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List of works by Kara Wools-Kaloustian

"These are good problems to have…": establishing a collaborative research partnership in East Africa

scientific article published on September 2013

A clinician-nurse model to reduce early mortality and increase clinic retention among high-risk HIV-infected patients initiating combination antiretroviral treatment

scientific article published on 17 February 2012

A model for extending antiretroviral care beyond the rural health centre

scientific article published on 29 September 2009

A needs assessment to build international research ethics capacity

scientific article published on June 2006

A prospective ascertainment of cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kaposi sarcoma

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Access to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children aged 0-19 years in the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Global Cohort Consortium, 2004-2015: A prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 4 May 2018

Accuracy of Clinical Suspicion and Pathologic Diagnosis of Kaposi Sarcoma in East Africa

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Achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, gaps and research needs

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Active Tuberculosis Is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected African Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy

scientific article published on January 2, 2013

Addressing the educational void during the antiretroviral therapy rollout

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a clinical cohort of HIV-infected children in East Africa

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Adolescent pregnancy at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation: a critical barrier to retention on ART

scholarly article by Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha et al published September 2018 in Journal of the International AIDS Society

Alternative antiretroviral monitoring strategies for HIV‐infected patients in east Africa: opportunities to save more lives?

scientific article published on July 30, 2011

An Insight Into Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Capacity in Sub Saharan Africa

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An electronic medical record system for ambulatory care of HIV-infected patients in Kenya

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Antiretroviral Therapies in Women after Single-Dose Nevirapine Exposure

scientific article published on October 14, 2010

Antiretroviral treatment interruptions induced by the Kenyan postelection crisis are associated with virological failure

scientific article published on October 2013

Assessing the impact of a primary care electronic medical record system in three Kenyan rural health centers

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Authors' Reply: Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Young Children: A Long Way to Go

scientific article published on 24 July 2015

Brief Report: Pediatric Cancer Burden and Treatment Resources Within the Pediatric IeDEA Consortium

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

CD4 trajectory adjusting for dropout among HIV-positive patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in an East African HIV care centre

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Cervical cancer data and data systems in limited-resource settings: Challenges and opportunities

scientific article published on July 2017

Characteristics and comprehensiveness of adult HIV care and treatment programmes in Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas: results of a site assessment conducted by the International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Colla

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Clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic kidney disease in patients infected with HIV: 2014 update by the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

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Cohort Profile: the international epidemiological databases to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) in sub-Saharan Africa

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Cost-effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected African children less than 3 years of age.

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Delivery of HIV care during the 2007 post-election crisis in Kenya: a case study analyzing the response of the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) program

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Diagnosing Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) in East Africa: how accurate are clinicians and pathologists?

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Estimating Kidney Function in HIV-Infected Adults in Kenya: Comparison to a Direct Measure of Glomerular Filtration Rate by Iohexol Clearance

scientific article published on August 8, 2013

Estimation of mortality among HIV-infected people on antiretroviral treatment in East Africa: a sampling based approach in an observational, multisite, cohort study

scientific article published on 28 January 2015

Evaluating the Impact of a HIV Low-Risk Express Care Task-Shifting Program: A Case Study of the Targeted Learning Roadmap

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Experience implementing electronic health records in the antenatal clinic of a teaching and referral hospital in Kenya

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Experience implementing electronic health records in three East African countries.

scientific article published on January 2010

Extending HIV care in resource-limited settings

scientific article published on November 2006

Facility-Level Factors Influencing Retention of Patients in HIV Care in East Africa

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Factors Associated with Late Engagement to HIV Care in Western Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

Frequency and factors associated with adherence to and completion of combination antiretroviral therapy for prevention of mother to child transmission in western Kenya

scientific article published on January 2, 2013

Frequency and impact of suboptimal immune recovery on first-line antiretroviral therapy within the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS in East Africa

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HIV treatment eligibility expansion and timely antiretroviral treatment initiation following enrollment in HIV care: A metaregression analysis of programmatic data from 22 countries

scientific article published on 23 March 2018

High prevalence of malaria parasitemia and anemia among hospitalized children in Rakai, Uganda

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Leprosy Coinfection: Challenges in Resource-Limited Setups

scientific article published on May 9, 2012

Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries

scientific article published on January 2014

Immunodeficiency in children starting antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries

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Impact of integrated family planning and HIV care services on contraceptive use and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on December 2011

Implementation and Operational Research: A Time-Motion Analysis of HIV Transmission Prevention Counseling and Antiretroviral Adherence Messages in Western Kenya

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Implementation and Operational Research: Declining Tuberculosis Incidence Among People Receiving HIV Care and Treatment Services in East Africa, 2007-2012.

scientific article published on April 2016

Incidence of World Health Organization stage 3 and 4 events, tuberculosis and mortality in untreated, HIV-infected children enrolling in care before 1 year of age: an IeDEA (International Epidemiologic Databases To Evaluate AIDS) East Africa regiona

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Increased prevalence of pregnancy and comparative risk of program attrition among individuals starting HIV treatment in East Africa

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

Influence of gender on loss to follow-up in a large HIV treatment programme in western Kenya

scientific article published on April 16, 2010

Initial outcomes of an emergency department rapid HIV testing program in western Kenya

scientific article published on December 2007

Monitoring and switching of first-line antiretroviral therapy in adult treatment cohorts in sub-Saharan Africa: collaborative analysis

scientific article published on 16 June 2015

Mortality and losses to follow-up among adolescents living with HIV in the IeDEA global cohort collaboration

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Observational Study of the Effect of Patient Outreach on Return to Care: The Earlier the Better

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Outcomes of HIV-exposed children in western Kenya: efficacy of prevention of mother to child transmission in a resource-constrained setting

scientific article published in May 2010

Outcomes of HIV-infected orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in western Kenya

scientific article published on December 2006

Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in children in Asia and Africa: a comparative analysis of the IeDEA pediatric multiregional collaboration

scientific article published on February 2013

Patient-reported factors associated with reengagement among HIV-infected patients disengaged from care in East Africa

scientific article published on January 2016

Pitfalls of practicing cancer epidemiology in resource-limited settings: the case of survival and loss to follow-up after a diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa

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Point-of-care CD4 testing to inform selection of antiretroviral medications in south african antenatal clinics: a cost-effectiveness analysis

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Predictors of suboptimal CD4 response among women achieving virologic suppression in a randomized antiretroviral treatment trial, Africa

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Prospective evaluation of the impact of potent antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in East Africa: findings from the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Consortium

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Reduced renal function is associated with progression to AIDS but not with overall mortality in HIV‐infected kenyan adults not initially requiring combination antiretroviral therapy

scientific article published on June 11, 2011

Rejoinder to "Lost Opportunities Concerning Loss-to-Follow-Up: A Response to Elul et al." by Strassle and colleagues

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Renal disease in an antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected outpatient population in Western Kenya

scientific article published in August 2007

Retention in Care and Patient-Reported Reasons for Undocumented Transfer or Stopping Care Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: Application of a Sampling-Based Approach

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Retention of HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in a comprehensive HIV clinical care programme in Western Kenya

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Sampling-based approaches to improve estimation of mortality among patient dropouts: experience from a large PEPFAR-funded program in Western Kenya

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Sex-based differences in antiretroviral therapy initiation, switching and treatment interruptions: global overview from the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA).

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Short-Term Rationing of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: Impact on Morbidity, Mortality, and Loss to Follow-Up in a Large HIV Treatment Program in Western Kenya

scientific article published on May 29, 2012

Short‐term risk of anaemia following initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment in HIV‐infected patients in countries in sub‐Saharan Africa, Asia‐Pacific, and central and South America

scientific article published on January 30, 2012

Sustainability of first-line antiretroviral regimens: findings from a large HIV treatment program in western Kenya

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Targeted Spontaneous Reporting: Assessing Opportunities to Conduct Routine Pharmacovigilance for Antiretroviral Treatment on an International Scale

scientific article published on 09 June 2016

Task Shifting and Skin Punch for the Histologic Diagnosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Health Solution to a Public Health Problem

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

Task-Shifting of Antiretroviral Delivery From Health Care Workers to Persons Living With HIV/AIDS: Clinical Outcomes of a Community-Based Program in Kenya

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Temporal Trends in Co-trimoxazole Use Among Children on Antiretroviral Therapy and the Impact of Co-trimoxazole on Mortality Rates in Children Without Severe Immunodeficiency

scholarly article by David C Boettiger et al published 11 September 2018 in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

The AMPATH medical record system: creating, implementing, and sustaining an electronic medical record system to support HIV/AIDS care in western Kenya

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The Causal Effect of Tracing by Peer Health Workers on Return to Clinic Among Patients Who Were Lost to Follow-up From Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: A "Natural Experiment" Arising From Surveillance of Lost Patients

scientific article published on 17 March 2017

The clinical burden of tuberculosis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in Western Kenya and the impact of combination antiretroviral treatment

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The impact of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief on expansion of HIV care services for adult patients in western Kenya

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The structure and outcomes of a HIV postexposure prophylaxis program in a high HIV prevalence setup in western Kenya

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Time to First-Line ART Failure and Time to Second-Line ART Switch in the IeDEA Pediatric Cohort

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

Trends Over Time for Adolescents Enrolling in HIV Care in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda From 2001-2014

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Trends in the clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania between 2002 and 2009.

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Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening

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Tuberculosis in pediatric antiretroviral therapy programs in low- and middle-income countries: Diagnosis and screening practices

scientific article published on 28 March 2014

Untangling the Relationship Between Antiretroviral Therapy Use and Incident Pregnancy: A Marginal Structural Model Analysis Using Data From 47,313 HIV-Positive Women in East Africa

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Updating vital status by tracking in the community among patients with epidemic Kaposi sarcoma who are lost to follow-up in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 2 September 2017

Viability and effectiveness of large-scale HIV treatment initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa: experience from western Kenya.

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Will there be an epidemic of HIV-related chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa? Too soon to tell

scientific article published on October 2008

“Wamepotea” (They Have Become Lost): Outcomes of HIV-Positive and HIV-Exposed Children Lost to Follow-Up From a Large HIV Treatment Program in Western Kenya

scientific article published on July 1, 2011