Fatima Kakkar

Most-cited papers

1. Early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected newborns can achieve sustained virologic suppression with low frequency of CD4+ T cells carrying HIV in peripheral blood.

   A. Bitnun, L. Samson, Tae-Wook Chun, Fatima Kakkar +10 more

   2014Clinical Infectious Diseases97 citations Open access

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2. Linking Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases to Immune System Abnormalities among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants

   Candice E. Ruck, B. Reikie, A. Marchant, T. Kollmann +1 more

   2016Frontiers in Immunology73 citations Open access

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3. Health outcomes and the transition experience of HIV-infected adolescents after transfer to adult care in Québec, Canada

   Fatima Kakkar, D. Van der Linden, Silvie Valois, François Maurice +4 more

   2016BMC Pediatrics69 citations Open access

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4. Diagnosis and management of infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

   S. Gantt, A. Bitnun, C. Renaud, Fatima Kakkar +1 more

   2017Paediatrics & child health59 citations Open access

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5. Impact of maternal HIV-1 viremia on lymphocyte subsets among HIV-exposed uninfected infants: protective mechanism or immunodeficiency

   Fatima Kakkar, V. Lamarre, T. Ducruet, M. Boucher +3 more

   2014BMC Infectious Diseases54 citations Open access

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6. Awareness of cytomegalovirus and risk factors for susceptibility among pregnant women, in Montreal, Canada

   Sarah Wizman, V. Lamarre, L. Coic, Fatima Kakkar +4 more

   2016BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth47 citations Open access

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7. Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020–May 2021

   Daniel S. Farrar, Olivier Drouin, Charlotte Moore Hepburn, K. Baerg +25 more

   2022medRxiv44 citations Open access

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8. Mitochondrial DNA somatic mutation burden and heteroplasmy are associated with chronological age, smoking, and HIV infection

   Adam S. Ziada, Meng-Ying Lu, Jarek Ignas-Menzies, E. Paintsil +22 more

   2019Aging Cell43 citations Open access

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9. Risk factors for pre-term birth in a Canadian cohort of HIV-positive women: role of ritonavir boosting?

   Fatima Kakkar, Isabelle Boucoiran, V. Lamarre, T. Ducruet +4 more

   2015Journal of the International AIDS Society37 citations Open access

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10. Perspectives of women on screening and prevention of CMV in pregnancy.

    Meggie Lallier Beaudoin, C. Renaud, M. Boucher, Fatima Kakkar +2 more

    2021European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology33 citations Open access

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11. Blood viral load in the diagnostic workup of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

    M. Smiljkovic, J. LeMeur, B. Malette, Isabelle Boucoiran +5 more

    2019Journal of Clinical Virology30 citations

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12. Breastfeeding among people with HIV in North America: a multisite study.

    J. Levison, J. Mckinney, Alejandra Duque, J. Hawkins +19 more

    2023Clinical Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access

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13. Clinical correlates of HIV-1 DNA and inducible HIV-1 RNA reservoirs in peripheral blood in children with perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection with sustained virologic suppression for at least 5 years.

    A. Bitnun, D. Ransy, J. Brophy, Fatima Kakkar +15 more

    2019Clinical Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access

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14. Safety of combination antiretroviral prophylaxis in high-risk HIV-exposed newborns: a retrospective review of the Canadian experience

    Fatima Kakkar, L. Samson, W. Vaudry, J. Brophy +4 more

    2016Journal of the International AIDS Society28 citations Open access

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15. Congenital anomalies following antenatal exposure to dolutegravir: a Canadian surveillance study

    D. Money, Terry Lee, C. O’Brien, Jason Brophy +7 more

    2019BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology26 citations

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16. Prevention of vertical HIV transmission and management of the HIV-exposed infant in Canada in 2014.

    A. Bitnun, J. Brophy, L. Samson, A. Alimenti +9 more

    2014The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale25 citations Open access

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17. Blood Mitochondrial DNA Content in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Matthew A. Budd, K. Calli, L. Samson, J. Bowes +11 more

    2018Viruses22 citations Open access

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18. Use of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Hyperimmunoglobulins in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort.

    A. Minsart, M. Smiljkovic, C. Renaud, Marie-Pier Gagné +4 more

    2018Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada21 citations

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19. Nevirapine Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Neonates Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission

    Elaine Lau, J. Brophy, L. Samson, Fatima Kakkar +7 more

    2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes21 citations

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20. Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection

    A. Carmona, Fatima Kakkar, S. Gantt

    2022Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics20 citations Open access

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21. Head ultrasound, CT or MRI? The choice of neuroimaging in the assessment of infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

    M. Smiljkovic, C. Renaud, B. Tapiéro, V. Lamarre +1 more

    2019BMC Pediatrics20 citations Open access

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22. Missed opportunities for prevention of vertical HIV transmission in Canada, 1997-2016: a surveillance study.

    A. Bitnun, Terry Lee, J. Brophy, L. Samson +7 more

    2018CMAJ Open19 citations Open access

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23. Identifying Clinical Criteria for an Expanded Targeted Approach to Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection—A Retrospective Study

    Maya Heled Akiva, Hannah Hyde De Souza, V. Lamarre, Isabelle Boucoiran +3 more

    2023International Journal of Neonatal Screening17 citations Open access

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24. Canadian Pediatric & Perinatal HIV/AIDS Research Group consensus recommendations for infant feeding in the HIV context.

    Sarah Khan, Kara K. Tsang, J. Brophy, Fatima Kakkar +6 more

    2023Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada16 citations Open access

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25. A case series of third-trimester raltegravir initiation: Impact on maternal HIV-1 viral load and obstetrical outcomes

    I. Boucoiran, K. Tulloch, N. Pick, Fatima Kakkar +3 more

    2015The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale15 citations Open access

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26. Challenges to achieving and maintaining viral suppression among Canadian children living with perinatal HIV infection in the Early Pediatric Initiation Canada Child Cure Cohort.

    Fatima Kakkar, Terry Lee, M. Hawkes, J. Brophy +13 more

    2019AIDS (London)13 citations Open access

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27. Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral treatments during pregnancy for women living with HIV in Canada 2004–2020: A surveillance study

    Sabrina Carvalho, Terry Lee, K. Tulloch, L. Sauvé +7 more

    2022HIV Medicine12 citations Open access

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28. Type and timing of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: Impact on risk of preterm delivery and small‐for‐gestational age births in Canada, a retrospective cohort study

    Jillian Schneidman, Terry Lee, L. Sauvé, J. Brophy +5 more

    2023International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics10 citations Open access

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29. Blood mitochondrial DNA levels remain elevated from birth to early life in children HIV-exposed uninfected exposed to combination antiretroviral therapy in utero.

    Abhinav Ajaykumar, Mayanne Zhu, Fatima Kakkar, J. Brophy +7 more

    2020Journal of Infectious Diseases10 citations Open access

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30. Pregnancies Among the First Generation of Survivors of Perinatal HIV Infection.

    Marie-Julie Trahan, M. Boucher, C. Renaud, C. Karatzios +5 more

    2019Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada10 citations

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31. Chronic and Latent Viral Infections and Leukocyte Telomere Length across the Lifespan of Female and Male Individuals Living with or without HIV

    Nancy Yang, Anthony Y. Y. Hsieh, Zhuo Chen, A. Campbell +9 more

    2024Viruses8 citations Open access

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32. Prenatal findings, neonatal symptoms and neurodevelopmental outcome of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a university hospital in Montreal, Quebec

    A. Minsart, F. Rypens, M. Smiljkovic, Fatima Kakkar +4 more

    2020Journal of Perinatal Medicine8 citations

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33. Leukocyte Telomere Length at Birth and During the Early Life of Children Exposed to but Uninfected With HIV After In Utero Exposure to Antiretrovirals

    Abhinav Ajaykumar, H. Soudeyns, Fatima Kakkar, J. Brophy +13 more

    2018Journal of Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access

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34. Prenatal Screening for CMV Primary Infection: A Cost‐Utility Model

    Gebrael El Hachem, Thomas G Poder, Catherine Carey, S. Gantt +4 more

    2025BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology7 citations Open access

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35. Inverse relationship between leukocyte telomere length attrition and blood mitochondrial DNA content loss over time

    Anthony Y. Y. Hsieh, Elana R Kimmel, N. Pick, L. Sauvé +5 more

    2020Aging7 citations Open access

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36. No association between early antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and plasma levels of angiogenic factors: a cohort study

    A. Djeha, S. Girard, H. Trottier, Fatima Kakkar +4 more

    2019BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth7 citations Open access

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37. Chitinase-3-like Protein 1 Is Associated with Poor Virologic Control and Immune Activation in Children Living with HIV

    I. Bernard, D. Ransy, J. Brophy, Fatima Kakkar +5 more

    2022Viruses6 citations Open access

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38. Placenta analysis of Hofbauer cell profile according to the class of antiretroviral therapy used during pregnancy in people living with HIV.

    Stéphanie Hindle, Marie-Eve Brien, F. Pelletier, Frédérique Giguère +6 more

    2023Placenta5 citations Open access

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39. Evaluation of cabergoline for lactation inhibition in women living with HIV

    I. Boucoiran, Mélissa Roy, V. Poliquin, C. Elwood +8 more

    2021International Journal of STD and AIDS5 citations

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40. Elevated Blood Mitochondrial DNA in Early Life Among Uninfected Children Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in utero

    Abhinav Ajaykumar, Mayanne Zhu, Fatima Kakkar, J. Brophy +6 more

    20215 citations

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41. Maternal infections.

    Isabelle Boucoiran, Fatima Kakkar, C. Renaud

    2020Handbook of Clinical Neurology5 citations

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42. Impact of quadrivalent HPV vaccine dose spacing on immunologic response in women living with HIV.

    E. McClymont, G. Ogilvie, A. Albert, A. Johnston +16 more

    2020Vaccine5 citations Open access

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43. 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment & Prevention 19–22 July 2015, Vancouver, Canada

    Kelly A. Metcalf Pate, Christopher W. Pohlmeyer, Victoria Walker-Sperling, J. Foote +496 more

    2015Journal of the International AIDS Society5 citations Open access

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44. Clinical and Immunologic Impact of CMV Coinfection Among Children Living With HIV in Canada

    Yves Fougère, Jason Brophy, Michael T. Hawkes, Terry Lee +11 more

    2025The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal3 citations

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45. A two-day workshop reviewing Canadian provincial and national HIV care cascade indicators, reporting, challenges, and recommendations.

    Ioana A. Nicolau, M. Shokoohi, J. Mcbane, L. Pogany +22 more

    2022Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada3 citations Open access

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46. Relationship between raltegravir trough plasma concentration and virologic response and the impact of therapeutic drug monitoring during pregnancy

    Sabrina Carvalho, N. Sheehan, Silvie Valois, Fatima Kakkar +3 more

    2022International Journal of STD and AIDS3 citations Open access

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47. Transition from Pediatric to Adult HIV Care for Young Women Living with HIV

    V. L. Kennedy, K. Mellor, J. Brophy, A. Bitnun +10 more

    2020Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care3 citations Open access

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48. Use of Triple Combination Antiretroviral Therapy With Raltegravir as Empiric HIV Therapy in the High-Risk HIV-Exposed Newborn.

    Marie-Julie Trahan, V. Lamarre, Marie-Élaine Métras, Fatima Kakkar

    2019The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal3 citations

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49. AMMI Canada: Response to FAQs about the management of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Canada.

    S. Gantt, J. Brophy, Jessica Dunn, W. Vaudry +3 more

    2019Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada3 citations Open access

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50. Variation of CD4 count in pregnant women living with HIV

    M. Byrns, C. Elwood, P. Capmas, Fatima Kakkar +3 more

    20202 citations

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