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Musanhu CCC, Takarinda KC, Shea J, Chitsike I, Eley B. Viral load testing among pregnant women living with HIV in Mutare district of Manicaland province, Zimbabwe. AIDS Res Ther 2022; 19:52. [PMID: 36384677 PMCID: PMC9667426 DOI: 10.1186/s12981-022-00480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Viral load (VL) monitoring of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may contribute to lowering the risk of vertical transmission of HIV. The aims of this study were to assess the uptake of HIV VL testing among PWLHIV at entry to the prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services and identify facilitatory factors and barriers to HIV VL access. METHODS A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at 15 health facilities in Mutare district, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe from January to December 2018. This analysis was complemented by prospective interviews with PWLHIV and health care providers between October 2019 and March 2020. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Risk factors were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression. Open-ended questions were analysed and recurring and shared experiences and perceptions of PWLHIV and health care providers identified. RESULTS Among 383 PWLHIV, enrolled in antenatal care (ANC) and receiving ART, only 121 (31.6%) had a VL sample collected and 106 (88%) received their results. Among these 106 women, 93 (87.7%) had a VL < 1000 copies/mL and 77 (73%) a VL < 50 copies/mL. The overall median duration from ANC booking to VL sample collection was 87 (IQR, 7-215) days. The median time interval for the return of VL results from date of sample collection was 14 days (IQR, 7-30). There was no significant difference when this variable was stratified by time of ART initiation. VL samples were significantly less likely to be collected at local authority compared to government facilities (aOR = 0.28; 95% CI 0.16-0.48). Barriers to VL testing included staff shortages, non-availability of consumables and sub-optimal sample transportation. Turnaround time was prolonged by the manual results feedback system. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The low rate of HIV VL testing among PWLHIV in Mutare district is a cause for concern. To reverse this situation, the Ministry of Health should consider interventions such as disseminating antiretroviral guidelines and policies electronically, conducting regular PMTCT mentorship for clinical staff members, and utilising point of care testing and telecommunication devices like mHealth to increase uptake of VL testing and improve results turnaround time.
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- Christine Chiedza Chakanyuka Musanhu
- World Health Organization Country Office, Highlands, P.O.Box HG 430, Harare, Zimbabwe ,grid.415818.1AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe ,grid.7836.a0000 0004 1937 1151Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- grid.7836.a0000 0004 1937 1151Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- grid.13001.330000 0004 0572 0760College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- grid.7836.a0000 0004 1937 1151Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa ,grid.415742.10000 0001 2296 3850Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the current standards of care for both HIV treatment and HIV prevention in 2019. RECENT FINDINGS Current HIV treatment is started as soon as feasible in a person with HIV infection and consists of a three-drug oral daily antiretroviral regimen, consisting of two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors combined with a third drug, either an integrase inhibitor, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or a protease inhibitor. Present treatment regimens are potent, convenient, generally well tolerated and durable, and lead to a normal life expectancy. Present antiretroviral-based HIV prevention strategies focus on treating people with HIV infection with antiretrovirals as soon as feasible to reduce their risk of transmitting to others, and providing two-drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and three-drug post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to those HIV-uninfected individuals who are at risk for HIV infection. PrEP is highly effective when used correctly. Further data on early antiretroviral therapy and PrEP are needed to demonstrate any impact on HIV epidemic control. SUMMARY HIV treatment and HIV prevention have improved markedly in recent years due to the development of oral antiretrovirals that are potent, convenient, and generally well tolerated, and lead to virologic suppression and decreased HIV transmission.
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Pascom ARP, Fonseca FF, Pinho RGG, Perini FB, Pereira G, Avelino-Silva VI. Impact of antiretroviral regimen on viral suppression among pregnant women living with HIV in Brazil. Int J STD AIDS 2021; 31:903-910. [PMID: 32702281 DOI: 10.1177/0956462420932688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load (VL) during pregnancy is a critical determinant of the risk of HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Prior studies suggest that VL suppression is influenced by antiretroviral regimen. In this study, using secondary real-life data from the Ministry of Health of Brazil, we compared VL suppression at 60-180 days after the first antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescription during pregnancy and time to undetectable VL among pregnant women under treatment with double nucleoside/nucleotide regimens combined with efavirenz, boosted lopinavir, boosted atazanavir, or raltegravir, with adjustment for potential confounders in multivariable models. A total of 18,997 pregnant women living with HIV were included in the study. Compared to regimens containing lopinavir, we found that atazanavir-, efavirenz-, and raltegravir-based regimens were superior in achieving both outcomes after adjustment for age, social vulnerability index, time under ART, baseline CD4+ cell count, and baseline HIV VL. Raltegravir-containing regimens had the highest adjusted odds/rates of VL suppression compared to patients with other regimens. Elimination of HIV MTCT is still a critical public health issue in many countries. Our findings suggest that raltegravir-based regimens were superior when compared to efavirenz-, lopinavir-, and atazanavir-based antiretroviral regimens in achieving suppression of HIV VL.
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- Ana R Pati Pascom
- Department of Chronic Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Chronic Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Chronic Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Chronic Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Chilaka VN, Konje JC. HIV in pregnancy - An update. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020; 256:484-491. [PMID: 33246666 PMCID: PMC7659513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection with a global prevalence and currently no cure or vaccine. Women living with HIV who become pregnant or who acquire the virus during pregnancy are at risk of both maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality mainly if the virus is poorly controlled. Furthermore, there is a risk of vertical transmission to the fetus during pregnancy labour and postpartum through breastfeeding. Appropriate management must be instituted to reduce the consequences of HIV in pregnancy, ideally starting with preconception counselling and planning pregnancies when the viral load is minimum. During pregnancy, an appropriate combined anti-retroviral (cART) medication is mandatory with very close monitoring of the viral load, cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell counts, blood counts, liver and kidney function tests. Planning delivery should not be different in women on cART and suppressed viral loads. However, special care must be taken to limit vertical transmission in those who present late and in whom viral load is unknown or not controlled at the time of delivery. Breastfeeding remains a potential source of infection for the baby and is being discouraged in high-income countries for women living with HIV; however, in low-income countries, the recommendation is exclusive breastfeeding. If breastfeeding must happen, it is best when viral load is suppressed, and cART continued until weaning. Serodiscordant couples present unique problems, and their management should begin with the planning of pregnancy. Emphasis should be on taking steps to prevent HIV transmission to the negative partner and vertical transmission to the new-born.
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- Victor N Chilaka
- Women's Wellness Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar; Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar; University of Leicester, UK
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Gilleece DY, Tariq DS, Bamford DA, Bhagani DS, Byrne DL, Clarke DE, Clayden MP, Lyall DH, Metcalfe DR, Palfreeman DA, Rubinstein DL, Sonecha MS, Thorley DL, Tookey DP, Tosswill MJ, Utting MD, Welch DS, Wright MA. British HIV Association guidelines for the management of HIV in pregnancy and postpartum 2018. HIV Med 2020; 20 Suppl 3:s2-s85. [PMID: 30869192 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Dr Yvonne Gilleece
- Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician in HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Physician in HIV, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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- Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London
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- Locum Consultant in HIV Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- UK Community Advisory Board representative/HIV treatment advocates network
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- Clinical Director for Children's Services and Consultant Paediatrician in Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
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- Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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- Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, London North West Healthcare University NHS Trust, London
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- Lead Directorate Pharmacist HIV/GUM, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Honorary Senior Lecturer and Co-Investigator National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London
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- Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
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- Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
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Gantner P, Sylla B, Morand-Joubert L, Frange P, Lacombe K, Khuong MA, Duvivier C, Launay O, Karmochkine M, Arvieux C, Ménard A, Piroth L, Canestri A, Trias D, Peytavin G, Landman R, Ghosn J. "Real life" use of raltegravir during pregnancy in France: The Coferal-IMEA048 cohort study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216010. [PMID: 31017957 PMCID: PMC6481866 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Limited “real life” data on raltegravir (RAL) use during pregnancy are available. Thus, we aimed at describing effectiveness and safety of RAL-based combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in this setting. Methods HIV-1-infected women receiving RAL during pregnancy between 2008 and 2014 in ten French centers were retrospectively analysed for: (1) proportion of women receiving RAL anytime during pregnancy who achieved a plasma HIV-RNA (pVL) < 50 copies/mL at delivery, and (2) description of demographics, immuno-virological parameters and safety in women and new-borns. Results We included 94 women (median age, 33 years) of which 85% originated from Sub-Saharan Africa and 16% did not have regular health insurance coverage. Sixteen women were cART-naïve (median HIV diagnosis at 30 weeks of gestation), whereas 78 were already on cART before pregnancy (40% with pVL < 50 copies/mL). RAL was initiated before pregnancy (n = 33), during the second trimester (n = 11) and the third trimester of pregnancy (n = 50). No RAL discontinuations due to adverse events were observed. Overall, at the time of delivery, pVL was < 50 copies/mL in 70% and < 400 copies/mL in 84% of women. Specifically, pVL at delivery was < 50 copies/mL in 82%, 55% and 56% of cases when RAL was started before pregnancy, during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, respectively. Median term was 38 weeks of gestation, no defect was reported and all new-borns were HIV non-infected at Month 6. Conclusions RAL appears safe and effective in this “real-life” study. No defect and no HIV transmission was reported in new-borns.
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- Pierre Gantner
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Virologie, Strasbourg, France
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- IMEA, CHU Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), AP-HP, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- APHP, Hopital Necker Enfants malades, Laboratoire de Microbiologie clinique, Paris, France
- EHU 7328, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S1136, IPLESP, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Paris, France
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- Hôpital Delafontaine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Denis, France
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- APHP, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre d’Infectiologie Necker – Pasteur, IHU Imagine, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, APHP, CIC Cochin Pasteur, Paris, France
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- APHP, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Clinical Immunology, Paris, France
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- Institut hospitalo-universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée infection, Marseille, France
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- Département d’Infectiologie, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- APHP, Hôpital Tenon, Maladies Infectieuses, Paris, France
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- APHP, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, Department of Pharmacology-Toxicology, Paris, France
- INSERM IAME UMR-S 1137, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- IMEA, CHU Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France Paris, France
- INSERM IAME UMR-S 1137, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
- APHP, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, Department of Infectious Diseases, Paris, France
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- INSERM IAME UMR-S 1137, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
- APHP, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, Department of Infectious Diseases, Paris, France
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Ohata PJ, Han WM, Colby D, Kerr S, Avihingsanon A, Puthanakit T, Phanuphak N, Seekaew P, Ubolyam S, Gatechompol S, Kroon E, Nanthapisal K, Phadungphon C, Sattayamong P, Phanuphak P. Where latest advances in HIV are shared: 21st Bangkok International Symposium on HIV Medicine. Future Virol 2019. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2019-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bangkok International Symposium on HIV Medicine is the largest regional conference on clinical HIV medicine in Southeast Asia. Held annually during the third week of January and spanning 3 days, the symposium provides updates on HIV and co-infection treatment and prevention. It is sponsored by HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT), the first and largest clinical research center in Thailand and region. HIV-NAT was founded by the late David Cooper, late Joep Lange and Emeritus Praphan Phanuphak, who dedicated their lives to making HIV care and treatment accessible to people living with HIV in Thailand and throughout the developing world. The symposium continues its tradition of bringing the latest information in the field of HIV medicine to healthcare professionals.
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- Pirapon June Ohata
- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- SEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- SEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Prevention Unit, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Prevention Unit, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- SEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- SEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Prevention Unit, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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