Viral load monitoring for people living with HIV in the era of test and treat: progress made and challenges ahead–a systematic review

MD Pham, HV Nguyen, D Anderson, S Crowe… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background In 2016, we conducted a systematic review to assess the feasibility of treatment
monitoring for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low …

HIV viral resuppression following an elevated viral load: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Ford, C Orrell, Z Shubber, T Apollo… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy recommend enhanced adherence
counselling be provided to individuals with an initial elevated viral load before making a …

HIV virologic failure and its predictors among HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in the African Cohort Study

F Kiweewa, A Esber, E Musingye, D Reed, TA Crowell… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The 2016 WHO consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs
defines HIV virologic failure for low and middle income countries (LMIC) as plasma HIV …

Virological suppression and clinical management in response to viremia in South African HIV treatment program: a multicenter cohort study

LE Hermans, S Carmona, M Nijhuis… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is expanding rapidly in low-and middle-
income countries (LMIC). Monitoring of virological suppression is recommended at 6 months …

The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting: a prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load monitoring in rural Lesotho

TR Glass, L Motaboli, B Nsakala, M Lerotholi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction For HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART), the World Health
Organization (WHO) recommends routine viral load (VL) monitoring. We report on the …

Point‐of‐care viral load monitoring: outcomes from a decentralized HIV programme in Malawi

S Nicholas, E Poulet, L Wolters… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Routinely monitoring the HIV viral load (VL) of people living with HIV (PLHIV) on
anti‐retroviral therapy (ART) facilitates intensive adherence counselling and faster ART …

Socioeconomic inequalities in the 90–90–90 target, among people living with HIV in 12 sub-Saharan African countries—Implications for achieving the 95–95–95 …

D Chipanta, S Amo-Agyei, D Giovenco, J Estill… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Inequalities undermine efforts to end AIDS by 2030. We examined
socioeconomic inequalities in the 90–90–90 target among people living with HIV (PLHIV) …

The viral load monitoring cascade in HIV treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

A Kippen, L Nzimande, D Gareta, C Iwuji - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The United Nations' 95-95-95 (95% of people with HIV being aware of
their diagnosis, 95% of those aware of their diagnosis being on treatment and 95 …

Research priorities to inform “Treat All” policy implementation for people living with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: a consensus statement from the International …

M Yotebieng, E Brazier, D Addison… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction “Treat All”–the treatment of all people with HIV, irrespective of disease
stage or CD 4 cell count–represents a paradigm shift in HIV care that has the potential to …

Determining virological suppression and resuppression by point-of-care viral load testing in a HIV care setting in sub-Saharan Africa

G Villa, A Abdullahi, D Owusu, C Smith… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background This prospective pilot study explored same-day point-of-care viral load testing
in a setting in Ghana that has yet to implement virological monitoring of antiretroviral therapy …