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Medical ResearchMedical data and research from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field operations are regularly published in the peer-reviewed literature. Below is a selection of recently published MSF medical research articles. For copies or to search all MSF research publications, please visit the MSF Field Research website, or contact Dr. Patricia Kahn, Medical Editor, patricia.kahn[at]newyork.msf.org.
MSF research articles on HIV/AIDSMay 12, 2011Viral load testing in a resource-limited setting: quality control is critical
Jane Greig, Philipp du Cros, Derryck Klarkowski, Clair Mills, Steffen Jorgensen, P Richard Harrigan, Daniel P O'Brien
February 17, 2011Correcting for mortality among patients lost to follow up on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a cohort analysis
Gilles Van Cutsem, Nathan Ford, Katherine Hildebrand, Eric Goemaere, Shaheed Mathee, Musaed Abrahams, David Coetzee, Andrew Boulle
January 18, 2011Correcting mortality for loss to follow-up: a nomogram applied to antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa
Matthias Egger, Ben D. Spycher, John Sidle, Ralf Weigel, Elvin H. Geng, Matthew P. Fox, Patrick MacPhail, Gilles van Cutsem, Eugène Messou, Robin Wood, Denis Nash, Margaret Pascoe, Diana Dickinson, Jean-François Etard, James A. McIntyre, Martin W. G. Brinkhof, for IeDEA East Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa
January 10, 2011Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study
Laurence Ahoua, Chantal Umutoni, Helena Huerga, Andrea Minetti, Elisabeth Szumilin, Suna Balkan, David M Olson, Sarala Nicholas, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
J Int AIDS Soc 2011;14:2.
Journal of the International AIDS Society
December 1, 2010Characteristics, immunological response & treatment outcomes of HIV-2 compared with HIV-1 & dual infections (HIV 1/ 2) in Mumbai
November 19, 2010Immunovirological outcomes and resistance patterns at 4 years of antiretroviral therapy use in HIV-infected patients in Cambodia
Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Birgit Schramm, Leakena Som, Eric Nerrienet, Prak Narom, Ngeth Chanchhaya, Laurent Ferradini, Suna Balkan
November 13, 2010Distribution of antiretroviral treatment through self-forming groups of patients in Tete province, Mozambique
Tom Decroo, Barbara Telfer, Marc Biot, Jacob Maikere, Sergio Dezembro, Luisa Isabel Cumba, Carla das Dores, Kathryn Chu, Nathan Ford
July 18, 2010Treatment failure and mortality factors in patients receiving second-line HIV therapy in resource-limited countries
Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, Suna Balkan, Line Arnould, Martin A. W. Brinkhof, Alexandra Calmy; for the AIDS Working Group of MSF
July 8, 2010AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa
Kathryn M Chu, Gcina Mahlangeni, Sarah Swannet, Nathan P Ford, Andrew Boulle, Gilles Van Cutsem
June 17, 2010Provision of antiretroviral treatment in conflict settings: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières
Daniel P O'Brien, Sarah Venis, Jane Greig, Leslie Shanks, Tom Ellman, Kalpana Sabapathy, Lisa Frigati, Clair Mills
April 29, 2010Vital status of pre-ART and ART patients defaulting from care in rural Malawi
Megan McGuire, Tamika Munyenyembe, Elisabeth Szumilin, Annette Heinzelmann, Mickael Le Paih, Nenette Bouithy, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez
April 12, 2010Antiretroviral therapy outcomes in resource-limited settings for HIV-infected children <5 years of age
Delphine Sauvageot, Myrto Schaefer, David Olson, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Daniel P. O'Brien
April 9, 2010Impact of introducing human immunodeficiency virus testing, treatment and care in a tuberculosis clinic in rural Kenya
H Huerga, H Spillane, W Guerrero, A Odongo, F Varaine
January 6, 2010Seven-year experience of a primary care antiretroviral treatment programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Andrew Boulle, Gilles Van Cutsem, Katherine Hilderbrand, Carol Cragg, Musaed Abrahams, Shaheed Mathee, Nathan Ford, Louise Knight, Meg Osler, Jonny Myers, Eric Goemaere, David Coetzee, Gary Maartens
December 1, 2009Directly observed antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Nathan Ford, Jean B Nachega, Mark E Engel, Edward J Mills
October 8, 2009Antiretroviral treatment outcomes from a nurse-driven, community-supported HIV/AIDS treatment programme in rural Lesotho: observational cohort assessment at two yearsRachel Cohen, Sharonann Lynch, Helen Bygrave, Evi Eggers, Natalie Vlahakis, Katherine Hilderbrand, Louise Knight, Prinitha Pillay, Peter Saranchuk, Eric Goemaere, Lipontso Makakole, Nathan Ford
September 1, 2009Monitoring the South African National Antiretroviral Treatment Programme, 2003-2007: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaborationMorna Cornell, Karl Technau, Lara Fairall, Robin Wood, Harry Moultrie, Gilles Van Cutsem, Janet Giddy, Lerato Mohapi, Brian Eley, Patrick MacPhail, Hans Prozesky, Helena Rabie, Mary-Ann Davies, Nicola Maxwell, Andrew Boulle, International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS Southern Africa Collaboration
September 1, 2009Risk factors and true outcomes for lost to follow-up individuals in an antiretroviral treatment programme in Tete, Mozambique
Caroline Caluwaerts, Rosa Maendaenda, Fernando Maldonado, Marc Biot, Nathan Ford, Kathryn Chu
August 20, 2009Excellent outcomes among HIV+ children on ART, but unacceptably high pre-ART mortality and losses to follow-up: a cohort study from Cambodia
July 17, 2009An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Angónia district, MozambiqueSandrine Simon, Kathryn Chu, Marthe Frieden, Baltazar Candrinho, Nathan Ford, Helen Schneider, Marc Biot
July 13, 2009Evaluation of a 5-year programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in northern Uganda
June 4, 2009Mortality of patients lost to follow-Up in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: Systematic review and meta-analysisMartin W. G. Brinkhof, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Matthias Egger
May 26, 2009Very early mortality in patients starting antiretroviral treatment at primary health centres in rural Malawi
March 17, 2009Patient retention and attrition on antiretroviral treatment at district level in rural Malawi
February 25, 2009Dried blood spots are a useful tool for quality assurance of rapid HIV testing in Kigali, Rwanda
February 11, 2009Outcomes of a remote, decentralized health center-based HIV/AIDS antiretroviral program in Zambia, 2003 to 2007
Riekje Elema, Clair Mills, Oliver Yun, Kamalini Lokuge, Charles Ssonko, Nashiola Nyirongo, Velepi Mtonga, Henry Zulu, David Tu, Meggy Verputten, Daniel P. O’Brien
February 6, 2009The evaluation of a rapid in situ HIV confirmation test in a programme with a high failure rate of the WHO HIV two-test diagnostic algorithm
Derryck B. Klarkowski, Joseph M. Wazome, Kamalini M. Lokuge, Leslie Shanks, Clair F. Mills, Daniel P. O'Brien
December 4, 2008Providing HIV care in the aftermath of Kenya's post-election violence Medecins Sans Frontieres' lessons learned January - March 2008
October 2, 2008Success with antiretroviral treatment for children in Kigali, Rwanda: Experience with health center/nurse-based care
September 17, 2008Viraemia and HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Mozambique
F Maldonado, M Biot, F Roman, C Masquelier, M Anapenge, R Bastos, HC Chuquela, V Arendt, JC Schmit, R Zachariah
September 1, 2008Evaluation of a systematic substitution of zidovudine for stavudine-based HAART in a program setting in rural Cambodia
July 11, 2008Second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: The experience of Médecins Sans Frontières
Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, Daniel O'Brien, Pierre Humblet, Alexandra Calmy
April 17, 2008Concordant HIV infection and visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: The influence of antiretroviral treatment and other factors on outcomeRachel ter Horst, Simon M. Collin, Koert Ritmeijer, Adey Bogale, Robert N. Davidson
January 15, 2008Symptomatic hyperlactatemia: Lessons learned using a point-of-care device in a health care center- and nurse-based antiretroviral program in Rwanda [letter]
Johan van Griensven, Edi F. Atté, Tony Reid
January 1, 2008Outcomes of patients with Kaposi’s sarcoma who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi
January 1, 2008Cabergoline for suppression of puerperal lactation in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV-transmission programme in rural Malawi
December 19, 2007Effect of rifampicin-based antitubercular therapy on nevirapine plasma concentrations in South African adults with HIV-associated tuberculosisKaren Cohen, Gilles van Cutsem, Andrew Boulle, Helen McIlleron, Eric Goemaere, Peter J. Smith, Gary Maartens
December 1, 2007Cytomegalovirus retinitis: The neglected disease of the AIDS pandemicDavid Heiden, Nathan Ford, David Wilson, William R. Rodriguez, Todd Margolis, Bart Janssens, Martha Bedelu, Nini Tun, Eric Goemaere, Peter Saranchuk, Kalpana Sabapathy, Frank Smithuis, Emmanuel Luyirika, W. Lawrence Drew
December 1, 2007Implementing antiretroviral therapy in rural communities: The Lusikisiki model of decentralized HIV/AIDS careMartha Bedelu, Nathan Ford, Katherine Hilderbrand, Hermann Reuter
November 1, 2007Offering integrated care for HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hypertension within chronic disease clinics in Cambodia
October 22, 2007Effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive children: Evaluation at 12 months in a routine program in Cambodia
October 1, 2007Population differences in death rates in HIV-positive patients with tuberculosisI Ciglenecki, JR Glynn, A Mwinga, B Ngwira, A Zumla, PEM Fine, A Nunn HIV/AIDS, Malawi, Tuberculosis, Vaccination Campaign, Zambia
August 15, 2007Prevalence, determinants of positivity, and clinical utility of cryptococcal antigenemia in Cambodian HIV-infected patients
August 1, 2007Does antiretroviral treatment reduce case fatality among HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis in Malawi?R Zachariah, M Fitzgerald, M Massaquoi, A Acabu, D Chilomo, FM Salaniponi, AD Harries
July 1, 2007Evaluation of a diagnostic algorithm for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adultsP Saranchuk, A Boulle, K Hilderbrand, D Coetzee, M Bedelu, G van Cutsem, G Meintjes
May 29, 2007HIV treatment in a conflict setting: Outcomes and experiences from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the CongoHeather Culbert, David Tu, Daniel P. O'Brien, Tom Ellman, Clair Mills, Nathan Ford, Tina Amisi, Keith Chan, Sarah Venis
May 1, 2007Mental health in HIV-positive pregnant women: Results from Angola
S Bernatsky, R Souza, K de Jong
May 1, 2007How labour intensive is a doctor-based delivery model for antiretroviral treatment (ART)? Evidence from an observational study in Siem Reap, CambodiaWim Van Damme, Soy Ty Kheang, Bart Janssens, Katharina Kober
April 30, 2007High prevalence of lipoatrophy among patients on stavudine-containing first-line antiretroviral therapy regimens in Rwanda
April 1, 2007HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2002Judith M Vandepitte, Faustin Malele, Dieu-Merci Kivuvu, Samuel Edidi, Jeremie Muwonga, Francois Lepira, Said Abdellati, Joelle Kabamba, Catherine Van Overloop, Anne Buve
March 28, 2007Treatment outcomes stratified by baseline immunological status among young children receiving nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settingsDaniel P. O'Brien, Delphine Sauvageot, David Olson, Myrto Schaeffer, Pierre Humblet, Mar Pujades, Tom Ellman, Rony Zachariah, Elisabeth Szumilin, Line Arnould, Tony Reid Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
January 30, 2007Response to highly active antiretroviral therapy among severely immuno-compromised HIV-infected patients in Cambodia
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