Exposure to environmental microorganisms and childhood asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Children who grow up in environments that afford them a wide range of microbial exposures, such as traditional farms, are protected from childhood asthma and atopy. In previous studies, ma
Short-course antiretroviral therapy in primary HIV infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Short-course antiretroviral therapy (ART) in primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may delay disease progression but has not been adequately evaluated. METHODS: We randomly
Nevirapine concentrations in HIV-infected children treated with divided fixed-dose combination antiretroviral tablets in Malawi and Zambia (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate nevirapine concentrations in African HIV-infected children receiving divided Triomune tablets (stavudine+lamivudine+nevirapine). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: Stead
Effect of baseline CD4 cell count at linkage to HIV care and at initatiation of antiretroviral therapy on mortality in HIV-positive adult patients in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Continued debate exists about whether initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in symptom-free patients at higher baseline CD4 cell counts results in important clinical benefits. We aime