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SUBMITTER: Mungwira RG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mungwira Randy G RG Divala Titus H TH Nyirenda Osward M OM Kanjala Maxwell M Muwalo Francis F Mkandawire Felix A FA Choko Augustine A Taylor Terrie E TE Mallewa Jane J van Oosterhout Joep J JJ Laufer Miriam K MK Laurens Matthew B MB
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 20180330 5
<h4>Objectives</h4>WHO recommends HIV viral load (VL) testing 6 months after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and every 12 months thereafter, but cost prohibits routine, universal VL testing in many developing countries. We sought to devise a targeted approach to routine VL monitoring that could reduce cost and identify those at low risk for virologic failure (VF).<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed screening data from a clinical trial enrolling adults on ART in Malawi. We identified risk factors ...[more]