Follow-up of HIV-infected women diagnosed by antenatal screening in Barbados from 1996-2004Alok Kumar
School of Clinical Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies Cave Hill, Barbados, West Indies
AIDS Patient Care STDS 22:715-21. 2008
..In conclusion, many of the women diagnosed from antenatal VCT fail to utilize the available health care facilities and continue to engage in risk-taking behaviors...
Uptake of health care services and health status of HIV-infected women diagnosed through antenatal HIV screening in Barbados, 1996-2004Alok Kumar
School of Clinical Medicine and Research, The University of the West Indies Cave Hill, Barbados, West Indies
Rev Panam Salud Publica 22:376-82. 2007
..To study utilization of HIV-related health care services and to describe the health status of HIV-infected women diagnosed through antenatal voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV infection in Barbados...
- Clinical Presentation, treatment outcome and survival among the HIV infected children with culture confirmed tuberculosis
Alok Kumar
School of Clinical Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies, West Indies
Curr HIV Res 5:499-504. 2007
..We studied the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment outcome and survival in children with HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection...
- Profile of Hospitalized HIV-Infected Persons in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era in Barbados
Alok Kumar
School of Clinical Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 6:101-5. 2007
..The majority of those hospitalized had severe immunodeficiency, and consequently opportunistic infection was the most common final diagnosis...
- Prevalence and correlates of HIV serostatus disclosure: a prospective study among HIV-infected postparturient women in Barbados
Alok Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, University of the West Indies, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Ladymeade Reference Unit, Barbados, West Indies
AIDS Patient Care STDS 20:724-30. 2006
..Lack of disclosure may have limited their ability to engage in preventive behaviors or to obtain the necessary emotional support for coping with their serostatus or illness...
- Changing HIV infection-related mortality rate and causes of death among persons with HIV infection before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy: analysis of all HIV-related deaths in Barbados, 1997-2005
Alok Kumar
School of Clinical Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, West Indies
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 5:109-14. 2006
..To compare the trends in death rates and the causes of deaths before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy...
- Reduction in perinatal transmission and mortality from human immunodeficiency virus after intervention with zidovudine in Barbados
Anne M St John
Department of Pediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Martindales Road, St Michael, Barbados
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:422-6. 2003
..To evaluate the impact of zidovudine (ZDV) intervention on vertical transmission and HIV-related mortality in two groups of pregnant mothers and their respective infants...
- Characteristics of HIV-infected childbearing women in Barbados
Alok Kumar
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Obstetrics, St Michael, Barbados
Rev Panam Salud Publica 13:1-9. 2003
..To describe the demographic profile, social and family characteristics, and lifestyle traits of HIV-infected childbearing women in the Caribbean nation of Barbados in comparison to a control group of HIV-negative women...
- Continuous peritoneal dialysis in children: a single-centre experience in a developing country
Narayan Prasad
Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Pediatr Nephrol 21:403-7. 2006
..The mean cumulative survival time of patient on CPD was 42 months. We conclude that CPD is a viable option for dialysis in ESRD children in a developing country and is a successful bridge between ESRD and renal transplantation...
- Efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy in nonclinical trial setting of a developing Caribbean country
Alok Kumar
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 40:114-6. 2005
- CD4 cell counts in adults with newly diagnosed HIV infection in Barbados
Krishna R Kilaru
Ladymeade Reference Unit, St. Michael, Barbados
Rev Panam Salud Publica 16:302-7. 2004
..This testing could improve efforts to reduce transmission as well as the prognosis for patients who receive antiretroviral therapy...
- Antenatal voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Barbados. Success and barriers to implementation
Alok Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Martindales Road, St. Michael, Barbados
Rev Panam Salud Publica 15:242-8. 2004
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- Outcome of pediatric renal transplants in a developing country
Sanjeev Gulati
Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Pediatr Nephrol 19:96-100. 2004
..2 mg/dl. The long-term outcome of pediatric renal transplants in our country remains suboptimal. CsA discontinuation due to financial constraints and/or non-compliance remain the most important reasons for this...
- Elevated inflammatory markers in a group of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients from northern India
G Nagesh Babu
Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, UP 226014, India
Neurochem Res 33:1145-9. 2008
..This study confirms the involvement of inflammation in ALS and the need to develop surrogate markers to check the progression of this disease...
- Levels of GFR and protein-induced hyperfiltration in kidney donors: a single-center experience in India
Sukanta Barai
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Am J Kidney Dis 51:407-14. 2008
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