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Timothy K. Thomas
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 43
Citations - 982
Timothy K. Thomas is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 30 publications receiving 901 citations. Previous affiliations of Timothy K. Thomas include Kenya Medical Research Institute.
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Triple-Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to Prevent Mother-To- Child HIV Transmission through Breastfeeding—The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: A Clinical Trial
Timothy K. Thomas,Timothy K. Thomas,Rose Masaba,Craig B. Borkowf,Richard Ndivo,Clement Zeh,Clement Zeh,Ambrose O. Misore,Juliana A. Otieno,Denise J. Jamieson,Michael C. Thigpen,Marc Bulterys,Laurence Slutsker,Kevin M. De Cock,Kevin M. De Cock,Pauli N. Amornkul,Pauli N. Amornkul,Alan E. Greenberg,Mary Glenn Fowler +18 more
TL;DR: The Kisumu breastfeeding study (Kenya) was a single-arm trial that assessed the feasibility and safety of a triple-antiretroviral regimen to suppress maternal HIV load in late pregnancy.
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HIV-1 drug resistance emergence among breastfeeding infants born to HIV-infected mothers during a single-arm trial of triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of mother-to-child transmission: a secondary analysis.
Clement Zeh,Paul J. Weidle,Lillian Nafisa,Humphrey M. Lwamba,Jully A. Okonji,Emily Anyango,Philip Bondo,Rose Masaba,Mary Glenn Fowler,John N. Nkengasong,Michael C. Thigpen,Timothy K. Thomas +11 more
TL;DR: Analysis of a substudy of the Kisumu breastfeeding trial reveals the emergence of HIV drug resistance in HIV-positive infants born to HIV-infected mothers treated with antiretroviral drugs.
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Antiretroviral Concentrations in Breast-Feeding Infants of Mothers Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Mark Mirochnick,Timothy K. Thomas,Edmund V. Capparelli,Clement Zeh,Diane T. Holland,Rose Masaba,Prisca Odhiambo,Mary Glenn Fowler,Paul J. Weidle,Michael C. Thigpen +9 more
TL;DR: Lamivudine and nevirapine, but not zidovudine, are transferred to infants via breast milk in biologically significant concentrations, and the extent and effect of infant drug exposure via breasts must be well understood in order to evaluate the benefits and risks of maternal antiretroviral use during lactation.
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Population-based biochemistry, immunologic and hematological reference values for adolescents and young adults in a rural population in Western Kenya
Clement Zeh,Pauli N. Amornkul,Seth C Inzaule,Pascale Ondoa,Boaz Oyaro,Dufton Mwaengo,Hilde Vandenhoudt,Anthony Gichangi,John Williamson,Timothy K. Thomas,Kevin M. DeCock,Clyde E. Hart,John N. Nkengasong,Kayla F. Laserson +13 more
TL;DR: Hematological and biochemistry reference values from African population differ from those derived from a North American population, showing the need to develop region-specific reference values.
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Attitudes toward family planning among HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission study in Kisumu, Kenya.
Victor Akelo,Victor Akelo,Sonali Girde,Sonali Girde,Craig B. Borkowf,Frank Angira,Kevin Achola,Richard Lando,Lisa A. Mills,Timothy K. Thomas,Shirley Lee Lecher +10 more
TL;DR: A significant gap exists between future FP intentions and current FP practices, and integration of individual and couple FP services into routine HIV care, treatment and support services is needed in order to avoid unintended pregnancies and to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission.