Linkage to care, mobility and retention of HIV-positive postpartum women in antiretroviral therapy services in South Africa

Jul 21, 2018

Phillips TK, Clouse K, Zerbe A, Orrell C, Abrams EJ, Myer L. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Jul;21 Suppl 4:e25114. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25114. INTRODUCTION: Linkage to care and mobility postpartum present challenges to long-term retention after initiating antiretroviral...

June 2018: Comparing birth outcomes among women starting dolutegravir versus efavirenz during pregnancy

Jul 18, 2018

Article and Study Summary Comparative safety of dolutegravir-based or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started during pregnancy in Botswana: An observational study. Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2018; 6: e804–10...

Burden of tuberculosis in HIV-positive pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa

Jul 1, 2018

Odayar J, Rangaka MX, Zerbe A, Petro G, McIntyre JA, Phillips TK, Abrams EJ, Myer L. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 Jul 1;22(7):760-765. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0448. BACKGROUND: The burden of active tuberculosis (TB) in pregnancy compared with preconception and...

Same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in pregnancy is not associated with viral suppression or engagement in care: A cohort study

Jun 21, 2018

Langwenya N, Phillips TK, Brittain K, Zerbe A, Abrams EJ, Myer L. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Jun;21(6):e25133. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25133. INTRODUCTION: Many prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programmes across Africa initiate HIV-infected (HIV positive) pregnant...

Incidence of sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy

May 24, 2018

Teasdale CA, Abrams EJ, Chiasson MA, Justman J, Blanchard K, Jones HE. PLoS One. 2018 May 24;13(5):e0197696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197696. eCollection 2018. Abstract Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is high among pregnant women in...

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