2017
A Flow-Based Model of the HIV Care Continuum in the United States
Gonsalves GS, Paltiel AD, Cleary PD, Gill MJ, Kitahata MM, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Horberg M, Abraham AG, Althoff KN, Moore R, Bosch RJ, Tang T, Hall HI, Kaplan EH. A Flow-Based Model of the HIV Care Continuum in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 548-553. PMID: 28471841, PMCID: PMC5533168, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionAntiretroviral therapyHIV careNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationProportion of HIVHIV care continuumCohort CollaborationHIV diagnosisAntiretroviral treatmentVirological dataCare continuumFlow of patientsDisease controlPatientsCareAverage timeHIVTherapyLaboratory resultsMonthsSuppressionYearsDiagnosisIndividualsPrevention
2014
The Clinical and Economic Impact of Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Mozambique and Other Resource-Limited Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Hyle EP, Jani IV, Lehe J, Su AE, Wood R, Quevedo J, Losina E, Bassett IV, Pei PP, Paltiel AD, Resch S, Freedberg KA, Peter T, Walensky RP. The Clinical and Economic Impact of Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Mozambique and Other Resource-Limited Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. PLOS Medicine 2014, 11: e1001725. PMID: 25225800, PMCID: PMC4165752, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare CD4 testIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCare CD4 testingPOC CD4CD4 testCD4 testingResource-limited settingsHIV diagnosisHIV testingClinical outcomesAntiretroviral therapy (ART) eligibilityPerson lifetime costsLife expectancyLifetime costsCost-effectiveness ratioResource limited settingsCost-effectiveness analysisSensitivity/specificityImmunological stagingLow sensitivity/specificityCost-effective thresholdLaboratory-based testsSurvivalEditors' SummaryOutcomesMobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
Bassett IV, Govindasamy D, Erlwanger AS, Hyle EP, Kranzer K, van Schaik N, Noubary F, Paltiel AD, Wood R, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bekker LG, Freedberg KA. Mobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e85197. PMID: 24465503, PMCID: PMC3898963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFacility-based testingHIV screeningHIV diagnosisFacility-based HIV testingFrequency of HIVUndiagnosed HIV prevalenceEarly HIV diagnosisLife expectancyMobile screening unitCost-effectiveness ratioResource-limited settingsCD4 countUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingHIV prevalenceCape TownClinical impactPopulation life expectancyMedical costsHIVScreening unitIntervention costsDiagnosisMedical facilities