April/May 2020: STREAM study finds point-of-care HIV viral load testing plus task shifting improves retention and viral load suppression

May 8, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Point-of-care HIV viral load testing combined with task shifting to improve treatment outcomes (STREAM): Findings from an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial Published in: Lancet HIV. 2020;7 (4):e229-e237....

February/March 2020: Malawi study shows more outpatients test for HIV with self-testing option compared to provider-initiated testing and counseling, but with higher cost per new positive case

Mar 27, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Effect of facility-based HIV self-testing on uptake of testing among outpatients in Malawi: a cluster-randomised trial Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(2):e276-e287. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30534-0 Authors: Dovel...

January 2020: Effect of Zvandiri Intervention on HIV-Related Outcomes Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Rural Zimbabwe

Jan 31, 2020

Article and Study Summary Effect of a differentiated service delivery model on virological failure in adolescents with HIV in Zimbabwe (Zvandiri): a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2020....

October 2019: TB APPRISE trial suggests similar maternal safety for IPT initiated during pregnancy or postpartum, but increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

Oct 31, 2019

Article and Study Summary Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women. Published in: N Engl J Med 2019; 381:1333-1346. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1813060 Authors: Gupta A, Montepiedra G, Aaron L, et al. Summary: The IMPAACT...

September 2019: ADVANCE trial of three ART regimens shows dolutegravir treatments to have noninferior efficacy with standard of care, but cause significantly more weight gain

Sep 30, 2019

Article and Study Summary Dolutegravir plus two different prodrugs of tenofovir to treat HIV. Published in: N Engl J Med 2019; 381:803-815. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1902824 Authors: Venter WDF, Moorhouse M, Sokhela S, et al. Summary: The ADVANCE...

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