Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Author "Castelnuovo, Barbara"
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Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
Kiragga, Agnes N; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Nakanjako, Damalie; Manabe, Yukari C (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Stavudine is no longer recommended as part of first-line therapy for patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. Most patients are currently initiated on zidovudine-containing regimens, which ... -
Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and clinical significance
Nakanjako, Damalie; Kiragga, Agnes; Ibrahim, Fowzia; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Kamya, Moses R.; Easterbrook, Philippa J. (BioMed Central, 2008-10)Background: A proportion of individuals who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) fail to achieve adequate CD4 cell reconstitution despite sustained viral suppression. We determined the frequency and clinical significance of ... -
Symtomatic hyperlactatemia associated with nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor use in HIV-infected patients: a report of 24 cases in a resource limited setting (Uganda).
Songa, Patricia Mwebaze; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Mugasha, Estella Birabwa; Ocama, Ponsiano; Kambugu, Andrew (University of Chicago Press, 2007-04-19)We describe 24 Ugandan patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with the use of nucleoside analogues. All patients were receiving combination therapy that ...