Publications by Esther Bhaskar

Publications by authors named "Esther Bhaskar"

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DORA: 48-week weight and metabolic changes in Black women with HIV, in a phase IIIb switch study from dolutegravir- or efavirenz- to doravirine-based first-line antiretroviral therapy.

Joana Woods Simiso Sokhela Godspower Akpomiemie Bronwyn Bosch Karlien Möller Esther Bhaskar

HIV Med

January 2025

Article Synopsis

* Methods: Over 48 weeks, 101 Black women (median age 35) were transitioned to the new regimen, and the study assessed retention rates, viral suppression, weight changes, and lipid panel improvements.
* Results: Retention was high (92%), with over 90% maintaining viral suppression. Participants experienced an average weight gain of 2.7 kg and significant improvements in cholesterol and triglyceride

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Comparing Prospective Incident Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Rates During Successive Waves of Delta and Omicron in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Simiso Sokhela Bronwyn Bosch Andrew Hill Bryony Simmons Joana Woods Esther Bhaskar

Open Forum Infect Dis

December 2022

In high-risk individuals in Johannesburg, during the Delta coronavirus disease 2019 wave, 22% (125/561) were positive, with 33% symptomatic (2 hospitalizations; 1 death). During Omicron, 56% (232/411) were infected, with 24% symptomatic (no hospitalizations or deaths). The remarkable speed of infection of Omicron over Delta poses challenges to conventional severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 control measures.

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