Elaine J. Abrams
Columbia University
458 Papers
4.1K Citations
Elaine J. Abrams is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 66, co-authored 422 publications. Previous affiliations of Elaine J. Abrams include University of Cape Town & Harlem Hospital Center.
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Papers
Optimizing Research to Speed Up Availability of Pediatric Antiretroviral Drugs and Formulations
Martina Penazzato,Devasena Gnanashanmugam,Pablo Rojo,Marc Lallemant,Linda L. Lewis,Francesca Rocchi,Agnès Saint Raymond,Nathan Ford,Rohan Hazra,Carlo Giaquinto,Yodit Belew,Diana M. Gibb,Elaine J. Abrams +12 more
TL;DR: Current approaches to R&D for pediatric ARVs are reviewed and innovations to enable simplified, faster, and more comprehensive strategies to develop optimal formulations are suggested.
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Incidence and risk factors of severe adverse events with nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected women. MTCT-Plus program, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Patrick A. Coffie,Besigin Tonwe-Gold,Aristophane Tanon,Clarisse Amani-Bosse,Gédéon Bedikou,Elaine J. Abrams,François Dabis,Didier K. Ekouevi +7 more
TL;DR: CD4 cell count >250 cells/mm3 was not associated with a higher risk of severe hepatotoxicity and/or rash, as well as initiation of ART during pregnancy, in women receiving nevirapine-containing regimen in resource-limited settings.
Cutting the cost of South African antiretroviral therapy using newer, safer drugs.
W D F Venter,B Kaiser,Yogan Pillay,Francesca Conradie,Gabriela B. Gomez,Polly Clayden,M Matsolo,C Amole,L Rutter,F Abdullah,Elaine J. Abrams,C P Casas,M Barnhart,A Pillay,A Pozniak,Andrew Hill,Lee Fairlie,Marta Boffito,Michelle Moorhouse,Matthew Chersich,Celicia Serenata,J Quevedo,G Loots +22 more
TL;DR: Clinical trials of new drug developments may mean that HIV patients have access to safer, more robust and cheaper regimens, but only if the appropriate clinical trials are conducted.
Longitudinal changes in regional fat content in HIV-infected children and adolescents.
Stephen M. Arpadi,James Bethel,Mary Horlick,Moussa Sarr,Marukh Bamji,Elaine J. Abrams,Murli Purswani,Ellen S. Engelson +7 more
TL;DR: Although no single pattern of change in regional fat distribution was uniquely associated with HIV, perinatally HIV-infected youth manifest significantly decreased leg fat and increased arm and trunk fat which increase over time and may contribute to cardiovascular disease risk.