It takes more than a machine: A pilot feasibility study of point-of-care HIV-1 viral load testing at a lower-level health center in rural western Uganda.

Autor: Ross M Boyce, Ronnie Ndizeye, Herbert Ngelese, Emmanuel Baguma, Bwambale Shem, Rebecca J Rubinstein, Emmanuel Rockwell, Sarah C Lotspeich, Bonnie E Shook-Sa, Moses Ntaro, Dan Nyehangane, David A Wohl, Mark J Siedner, Edgar M Mulogo

Publikováno v: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 3, p e0001678 (2023)

Barriers continue to limit access to viral load (VL) monitoring across sub-Saharan Africa adversely impacting control of the HIV epidemic. The objective of this study was to determine whether the systems and processes required to realize the potentia

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2353. Distance and Time to Clinic Are Associated with Increased Risk of Detectable HIV-1 Viral Load at a Peripheral Health Center in Rural Western Uganda

Autor: Cate Hendren, Ronnie Ndizeye, Nobert Mumbere, Rebecca J Rubinstein, Emma Baguma, Rabbison Muhindo, Varun Goel, Bonnie E Shook-Sa, Moses Ntaro, Mark Siedner, Edgar Mulogo, Ross M Boyce

Publikováno v: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves the health of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and reduces HIV transmission. While availability and efficacy of ART have improved in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), access remains a challenge. Travel burden, m

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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.160

Provider and Public Health Adaptation to Changing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance for Zika Virus, 2015–2017

Autor: Ana Zangeneh, Erika P. Olsen, Benjamin D. Hornstein, Leann Liu, Umair A. Shah, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin

Publikováno v: Am J Public Health

In 2015, Harris County (Texas) Public Health responded to the Zika virus (ZIKV) threat by investigating every report of potential ZIKV infection, including those with negative laboratory results, through December 2017. Before investigations, 40.6% of

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https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6508003/

Microbiology and Ecology Are Vitally Important to Premedical Curricula

Autor: Serry Park, Val H. Smith, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj, Libusha Kelly, Rebecca J. Rubinstein

Publikováno v: Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health

Despite the impact of the human microbiome on health, an appreciation of microbial ecology is yet to be translated into mainstream medical training and practice. The human microbiota plays a role in the development of the immune system, in the develo

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https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eov014

Provider and Public Health Adaptation to Changing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance for Zika Virus, 2015-2017.

Autor: Hornstein BD; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Olsen EP; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Rubinstein RJ; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Jin S; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Zangeneh A; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Liu L; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX., Shah UA; Benjamin D. Hornstein, Erika P. Olsen, Rebecca J. Rubinstein, Sherry Jin, Ana Zangeneh, and Leann Liu are with the Office of Science, Surveillance, and Technology, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX. Umair A. Shah is the executive director of Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX.

Publikováno v: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2019 Jun; Vol. 109 (6), pp. 895-898. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 18.