• Antiretroviral treatment reverses HIV-associated anemia in rural Tanzania 

      Johannessen, Asgeir; Naman, Ezra; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Bruun, Johan Nikolai (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      HIV-associated anemia is common and associated with poor prognosis. However, its response to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Africa is poorly understood. HIV-infected adults (≥15 years) who enrolled in HIV care at Haydom Lutheran Hospital in northern Tanzania were included in the study. The effect of ART (zidovudine/stavudine + lamivudine + efavirenz/nevirapine) on HIV-associated anemia ...
    • Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital 

      Bratholm, Clara Sofie; Johannessen, Asgeir; Naman, Ezra; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kivuyo, Sokoine; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Ormaasen, Vidar; Bruun, Johan N (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      To assess long-term virological efficacy and the emergence of drug resistance in children who receive antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Tanzania. Haydom Lutheran Hospital has provided ART to HIV-infected individuals since 2003. From February through May 2009, a cross-sectional virological efficacy survey was conducted among children (<15 years) who had completed ≥6 months of first-line ...