TRACnet internet and short message service technology improves time to antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV-infected infants in Rwanda

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 767-771

  Kayumba, Kizito ^a   Nsanzimana, Sabin ^b   Binagwaho, Agnes ^c,d,e   Mugwaneza, Placidie ^b   Rusine, John ^b   Remera, Eric ^b   Koama, Jean Baptiste ^f   Ndahindwa, Vedaste ^g   Johnson, Pamela ^h   Riedel, David J ⁱ   Condo, Jeanine ^g  

^a Rwanda SARL   (Rwanda)

^b RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^c Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control   (Rwanda)

^g UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^h Voxiva Inc   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy initiation; cascade; HIV; infants; Rwanda; TRACnet

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; TENOFOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFANT; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RWANDA; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME TO TREATMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RWANDA; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84962088951     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001153     Document Type: Article

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