2018
The cost‐effectiveness of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men and transgender women at high risk of HIV infection in Brazil
Luz PM, Osher B, Grinsztejn B, Maclean RL, Losina E, Stern ME, Struchiner CJ, Parker RA, Freedberg KA, Mesquita F, Walensky RP, Veloso VG, Paltiel AD. The cost‐effectiveness of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men and transgender women at high risk of HIV infection in Brazil. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2018, 21: e25096. PMID: 29603888, PMCID: PMC5878414, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV infectionTransgender womenPrEP effectivenessHigh riskMedical costsPre-exposure prophylaxis programHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisAnnual HIV incidenceUniversal ART accessPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV testing frequencyDirect medical costsHigh-risk MSMLife expectancyHIV infection riskUndiscounted life expectancyCost-effectiveness ratioYears of lifeUnited States dollarsHIV careHIV incidenceMean ageProphylaxis programART access
2012
Newer drugs and earlier treatment
Sloan CE, Champenois K, Choisy P, Losina E, Walensky RP, Schackman BR, Ajana F, Melliez H, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Yazdanpanah Y. Newer drugs and earlier treatment. AIDS 2012, 26: 45-56. PMID: 22008655, PMCID: PMC3237010, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32834dce6e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACD4 cellsHIV diseaseCells/Life expectancyCell countMean CD4 cell countMean age 38 yearsAge 38 yearsMedical resource utilizationLifetime costsUndiscounted life expectancyCost of careAIDS Complications (CEPAC) modelART initiationHIV CostRegimen costsAntiretroviral drugsART costsEarly treatmentCopies/High-income countriesEfficacious drugs