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General /Miscellaneous Reports
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 

A 10-year cohort analysis of routine paediatric ART data in a rural South African setting.
Lilian RR, Mutasa B, Railton J, et al
Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Sep 9:1-11.
Abstract

Pain Indicators for Persisting Pain in Hospitalized Infants in a South African Setting: An Explorative Study.
Snoek KG, Timmers M, Albertyn R, van Dijk M.
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother
. 2015 Jun;29(2):125-132.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Household illness, poverty and physical and emotional child abuse victimisation: findings from South Africa's first prospective cohort study
Meinck F, Cluver LD, Boyes ME.
BMC Public Health
. 2015 May 1;15(1):444
Paper

Increased risk and mortality of invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV-exposed-uninfected infants <1 year of age in South Africa, 2009-2013.
von Mollendorf C, von Gottberg A, Tempia S, et al  
Clin Infect Dis
. 2015 Feb 2
Abstract

The Changing Profile of Pediatric Meningitis at a Referral Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Wolzak NK, Cooke ML, Orth H, van Toorn R.
J Trop Pediatr. 2012 Jul 12.
Abstract

HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants are at Increased Risk for Severe Infections in the First Year of Life.
Slogrove A, Reikie B, Naidoo S, et al
J Trop Pediatr
. 2012 May 3
Abstract
 


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     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Field evaluation of HIV point-of-care testing for early infant diagnosis in Cape Town, South Africa
Dunning L, Kroon M, Hsiao NY, Myer L.

PLoS One
. 2017 Dec 20;12(12):e0189226
Paper

Working Memory Profiles in HIV-Exposed, Uninfected and HIV-Infected Children: A Comparison with Neurotypical Controls.
Milligan R, Cockcroft K.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2017 Jul 6;11:348
Abstract

Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of early infant HIV diagnosis in South Africa: Test timing and frequency.
Francke JA, Penazzato M, Hou T,  et al
J Infect Dis
. 2016 Aug 17
Abstract

Resourcing resilience: social protection for HIV prevention amongst children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa
Toska E, Gittings L, Hodes R, et al
Afr J AIDS Res. 2016 Jul;15(2):123-40.
Abstract

Bacterial infections in HIV-infected children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in Durban, South Africa.
Archary M, Adler H, La Russa P,  et a;
Paediatr Int Child Health
. 2
016 Jul 4:1-8.
Abstract

Assessing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Paediatric Cohort in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Smith C, Gengiah TN, Yende-Zuma N, et al
AIDS Behav
. 2016 Jun 11
Abstract

Respiratory viruses in young South African children with acute lower respiratory infections and interactions with HIV.
Annamalay AA, Abbott S, Sikazwe C, et al
J Clin Virol
. 2016 Jun 4;81:58-63
Abstract

Moyamoya Syndrome in South African Children With HIV-1 Infection.
Hammond CK, Shapson-Coe A, Govender R, et al
J Child Neurol. 2016 Mar 9.
Abstract

Growth in HIV-infected children on long-term antiretroviral therapy.
Feucht UD, van Bruwaene L, Becker PJ, Kruger M.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Feb 23.
Abstract

Psychological functioning among vertically infected HIV-positive children and their primary caregivers.
Lentoor AG, Oppong Asante K,  et al
AIDS Care
. 2016 Feb 1:1-
7.
Abstract

Time to implement 9-month infant HIV testing in South Africa.
Fairlie L, Madevu-Matson CA, Black V, Sherman GG.
S Afr Med J
. 2015 Sep 14;105(9):765-8.
Abstract

High Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Insulin Resistance in HIV-Infected Pre-Pubertal African Children on Antiretroviral Therapy.
Innes S, Abdullah KL, Haubrich R, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2015 Sep 29.

Abstract

Reducing CD4 Monitoring in Children on Antiretroviral Therapy with Virologic Suppression.
Davies MA, Ford N, Rabie H, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2015 Sep 15
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Factors Associated with the Development of Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1 Infected Children Failing Protease Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa.
Rossouw TM, Feucht UD, Melikian G, et al
PLoS One
. 2015 Jul 21;10(7):e0133452.
Paper

Outcomes of Infants Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Africa, 2004-2012.
Porter M, Davies MA, Mapani MK, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Synd
r
. 2015 Aug 15;69(5):593-601.

Abstract

Chest radiographic abnormalities in HIV-infected African children: a longitudinal study.
Pitcher RD, Lombard CJ, Cotton MF, et al T
horax
. 2015 Jun 9.
Abstract

Evaluation of adherence measures of antiretroviral prophylaxis in HIV exposed infants in the first 6 weeks of life.
Desmond AC, Moodley D, Conolly CA,  et al
BMC Pediatr
. 2015 Mar 19;15(1):23.
Abstract

Exploring the Care Relationship between Grandparents/Older Carers and Children Infected with HIV in South-Western Uganda: Implications for Care for Both the Children and Their Older Carers.
Rutakumwa R, Zalwango F, Richards E, Seeley
J.Int J Environ Res Public Health.
2015 Feb 13;12(2):2120-2134.
Abstract

Clinical associations of white matter damage in cART-treated HIV-positive children in South Africa.
Hoare J, Fouche JP, Phillips N, et al 
J Neurovirol
. 2015 Jan 21
Abstract

'Barriers and facilitators to paediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa: a multi-stakeholder perspective.
Coetzee B, Kagee A, Bland R.
AIDS Care
. 2014 Oct 30:1-7
Abstract

A mathematical model evaluating the timing of early diagnostic testing in HIV-exposed infants in South Africa.
Lilian RR, Johnson LF, Moolla H, Sherman GG.  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2014 Aug 12.

Abstract

A randomized clinical trial of an intervention to promote resilience in young children of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa.
Eloff I, Finestone M, Makin JD, Boeving-Allen A, et al
AIDS
. 2014 Jul;28 Suppl 3:S347-57
Abstract

Drug resistance among newly diagnosed HIV-infected children in the era of more efficacious antiretroviral prophylaxis.
Kuhn L, Hunt G, Technau KG, et al
AIDS
. 2014 Apr 30.
Abstract

The case for addressing primary resistance mutations to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors to treat children born from mothers living with HIV
in sub-Saharan Africa.
Kébé K, Bélec L, Diop Ndiaye H,  et al
J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 Jan 16;17(1):18526

Abstract

Caregivers' Intentions to Disclose HIV Diagnosis to Children Living with HIV in South Africa: A Theory-Based Approach.
Jemmott Iii JB, Heeren GA, Sidloyi L,  et al 
AIDS Behav
. 2013 Dec 6
Abstract

Improving paediatric tuberculosis and HIV clinical record keeping: the use of audit and a structured pro forma in a South African regional level hospital.
Goenka A, Annamalai M, Dhada B, et al

Trop Doct
. 2013 Dec 5.
Abstract

HIV Infection, Viral Load, Low Birth Weight, and Nevirapine Are Independent Influences on Growth Velocity in HIV-Exposed South African Infants.
Ramokolo V, Lombard C, Fadnes LT,  et al
J Nutr
. 2013 Nov
Abstract

Blood Lactate in HIV-Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural South Africa.
van Ramshorst MS, Struthers HE, McIntyre JA, Peters RP.
Pediatr Infect Dis
J
. 2013 Aug 29.
Abstract

The Role of Parenting in Affecting the Behavior and Adaptive Functioning of Young Children of HIV-Infected Mothers in South Africa.
Allen AB, Finestone M, Eloff I,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2013 Jul 28.
Abstract

South African child deaths 1990-2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4?
Kerber KJ, Lawn JE, Johnson LF, Mahy M,  et al
AIDS
. 2013 Jul 16
Abstract

Association of Streptococcus pneumoniae common protein antigen (CPA) antibodies and pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected African children.
Ditse Z, Adrian PV, Kuwanda L, Madhi SA.
Vaccine
. 2013 Jul 8.
Abstract

Predictors of loss to follow-up among children in the first and second years of antiretroviral treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sengayi M, Dwane N, Marinda E, et al
Glob Health Action
. 2013 Jan 24;6:1-12
Abstract

Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Before 6 Months of Age is Associated with Faster Growth Recovery in South African Children Perinatally Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Shiau S, Arpadi S, Strehlau R, Martens L, et al
J Pediatr
. 2013 Jan 10.
Abstract

Resistance in Pediatric Patients Experiencing Virologic Failure with First- and Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy.
Orrell C, Levison J, Ciaranello A, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2013 Jan 8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
High prevalence of lipoatrophy in pre-pubertal South African children on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study.
Innes S, Cotton MF, Haubrich R, W, Hough S, Browne SH.
BMC Pediat
r
. 2012 Nov 23;12(1):183.
Paper

Frequency of stavudine substitution due to toxicity in children receiving antiretroviral treatment in Soweto,
South Africa.
Palmer M, Chersich M, Moultrie H, et al
AIDS
. 2012 Nov 19.
Abstract

Antibody responses to vaccination among South African HIV-exposed and unexposed uninfected infants over the first two years of life.
Reikie BA, Naidoo S, Ruck CE,  et al
Clin Vaccine Immunol
. 2012 Oct 31
Abstract

Cost and outcomes of paediatric antiretroviral treatment in South Africa.
Meyer-Rath G, Brennan A, Long L, et al
AIDS
. 2012 Sep 25
Abstract

Prevalence of Seizures in Children Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Samia P, Petersen R, Walker KG, Eley B, Wilmshurst JM.
J Child Neurol
. 2012 Jun 29.
Abstract

Outcome of human immunodeficiency virus-exposed and - infected children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure.
Kitchin OP, Masekela R, Becker P, et al
Pediatr Crit Care Med
. 2012 Jul 2.
Abstract

Five-year cohort study on the burden of hospitalisation for acute diarrhoeal disease in African HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children: Potential benefits of rotavirus vaccine.
Groome MJ, Madhi SA.
Vaccine. 2012 Apr 27;30 Suppl 1:A173-8.
Abstract

Development and piloting of a mother and child intervention to promote resilience in young children of HIV-infected mothers in South Africa.
Visser M, Finestone M, Sikkema K, Boeving-Allen A, et al
Eval Program Plann. 2012 Apr 6;35(4):491-500.
Abstract

Evaluation of a Brief Intervention to Improve the Nursing Care of Young Children in a High HIV and
AIDS Setting.
Richter LM, Rochat TJ, Hsiao C, Zuma TH. 
Nurs Res Prac
t
. 2012;2012:647182.
Abstract

Neurodevelopmental delay among HIV-infected preschool children receiving antiretroviral therapy and healthy preschool children in Soweto, South Africa.
Lowick S, Sawry S, Meyers T.

Psychol Health Med
. 2012 Feb 7.
Abstract

Lipid Profiles in Young HIV-infected Children Initiating and Changing Antiretroviral Therapy.
Strehlau R, Coovadia A, Abrams EJ,  et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2011 Nov 30
Abstract

An effectiveness study of an integrated, community-based package for maternal, newborn, child and HIV care i
n South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Tomlinson M, Doherty T, Jackson , et al  

Trials
. 2011 Nov 1;12(1):236.
Abstract

Effect of caregivers' depression and alcohol use on child antiretroviral adherence in South Africa.
Jaspan HB, Mueller AD, Myer L, Bekker LG, Orrell C.

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2011 Oct;25(10):595-600.
Abstract

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 

 
Severe acute malnutrition and timing of anti-retroviral initiation in children with HIV. A 24-week analysis comparing early vs. delayed initiation of ART in severely malnourished HIV-infected children
M. Archary, R. Bobat, P. Larussa. et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Community-based early childhood development outcomes in HIV-affected households in South Africa
N. Shaikh, A. Grimwood, K. Ngonzo, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV antibody detection in children who started antiretroviral treatment in infancy
L. Kuhn, D. Schramm, S. Shiau, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Self-reported experience with financial incentives for virologic suppression among HIV-infected adolescents on antiretroviral therapy and guardians of HIV-infected pediatric and adolescent patients on antiretroviral therapy
N. Rakhmanina, K. Ganesan, A. Walters, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Futures at risk - disability in children affected by HIV in South Africa and Malawi
S. Skeen, A. Macedo L. Sherr, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Trauma in children affected by HIV in South Africa and Malawi - risk and protective factors
S. Skeen, L. Sherr, A. Macedo, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A longitudinal study of the effects of HIV exposure on metabolite levels in the Midfrontal Gray Matter in children: at 5 and 7-years
M. Holmes, K. Mbuga, F. Little, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Implementation of an age, developmental- and culturally-appropriate child disclosure intervention in Khayelitsha, South Africa
R. Henwood, G. Patten, L. Wilkinson, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


HIV/HBV Coinfection
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

 

Effectiveness of the South African expanded program of immunization against hepatitis B in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 living in a resource-limited setting of Kwazulu-Natal.
Beghin JC, Ruelle J, Sokal E,  et al
J Med Virol. 2017 Jan;89(1):182-185
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-exposed infants in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Chotun N, Nel E, Cotton MF,  et al
Vaccine
. 2015 Jul 8

Paper


Tuberculosis
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

 

Improving paediatric tuberculosis and HIV clinical record keeping: the use of audit and a structured pro forma in a South African regional level hospital.
Goenka A, Annamalai M, Dhada B, et al

Trop Doct
. 2013 Dec 5.
Abstract

The hidden harm of home-based care: Pulmonary tuberculosis symptoms among children providing home medical care to HIV/AIDS-affected adults in South Africa.
Cluver L, Orkin M, Moshabela M, et al
AIDS Care. 2013 Mar 4.
Abstract
 


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