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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"virologic failure"”.
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Long-term virologic responses to responses to antiretroviral therapy among patients entering adherence clubs in Khayelitsha, Cape Town South Africa
… District. In this study, we describe long-term virologic outcomes of patients who have ever entered ACs. Methods: Adult patients enrolled in ACs in Khayelitsha between January 2011 and June 2017 were eligible for inclusion. Time to, and risk factors for, an elevated viral load (first viral load …
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Outcomes of patients failing first-line antiretroviral treatment in a decentralised programme led by nurses in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… to ensure timely detection of treatment failure and switch to second-line ART if appropriate. Patients identified with a first elevated VL (FEVL) enter a cycle with extra counselling sessions, VL re-testing, and potential regimen switch, putting additional strain on scarce human …
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Short term adherence tool predicts failure on second line protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy
… of third line ART. Most patients who experience virologic failure (VF) on second line ART in low-middle income countries fail due to poor adherence rather than antiretroviral resistance. Pharmacy refill is an easily implementable adherence measure which has shown to correlate with viral load …
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Optimizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Living with HIV in Low and Middle-Income Settings
… and validate a model to predict the risk of virologic failures (Aim 2). Finally, this dissertation aimed to examine the pathways through which addressing household economic insecurity using an economic empowerment intervention might influence ART adherence among ALHIV in Uganda by assessing …
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Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacogenetic-and-Pharmacodynamic Adherence Relationships in Cohort South African HIV Infected Children on Lopinavir-and Nevirapine-Based Regimens
… and lopinavir have been linked to inferior virological outcomes; it is recommended that lopinavir and nevirapine concentrations are maintained above 1 mg/L and 3 mg/L, respectively, in order to maintain viral suppression. Adherence to both lopinavir and nevirapine ART, respectively has long …
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Effects of diabetes mellitus on virologic and immunologic outcomes of patients on first line antiretroviral therapy in a military population in South Africa
… the area of HIV and DM co-morbidity concerning virologic and immunology, is underresearched. Research design and methods: The study included the duration of survival for HIV patients with DM (HIV DM) and for those with HIV but without DM (HIV Non-DM), through examining their immunologic and …
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Evaluation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy using efarivenz as a marker
… of HIV drug resistance, which may lead to virologic failure and treatment failure. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has been reported to be the most efficient method to assess treatment adherence in HIV individuals, since it quantifies the concentration of ARTs in biological matrices. This …
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Caracterización de viremias detectables en una población con VIH de un programa especial en Bogotá – Colombia entre abril de 2022 y abril de 2023
Introducción: Desde hace años, las viremias detectables en pacientes con VIH en tratamiento han generado preocupación por su progresión en algunos casos al fallo virológico, fracaso terapéutico y deterioro en la calidad de vida. Este estudio tiene como objetivo caracterizar las viremias detectables …