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Nathan Ford
Researcher at World Health Organization
Publications - 476
Citations - 25127
Nathan Ford is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 455 publications receiving 21982 citations. Previous affiliations of Nathan Ford include Imperial College London & University of California, San Francisco.
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POC CD4 Testing Improves Linkage to HIV Care and Timeliness of ART Initiation in a Public Health Approach: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
TL;DR: POC CD4 technologies reduce the time and increase patient retention along the testing and treatment cascade compared to conventional laboratory-based testing and is, therefore, a useful tool to perform CD4 testing and expedite result delivery.
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The need for second-line antiretroviral therapy in adults in sub-Saharan Africa up to 2030: a mathematical modelling study
Janne Estill,Nathan Ford,Luisa Salazar-Vizcaya,Andreas D Haas,Nello Blaser,Vincent Habiyambere,Olivia Keiser +6 more
TL;DR: Donors and countries in sub-Saharan Africa should prepare for a substantial increase in the need for second-line drugs during the next few years as access to viral load monitoring improves.
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Safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based antiretroviral therapy regimens in pregnancy for HIV-infected women and their infants : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jean B. Nachega,Olalekan A. Uthman,Lynne M. Mofenson,Jean Anderson,Steve Kanters,Francoise Renaud,Nathan Ford,Shaffiq Essajee,Meg Doherty,Edward J Mills +9 more
TL;DR: TDF-based ART in pregnancy seems generally safe for women and their infants, however, data remain limited and further studies are needed, particularly to assess neonatal mortality and infant growth/bone effects.
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Burden of HIV-Related Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review
Nathan Ford,Zara Shubber,Peter Saranchuk,Sophia Pathai,Nicolas Durier,Daniel P O'Brien,Daniel P O'Brien,Edward J Mills,Fernando Pascual,Ellen 't Hoen,Gary N. Holland,David Heiden,David Heiden +12 more
TL;DR: Prevalence of CMV retinitis in low- and middle-income countries, notably Asian countries, remains high, and routine retinal screening of late presenting HIV-positive patients should be considered.
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Caring for Children with Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: Practice-based Recommendations.
James A Seddon,Jennifer Furin,Marianne Gale,Hernan Del Castillo Barrientos,Rocío M. Hurtado,Farhana Amanullah,Nathan Ford,Jeffrey R. Starke,H. Simon Schaaf +8 more
TL;DR: Review of the available literature on pediatric DR-TB, including research studies and international guidelines, combined with consensus opinion from a team of experts who have extensive experience in the care of children with DR- TB in a wide variety of contexts and with varying resources are combined.