List of works by Barbara Castelnuovo

A comparative study of logistic regression based machine learning techniques for prediction of early virological suppression in antiretroviral initiating HIV patients

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

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a board game on patients' knowledge uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda

scientific article published on March 2012

A situation analysis of competences of research ethics committee members regarding review of research protocols with complex and emerging study designs in Uganda

scientific article published on 26 September 2021

A survey of machine learning applications in HIV clinical research and care.

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Acceptability, perceived reliability and challenges associated with distributing HIV self-test kits to young MSM in Uganda: a qualitative study

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Among patients with sustained viral suppression in a resource-limited setting, CD4 gains are continuous although gender-based differences occur

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An Interactive Voice Response Software to Improve the Quality of Life of People Living With HIV in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published in 2021

An observational study in an urban Ugandan clinic comparing virological outcomes of patients switched from first-line antiretroviral regimens to second-line regimens containing ritonavir-boosted atazanavir or ritonavir-boosted lopinavir

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Antiretroviral concentration measurements as an additional tool to manage virologic failure in resource limited settings: a case control study

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Antiretroviral treatment Long-Term (ALT) cohort: a prospective cohort of 10 years of ART-experienced patients in Uganda

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Are the best antiretrovirals being used in Africa?

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Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings

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Bending the Arc towards Equitable Partnerships in Global Health and Applied Training

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?

scientific article published on June 2009

Building clinical pharmacology laboratory capacity in low- and middle-income countries: Experience from Uganda

scientific article published in 2023

Cause-specific mortality and the contribution of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the first 3 years after antiretroviral therapy initiation in an urban African cohort

scientific article published on September 2009

Cohort profile of a study on outcomes related to tuberculosis and antiretroviral drug concentrations in Uganda: design, methods and patient characteristics of the SOUTH study.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Comparison of methods for correction of mortality estimates for loss to follow-up after ART initiation: a case of the Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda

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Cost effectiveness of a pharmacy-only refill program in a large urban HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda

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Cost-effectiveness of early initiation of first-line combination antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

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Cost-effectiveness of serum cryptococcal antigen screening to prevent deaths among HIV-infected persons with a CD4+ cell count < or = 100 cells/microL who start HIV therapy in resource-limited settings

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Delayed Sputum Conversion in TB-HIV Co-Infected Patients with Low Isoniazid and Rifampicin Concentrations.

scientific article published on 3 March 2018

Describing Point of Entry into Care and Being Lost to Program in a Cohort of HIV Positive Pregnant Women in a Large Urban Centre in Uganda

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Development and validation of systems for rational use of viral load testing in adults receiving first-line ART in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on August 2011

Different modalities of entry in a large urban clinic in Uganda and impact on outcomes of patients assessing HIV care and treatment

scientific article published on 15 August 2016

Early virological failure and HIV drug resistance in Ugandan adults co-infected with tuberculosis

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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda

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Evaluation of WHO Criteria for Viral Failure in Patients on Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings

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Evaluation of portable point-of-care CD4 counter with high sensitivity for detecting patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Evaluation of the Management of Patients with Detectable Viral Load after the Implementation of Routine Viral Load Monitoring in an Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda

scientific article published on 15 December 2019

First-line antiretroviral therapy durability in a 10-year cohort of naïve adults started on treatment in Uganda

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Free antiretrovirals must not be restricted only to treatment-naive patients. Experience in Uganda suggests that restricting access is not the way forward

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HIV and syphilis testing behaviors among heterosexual male and female sex workers in Uganda

scientific article published on 01 August 2020

HIV-1 Drug Resistance Among Ugandan Adults Attending an Urban Out-Patient Clinic

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High efavirenz serum concentrations in TB/HIV-coinfected Ugandan adults with a CYP2B6 516 TT genotype on anti-TB treatment

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Implementation of Tuberculosis Intensive Case Finding, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, and Infection Control ("Three I's") and HIV-Tuberculosis Service Integration in Lower Income Countries

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Implementation of provider-based electronic medical records and improvement of the quality of data in a large HIV program in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Implementing routine physical function screening among elderly HIV-positive patients in Uganda

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Importance of routine viral load monitoring: higher levels of resistance at ART failure in Uganda and Lesotho compared with Switzerland

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Incidence rate of sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected patients on long-term ART in an urban and a rural clinic in Uganda

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Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on option-b plus by upgrading and providing full time HIV services at a lower health facility in rural Uganda

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

Innovative Demand Creation for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Targeting a High Impact Male Population: A Pilot Study Engaging Pregnant Women at Antenatal Clinics in Kampala, Uganda

scientific article published on August 2016

Integration of HIV and TB services results in improved TB treatment outcomes and earlier prioritized ART initiation in a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda

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Is it safe to switch from stavudine to zidovudine after developing symptomatic hyperlactatemia?

scientific article published on June 2008

Longer-term effectiveness of protease-inhibitor-based second line antiretroviral therapy in four large sub-Saharan African clinics

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Low Antituberculosis Drug Concentrations in HIV-Tuberculosis-Coinfected Adults with Low Body Weight: Is It Time To Update Dosing Guidelines?

scientific article published on 24 May 2019

Low isoniazid and rifampicin concentrations in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Uganda

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Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antigenaemia among asymptomatic HAART-treated adults in an urban cohort in Uganda

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Multi-Media Educational Tool Increases Knowledge of Clinical Trials in Uganda

scientific article published on January 2014

Outcomes in a Cohort of Patients Started on Antiretroviral Treatment and Followed up for a Decade in an Urban Clinic in Uganda

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Persons living with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy also consulting traditional healers: a study in three African countries

scientific article published on January 2017

Potential impact of task-shifting on costs of antiretroviral therapy and physician supply in Uganda

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Prevalence of HIV-Associated Metabolic Abnormalities among Patients Taking First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda

scientific article published on 23 August 2012

Psychosocial correlates of regular syphilis and HIV screening practices among female sex workers in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 18 September 2019

Quality of data collection in a large HIV observational clinic database in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for clinical research and audit of care

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Quantifying retention during pre-antiretroviral treatment in a large urban clinic in Uganda

scientific article published on July 2015

Rates of switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy and impact of delayed switching on immunologic, virologic, and mortality outcomes among HIV-infected adults with virologic failure in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Reasons for first line ART modification over the years during the ART scale up in Uganda

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Reevaluating Cumulative HIV-1 Viral Load as a Prognostic Predictor: Predicting Opportunistic Infection Incidence and Mortality in a Ugandan Cohort

scientific article published on 04 May 2016

Regional differences in predictive accuracy of WHO immunologic failure criteria

scientific article published on March 2012

Research priorities to inform “Treat All” policy implementation for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a consensus statement from the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)

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Retention of HIV infected pregnant and breastfeeding women on option B+ in Gomba District, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

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Rifampicin for continuation phase tuberculosis treatment in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis

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Sexual behaviors over a 3-year period among individuals with advanced HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy in an urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

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Significant rates of risky sexual behaviours among HIV-infected patients failing first-line ART: A sub-study of the Europe-Africa Research Network for the Evaluation of Second-line Therapy trial

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Stavudine toxicity in women is the main reason for treatment change in a 3-year prospective cohort of adult patients started on first-line antiretroviral treatment in Uganda

scientific article published on January 2011

Strengthening the "Viral Failure Pathway": Clinical Decision and Outcomes of Patients With Confirmed Viral Failure in a Large HIV Care Clinic in Uganda

scientific article published in December 2015

Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: frequency and clinical significance

scientific article published on 28 October 2008

Sustained positive impact on tuberculosis treatment outcomes of TB-HIV integrated care in Uganda

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

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

Ten years of antiretroviral therapy: Incidences, patterns and risk factors of opportunistic infections in an urban Ugandan cohort

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

The Influence of Pharmacogenetic Variants in HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfected Patients in Uganda in the SOUTH Study

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

The Potential Teratogenicity Alert for Women Conceiving on Dolutegravir-Based Regimens: An Assessment of Risk Communication by an Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda and Choices made by Women

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Three-year outcome data of second-line antiretroviral therapy in Ugandan adults: good virological response but high rate of toxicity

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Treatment decisions and mortality in HIV-positive presumptive smear-negative TB in the Xpert™ MTB/RIF era: a cohort study ⬇️

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

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Validation of a portable hand-held lactate analyzer for determination of blood lactate in patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

scientific article published in December 2008

Virologic versus immunologic monitoring and the rate of accumulated genotypic resistance to first-line antiretroviral drugs in Uganda

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Virological Outcome of Patients With HIV Drug Resistance Attending an Urban Outpatient Clinic in Uganda: A Need for Structured Adherence Counseling and Third-Line Treatment Options

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

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