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Irving F. Hoffman
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 288
Citations - 20382
Irving F. Hoffman is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 270 publications receiving 18634 citations. Previous affiliations of Irving F. Hoffman include Kamuzu Central Hospital & FHI 360.
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission: program changes and the effect on uptake of the HIVNET 012 regimen in Malawi.
Agnes Moses,Chifundo Zimba,Esmie Kamanga,Jacqueline Nkhoma,Alice Maida,Francis Martinson,Innocent Mofolo,George Joaki,Jane Muita,Allison Spensley,Irving F. Hoffman,Charles van der Horst +11 more
TL;DR: Fast HIV testing using the opt-out method increased acceptance of HIV testing in the PMTCT program to 99% in urban Lilongwe, Malawi from April 2002 until December 2006.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Control in Malawi: A Field Study of Genital Ulcer Disease
Frieda Behets,George N. Liomba,Godfrey Lule,Gina Dallabetta,Irving F. Hoffman,Holli A. Hamilton,Stoffel Moeng,Myron S. Cohen +7 more
TL;DR: Men with genital ulcer disease (GUD) attending a clinic in Malawi were evaluated and treated with one of five drug regimens, and HIV-1 seropositivity was shown to impair ulcer healing.
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The HPTN 024 Study: The efficacy of antibiotics to prevent chorioamnionitis and preterm birth
Robert L. Goldenberg,Anthony Mwatha,Jennifer S. Read,Samuel Adeniyi-Jones,Moses Sinkala,Moses Sinkala,Gernard Msmanga,Francis Martinson,Irving F. Hoffman,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Megan Valentine,Lynda Emel,Elizabeth R. Brown,Victor Mudenda,Taha E. Taha +14 more
TL;DR: Despite reducing the rate of vaginal infections, the antibiotic regimen used in this study did not reduce the rates of preterm birth, increase the time to delivery, or increase BWT.
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Bacterial vaginosis and the risk of trichomonas vaginalis acquisition among HIV-1-negative women.
Jennifer E. Balkus,Jennifer E. Balkus,Barbra A. Richardson,Barbra A. Richardson,L.K. Rabe,Taha E. Taha,Nyaradzo Mgodi,Margaret P Kasaro,Gita Ramjee,Irving F. Hoffman,Salim S. Abdool Karim +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and incident Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) was evaluated among women enrolled in a biomedical HIV prevention trial.
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Epidemiology of Injuries at a Tertiary Care Center in Malawi
Jonathan C. Samuel,Jonathan C. Samuel,Adesola Akinkuotu,Andrés Villaveces,Anthony G. Charles,Clara N. Lee,Irving F. Hoffman,William C. Miller,Paul Baloyi,Mariah Hoffman,Lillian B. Brown,Arturo P. Muyco +11 more
TL;DR: This study elucidated injury epidemiology in Malawi and identified questions for future research, which should be conducted to identify region-specific injury patterns and to promote injury prevention.