Long-term outcomes of HIV-infected women receiving antiretroviral therapy after transferring out of an integrated maternal and child health service in South Africa

Nov 25, 2019

Phillips T, Mooba P, Brittain K, Gomba Y, Zerbe A, Myer L, Abrams E. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2019 November. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002236 Background: Integrated maternal and child health (MCH) services improve women’s...

Healthcare worker experiences with Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in eSwatini: findings from a two-year follow-up study

Apr 2, 2019

DiCarlo AL, Gachuhi AB, Mthethwa-Hleta S, Shongwe S, Hlophe T, Peters ZJ, Zerbe A, Myer L, Langwenya N, Okello V, Sahabo R, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Abrams EJ. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Apr 2;19(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-3997-1 Abstract BACKGROUND:...

Pursuing use of optimal formulations for paediatric HIV epidemic control – a look at the use of LPV/r oral pellets and oral granules

Apr 1, 2019

Malati CY, Golin R, O’Brien L, Sugandhi N, Srivastava M, Larson C, Phelps BR. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Apr;22(4):e25267. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25267. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite a significant reduction in mother-to-child transmission of HIV, an estimated...

HIV Incidence during breastfeeding and mother-to-child transmission in Cape Town, South Africa

Mar 29, 2019

Le Roux SM, Abrams EJ, Nguyen KK, Myer L. AIDS. 2019 Mar 29. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002224. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Despite widespread concerns about HIV incidence in pregnant and postpartum women there are few data from Africa on HIV acquisition in...

Antiretroviral adherence, elevated viral load and drug resistant mutations in HIV-infected women initiating treatment in pregnancy: a nested case-control study

Mar 16, 2019

Myer L, Redd AD, Mukonda E, Lynch BA, Phillips TK, Eisenberg A, Hsiao NY, Capoferri A, Zerbe A, Clarke W, Lesosky M, Breaud A, McIntyre J, Bruno D, Martens C, Abrams EJ, Reynolds SJ. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 16. pii: ciz209. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz209. [Epub ahead of...

PMTCT - Prevention of mother-to-child transmission