2014
Symptomatic HIV-Positive Persons in Rural Mozambique Who First Consult a Traditional Healer Have Delays in HIV Testing
Audet CM, Blevins M, Rosenberg C, Farnsworth S, Salato J, Fernandez J, Vermund SH. Symptomatic HIV-Positive Persons in Rural Mozambique Who First Consult a Traditional Healer Have Delays in HIV Testing. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 66: e80-e86. PMID: 24815853, PMCID: PMC4077983, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingTraditional healersHealth facility visitsLow CD4 cellsCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive personsHIV-positive personsCross-sectional studyPrevious health careLocal health facilitiesHIV/AIDSTime of HIVAntiretroviral therapyTherapy delayCD4 cellsHIV diagnosisMedian timeSicker patientsInitial careTime of entrySymptomatic individualsFacility visitsRelevant symptomsEarly diagnosisHealth facilities
2007
Complete Blood Cell Count as a Surrogate CD4 Cell Marker for HIV Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings
Chen RY, Westfall AO, Hardin JM, Miller-Hardwick C, Stringer JS, Raper JL, Vermund SH, Gotuzzo E, Allison J, Saag MS. Complete Blood Cell Count as a Surrogate CD4 Cell Marker for HIV Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2007, 44: 525-530. PMID: 17259910, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318032385e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirmingham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterTotal lymphocyte countCells/microLCD4 countVeterans Affairs Medical CenterComplete blood cell countAntiretroviral treatment statusLow CD4 cellsBody mass indexBlood cell countCells/Receiver operator characteristic curveResource limited settingsObservational databaseResource-limited settingsCD4 cellsLymphocyte count