2012
The Cost-effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection in South African Women
Walensky RP, Park JE, Wood R, Freedberg KA, Scott CA, Bekker LG, Losina E, Mayer KH, Seage GR, Paltiel AD. The Cost-effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection in South African Women. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 54: 1504-1513. PMID: 22474224, PMCID: PMC3334365, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisSouth African womenHIV infectionRecent trialsHIV riskLife expectancyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionAfrican womenIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioImmunodeficiency virus infectionAge-adjusted incidenceShort-term efficacyHIV infection incidenceHIV natural historyCost-effectiveness ratioPopulation-level transmissionPrEP efficacyHIV acquisitionLong-term impactPatient outcomesPopulation demographic characteristicsVirus infectionClinical cohortInfection incidenceCost savings
2008
Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival
Walensky RP, Wood R, Weinstein MC, Martinson NA, Losina E, Fofana MO, Goldie SJ, Divi N, Yazdanpanah Y, Wang B, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: The Impact of Speed on Survival. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 1324-1332. PMID: 18422445, PMCID: PMC2423492, DOI: 10.1086/587184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyEligible human immunodeficiency virusEffective antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusNeed of therapyHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusPatient outcomesAdult cohortDeath rateART scaleTherapyCumulative deathsTreatment slotsDeathRapid scaleHIVPatientsCohortInfectionMortality