2010
Effect of treating co-infections on HIV-1 viral load: a systematic review
Modjarrad K, Vermund SH. Effect of treating co-infections on HIV-1 viral load: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 455-463. PMID: 20610327, PMCID: PMC3071714, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70093-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral load differencesViral loadPlasma HIV-1 RNA concentrationSystematic reviewMean plasma viral loadPlasma HIV RNA concentrationHIV-1 RNA concentrationsHIV-1 viral loadHIV RNA concentrationPlasma viral loadHIV transmission riskViral load reductionNon-pathogenic infectionsCo-infecting pathogensSyphilis treatmentHIV progressionTuberculosis treatmentEligible studiesPopulation-level benefitsTransmission riskLow-income countriesHIVTreatmentInfectionReview
2008
Do Targeted HIV Programs Improve Overall Care for Pregnant Women?
Potter D, Goldenberg RL, Chao A, Sinkala M, Degroot A, Stringer JS, Bulterys M, Vermund SH. Do Targeted HIV Programs Improve Overall Care for Pregnant Women? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 47: 79-85. PMID: 17984757, PMCID: PMC2745056, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31815d2f71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence odds ratiosHIV programsPMTCT programme implementationChild HIV transmissionPrevention of motherConfidence intervalsRoutine clinical servicesDisease-specific researchHealth policy makersAntenatal clinicSyphilis treatmentHIV transmissionPregnant womenOverall careOdds ratioFirst visitCare impactClinical servicesService programsImplementation of researchScreeningProgram implementationClinicVisitsCare