2021
High HIV Detection in a Tertiary Facility in Liberia: Implications and Opportunities
Ogbuagu O, Wachekwa I, Yasin F, Nuta C, Donato S, Toomey J, Adeiza M, Barakat LA. High HIV Detection in a Tertiary Facility in Liberia: Implications and Opportunities. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 117. PMID: 34900617, PMCID: PMC8622250, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing dataNon-pregnant individualsHIV detection rateTertiary facilityPrevention interventionsJohn F. Kennedy Medical CenterHospital-based retrospective analysisSignificant public health challengeStudy periodAnnual diagnosis ratePre-exposure prophylaxisPositive HIV testLarge tertiary hospitalCase detection ratePublic health challengeYears of ageNational prevalence estimatesDetection rateHIV/AIDSAntenatal clinicHIV testHIV testingTertiary hospitalPregnant womenUNAIDS 95
2020
543. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics For Symptomatic People Living with HIV Requiring Hospitalization For COVID-19
Virata M, Villanueva M, Shenoi S, Ladines-Lim J, Aoun-Barakat L. 543. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics For Symptomatic People Living with HIV Requiring Hospitalization For COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s338-s338. PMCID: PMC7777445, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 viral loadViral loadRespiratory samplesViral dynamicsUndetectable HIV viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome 2SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamicsMedian CD4 countRetrospective cohort studyCells/mm3HIV viral loadRNA viral loadMain outcome measuresUrban academic centerCT of patientsPresentation of illnessYears of ageCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 diseaseCycle threshold valuesHospital mortalityAdvanced diseaseCD4 count