Browsing by Author "Costenaro, Paola"
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Implementation of the WHO 2011 Recommendations for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in Children Living With HIV/AIDS: A Ugandan Experience
Costenaro, Paola; Massavon, William; Lundin, Rebecca; Nabachwa, M. Sandra; Fregonese, Federica; Morelli, Erika; Alowo, Agnes; Musoke, Nannyonga Maria; Namisi, Charles; Kizito, Susan; Bilardi, Davide; Mazza, Antonio; Cotton, F. Mark; Giaquinto, Carlo; Penazzato, Martina (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS , TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103, 2016)Background: Intensified tuberculosis (TB) case finding and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are strongly recommended for children who are HIV infected. Data are needed to assess the feasibility of the WHO 2011 intensified ... -
Nsambya Community Home-Based Care Complements National HIV and TB Management Efforts and Contributes to Health Systems Strengthening in Uganda: An Observational Study
Massavon, William; Mugenyi, Levi; Nsubuga, Martin; Lundin, Rebecca; Penazzato, Martina; Nannyonga, Maria; Namisi, Charles; Ingabire, Resty; Kalibbala, Daniel; Kironde, Susan; Costenaro, Paola; Bilardi, Davide; Mazza, Antonio; Criel, Bart; Tumwine, K. James; Seeley, Janet; Giaquinto, Carlo (HINDAWI LTD , ADAM HOUSE, 3RD FLR, 1 FITZROY SQ, LONDON, ENGLAND, W1T 5HF, 2014-03-06)Community Home-Based Care (CHBC) has evolved in resource-limited settings to fill the unmet needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). We compare HIV and tuberculosis (TB) outcomes from the Nsambya CHBC with national ... -
Viral Load Detection Using Dried Blood Spots in a Cohort of HIV-1- Infected Children in Uganda: Correlations with Clinical and Immunological Criteria for Treatment Failure
Costenaro, Paola; Lundin, Rebecca; Petrara, Maria Raffaella; Penazzato, Martina; Massavon, William; Kizito, Susan; Nabachwa, Sandra Monica; Nannyonga Musoke, Maria; Namisi, Charles; Morelli, Erika; Bilardi, Davide; Mazza, Mazza; Zanchetta, Marisa; Giaquinto, Carlo; De Rossi, Anita (American Society for Microbiology, 2014-04-22)High rates of virological suppression were reported among HIV-1-infected children of low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) up to 5 to 6 years after receiving combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) (1). In 2013, the ... -
Viral Load Detection Using Dried Blood Spots in a Cohort of HIV-1- Infected Children in Uganda: Correlations with Clinical and Immunological Criteria for Treatment Failure
Costenaro, Paola; Lundin, Rebecca; Petrara, Raffaella Maria; Penazzato, Martina; Massavon, William; Kizito, Susan; Nabachwa, Monica Sandra; Musoke, Nannyonga Maria; Namisi, Charles; Morelli, Erika; Bilardi, Davide; Mazza, Antonio; Zanchetta, Marisa; Giaquinto, Carlo; Rossi, De Anita (AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY , 1752 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036-2904, 2014-07)Correlations between clinical/immunological treatment failure and viral load (VL) detected by dried blood spot (DBS) sampling were explored in HIV-1-infected children in Uganda. Of 104 children on combined antiretroviral ...