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Gary Maartens is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant concentration in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Virology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Gary Maartens include:

  • Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Dolutegravir with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection (ADVANCE): week 96 results from a randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial, 2020, The Lancet HIV
  • CheXaid: deep learning assistance for physician diagnosis of tuberculosis using chest x-rays in patients with HIV, 2020, npj Digital Medicine
  • QT effects of bedaquiline, delamanid, or both in patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a phase 2, open-label, randomised, controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • HIV-1 drug resistance in people on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: a collaborative cohort analysis, 2023, The Lancet HIV

Frequent co-authors of Gary Maartens comprise:

  • Graeme Meintjes
  • Lubbe Wiesner
  • Paolo Denti
  • Andreas D. Haas
  • Matthias Egger

The scientist regularly publishes in several key venues, including:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • HIV infection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention

    Gary Maartens;Connie L Celum;Sharon Ruth Lewin;Sharon Ruth Lewin;Sharon Ruth Lewin

  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.

    Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Fabio Scano;Gary Maartens

  • Outcomes after two years of providing antiretroviral treatment in Khayelitsha South Africa.

    David Coetzee;Katherine Hildebrand;Andrew Boulle;Gary Maartens

  • The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

    Keertan Dheda;Tawanda Gumbo;Gary Maartens;Kelly E. Dooley

  • Antiretroviral therapy adherence, virologic and immunologic outcomes in adolescents compared with adults in southern Africa.

    Jean B Nachega;Michael Hislop;Hoang Nguyen;David W Dowdy

  • Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Haileyesus Getahun;Wanitchaya Kittikraisak;Charles M. Heilig;Elizabeth L. Corbett

  • Adherence to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based HIV therapy and virologic outcomes

    Jean B. Nachega;Michael Hislop;David W. Dowdy;Richard E. Chaisson

  • Randomized placebo-controlled trial of prednisone for paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

    Graeme Meintjes;Robert J Wilkinson;Chelsea Morroni;Dominique J Pepper

  • Miliary tuberculosis: rapid diagnosis, hematologic abnormalities, and outcome in 109 treated adults.

    Gary Maartens;Paul A. Willcox;Solomon R. Benatar

  • Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy assessed by pharmacy claims predicts survival in HIV-infected South African adults.

    Jean B. Nachega;Michael Hislop;David W. Dowdy;Melanie Lo

  • Severe hepatotoxicity associated with nevirapine use in HIV-infected subjects.

    Ian Sanne;Herve Mommeja-Marin;John Hinkle;John A. Bartlett

  • Seven-year experience of a primary care antiretroviral treatment programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa

    Andrew Boulle;Gilles Van Cutsem;Katherine Hilderbrand;Carol Cragg

  • Isoniazid plus antiretroviral therapy to prevent tuberculosis: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Andrew Boulle;Judith R Glynn

  • Complications of antiretroviral therapy in patients with tuberculosis: drug interactions, toxicity, and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.

    Helen McIlleron;Graeme Meintjes;William J Burman;Gary Maartens

  • Association between tuberculosis and HIV disease progression in a high tuberculosis prevalence area.

    M Badri;R Ehrlich;R Wood;T Pulerwitz

  • Effect of HIV-1 Infection on T-Cell–based and Skin Test Detection of Tuberculosis Infection

    Molebogeng Xheeda Rangaka;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Ronnett Seldon;Gilles Van Cutsem

  • Outcomes of nevirapine- and efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy when coadministered with rifampicin-based antitubercular therapy.

    Andrew Boulle;Gilles Van Cutsem;Karen Cohen;Katherine Hilderbrand

  • Effect of bedaquiline on mortality in South African patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study

    Kathryn Schnippel;Norbert Ndjeka;Gary Maartens;Graeme Meintjes

  • CD4 decline and incidence of opportunistic infections in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for prophylaxis and treatment.

    Charles B. Holmes;Robin Wood;Motasim Badri;Sophia Zilber

  • Treatment supporter to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected South African adults. A qualitative study.

    Jean B Nachega;Amy R Knowlton;Andrea Deluca;Jan H Schoeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Robin Wood
Robin Wood University of Cape Town
Katalin A. Wilkinson
Katalin A. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Jean B. Nachega
Jean B. Nachega University of Pittsburgh
Naomi S. Levitt
Naomi S. Levitt University of Cape Town
Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Catherine Orrell
Catherine Orrell University of Cape Town
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town

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