Tracing of patients lost to follow-up and HIV transmission: Mathematical modeling study based on 2 large ART programs in Malawi

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Estill, Janne ^a   Tweya, Hannock ^a,b,c   Egger, Matthias ^a,d   Wandeler, Gilles ^a,e,f   Feldacker, Caryl ^c,g   Johnson, Leigh F ^d   Blaser, Nello ^a   Vizcaya, Luisa Salazar ^a   Phiri, Sam ^c   Keiser, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Lost to follow up; Mathematical model; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897988741     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000075     Document Type: Article

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