth AfricaSputumYoung AdultConceptsDrug-resistant TBMycobacterial blood culturesDrug-resistant tuberculosisBlood culturesXDR-TBRural South AfricaMDR-TBM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremiaCross-sectional studyPositive blood culturesDiagnosis of MDRCross-sectional analysisAntiretroviral therapySecondary outcomesSputum cultureTB suspectsRisk factorsPatientsHIVTuberculosisDiagnosisTBSimilar settingsBacteremiaOpportunities afforded by new drugs for tuberculosis
Churchyard GJ, Friedland G, Fielding K, Nardell E. Opportunities afforded by new drugs for tuberculosis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 368-369. PMID: 20510274, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70095-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreparing for highly active antiretroviral therapy rollout in rural South Africa: an assessment using the information, motivation, and behavioral skills model
Simon MD, Altice FL, Moll AP, Shange M, Friedland GH. Preparing for highly active antiretroviral therapy rollout in rural South Africa: an assessment using the information, motivation, and behavioral skills model. AIDS Care 2010, 22: 462-474. PMID: 20204909, DOI: 10.1080/09540120903220253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapy rolloutAntiretroviral therapy rolloutHIV/AIDSHAART rolloutHAART outcomesFolk remediesHIV treatment optimismMedication-taking behaviorOverall correct scoreBetter treatment outcomesResource-limited settingsBehavioral skills modelCommunity-based assessmentHAART initiationHIV optimismHIV testingHIV serostatusTreatment optimismTreatment outcomesSide effectsRural South AfricaCondom useHAARTTugela FerryYoung adults
2007
Implementation Issues in Tuberculosis/HIV Program Collaboration and Integration: 3 Case Studies
Friedland G, Harries A, Coetzee D. Implementation Issues in Tuberculosis/HIV Program Collaboration and Integration: 3 Case Studies. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2007, 196: s114-s123. PMID: 17624820, DOI: 10.1086/518664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIV service integrationHIV service integrationNeeds of patientsPublic health approachWorld Health OrganizationHIV diseaseNational TuberculosisHIV programsHIV interactionsInfection influenceHealth approachSuccessful outcomeTuberculosisDiseaseHealth OrganizationLarge national programProgram settingsSmall demonstration projectsMost settingsOutcomesImplementation of programsProgram collaborationNational programLarge populationService integration
2006
Development and Assessment of an Innovative Culturally Sensitive Educational Videotape to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Soweto, South Africa
Wong IY, Lawrence NV, Struthers H, McIntyre J, Friedland GH. Development and Assessment of an Innovative Culturally Sensitive Educational Videotape to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Soweto, South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006, 43: s142-s148. PMID: 17133198, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000248345.02760.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational videotapeARV-naive patientsMedication-taking experiencesHIV-positive patientsActive antiretroviral therapyPatient education programHealth care providersAntiretroviral therapyARV therapyMedication therapyMedication takingAdequate adherenceAdherence counsellorsPatient understandingCare providersSide effectsPotential efficacyPatientsTherapyAdherenceFurther studiesIndividual adherencePreliminary findingsFocus groupsMeasurable benefitsSexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kiene SM, Christie S, Cornman DH, Fisher WA, Shuper PA, Pillay S, Friedland GH, Fisher JD. Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS 2006, 20: 1781-1784. PMID: 16931945, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000242827.05120.55.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Population Pharmacokinetics of Delavirdine and N-Delavirdine in HIV-Infected Individuals
Smith PF, DiCenzo R, Forrest A, Shelton M, Friedland G, Para M, Pollard R, Fischi M, DiFrancesco R, Morse GD. Population Pharmacokinetics of Delavirdine and N-Delavirdine in HIV-Infected Individuals. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2005, 44: 99-109. PMID: 15634033, DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200544010-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge interpatient variabilityPharmacokinetic parameter estimatesCombination regimensPopulation pharmacokineticsInterpatient variabilityNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorPopulation pharmacokinetic parameter estimatesCells/mm3Double-blind studyHIV-1 infectionMean apparent volumeAge 37 yearsPopulation pharmacokinetic analysisReverse transcriptase inhibitorVolume of distributionFirst-order clearanceTherapeutic drug monitoringTarget drug concentrationsCD4 countMonotherapy studiesOral clearanceDosage regimensPlasma concentrationsTranscriptase inhibitorPharmacokinetic analysis
2004
Therapeutic Response of HIV-1 Subtype C in African Patients Coinfected with either Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Human Herpesvirus-8
Cassol E, Page T, Mosam A, Friedland G, Jack C, Lalloo U, Kopetka J, Patterson B, Esterhuizen T, Coovadia HM. Therapeutic Response of HIV-1 Subtype C in African Patients Coinfected with either Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Human Herpesvirus-8. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 191: 324-332. PMID: 15633090, DOI: 10.1086/427337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHerpesvirus 8, HumanHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRNA, ViralSarcoma, KaposiTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, PulmonaryViral LoadConceptsKaposi's sarcomaHIV-1Opportunistic infectionsViral loadAfrican patientsUndetectable HIV-1 RNA levelsCell countHIV-1 RNA levelsPlasma HIV-1 levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-1 subtype CKaplan-Meier survival analysisMycobacterium tuberculosisHIV-1 levelsImmunodeficiency virus infectionProportion of patientsTarget cell availabilityHuman herpesvirus 8Immune activationTreatment regimensSubtype CTherapeutic responseTreatment outcomesVirus infectionHerpesvirus 8A Pilot Study of Once-Daily Antiretroviral Therapy Integrated With Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting
Jack C, Lalloo U, Karim QA, Karim SA, El-Sadr W, Cassol S, Friedland G. A Pilot Study of Once-Daily Antiretroviral Therapy Integrated With Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004, 36: 929-934. PMID: 15220699, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200408010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAlkynesAntibiotics, AntitubercularAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBenzoxazinesCosts and Cost AnalysisCyclopropanesDidanosineDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLamivudineMaleMiddle AgedOutpatient Clinics, HospitalOxazinesPilot ProjectsSouth AfricaTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisUrban PopulationConceptsAntiretroviral therapyTB therapyViral loadPilot studyTwenty HIV-positive patientsSmear-positive pulmonary TBCD4 count increaseDrug-sensitive TBObserved therapy programStandard TB therapyActive antiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsMean CD4 countMean viral loadCells/Resource limited settingsResource-limited settingsDaily didanosineHAART regimenCD4 countHIV clinicPulmonary TBTB clinicNeurologic toxicityObserved therapy
2002
The Pharmacokinetics of Methadone Following Co‐Administration with a Lamivudine/Zidovudine Combination Tablet in Opiate‐Dependent Subjects
Rainey PM, Friedland GH, Snidow JW, McCance‐Katz E, Mitchell SM, Andrews L, Lane B, Jatlow P. The Pharmacokinetics of Methadone Following Co‐Administration with a Lamivudine/Zidovudine Combination Tablet in Opiate‐Dependent Subjects. American Journal On Addictions 2002, 11: 66-74. PMID: 11876585, DOI: 10.1080/10550490252801657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum concentrationsCombination tabletSerum concentration-time curveMethadone dose changesMethadone serum concentrationsMaximum serum concentrationOpiate-dependent subjectsConcentration-time curveVolume of distributionCombination pharmacotherapyMethadone pharmacokineticsTerminal eliminationCo-administrationDose changesMean areaSignificant differencesPharmacokineticsSubjectsSubject studyHIVPharmacotherapyPatientsAdministration
1996
A prospective study of syphilis and HIV infection among injection drug users receiving methadone in the Bronx, NY.
Gourevitch M, Hartel D, Schoenbaum E, Selwyn P, Davenny K, Friedland G, Klein R. A prospective study of syphilis and HIV infection among injection drug users receiving methadone in the Bronx, NY. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 1112-5. PMID: 8712270, PMCID: PMC1380622, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV-seronegative patientsHIV-seropositive patientsDrug usersHIV infectionEarly syphilisProspective studyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHigh-risk sexual activityPercent of HIVImmunodeficiency virus infectionMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug-using womenMultiple sex partnersDiagnosis of syphilisEarly syphilis incidenceFemale drug usersHIV seroconversionHIV seroconvertersMaintenance treatmentIncidence rateIndependent riskVirus infectionSyphilis incidencePatients
1990
Additional evidence for lack of transmission of HIV infection by close interpersonal (casual) contact
Friedland G, Kahl P, Saltzman B, Rogers M, Feiner C, Mayers M, Schable C, Klein R. Additional evidence for lack of transmission of HIV infection by close interpersonal (casual) contact. AIDS 1990, 4: 639-644. PMID: 2118767, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199007000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contactsHIV infectionAIDS patientsClose interpersonal contactNon-sexual contactsPossibility of transmissionAdult patientsHIV antibodiesMedian durationMedian timeP24 antigenHIV transmissionPhysical examinationSerum antibodiesPatientsLast contactLack of transmissionLast evaluationInitial evaluationMonthsInfectionHIVSymptomsAntigenAIDS
1986
Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis
Friedland G, Saltzman B, Rogers M, Kahl P, Lesser M, Mayers M, Klein R. Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1986, 314: 344-349. PMID: 3456076, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198602063140604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV-III/LAVHousehold contactsOral candidiasisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusHTLV-III/LAV infectionType III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusNonsexual household contactsLymphadenopathy-associated virusEvidence of infectionRisk of infectionRisk of transmissionNonsexual contactImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsPhysical examinationSerum antibodiesIndex patientsPatientsLack of transmissionSexual partnersAIDSInfectionFive-year-old childrenCandidiasisSame household
1981
Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions.
Von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Friedland G, Crumpacker C. Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 505-18. PMID: 7011141, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrict case definitionValvular diseaseCase definitionAdvanced mean ageShorter mean durationNosocomial endocarditisProsthesis endocarditisNeurologic eventsPossible endocarditisCardiac surgeryHeart failureInfective endocarditisMean ageMean durationEarly recognitionClinical studiesEndocarditisHigh incidenceInvasive proceduresViridans streptococciLarge seriesSuspect casesStaphylococcus aureusMortalityDisease
1979
Staphylococcal outbreak in an intensive care unit--a narrative account of its management.
du Moulin G, Dasse P, Miller M, Morrison M, Friedland G. Staphylococcal outbreak in an intensive care unit--a narrative account of its management. Heart & Lung 1979, 8: 94-9. PMID: 252511.Peer-Reviewed Original Research