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Alexandra Calmy is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics primarily related to HIV/AIDS research and treatment, as well as other infectious diseases including emerging viral infections.

The main fields of study in Alexandra Calmy's research include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their subfields of specialization cover:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Virology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

The principal topics explored in their work are:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Alexandra Calmy's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series" (2023, The Lancet)
  • "HIV and antiretroviral therapy-related fat alterations" (2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)
  • "Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of antiretroviral drugs against SARS, MERS or COVID-19: initial assessment" (2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society)
  • "Dolutegravir-based and low-dose efavirenz-based regimen for the initial treatment of HIV-1 infection (NAMSAL): week 96 results from a two-group, multicentre, randomised, open label, phase 3 non-inferiority trial in Cameroon" (2020, The Lancet HIV)
  • "Cohort Profile Update: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)" (2021, International Journal of Epidemiology)

Frequent collaborators in Alexandra Calmy's research include:

  • Enos Bernasconi
  • Matthias Cavassini
  • Huldrych F. Günthard
  • Dominique L. Braun
  • Roger D. Kouyos

Key journals and publication venues where Alexandra Calmy has regularly published are:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Revue Médicale Suisse
  • HIV Medicine

Best Publications

  • HIV drug resistance.

    François Clavel;Allan J. Hance

  • Markers of Inflammation, Coagulation, and Renal Function Are Elevated in Adults with HIV Infection

    Jacqueline Neuhaus;David R. Jacobs;Jason V. Baker;Jason V. Baker;Alexandra Calmy

  • Cognitive dysfunction in HIV patients despite long-standing suppression of viremia.

    Samanta Simioni;Matthias Cavassini;Jean Marie Annoni;Aline Rimbault Abraham

  • Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    R Weber;M Ruppik;M Rickenbach;A Spoerri

  • Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Nathan Ford;Zara Shubber;Graeme Meintjes;Beatriz Grinsztejn

  • Safety of efavirenz in the first trimester of pregnancy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Nathan Ford;Lynne Mofenson;Zara Shubber;Alexandra Calmy

  • Changing patterns of cancer incidence in the early- and late-HAART periods: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    S. Franceschi;M. Lise;G. M. Clifford;M. Rickenbach

  • Dolutegravir-Based or Low-Dose Efavirenz-Based Regimen for the Treatment of HIV-1.

    Charles Kouanfack;Mireille Mpoudi-Etame;Pierrette Omgba Bassega

  • Effectiveness and safety of a generic fixed-dose combination of nevirapine, stavudine, and lamivudine in HIV-1-infected adults in Cameroon: open-label multicentre trial

    Christian Laurent;Charles Kouanfack;Sinata Koulla-Shiro;Nathalie Nkoué

  • All-cause mortality in treated HIV-infected adults with CD4 ≥500/mm3 compared with the general population: evidence from a large European observational cohort collaboration

    Charlotte Lewden;Vincent Bouteloup;Stéphane De Wit

  • HIV Viral Load Monitoring in Resource-Limited Regions: Optional or Necessary?

    Alexandra Calmy;Alexandra Calmy;Nathan Ford;Bernard Hirschel;Steven J. Reynolds

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infections in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: A Rapidly Evolving Epidemic

    Gilles Wandeler;Thomas Gsponer;Andrea Bregenzer;Huldrych F. Günthard

  • Life expectancy in HIV-positive persons in Switzerland: matched comparison with general population.

    Aysel Gueler;André Moser;Alexandra Calmy;Huldrych F. Günthard

  • Driving a decade of change: HIV/AIDS, patents and access to medicines for all

    Ellen 't Hoen;Jonathan Berger;Alexandra Calmy;Alexandra Calmy;Suerie Moon

  • Benefits and risks of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

    Nathan Ford;Chantal Migone;Alexandra Calmy;Bernhard Kerschberger

  • High prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency in combined antiretroviral therapy-naive and successfully treated Swiss HIV patients.

    Nicolas J Mueller;Christoph A Fux;Bruno Ledergerber;Luigia Elzi

  • Universal test and treat and the HIV epidemic in rural South Africa: a phase 4, open-label, community cluster randomised trial

    Collins C Iwuji;Collins C Iwuji;Joanna Orne-Gliemann;Joseph Larmarange;Eric Balestre

  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to HIV Infection: Improved Hemodynamics and Survival Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy

    Jean-Philippe Zuber;Alexandra Calmy;John M. Evison;Barbara Hasse

  • Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection.

    Handan Wand;Alexandra Calmy;Dianne L Carey;Katherine Samaras

  • HIV Viral Load Monitoring in Resource-Limited Regions : Optional or Necessary? Commentary

    Alexandra Calmy;Nathan Ford;Bernard Hirschel;Steven J. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Cavassini
Matthias Cavassini University of Lausanne
Enos Bernasconi
Enos Bernasconi Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Manuel Battegay
Manuel Battegay University Hospital of Basel
Hansjakob Furrer
Hansjakob Furrer University of Bern
Huldrych F. Günthard
Huldrych F. Günthard University of Zurich
Sabine Yerly
Sabine Yerly University of Geneva
Andri Rauch
Andri Rauch University of Bern
Pietro Vernazza
Pietro Vernazza University of St. Gallen
Roger D. Kouyos
Roger D. Kouyos University of Zurich
Nathan Ford
Nathan Ford World Health Organization

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