2024
Brief Report: Differentiated Service Delivery Framework for People With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection
Reis K, Wolf A, Perumal R, Seepamore B, Guzman K, Ross J, Cheung Y, Amico K, Brust J, Padayatchi N, Friedland G, Naidoo K, Daftary A, Zelnick J, O'Donnell M. Brief Report: Differentiated Service Delivery Framework for People With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024, 96: 34-39. PMID: 38323838, PMCID: PMC11300702, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisDifferentiated service deliveryAntiretroviral therapyElectronic dose monitoring devicesAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatmentDifferentiated service delivery modelsHIV co-infectionTreatment courseCumulative adherenceTreatment challengesCo-infectionBedaquilineTreatment completionFocus groupsMedication adherenceHIVTreatmentPatterns of medication adherenceAdherenceTuberculosisSubpopulationsHIV/AIDSTreatment stageStage-specific
2022
Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion
Shenoi S, Kyriakides T, Dokubo E, Guddera V, Vranken P, Desai M, Friedland G, Moll A. Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0001269. PMID: 36962910, PMCID: PMC10021376, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment completionCommunity-based identificationPreventive therapyIndependent predictorsGovernment primary care clinicsMedian age 35 yearsCommunity-based referralsHigher treatment completionMedian CD4 countTB preventive therapyTB endemic regionsTuberculosis preventive therapyComparison groupPrimary care clinicsClinic-based careAge 35 yearsCBR groupTeam of nursesSix-month courseMedian CD4Oral isoniazidCD4 countHIV careNight sweatsCare clinicsBedaquiline Adherence Measured by Electronic Dose Monitoring Predicts Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
O'Donnell MR, Padayatchi N, Wolf A, Zelnick J, Daftary A, Orrell C, Nimmo C, Baldwin M, Boodhram R, Maharaj B, Amico KR, Naidoo K, Friedland G. Bedaquiline Adherence Measured by Electronic Dose Monitoring Predicts Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 90: 325-332. PMID: 35195572, PMCID: PMC11077859, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR-TB treatment outcomesResistance-associated variantsTreatment outcomesAntiretroviral therapyMDR-TBART adherenceMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatmentHIV treatment outcomesProspective cohort studyMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisEnd of treatmentTreatment of patientsSuccessful treatment outcomeElectronic dose monitoring devicesHIV/AIDSCohort studyClinical outcomesMultivariable analysisNovel regimensMedication adherenceAdherence thresholdTuberculosis treatmentTreatment completionLow adherenceDose monitoring
2015
Successful Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes among HIV/TB Coinfected Patients Down-Referred from a District Hospital to Primary Health Clinics in Rural South Africa
Jacobson KB, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Shenoi SV. Successful Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes among HIV/TB Coinfected Patients Down-Referred from a District Hospital to Primary Health Clinics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0127024. PMID: 25993636, PMCID: PMC4438008, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB treatment outcomesTB/HIVTreatment outcomesHIV clinicDistrict hospitalRetained patientsTreatment completionTreatment successRural South AfricaSuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomeMajor public health threatDrug-susceptible TBHospital HIV clinicLinkage of careTB treatment completionTB treatment initiationTB treatment servicesTuberculosis treatment outcomesHIV/TBBaseline disease severityNew TB casesPrimary health clinicsPrimary care levelSpecific clinical criteriaHigher treatment success
2009
Treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Orenstein EW, Basu S, Shah NS, Andrews JR, Friedland GH, Moll AP, Gandhi NR, Galvani AP. Treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2009, 9: 153-161. PMID: 19246019, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70041-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTreatment outcomesHIV statusTreatment regimensStrong patient supportProportion of patientsPatient's HIV statusTuberculosis treatment programmesHigher treatment successSuccessful treatment outcomePublic health concernStandardised regimensMDR tuberculosisObserved therapyPatient populationTreatment completionTreatment successInclusion criteriaPatient supportTherapeutic studiesClinical reportsTreatment approachesTreatment durationPatientsSystematic review