Publicaties
A randomized controlled trial of single-class maintenance therapy with abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine after standard triple antiretroviral induction therapy: : final 96-week results from the FREE study. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Interruption or deferral of antiretroviral therapy reduces markers of bone turnover compared with continuous therapy: The SMART Body Composition substudy Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Retention and predictors of attrition among patients who started antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe's national antiretroviral therapy programme between 2012 and 2015 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: The last evaluation to assess outcomes for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) through the Zimbabwe public sector was conducted in 2011, covering the 2007-2010 cohorts. The reported retention at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months were 90.7%, 78.1%, 68.8% and 64.4%, respectively. We report findings of a follow-up evaluation for the 2012-2015 cohorts to assess the implementation and impact of recommendations from this prior ...
Episodic antiretroviral therapy increases HIV transmission risk compared with continuous therapy Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
Persons living with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy also consulting traditional healers: a study in three African countries Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
Traditional healers provide healthcare to a substantial proportion of people living with HIV infection (PLHIV) in high HIV burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the impact on the health of retained patients visiting traditional healers is unknown. In 2011, a study to asses adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) performed in 18 purposefully selected HIV treatment centers in Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda showed that 'consulting a ...
Multi-state models for the analysis of time-to-treatment modification among HIV patients under highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southwest Ethiopia Universiteit Hasselt
Predictors of immunological failure of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients in Ethiopia: a matched case-control study Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: In resource constrained settings, immunological assessment through CD4 count is used to assess response to first line Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). In this study, we aim to investigate factors associated with immunological treatment failure.
METHODS: A matched case-control study design was used. Cases were subjects who already experienced immunological treatment failure and controls were those without ...
Immunovirological discordance among female sex workers who start antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) leads to sustained effective suppression of viral replication and increasing CD4 + T cell count. However, a fraction of ART-treated patients still fail to reach adequate CD4 + T cell number despite a suppressed viral load (VL), and this phenomenon is defined as immunovirological discordance (IVD). In Africa, several studies have reported ...