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Association between HIV antiretroviral therapy and preterm birth based on antenatal ultrasound gestational age determination: a comparative analysis.
Venkatesh KK, Farhad M, Fenton T, Moodley D, Naik S, Nakabiito C, Fairlie L, Fowler MG, Stringer JSA, Chi BH.
AIDS 2019; 33(15):2403-13.

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Neonatal, infant and child health in South Africa: Reflecting on the past towards a better future.
Goga A, Feucht U, Zar HJ, Vanker A, Wiysonge CS, McKerrow N, Wright CY, Loveday M, Odendaal W, Ramokolo V, Ramraj T, Bamford, L., Green, R.J, Pillay, Y., Nannan, N.
South African Medical Journal 2019;109(11b):83-90.

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Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017.
Burstein R, Henry NJ, Collison ML, Marczak LB, Sligar A, Watson S, Marquez N, Abbasalizad-Farhangi M, Abbasi M, Abd-Allah F, Abdoli A, ……, Oladimeji KE, et al.
Nature 2019; 574(7778):353-358. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0.

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Figures of the dead: A decade of tuberculosis mortality registrations in South Africa.
Loveday M, Mzobe YN, Pillay Y, Barron P.
South African Medical Journal 2019; 109(10):728-732.

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Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)-mediating antibodies constrain neutralizing antibody escape pathway.
Mielke D, Bandawe G, Pollara J, Abrahams M-R, Nyanhete T, Moore P, Thebus R, Yates NL, Kappes JC, Ochsenbauer C, Garrett N, Abdool Karim SS, Tomaras GD, Montefiori D, Morris L, Ferrari G, Williamson C.
Frontiers in Immunology 2019; 10:2875. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02875

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Factors associated with HIV in younger and older adult men in South Africa: findings from a cross-sectional survey.
Govender K, Beckett SE, George G, Lewis L, Cawood C, Khanyile D, Tanser F, Kharsany AB.
BMJ Open 2019; 9(12):e031667. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031667.

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High-Throughput Mapping of B Cell Receptor Sequences to Antigen Specificity.
Setliff I, Shiakolas AR, Pilewski KA, Murji AA, Mapengo RE, Janowska K, Richardson S, Oosthuysen C, Raju N, Ronsard L, Kanekiyo M, Qin JS, Kramer KJ, Greenplate AR, McDonnell WJ, Graham BS, Connors M, Lingwood D, Acharya P, Morris L, Georgiev IS.
Cell 2019; 179(7):1636-1646. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.003.

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IgG3 enhances neutralization potency and Fc effector function of an HIV V2-specific broadly neutralizing antibody.
Richardson SI, Lambson BE, Crowley AR, Bashirova A, Scheepers C, Garrett N, Abdool Karim SS, Mkhize NN, Carrington M, Ackerman ME, Moore PL, Morris L.
PLoS Pathogens 2019; 15(12):e1008064. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008064.

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Declines in HIV incidence among men and women in a South African population-based cohort.
Vandormael A, Akullian A, Siedner M, de Oliveira T, Bärnighausen T, Tanser F.
Nature Communications 2019; 10(1):5482. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13473-y.

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Maternal Humoral Immune Responses Do Not Predict Postnatal HIV-1 Transmission Risk in Antiretroviral-Treated Mothers from the IMPAACT PROMISE Study.
Hompe ED, Jacobson DL, Eudailey JA, Butler K, Edwards W, Pollara J, Brummel SS, Fouda GG, Chinula L, Kamanga 7, Kinikar A, Moodley D, Owor M, Fowler MG, Permar SR.
mSphere 2019; 4(5): e00716-19. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00716-19.

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Factors associated with unsuppressed viremia in women living with HIV on lifelong ART in the multi-country US-PEPFAR PROMOTE study: A cross-sectional analysis.
Atuhaire P, Hanley S, Yende-Zuma N, Aizire J, Stranix-Chibanda L, Makanani B, Milala B, Cassim H, Taha T, Fowler MG.
PLoS One 2019; 14(10):e0219415. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219415.

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Why we need to evaluate the quality of tuberculosis care in South Africa’s private health sector.
Boffa J, Moyo S, Chikovore J, Salomon A, Jooste S, Mkhombo T, Pai M, Daftary A.
South African Medical Journal 2019; 109(11):817-818.

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Social Harms in Female-INITIATED hiv prevention method RESEARCH: state of the evidence.
Montgomery ET, Roberts ST, Nel A, Malherbe M, Torjesen K, Bunge K, Singh D, Baeten JM, Marrazzo J, Chirenje ZM, Kabwigu S, Beigi R, Riddler SA, Gafoor Z, Reddy K, Mansoor LE, Nair L, Woeber K, Moodley J, Jeenarain N, Siva S, Naidoo L, Govender V, Palanee-Phillips T.
AIDS 2019; 33(14):2237-44.

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Whole genome sequencing for drug-resistant tuberculosis management in South Africa: What gaps would this address and what are the challenges to implementation?
Dlamini MT, Lessells R, Iketleng T, de Oliveira T.
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2019; 16: 100115. doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100115.

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Extended prophylaxis with nevirapine does not affect growth in HIV-exposed infants.
Onyango-Makumbi C, Owora AH, Mwiru RS, Mwatha A, Young AM, Moodley D, Coovadia HM, Stranix-Chibanda L, Manji K, Maldonado Y, Richardson P, Andrew P, George K, Fawzi W, Fowler MG.
JAIDS 2019; 82(4): 377-385.

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Emtricitabine-induced pure red cell aplasia.
Manickchund N, du Plessis C, John MA, Manzini TC, Gosnell BI, Lessells RJ, Moosa YS.
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine 2019; 20(1):983. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v20i1.983.

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L,D-Transpeptidase Specific Probe Reveals Spatial Activity of Peptidoglycan Cross-Linking.
Pidgeon SE, Apostolos AJ, Nelson JM, Shaku M, Rimal B, Islam MN, Crick DC, Kim SJ, Pavelka MS, Kana BD, Pires MM.
ACS Chemical Biology 2019; 14(10):2185-96.

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Improving survival with tuberculosis & HIV treatment integration: a mini-review.
Naidoo K, Rampersad S, Abdool Karim SS.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 2019; 150(2):131-138.

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Comparative cost analysis of point-of-care versus laboratory-based testing to initiate and monitor HIV treatment in South Africa.
Simeon K, Sharma M, Dorward J, Naidoo J, Dlamini N, Moodley P, Samsunder N, Barnabas RV, Garrett N, Drain PK.
PLoS One. 2019; 14(10):e0223669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223669.

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HIV incidence rates in adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa.
Abdool Karim SS, Baxter C.
Lancet Global Health 2019; 7(11):e1470-e1471. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30404-8.

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Guidance on stakeholder engagement practices to inform the development of area-wide vector control methods.
Thizy D, Emerson C, Gibbs J, Hartley S, Kapiriri L, Lavery J, Lunshof J, Ramsey J, Shapiro J, Singh JA, Toe LP, Coche I, Robinson B.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019; 13(4):e0007286. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007286.

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Quality of TB care among People Living with HIV: Gaps and Solutions.
Naidoo K, Gengiah S, Singh S, Stillo J, Padayatchi N.
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2019; 17: e100122. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100122

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Engineered HIV antibody passes muster.
Morris L.
Lancet HIV 2019; 6(10):e641-e642. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30231-0.

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Ethical issues associated with HIV molecular epidemiology: a qualitative exploratory study using inductive analytic approaches.
Mutenherwa F, Wassenaar DR, de Oliveira T.
BMC Medical Ethics 2019; 20(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12910-019-0403-9.

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Slow acceptance of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) among mothers enrolled in IMPAACT PROMISE studies across the globe.
Stranix-Chibanda L, Brummel S, Pilotto J, Mutambanengwe M, Chanaiwa V, Mhembere T, Kamateeka M, Aizire J, Masheto G, Chamanga R, Maluwa M, Hanley S, Joao E, Theron G, Nevrekar N, Nyati M, Santos B, Aurpibul L, Mubiana-Mbewe M, Oliveira R, Anekthananon T, Mlay P, Angelidou K, Tierney C, Ziemba L, Coletti A, McCarthy K, Basar M, Chakhtoura N, Browning R, Currier J, Fowler MG, Flynn P; PROMISE study team.
AIDS and Behavior 2019; 23(9):2522-31.

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Disrupting a cycle of mistrust: A constructivist grounded theory study on patient-provider trust in TB care.
Law S, Daftary A, Mitnick CD, Dheda K, Menzies D.
Social Science and Medicine 2019; 240:112578. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112578.

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Quantifying how Different Clinical Presentations, Levels of Severity and Healthcare Attendance Shape the Burden of Influenza-Associated Illness: a Modeling Study from South Africa.
Tempia S , Walaza S, Moyes J, Cohen AL, McMorrow ML, Treurnicht FK, Hellferscee O, Wolter N, Gottberg AV, Nguweneza A, McAnerney JM, Dawood H, Variava E , Madhi SA, Cohen C.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019; 69(6):1036-1048. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1017.

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Risk Factors for Adverse Birth Outcomes in the PROMISE 1077BF/1077FF Trial.
Sebikari D, Farhad M, Fenton T, Owor M, Stringer JS, Qin M, Chakhtoura N, Chi BH, Saidi F, Nevrekar N, Violari A, Chipato T, McIntyre JA, Moodley D, Taha TE, Theron G, Fowler MG.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019; 81(5):521-32.

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Integrated provision of topical pre-exposure prophylaxis in routine family planning services in South Africa: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.
Mansoor LE, Yende-Zuma N, Baxter C, Mngadi KT, Dawood H, Gengiah TN, Samsunder S, Schwartz JL, Doncel GF, Abdool Karim Q.
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2019; 22(9):e25381. doi/10.1002/jia2.25381

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Performance of cepheid GeneXpert HIV-1 viral load plasma assay to accurately detect treatment failure: a clinical meta-analysis.
Sacks JA, Fong Y, Gonzalez MP, Andreotti M, Baliga S, Garrett N, Jordan J, Karita E, Kulkarni S, Mor O, Mosha F, Ndlovu Z, Plantier JC, Saravanan S, Scott L, Peter T, Doherty M, Alexander H, Vojnov L.
AIDS 2019; 33(12):1881-1889.

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In the eye of the multiple beholders: Qualitative research perspectives on studying and encouraging quality of TB care in India.
McDowell A, Engel N, Daftary A.
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2019; 16:100111. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100111.

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Trends in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Incidence in a Hyperendemic Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Kharsany ABM, Cawood C, Lewis L, Yende-Zuma N, Khanyile D, Puren A, Madurai S, Baxter C, George G, Govender K, Beckett S, Samsunder N, Toledo C, Ayalew KA, Diallo K, Glenshaw M, Herman-Roloff A, Wilkinson E, de Oliveira T, Abdool Karim SS, Abdool Karim Q.
JAMA Network Open 2019; 2(11):e1914378.

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