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Peer Reviewed Publications & Abstracts: Pediatric HIV

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Prioritising the most needed paediatric antiretroviral formulations: the PAD04 list

Penazzato M, Townsend CL, Rakhmanina N, Cheng Y, Archary M, Cressey TR, Kim MH, Musiime V, Turkova A, Ruel TD, Rabie H, Sugandhi N, Rojo P, Doherty M, Abrams EJ. Lancet HIV 2019.
Multimonth Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children and Adolescents: Experiences From the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in 6 African Countries

Kim MH, Wanless RS, Caviness AC, Golin R, Abrams EJ. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Aug 15;78. PMID: 29994828.


Family Testing: An Index Case Finding Strategy to Close the Gaps in Pediatric HIV Diagnosis

Simon KR, Flick RJ, Kim MH, Sabelli RA, Tembo T, Phelps BR, Rosenberg NE, Ahmed S. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Aug 15;78 Suppl 2:S88-S97. PMID: 29994830.

Index case finding facilitates identification and linkage to care of children and young persons living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi

Ahmed S, Sabelli RA, Simon K, Rosenberg NE, Kavuta E, Harawa M, Dick S, Linzie F, Kazembe PN, Kim MH.  Trop Med Int Health. 2017 Aug;22(8):1021-1029.

High self-reported non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst adolescents living with HIV in Malawi: barriers and associated factors

​Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Yu X, Ahmed S, Paul ME, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ.  J Int AIDS Soc. 2017; 20:21437. ​

Clinical factors associated with long-term complete remission versus poor response to chemotherapy in HIV-infected children and adolescents with Kaposi Sarcoma receiving bleomycin and vincristine: a retrospective observational study

​El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Slone JS, Villiera J, Kovarik CL, Cox CM, Dittmer DP, Ahmed S, Schutze GE, Scheurer ME, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS. PloS One. 2016;11(4):e0153335. ​

Lost opportunities to identify and treat HIV-positive patients: results from a baseline assessment of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) in Malawi

Ahmed S, Schwarz M, Flick RJ, Rees CA, Harawa M, Simon K, Robison JA, Kazembe PN, Kim MH.  Trop Med Int Health. 2016;21(4):479-485. ​

Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
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Govindasamy D, Ferrand RA, Wilmore SM, Ford N, Ahmed S, Afnan-Holmes H, Kranzer K. J Int AIDS Soc. 2015;18:20182. ​

Factors associated with depression among adolescents living with HIV in Malawi
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Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Yu X, Devandra A, Nguyen C, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Sharp C. BMC Psychiatry. 2015;15:264. ​

Paediatric HIV: Progress on prevention, treatment and cure

Kim MH, Ahmed S, Abrams EJ. Curr Pediatr Rep. 2015;3(3):219-229. ​

Improved identification and enrolment into care of HIV-exposed and infected infants and children following a community health worker intervention in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Ahmed S, Kim MH, Dave AC, Sabelli R, Kanjelo K, Preidis GA, Giordano TP, Chiao E, Hosseinipour M, Kazembe PN, Chimbwandira F, Abrams EJ.  J Int AIDS Soc. 2015;18:19305. ​

Tumoral bacillary angiomatosis in a child with human immunodeficiency virus
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​Wanat KA, Reid E, Kamiyango W, El-Mallawany NK, Kovarik CL. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150(9):1015-6. ​

Prevalence of depression and validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Children's Depression Inventory-Short amongst HIV-positive adolescents in Malawi
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Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Devandra A, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Yu X, Nguyen C, Sharp C.  J Int AIDS Soc. 2014;17:18965.

Linkage, initiation and retention of children in the antiretroviral therapy cascade: an overview
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Phelps BR, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Diallo MO, Jacobs T, Kellerman SE, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Tam M, Wilson-Jones M. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S207-213. ​

Delivering pediatric HIV care in resource-limited settings: cost considerations in an expanded response
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Tolle MA, Phelps BR, Desmond C, Sugandhi N, Omeogu C, Jamieson D, Ahmed S, Reuben E, Muhe L, Kellerman SE. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S179-186. ​

Routine inpatient provider-initiated HIV testing in Malawi, compared with client-initiated community-based testing, identifies younger children at higher risk of early mortality
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Preidis GA, McCollum ED, Kamiyango W, Garbino A, Hosseinipour MC, Kazembe PN, Schutze GE, Kline MW. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013;63(1):e16-22. ​

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of HIV-infected children diagnosed with Kaposi Sarcoma in Malawi and Botswana
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​Cox CM, El-Mallawany NK, Kabue M, Kovarik C, Schutze GE, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013;60(8):1274-1280.

Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive
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Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T, Jay J, Kim M, Phelps BR, Sugandhi N, Schouten E, Tolle M, Tsiouris F. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S225-233.

Challenges in infant and young child nutrition in the context of HIV
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Sint TT, Lovich R, Hammond W, Kim M, Melillo S, Lu L, Ching P, Marcy J, Rollins N, Koumans EH, Heap AN, Brewinski-Isaacs M. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S169-177. ​​

HIV-exposed infants: rethinking care for a lifelong condition
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​Sugandhi N, Rodrigues J, Kim M, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Tolle M, Dziuban EJ, Kellerman SE, Rivadeneira E. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S187-195. ​

Beyond early infant diagnosis: case finding strategies for identification of HIV-infected infants and children
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Ahmed S, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Phelps BR, Sabelli R, Diallo MO, Young P, Duncan D, Kellerman SE. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S235-245. ​

HIV and childhood disability: a case-controlled study at a paediatric antiretroviral therapy centre in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Devendra A, Makawa A, Kazembe PN, Calles NR, Kuper H. PloS One. 2013;8(12):e84024. ​

Risk factors for mortality in Malawian children with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis co-infection
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Buck WC, Olson D, Kabue MM, Ahmed S, Nchama LK, Munthali A, Hosseinipour MC, Kazembe PN. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013;17(11):1389-1395. ​

Mortality and clinical outcomes in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
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Kabue MM, Buck WC, Wanless SR, Cox CM, McCollum ED, Caviness AC, Ahmed S, Kim MH, Thahane L, Devlin A, Kochelani D, Kazembe PN, Calles NR, Mizwa MB, Schutze GE, Kline MW. Pediatrics. 2012;130(3):e591-599. ​

Prompt initiation of ART with therapeutic food is associated with improved outcomes in HIV-infected Malawian children with malnutrition
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Kim MH, Cox C, Dave A, Draper HR, Kabue M, Schutze GE, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Kline MW, Manary M. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012;59(2):173-176.

Routine inpatient human immunodeficiency virus testing system increases access to pediatric human immunodeficiency virus care in sub-Saharan Africa
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McCollum ED, Preidis GA, Golitko CL, Siwande LD, Mwansambo C, Kazembe PN, Hoffman I, Hosseinipour MC, Schutze GE, Kline MW. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011;30(5):e75-81.

Inadequate coordination of maternal and infant HIV services detrimentally affects early infant diagnosis outcomes in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Braun M, Kabue MM, McCollum ED, Ahmed S, Kim M, Aertker L, Chirwa M, Eliya M, Mofolo I, Hoffman I, Kazembe PN, van der Horst C, Kline MW, Hosseinipour MC. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011;56(5):e122-128. ​

Abstracts

Viral re-suppression in suspected second-line HAART failure in the era of intensive adherence counselling (IAC) sessions at Baylor Clinical Centre of Excellence Lilongwe, Malawi

Bvumbwe L, Ulaya K, Masambuka M, Kazembe PN. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2018; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Early results from provision of lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) pellets as part of first and second-line ART regimens for young children in an urban health center in Malawi

Simon K, Holmes B, Maulidi B, Solanki A, Matupa E, Bvumbwe BJ, Odo M, Kazembe PN, Kim M. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2018; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Potential for improved survival outcomes and treatment with intensified chemotherapy and antiretroviral therapy in children with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma presenting with severe pleural effusions

Villiera J, Kamiyango W, Mehta P, Kazembe PN, El-Mallawany N. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2018; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Evaluating the impact of child HIV disclosure trainings to health care workers in 13 health centres in Malawi

Makoza B, Makuti S, Magalasi P, Mikwamba G, Mafeni C, Katema C, Daire C, McKenney A, Lungu, J, Kazembe, PN. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2018; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Enhancing pediatric HIV services delivery through engaging less technical health providers at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi (BCM-CFM) Clinic 

​Uganja K, Kachitenji W, Makuti S, Magalasi P, Lungu J, McKenney A, Kazembe PN. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2017; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Screening index clients attending ART clinic to identify untested children at risk of HIV infection in Balaka, Malawi

Tembo T, Simon K, Phiri D, Ng’ambi A, Montandon M, Chitsonga N, Mpama K, Harawa M, Chilala S, Kavuta E, Kim M, Kazembe PNA, S. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2017; Johannesburg, South Africa. and  In: Interest Workshop; 2017; Lilongwe, Malawi.

Provider-initiated testing and counseling: Is it still high yield? Yield of routine HIV testing in pediatric and adult inpatient wards in central and southern Malawi

Simon K, Montandon M, Kim M, Wetzel E, Sabelli R, Beyene T, Kavuta E, Chikoti C, Namachapa K, Kazembe PNA, S. In: College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference; 2017; Blantyre, Malawi. 
and In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2017; Johannesburg, South Africa. and In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2017; Paris, France. Abstract Number: TUPED1222. ​

Hospitalization of children within the first six months of antiretroviral therapy in Lilongwe, Malawi

​Mpinganjira S, Chimkonda J, Kishombe W, Gonzalez C, Kazembe PN. In: Paediatric and Child Health Association Conference; 2017; Lilongwe, Malawi.

Leveraging nutrition services to improve HIV care at Kamuzu Central Hospital paediatric ward in Malawi

Mhango S, Kazembe PN. ​In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2017; Johannesburg, South Africa. ​

Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of an Anthracycline containing Induction Protocol for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Malawi

​Wasswa P, Kazembe P. In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2016; Johannesburg, South Africa.  
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Multi-month prescription of antiretroviral therapy and its feasibility: experiences from the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS initiative (BIPAI) in six southern African countries

Wanless S, Kim MH, Golin R, Amzel A, Ahmed S. In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2016; Johannesburg, South Africa. Abstract Number: MOAD0105. ​

Evolving profile of childhood Leukaemia at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe Malawi

Wachepa S, Wasswa P, Kazembe P. ​In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2016; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Index case finding initiative facilitates identification and linkage to care of children and youth living with HIV/AIDS

Sabelli R, Kim M, Simon K, Kavuta E, Harawa M, Dick S, Linzie F, Kazembe P, Ahmed S. ​In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2016; Durban, South Africa. Abstract Number: TUPEE484. ​

Case report: Bacillary Angiomatosis in an HIV-infected child

Rodriguez O, Campbell L, Bacha J, Kovarik C. In: College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference; 2016; Blantyre, Malawi. and In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2016.

Burden of disease and risk factors for death among children treated for tuberculosis in Malawi

Flick R, Kim M, Simon K, Munthali A, Hosseinipour M, Rosenberg N, Kazembe P, Mpunga J, Ahmed S. ​In: TB Networking Meeting; 2016; Lilongwe, Malawi. Abstract Number: 35.

Medication errors in a high-volume pediatric HIV clinic: a quality improvement project for Baylor-Malawi

Sullivan D. ​In: 17th Annual BIPAI Network Meeting; 2015; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Utilization of a Pediatric Clinical Care Hotline for Health Care Workers in Malawi

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Sato LF, Flick R, Dean A, Kazembe P, Kim M, Ahmed S, Simon K. In: College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference; 2015.

Utilizing Mapping Technology to Improve Identification, Enrollment, and Clinical Care for HIV-Infected Children and Families in Malawi

Rees C, Flick R, Kim M, Kazembe P, Ahmed S. ​In: 17th Annual BIPAI Network Meeting Abstract; 2015; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Seasonal variation in malnutrition among children in Malawi

Nkhono Z, Flick R, Ahmed S, Kim M, Kazembe P, Simon K. In: 17th Annual BIPAI Network Meeting; 2015; Johannesburg, South Africa. and In: Malawi College of Medicine 19th Annual Research Dissemination Conference; 2015; Lilongwe, Malawi. Abstract Number: A71.

Clinical spectrum of lymphoma in children and adolescents in central Malawi

Mutai M, Mtete I, Mehta P, Gopal S, Liomba G, Fedoriw Y, Krysiak R, Kazembe P, El-Mallawany NK. ​In: Congress of International Society for Paediatric Oncology; 2015; Cape Town, South Africa.

Treating a wide spectrum of childhood malignancies despite limitations in diagnostic and therapeutic resources in central Malawi

Mtete I, Mutai M, Mehta P, Chasela M, Mtunda M, Kim M, Kazembe P, El-Mallawany NK. ​In: Congress of International Society for Paediatric Oncology; 2015; Cape Town, South Africa.

Psychosocial Care for Paediatric Patients Living with HIV: Baylor Experience

Mazenga A, Nyirenda P, Kim M, Kazembe P. ​In: Malawi Mental Health Research and Practice Development Conference; 2015; Malawi.

Prevalence of depression and validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Children’s Depression Inventory-Short amongst HIV Infected Adolescents in Malawi

Kim M, Mazenga A, Yu X, Devendra A, Nguyen C, Ahmed S, Sharp C, Mhango J, Bvumbwe M, Machika M, Kamuyango W, Munthali A, Kazembe P. ​In: Malawi Mental Health Research and Practice Development Conference; 2015; Malawi.

Kaposi Sarcoma Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome in HIV-infected children in central Malawi, a distinct clinical presentation characterized by Interleukin-6 related viral pathophysiology

Kamiyango W, Dittmer D, Kovarik C, Frank D, Villiera J, Mehta P, Kazembe P, El-Mallawany NK. ​In: Congress of International Society for Paediatric Oncology; 2015; Cape Town, South Africa.

Hearing Loss in HIV-Infected Children in Lilongwe, Malawi

Hrapcak S, Kuper H, Bartlett PD, A. , Makawa A, Kim M, Kazembe P, Ahmed S. ​In: 17th Annual BIPAI Network Meeting; 2015; Johannesburg, South Africa.

HIV drug resistance in children starting ART: baseline surveillance results from Malawi

Weigel R, Buck WC, Kang’ombe AR, Geretti AM, Andrianarimanana DK, Ng’ambi W, Nkhono Z, Moyo K, Kazembe PN, Phiri S, Wadonda-Kabondo N. ​In: AIDS Conference; 2014; Melbourne, Australia. Abstract Number: WEPE138.

Use of clinical practice teaching cases as a means of improving pediatric HIV care in Malawi
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​Simon KR, Malilo L, Bhalakia A, Golitko C, Cox C, Ahmed S, Kim M, Kazembe PN. Ann Glob Health. 2014;80(3):176-177. ​

Kaposi Sarcoma in HIV-Infected Children: A Novel Clinical Staging Classification Determines Risk Stratification

El-Mallawany N, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Kovarik C, Schutze G, Kazembe P, Ahmed S, Mehta P. ​In: International Society for Pediatric Oncology; 2014; Toronto, Canada.

Kaposi Sarcoma in HIV-Infected Children: A Novel Clinical Staging Classification Determines Risk Stratification

El-Mallawany N, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Kovarik C, Schutze G, Kazembe P, Ahmed S, Mehta P. ​In: International Society for Pediatric Oncology; 2014; Toronto, Canada.

Active case finding: A comparison of home-based testing and health center based testing for identifying HIV-infected children in Lilongwe, Malawi

Ahmed S, Kim M, Dave A, Kanjelo K, El-Mallawany N, Kazembe P. ​In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2013; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abstract Number: A-581-0221-02438.

The Tingathe program: community health workers improving case finding, enrolment, and care of HIV-exposed and infected children in Malawi

Ahmed S, Kanjelo K, Nanthuru D, Cox C, Kautzman M, Golitko C, El-Mallawany N, Kazembe P, Wanless S, Kline M, Kim M. ​In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2011; Rome, Italy. Abstract Number: TUAD0105.

The role of HIV prevention media campaigns and school programs on the disclosure of HIV status to HIV-positive children ages 8-17 in Lilongwe, Malawi

Parker L, Hinson L, Corneli A, Cox C, Kim M, Kazembe P. ​In: International AIDS Conference; 2010; Vienna, Austria.

Outpatient Nutritional Recovery in HIV Infected Children with Acute Malnutrition in the Era of HAART

Kim M, Cox C, Dave A. ​In: Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; 2010; San Francisco, California. Abstract Number: S-125.

The process of HIV status disclosure to HIV-positive children:  Experiences from Lilongwe, Malawi

Hinson L, Corneli A, Parker L, Kim M, Cox C, Kazembe P. ​In: International AIDS Conference 2010; Vienna, Austria.

Parents and Caregivers’ and Minors’ Perceptions of Informed Assent in HIV-Related Research in Lilongwe, Malawi

Corneli A, Hinson L, Parker L, Kim M, Cox C, Kazembe P. ​In: International AIDS Conference; 2010; Vienna, Austria.

Using Community Health Workers to Improve Identification, Enrollment into Care, and Outcomes for HIV-Exposed Infants at the Kawale Health Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi

Ahmed S, Kim M, Kanjelo K, Nanthuru D, Taimu T, Ndovie L, Mwasabi I, Msiska D, Bowa E, Kazembe P, Kline M. ​In: International AIDS Conference; 2010; Vienna, Austria. Abstract Number: WEPE0842.

Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Eligibility of RUTF amongst HIV-Infected Patients followed at Baylor Clinical Center of Excellence

Kim M. ​In: 2nd Annual HIV and AIDS and Nutrition Research Dissemination Conference; 2007; Blantyre, Malawi.

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