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HIV SeropositivityHIV SeroprevalenceHIV InfectionsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSexual BehaviorRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, ViralAntibodies, BacterialChlamydophila pneumoniaeChlamydophila InfectionsImmunoglobulin GSerologic TestsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHIV SeronegativityPrevalenceHelicobacter pyloriHelicobacter InfectionsToxocariasisAntibodies, ProtozoanCytomegalovirus InfectionsToxoplasmosisAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCross-Sectional StudiesToxocaraHerpesvirus 2, HumanAIDS SerodiagnosisHIV-1Blood DonorsHepatitis CNeosporaCase-Control StudiesPapillomavirus InfectionsRural PopulationSyphilisHerpes GenitalisCytomegalovirusToxoplasmaImmunoglobulin ABrazilHomosexualityVaccinationAIDS VaccinesVaccinesVaccines, DNACD8-Positive T-LymphocytesMedication AdherenceInfection ControlSouth AfricaPatient ComplianceGuideline AdherenceEditorial Policies
HIV Seropositivity
Development of neutralizing antibodies in individuals who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV).
HIV Seroprevalence
Studies of the number of cases where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is present in a specific population at a designated time. The presence in a given individual is determined by the finding of HIV antibodies in the serum (HIV SEROPOSITIVITY).
HIV Infections
Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein.
Sexual Behavior
Sexual activities of humans.
Risk Factors
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
Seroepidemiologic Studies
EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific ANTIBODIES. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states can thus be detected in addition to clinically overt cases.
Antibodies, Viral
Immunoglobulins produced in response to VIRAL ANTIGENS.
Antibodies, Bacterial
Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
A species of CHLAMYDOPHILA that causes acute respiratory infection, especially atypical pneumonia, in humans, horses, and koalas.
Chlamydophila Infections
Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDOPHILA.
Immunoglobulin G
The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B.
Serologic Tests
Diagnostic procedures involving immunoglobulin reactions.
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.
HIV Seronegativity
Immune status consisting of non-production of HIV antibodies, as determined by various serological tests.
Prevalence
The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
Helicobacter pylori
A spiral bacterium active as a human gastric pathogen. It is a gram-negative, urease-positive, curved or slightly spiral organism initially isolated in 1982 from patients with lesions of gastritis or peptic ulcers in Western Australia. Helicobacter pylori was originally classified in the genus CAMPYLOBACTER, but RNA sequencing, cellular fatty acid profiles, growth patterns, and other taxonomic characteristics indicate that the micro-organism should be included in the genus HELICOBACTER. It has been officially transferred to Helicobacter gen. nov. (see Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989 Oct;39(4):297-405).
Helicobacter Infections
Infections with organisms of the genus HELICOBACTER, particularly, in humans, HELICOBACTER PYLORI. The clinical manifestations are focused in the stomach, usually the gastric mucosa and antrum, and the upper duodenum. This infection plays a major role in the pathogenesis of type B gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
Toxocariasis
Infection by round worms of the genus TOXOCARA, usually found in wild and domesticated cats and dogs and foxes, except for the larvae, which may produce visceral and ocular larva migrans in man.
Antibodies, Protozoan
Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS.
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Infection with CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, characterized by enlarged cells bearing intranuclear inclusions. Infection may be in almost any organ, but the salivary glands are the most common site in children, as are the lungs in adults.
Toxoplasmosis
The acquired form of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in animals and man.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.
Cross-Sectional Studies
Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.
Toxocara
A genus of ascarid nematodes commonly parasitic in the intestines of cats and dogs.
Herpesvirus 2, Human
A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS associated with genital infections (HERPES GENITALIS). It is transmitted by sexual intercourse and close personal contact.
AIDS Serodiagnosis
Immunologic tests for identification of HIV (HTLV-III/LAV) antibodies. They include assays for HIV SEROPOSITIVITY and HIV SERONEGATIVITY that have been developed for screening persons carrying the viral antibody from patients with overt symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX.
HIV-1
The type species of LENTIVIRUS and the etiologic agent of AIDS. It is characterized by its cytopathic effect and affinity for the T4-lymphocyte.
Blood Donors
Hepatitis C
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.
Neospora
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Its species are parasitic in dogs, cattle, goats, and sheep, among others. N. caninum, a species that mainly infects dogs, is intracellular in neural and other cells of the body, multiplies by endodyogeny, has no parasitophorous vacuole, and has numerous rhoptries. It is known to cause lesions in many tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord as well as abortion in the expectant mother.
Case-Control Studies
Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.
Papillomavirus Infections
Neoplasms of the skin and mucous membranes caused by papillomaviruses. They are usually benign but some have a high risk for malignant progression.
Rural Population
The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.
Syphilis
A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.
Herpes Genitalis
Infection of the genitals (GENITALIA) with HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS in either the males or the females.
Cytomegalovirus
A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.
Toxoplasma
A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man.
Immunoglobulin A
Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions.
Brazil
Homosexuality
The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX.
Vaccination
Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.
AIDS Vaccines
Vaccines or candidate vaccines containing inactivated HIV or some of its component antigens and designed to prevent or treat AIDS. Some vaccines containing antigens are recombinantly produced.
Vaccines
Suspensions of killed or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa), antigenic proteins, synthetic constructs, or other bio-molecular derivatives, administered for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of infectious and other diseases.
Vaccines, DNA
Recombinant DNA vectors encoding antigens administered for the prevention or treatment of disease. The host cells take up the DNA, express the antigen, and present it to the immune system in a manner similar to that which would occur during natural infection. This induces humoral and cellular immune responses against the encoded antigens. The vector is called naked DNA because there is no need for complex formulations or delivery agents; the plasmid is injected in saline or other buffers.
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
A critical subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions. They include both cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC) and CD8+ suppressor T-lymphocytes.
Medication Adherence
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.
Infection Control
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.
South Africa
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
Patient Compliance
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.
Guideline Adherence
Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.
Editorial Policies
The guidelines and policy statements set forth by the editor(s) or editorial board of a publication.

Tuberculous meningitis in South African urban adults. (1/3131)

We retrospectively reviewed 56 adults with culture-proven tuberculous meningitis (TBM), investigating clinical signs, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and outcome. There were 50 patients, aged 18-59 years, 39 with and 11 without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Six were aged 60 years or older. Neurological signs of TBM in 18-59-year-olds were unaffected by HIV serostatus while, compared to those > or = 60 years of age, there were more patients with meningism (86.0% vs. 33.3%; p = 0.011) and fewer with seizures (12.0% vs. 50.0%; p = 0.046). The HIV-infected 18-59-year-olds had significantly more extrameningeal tuberculosis compared to the non-HIV-infected (76.9% vs. 9.1%; p = 0.0001) and 23.1% had 'breakthrough' TBM. CSF analysis revealed 12 patients (21.4%) with acellular fluid (more common in those > or = 60 years of age, p = 0.016), of whom three had completely normal CSF. A neutrophil predominance was found in 22 patients (39.3%). Only three patients (5.4%) had a positive CSF smear for acid-fast bacilli. In-hospital mortality occurred in 39 patients (69.1%), was similar in all study groups, and was not related to neurological stage. The diagnosis of TBM can be masked by lack of meningism in the elderly and by atypical CSF findings.  (+info)

Coalescent estimates of HIV-1 generation time in vivo. (2/3131)

The generation time of HIV Type 1 (HIV-1) in vivo has previously been estimated using a mathematical model of viral dynamics and was found to be on the order of one to two days per generation. Here, we describe a new method based on coalescence theory that allows the estimate of generation times to be derived by using nucleotide sequence data and a reconstructed genealogy of sequences obtained over time. The method is applied to sequences obtained from a long-term nonprogressing individual at five sampling occasions. The estimate of viral generation time using the coalescent method is 1.2 days per generation and is close to that obtained by mathematical modeling (1.8 days per generation), thus strengthening confidence in estimates of a short viral generation time. Apart from the estimation of relevant parameters relating to viral dynamics, coalescent modeling also allows us to simulate the evolutionary behavior of samples of sequences obtained over time.  (+info)

Cytokine profile induced by Cryptosporidium antigen in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from immunocompetent and immunosuppressed persons with cryptosporidiosis. (3/3131)

The proliferative response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to a crude extract from Cryptosporidium parvum (CCE) was studied in persons who acquired cryptosporidiosis in the same outbreak (15 immunocompetent subjects with prior cryptosporidiosis and 22 human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]-positive persons with various levels of immunosuppression and active cryptosporidiosis) and in individual patients (8 HIV-positive patients with active cryptosporidiosis and 15 HIV-positive persons without history of cryptosporidiosis). PBMC from HIV-positive persons showed less proliferation to CCE and mitogens than did PBMC from immunocompetent subjects with prior cryptosporidiosis, independent of CD4 cell count. In immunocompetent subjects, cytokine gene expression was consistent with cytokine production, whereas in HIV-positive subjects it was not. The production of interferon-gamma in CCE-stimulated PBMC from both immunocompetent and HIV-positive subjects with cryptosporidiosis and the lack of interferon-gamma in CCE-stimulated PBMC from HIV-positive subjects without cryptosporidiosis indicate that C. parvum mainly induces a Th1 response.  (+info)

Cardiac autoimmunity in HIV related heart muscle disease. (4/3131)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of circulating cardiac specific autoantibodies in HIV positive patients with and without echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dysfunction. SUBJECTS: 74 HIV positive patients including 28 with echocardiographic evidence of heart muscle disease, 52 HIV negative people at low risk of HIV infection, and 14 HIV negative drug users who had all undergone non-invasive cardiac assessment were studied along with a group of 200 healthy blood donors. RESULTS: Cardiac autoantibodies detected by indirect immunofluorescence (serum dilution 1/10) were more common in the HIV positive patients (15%), particularly the HIV heart muscle disease group (21%), than in HIV negative controls (3.5%) (both p < 0.001). By ELISA (dilution 1/320), abnormal anti-alpha myosin autoantibody concentrations were found more often in HIV patients with heart muscle disease (43%) than in HIV positive patients with normal hearts (19%) or in HIV negative controls (3%) (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). Anti-alpha myosin autoantibody concentrations were greater in HIV positive patients than in HIV negative controls, regardless of cardiac status ((mean SD) 0.253 (0.155) v 0.170 (0.076); p = 0.003). In particular the mean antibody concentration was higher in the HIV heart muscle disease patients (0.291 (0.160) v 0.170 (0.076); p = 0.001) than in HIV negative controls. On follow up, six subjects with normal echocardiograms but raised autoantibody concentrations had died after a median of 298 days, three with left ventricular abnormalities at necropsy. This compared with a median survival of 536 days for 21 HIV positive patients with normal cardiological and immunological results. CONCLUSIONS: There is an increased frequency of circulating cardiac specific autoantibodies in HIV positive individuals, particularly those with heart muscle disease. The data support a role for cardiac autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of HIV related heart muscle disease, and suggest that cardiac autoantibodies may be markers of the development of left ventricular dysfunction in HIV positive patients with normal hearts.  (+info)

Voluntary newborn HIV-1 antibody testing: a successful model program for the identification of HIV-1-seropositive infants. (5/3131)

Harlem Hospital in New York City has one of the highest HIV-1 newborn seroprevalence rates in the United States. We report the results of a program introduced in 1993 and designed to identify HIV-1-seropositive (HIV+) newborns at birth. All new mothers, independent of risk, received HIV counseling that emphasized the medical imperative to know the infant's HIV status as well as their own. Consent was obtained to test the infant; discarded cord blood samples were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and when positive, Western Blot confirmation. We compared the number of HIV+ infants identified through voluntary testing with the number reported by the anonymous New York State Newborn HIV Seroprevalence Study. In 1993, 97.8% (91 of 93) of the number of HIV+ infants identified by the anonymous testing were identified through voluntary maternal and newborn testing programs. Eighty-five HIV+ infants were identified before nursery discharge: 50% (42/85) through newborn testing; 14% (12/85) through prenatal testing; 13% (11/85) presented to care knowing their status; 23% (20/85) were known because of a previous HIV+ child. Six additional HIV+ children were diagnosed after hospital discharge (mean age, 5.5 months; range 1.5 through 17 months); four presented with symptomatic disease. The optimal time for identification of the HIV+ pregnant woman is before or during pregnancy, but when this does not occur, voluntary newborn testing can identify many HIV+ infants who would otherwise be discharged undiagnosed from the nursery.  (+info)

Comparison between a whole blood interferon-gamma release assay and tuberculin skin testing for the detection of tuberculosis infection among patients at risk for tuberculosis exposure. (6/3131)

A new test that measures interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) release in whole blood following stimulation with tuberculin has the potential to detect tuberculosis infection using a single blood draw. The IFN-gamma release assay was compared with the standard tuberculin skin test (TST) among 467 intravenous drug users at risk for tuberculosis in urban Baltimore. Among 300 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative patients, the IFN-gamma release assay was positive in 177 (59%), whereas the TST was positive in 71 (24%), for a percent agreement of 59% (kappa=26%). Among 167 HIV-seropositive subjects, the IFN-gamma release assay identified 32 reactors (19%); the TST identified 16 reactors (9.6%), for a percent agreement of 82% (kappa=28%). The IFN-gamma release assay detected more reactors than did the TST, but its agreement with TST was weak. As the TST is an imperfect standard, further evaluation of the IFN-gamma release assay among uninfected persons and persons with culture-confirmed tuberculosis will be useful.  (+info)

Reduced naive and increased activated CD4 and CD8 cells in healthy adult Ethiopians compared with their Dutch counterparts. (7/3131)

To assess possible differences in immune status, proportions and absolute numbers of subsets of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were compared between HIV- healthy Ethiopians (n = 52) and HIV- Dutch (n = 60). Both proportions and absolute numbers of naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were found to be significantly reduced in HIV Ethiopians compared with HIV- Dutch subjects. Also, both proportions and absolute numbers of the effector CD8+ T cell population as well as the CD4+CD45RA-CD27- and CD8+CD45RA-CD27- T cell populations were increased in Ethiopians. Finally, both proportions and absolute numbers of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells expressing CD28 were significantly reduced in Ethiopians versus Dutch. In addition, the possible association between the described subsets and HIV status was studied by comparing the above 52 HIV- individuals with 32 HIV+ Ethiopians with CD4 counts > 200/microliter and/or no AIDS-defining conditions and 39 HIV+ Ethiopians with CD4 counts < 200/microliter or with AIDS-defining conditions. There was a gradual increase of activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, a decrease of CD8+ T cells expressing CD28 and a decrease of effector CD8+ T cells when moving from HIV- to AIDS. Furthermore, a decrease of naive CD8+ T cells and an increase of memory CD8+ T cells in AIDS patients were observed. These results suggest a generally and persistently activated immune system in HIV- Ethiopians. The potential consequences of this are discussed, in relation to HIV infection.  (+info)

Tissue specific HPV expression and downregulation of local immune responses in condylomas from HIV seropositive individuals. (8/3131)

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of tissue specific human papillomavirus (HPV) expression and its effect on local immunity in condylomas from HIV positive individuals. METHODS: Biopsy specimens of eight penile and eight perianal condylomas from HIV seropositive individuals were analysed. Expression of viral genes (HIV-tat and HPV E7 and L1) was determined by RT-PCR. The status of local immunity also was determined by RT-PCR by measuring CD4, CD8, CD16, CD1a, HLA-DR, and HLA-B7 mRNA levels in the tissues. Differentiation was determined by measuring involucrin, keratinocyte transglutaminase, as well as cytokeratins 10, 16, and 17. Proliferation markers such as PCNA and c-myc were also determined. RESULTS: The transcription pattern of HPV in perianal condylomas, which preferentially expressed the early (E7) gene, was different from that of penile condylomas, which primarily expressed the late (L1) gene. This transcription pattern is in good correlation with the keratinisation and differentiation patterns of the two epithelia: perianal biopsies preferentially expressed K16 and K17 while penile warts mainly expressed K10, markers of parakeratotic and orthokeratotic epithelia, respectively. Perianal biopsies also showed a higher degree of proliferation (PCNA and c-myc). Interestingly, transcription of HIV-tat was also higher in perianal than in penile biopsies. A high degree of local immunodeficiency was observed in perianal biopsies--that is, levels of CD4, CD16, and CD1a mRNAs were significantly lower. A negative correlation between CD1a (Langerhans cells) levels and HPV E7 levels was established. HPV E7 levels positively correlated with HIV-tat levels. Perianal tissues demonstrated more CD1a depression and tat associated HPV upregulation. CONCLUSION: HIV influences the expression of HPV genes resulting in local immunosuppression that might lead to an inappropriate immune surveillance of viral infection. Also, tissue type is an important factor in controlling viral transcription in a differentiation dependent manner. These findings may explain the higher rate of dysplasia and neoplasia in the perianal area.  (+info)

Profile of HIV Seropositive Patients - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govProfile of HIV Seropositive Patients - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Objective: To delineate the epidemiological profile of HIV seropositive patients on antiretroviral therapy at the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás.. Methods: The present study is documental and analitical descriptive and it was conducted at the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, trough data collection of 222 records of individuals in drug therapy. Data were collected regarding the personal aspects, aspects related to the infection and information about the most used therapeutic. ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00981279
Accuracy of the interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis among HIV-seropositive individuals: a...Accuracy of the interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis among HIV-seropositive individuals: a...
Although the interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) has become a widely accepted means for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the role of the IGRA in diagnosing active tuberculosis (ATB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive individuals remains controversial. Previous analyses did not set up rational inclusive criteria for screening articles with strict control groups and a gold standard for ATB diagnosis. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of the latest evidence to evaluate the accuracy of IGRA for HIV-seropositive patients. Initially, we searched the EMBASE, Cochrane and MEDLINE databases to find research articles published from January 2000 to October 2015 that used the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT-IT) or the T-SPOT.TB assay (T-SPOT) to diagnose ATB among HIV-seropositive individuals. We separately calculated the pooled sensitivity, specificity, and proportion of indeterminate events and then summarized the results using forest plots to estimate the
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-016-1687-8
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder in HIV Infection of the Brain - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govMild Neurocognitive Disorder in HIV Infection of the Brain - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Objective:. To determine the relationship among neuroinflammation, Permeability-glycoprotein (P-gp) function and mild neurocognitive disorder (MND), a cognitive disorder associated with HIV infection.. Study Population:. HIV seropositive subjects with MND, HIV seropositive subjects with normal cognitive function, and HIV seronegative control subjects.. Design:. Subjects will undergo history and physical exam, screening laboratory tests, EKG, brain MRI and neuropsychological evaluation. HIV-seropositive subjects will be stratified based on results of neuropsychological evaluation into HIV-seropositive controls (i.e., cognitively normal) and HIV-seropositive with MND. All subjects will receive brain PET imaging with [11C]dLop after P-gp blockade to measure the function of P-gp at the blood-brain barrier. P-gp will be blocked prior to the PET scan with tariquidar. HIV-seropositive subjects will receive one lumbar puncture at baseline and one lumbar puncture after P-gp blockade with tariquidar to ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01547754?cond=%22AIDS+Dementia+Complex%22&rank=15
P14.16 Self reported hiv discrimination and willingness to disclose hiv seropositivity among a sample of turks and caicos...P14.16 Self reported hiv discrimination and willingness to disclose hiv seropositivity among a sample of turks and caicos...
Background Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) is a major source of concern in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), a small archipelago of islands in the Caribbean region. Since transmission is predominantly through sexual contact, it is important to understand the dynamics of sexual relationships in this country, including the likelihood of HIV seropositivity disclosure. Knowledge about ones partners seropositivity can guide both the sexual behaviour and HIV testing decision-making processes. The objective of the study was thus to examine factors associated with willingness to disclose HIV status in a general TCI sample, including self-reported discrimination towards HIV positive persons, which has rarely been examined in relation to disclosure. ...
http://sti.bmj.com/content/91/Suppl_2/A204.1
Age as a determinant of survival in HIV infection. - Experimental Medicine DivisionAge as a determinant of survival in HIV infection. - Experimental Medicine Division
Age is a major determinant of mortality for many diseases including HIV infection, yet the effect of age is rarely studied directly. In this article, we review what is known about the effect of age at seroconversion on HIV disease progression and survival prior to the widespread use of HAART before describing appropriate methods for adjusting for background mortality in more detail. We then investigate the impact of HAART on the effect of age at seroconversion on mortality and consider the estimation of the age effect in seroprevalent cohorts with regard to lack of knowledge of the true age at infection. Finally, we discuss mechanisms by which age at seroconversion might impact on disease progression and death. Throughout, we use published results by the Collaborative Group on AIDS Incubation and HIV Survival (CGAIHS), and published results and data from the Concerted Action on SeroConversion to AIDS and Death in Europe (CASCADE) for illustration.
https://www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/publications/196414
Interventions against frailty may improve the health of HIV-positive people | CATIE - Canadas source for HIV and hepatitis C...Interventions against frailty may improve the health of HIV-positive people | CATIE - Canadas source for HIV and hepatitis C...
The widespread availability of potent HIV treatment (ART) in Canada and other high-income countries has had a tremendous impact on the health of HIV-positive people. Scientists predict that many ART users will have a near-normal life expectancy.. As HIV-positive ART users approach and enter their senior years, issues that are related to aging have become more important. Health issues such as persistently elevated levels of bad cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar, increased weight and thinning bones are becoming the focus of routine care appointments in this population. If left untreated, these issues can contribute to disability and premature death.. A team of scientists in the United States has been studying frailty-a syndrome of age-related conditions that they say leads to physical weakness and functional decline. Among HIV-negative people, frailty becomes more common after age 65.. The scientists have been monitoring the health of 1,016 HIV-positive people for an average of four ...
https://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2019-11-14/interventions-against-frailty-may-improve-health-hiv-positive-people
Introduction | CATIE - Canadas source for HIV and hepatitis C informationIntroduction | CATIE - Canadas source for HIV and hepatitis C information
The widespread availability of potent anti-HIV therapy, commonly called ART or HAART, has led to tremendous increases in life expectancy of HIV-positive people, particularly in high-income countries such as Canada. Despite this good news, some HIV-positive people may face other long-term problems as they age, including liver and kidney damage arising from co-infection with hepatitis B and C viruses, diabetes and higher-than-normal blood pressure.. In the time before HAART, organ transplants were attempted in HIV-positive people. In general, HIV-positive people who received transplants in the pre-HAART era appeared to have shortened survival. In the present era, doctors in the United States and Western Europe have gained experience conducting successful liver and kidney transplants in HIV-positive people.. In Canada, until recently, HIV-positive people were routinely excluded from even the possibility of receiving a transplanted organ. However, in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, ...
https://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-183/organ-transplants/introduction
PRIFTIN - Oncology Nurse AdvisorPRIFTIN - Oncology Nurse Advisor
HIV seropositive patients: Initial Phase treatment regimen has not been studied, also do not use once weekly Continuation Phase regimen in combination with isoniazid; higher rate of failure and/or relapse with presence of rifampin-resistant organisms. Cavitary pulmonary lesions and/or positive sputum cultures after initial phase of treatment, bilateral pulmonary disease, poor compliance, HIV positive patients: higher rates of relapse. Hepatic impairment: obtain serum transaminase levels prior to and every 2-4 weeks during therapy; discontinue if liver disease occurs or worsens. Monitor for severe rash, mucosal lesions, or any hypersensitivity reactions; discontinue if occur. Porphyria: not recommended. May discolor body tissue/fluids, contacts and dentures may become permanently stained. Advise patients to use non-hormonal contraception or additional barrier method during treatment. Pregnancy. Neonates. Labor & delivery: increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Nursing mothers: monitor ...
https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/drug/priftin/
You Bet Your Life: Rodney Richards: Evolution of a Diagnosis - How Testing HIV Antibody Positive Became Equivalent to Having...You Bet Your Life: Rodney Richards: Evolution of a Diagnosis - How Testing HIV Antibody Positive Became Equivalent to Having...
If it is indeed the case, as the FDA and manufacturers of HIV antibody tests contend, that the significance of a positive Western Blot (WB) in healthy blood donors (or anyone without symptoms of AIDS) is not known, then what...
http://barnesworld.blogs.com/barnes_world/2007/02/rodney_richards.html
Risk factors for Kaposis sarcoma (KS) in HIV seropositive subjects in Uganda. - Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU)Risk factors for Kaposis sarcoma (KS) in HIV seropositive subjects in Uganda. - Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU)
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https://www.ceu.ox.ac.uk/publications/45539/
HIV-positive people.HIV-positive people.
Burns and colleagues studied 263 HIV-positive patients from Africa and found that half were diagnosed late despite above-average use of primary and secondary
http://www.avirtualoffice.net/hiv-positive-people
Am I seroconverting? - Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention -- TheBody.comAm I seroconverting? - Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention -- TheBody.com
Hi there, Unprotected receptive anal sex is certainly a high-risk situation. Your seven week test is a good indicator of what to expect at the 90 day mark since most people will have produced...
http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q233864.html
HIV Nordic Conference | P10-16. A Longitudinal Study on the Dynamics of Plasma Neutralising Antibodies and Determinants in HIV...HIV Nordic Conference | P10-16. A Longitudinal Study on the Dynamics of Plasma Neutralising Antibodies and Determinants in HIV...
Based on mean CD4+ T cell count per individual the participants were subgrouped as immunocompetent (mean ≥500/μl) or immunodeficient (mean ,500/μl). Median seroconversion age was found to be lower in the immunocompetent group compared to the immunodeficient group (28 vs 38 years, respectively, p=0.014). Broad and potent NAb response arose in all HIV-2 infected participants against 5 HIV-2 isolates during the first year of infection. Furthermore, the NAb titers tended to increase 10-100 times during the follow-up period. NAb response at the end of the follow-up period was significantly broader and more potent in the immunocompetent group (breadth 4.3 vs 2.9, p=0.01 and potency 200000 vs 30000, p=0.04, respectively). Univariate correlation analyses revealed that age at seroconversion, duration of infection and CD4+ T cell count modulate breadth and potency of NAb response.. Discussion ...
https://hivnordic.se/p10-16-a-longitudinal-study-on-the-dynamics-of-plasma-neutralising-antibodies-and-determinants-in-hiv-2-infection/
Africa Health IT NewsAfrica Health IT News
Through the sharing of these stories, we are getting more tolerant of HIV-positive persons. However globally, HIV stigma is still a pandemic in and of itself adding onto the difficulty of living with the illness for an infected person and his/her family members. Isnt it amazing how we can be friends for years with a person or love him/her as a family member until we find out he/she is HIV-positive? As soon as we find out, we start treating him/her differently, but really what has changed? Isnt he/she still the same person we loved and cared about until the word HIV-positive was associated with him/her?. As part of commemorating Zero Discrimination Day, I dare ask, do we have a right to judge anyone because he/she is HIV-positive? Do we really know how it is to live a day as a HIV-positive person? What makes us so intolerant and insensitive that we can openly (or behind his/her back) mock a sick person because of his/her illness? Surely we were not there when he/she became infected to know how ...
http://africahealthitnews.com/march-first-is-zero-discrimination-day/
High-Dose Flu Vaccine Improves Antibody Responses in HIV-Positive People - TheBodyPRO.comHigh-Dose Flu Vaccine Improves Antibody Responses in HIV-Positive People - TheBodyPRO.com
Noah McKittrick and colleagues presented results from a randomised, double-blinded study comparing standard (15-ug/strain) to high dose (60 ug/strain) flu ...
http://www.thebodypro.com/content/66553/high-dose-flu-vaccine-improves-antibody-responses.html
Inflammation-Related Illness Among HIV-Positive People - TheBodyPRO.comInflammation-Related Illness Among HIV-Positive People - TheBodyPRO.com
New research assesses the impact of chronic inflammation on major clinical events -- heart attack, stroke, cancer, other serious complications, and the ...
http://www.thebodypro.com/content/80710/inflammation-related-illness-among-hiv-positive-pe.html?ic=tbhwnbox
BP control in HIV positive patients - ASHM Report BackBP control in HIV positive patients - ASHM Report Back
Blood Pressure Targets IN HIV+ patientsAgain another very interesting session from a GP perspective. Dr Shanti Narayanasamy discussed the challenge of meeting BP targets in HIV positive outpatients.The background to the problem is concerning; high BP
http://ashm.info/arv-toxicity/bp-control-in-hiv-positive-patients
Characteristics, Risk Factors With HIV-Positive Persons Born Outside The US Observes StudyCharacteristics, Risk Factors With HIV-Positive Persons Born Outside The US Observes Study
A study of the characteristics of people born outside the United States detected with HIV while living in the U.S. discovers that they are more likely to be Hispanic or Asian.
http://www.medindia.net/news/characteristics-risk-factors-with-hiv-positive-persons-born-outside-the-us-observes-study-104584-1.htm
Hep C Doesn’t Apparently Lead to Cognitive Decline in People With HIV - HepHep C Doesn’t Apparently Lead to Cognitive Decline in People With HIV - Hep
Researchers believe they have crossed hepatitis C off the list of factors that contribute to cognitive decline among HIV-positive people.
https://www.hepmag.com/article/cognitive-decline-HCV-26625
Tests and Monitoring - TheBody.comTests and Monitoring - TheBody.com
Tests to diagnose hepatitis C HCV testing is recommended annually for HIV-positive people especially if diagnosed with another STI and/or aresexually ...
http://www.thebody.com/content/art53726.html
Worried-wells with HIV positive partners | DailyStrengthWorried-wells with HIV positive partners | DailyStrength
I would like to invite all worried-wells, with or without HIV positive partners, who are looking for support and those who are just interested in finding out how we....
https://www.dailystrength.org/group/hiv/discussion/worried-wells-with-hiv-positive-partners
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A report collating both definite and possible* HIV seroconversion cases occurring in healthcare workers worldwide, following occupational exposures that have been notified, or published in the literature, has recently been published
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.10.10.02660-en
When Youre HIV-Positive: What to SayWhen Youre HIV-Positive: What to Say
You will need to decide who to tell about your HIV status, and how to tell them. In some cases, you may be required to tell. In other cases it may be best to keep it to yourself.
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When Youre HIV-Positive: What to SayWhen Youre HIV-Positive: What to Say
You will need to decide who to tell about your HIV status, and how to tell them. In some cases, you may be required to tell. In other cases it may be best to keep it to yourself.
http://baptisthealthsfl.staywellsolutionsonline.com/Library/DiseasesConditions/Adult/Infectious/134,102
When Youre HIV-Positive: What to SayWhen Youre HIV-Positive: What to Say
You will need to decide who to tell about your HIV status, and how to tell them. In some cases, you may be required to tell. In other cases it may be best to keep it to yourself.
https://healthlibrary.gradyhealth.org/Library/DiseasesConditions/Adult/Infectious/134,102
Michelle Anderson - Intro | The Well ProjectMichelle Anderson - Intro | The Well Project
Michelle Anderson, Ms. Plus America 2011, is the first openly HIV-positive woman to ever run for, and win, a national pageant title.
http://www.thewellproject.org/a-girl-like-me/aglm-blogs/michelle-anderson-intro
Epidemiological and immunological studies of HIV seropositive patients infected with Cryptosporidium at Kuala Lumpur Hospital,...Epidemiological and immunological studies of HIV seropositive patients infected with Cryptosporidium at Kuala Lumpur Hospital,...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Epidemiological and immunological studies of HIV seropositive patients infected with Cryptosporidium at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia. AU - Abdul Ghani, Mohamed Kamel. AU - Sugathathissa, AU - Norazah, A.. AU - Lokman, H.. AU - Nasuruddin, A.. AU - Christopher, L.. PY - 1999. Y1 - 1999. N2 - Objective: A study of HIV seropositive patients infected with Cryptosporidium was conducted at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital between August 1996-January 1997 to ascertain their epidemiological and immunological relationship. Design: 100 HIV seropositive patients were recruited for this study and they were classified to their clinical status using CDC classification system. They were also divided into 3 groups by their CD4 lymphocyte percentage; CD4 , 14%, 14%-28% and ≥ 29%. Materials and Methods: Patients were required to submit a Fresh stool sample which was then fixed in 10% formalin and concentrated using the formalin-ether technique from which air dried thin smears were stained with ...
https://ukm.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/epidemiological-and-immunological-studies-of-hiv-seropositive-pat
Impact of tobacco use on the development of opportunistic respiratory infections in HIV seropositive patients on antiretroviral...Impact of tobacco use on the development of opportunistic respiratory infections in HIV seropositive patients on antiretroviral...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Impact of tobacco use on the development of opportunistic respiratory infections in HIV seropositive patients on antiretroviral therapy. AU - Miguez-Burbano, Maria Jose. AU - Burbano, Ximena. AU - Ashkin, David. AU - Pitchenik, Arthur. AU - Allan, Rodriguez. AU - Pineda, Luisamaria. AU - Rodriguez, Noaris. AU - Shor-Posner, Gail. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 2003/3. Y1 - 2003/3. N2 - The increased risk of developing lung diseases in cigarette smokers has been well recognized. The association between smoking and the risk of developing pulmonary infections in HIV-1-infected patients, however, which has not been established, was evaluated in the present study. Twenty-seven cases with lower respiratory infections (15 Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), 12 TB cases) were compared with 27 age, gender, socio-economic and HIV status-matched patients, without history of respiratory diseases. Medical history and physical examinations were ...
https://miami.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/impact-of-tobacco-use-on-the-development-of-opportunistic-respira
Molecular confirmation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 in HIV-seropositive subjects in south India<...Molecular confirmation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 in HIV-seropositive subjects in south India<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Molecular confirmation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 in HIV-seropositive subjects in south India. AU - Kannangai, R.. AU - Ramalingam, S.. AU - Prakash, K. J.. AU - Abraham, O. C.. AU - George, R.. AU - Castillo, Renan Carlos. AU - Schwartz, D. H.. AU - Jesudason, M. V.. AU - Sridharan, G.. PY - 2000. Y1 - 2000. N2 - Nested PCRs for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 were compared with immunoblot test results. Twelve of 13 immunoblot-positive HIV-2 samples were positive by PCR. There were five INNO-LIA (Innogenetics, Zwijnaarde, Belgium) and/or HIVBLOT 2.2 (Genelabs, Singapore) samples that tested positive for dual infection. HIV-1 PCR was positive in all samples, while HIV-2 PCR was positive in two and RIBA (Chiron Corporation, San Diego, Calif.) was positive for HIV-2 in three samples. Thus the prevalence of HIV-2 is accurately estimated by the use of immunoblotting, but that of HIV-1 and -2 dual infection may be overestimated.. AB - Nested ...
https://jhu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/molecular-confirmation-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-type-2-3
HIV Seroconversion Panel Donor# 73698HIV Seroconversion Panel Donor# 73698
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Comparative Evaluation of FUNGITEST and Broth Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Candida...Comparative Evaluation of FUNGITEST and Broth Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Candida...
In the past, in vitro testing of antifungal agents has been regarded as problematic, but standardized methods have now been developed for Candida spp. and C. neoformans(9). For these methods to be useful, the results should provide a reliable prediction of the response to treatment for humans with infections. In particular, a high MIC should often correlate with therapeutic failure (15). Numerous reports have demonstrated that the ability to predict clinical outcome differs from agent to agent and depends on the patient population studied (5). For instance, high MICs of fluconazole are often predictive of therapeutic failure in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with oral candidiasis (12, 16, 17) but do not correlate with the clinical outcome in patients with candidemia (14). The situation with other antifungal agents is even less clear, but a number of investigations have reported that for the amphotericin B MICs for isolates of Candida spp. recovered during prolonged treatment with ...
https://jcm.asm.org/content/36/4/926?ijkey=b2e14edf5b0651f9b9a32f957b60c63cfb381f1e&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
Life After HIV: Examination of HIV Serodiscordant Couples Desire to Conceive Through Assisted Reproduction | SpringerLinkLife After HIV: Examination of HIV Serodiscordant Couples Desire to Conceive Through Assisted Reproduction | SpringerLink
The current study addresses fertility desires and considerations among 143 HIV serodiscordant, opposite-sex couples (in which only the male partner is HIV positive) in the Northeastern U.S. Couples re
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-010-9830-9
Connie Celum | University of Washington - Department of Global HealthConnie Celum | University of Washington - Department of Global Health
Dr. Celum is Professor of Global Health and Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and co-Director of the International Clinical Research Center in the Department of Global Health at University of Washington. Dr. Celum an infectious disease epidemiologist with a focus on HIV prevention. She has led multi-center HIV prevention efficacy trials, including genital herpes suppression for prevention of HIV acquisition (HPTN 039) and prevention of HIV transmission and disease progression in HIV serodiscordant couples (Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study). Dr. Celum co-led the Partners PrEP Study of tenofovir-based pre-exposure antiretroviral prophylaxis among HIV serodiscordant couples and a demonstration project of ARV-based prevention in serodiscordant couples in Kenya and Uganda (the Partners Demo project). Dr. Celum is leading implementation science research about PrEP implementation for young women in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe (HPTN 082/HERS, 3Ps, POWER and MTN 034/REACH ...
https://globalhealth.washington.edu/faculty/connie-celum
Estimating the distribution of times from HIV seroconversion to aids using multiple imputation<...Estimating the distribution of times from HIV seroconversion to aids using multiple imputation<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Estimating the distribution of times from HIV seroconversion to aids using multiple imputation. AU - Taylor, Jeremy M.G.. AU - Muñoz, Alvaro. AU - Bass, Sue M.. AU - Saah, Alfred J.. AU - Chmiel, Joan S.. AU - Kingsley, Lawrence A.. PY - 1990/5. Y1 - 1990/5. N2 - Multiple imputation is a model based technique for handling missing data problems. In this application we use the technique to estimate the distribution of times from HIV seroconversion to AIDS diagnosis with data from a cohort study of 4954 homosexual men with 4 years of follow‐up. In this example the missing data are the dates of diagnosis with AIDS. The imputation procedure is performed in two stages. In the first stage, we estimate the residual AIDS‐free time distribution as a function of covariates measured on the study participants with data provided by the participants who were seropositive at study entry, Specifically, we assume the residual AIDS‐free times follow a log‐normal regression model that ...
https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/estimating-the-distribution-of-times-from-hiv-seroconversion-to-a
Routine offering of HIV testing to hospitalized pediatric patients at university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia:...Routine offering of HIV testing to hospitalized pediatric patients at university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia:...
Of the 17,003 patients admitted during the study period, the HIV status of 15,670 (92%) was unknown, Of these, 13,239 (85%) received counseling and 11,571 (87%) counseled children were tested. Age and hospital ward were significantly associated with counseling, testing, and seropositive status. The highest counseling rates were found among children ,12 months of age (86%) and among those admitted to the malnutrition (88%) and diarrhea/rehydration (92%) wards. Overall, 3373 children (29% of those tested) were HIV antibody positive with the highest rates among children ,6 months of age (32.4%) and the lowest rates among children aged ,5 years (23.4%); 69.6% of all children testing HIV antibody positive were ,18 months of age. Females had a slightly higher seropositivity rate than males (31.3% vs. 27.0%; P=0.013); however, counseling and testing rates were not associated with gender. After adjusting for age, sex, and calendar quarter, children in the malnutrition (adjusted odds ratio 16.7, 95% ...
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=jl-55-04
Anal Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk of HIV Infection in Homosexual MenAnal Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk of HIV Infection in Homosexual Men
BACKGROUND: We examined a range of common bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion in a community-based cohort of HIV-negative homosexual men in Sydney, Australia. METHODS: Detailed information about HIV risk behaviors was collected by interview twice yearly. Participants were tested annually for HIV, anal and urethral gonorrhea and chlamydia, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, and syphilis. In addition, they reported annual diagnoses of these conditions and of genital and anal warts. RESULTS: Among 1427 enrolled participants, 53 HIV seroconverters were identified, giving an incidence of 0.78 per 100 person-years. After controlling for number of episodes of insertive and receptive nonseroconcordant unprotected anal intercourse, there were independent associations with anal gonorrhea (adjusted hazard ratio = 7.12, 95% confidence interval: 2.05 to 24.79) and anal warts (hazard ratio = 3.63, 95% confidence interval: 1.62 to 8.14). CONCLUSIONS: Anal ...
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/display/publication22327
Myth: The fact that some HIV-positive people live in good health without treatment for many years proves that HIV is harmless |...Myth: The fact that some HIV-positive people live in good health without treatment for many years proves that HIV is harmless |...
Fact: A small percentage of people infected with HIV do live for many years without developing AIDS. They are often known as long-term non-progressors. But such individuals are rare: without proper medical care, including antiretroviral drugs when needed, most HIV-positive people will eventually develop AIDS.
https://www.aidstruth.org/denialism/myths/ltnp/
Nuanced sero-adaptive behaviours being used by Australian and American gay men |...Nuanced sero-adaptive behaviours being used by Australian and American gay men |...
There is evidence that some groups of Australian and American gay men are considering HIV-positive partners undetectable viral load and the time elapsed since an HIV-negative partner last tested when making decisions about using condoms, according to studies presented to the Eighth International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2015) in Vancouver, Canada, on Tuesday.. Sero-sorting refers to the practice of people choosing sexual partners they perceive to have the same HIV status as themselves, or of choosing not to use condoms with such partners. But it is clear that the scenarios are not necessarily as simple as HIV-negative people pairing up with other HIV-negative people, or of HIV-positive people sticking with HIV-positive people.. Gay men may decide which partner takes the receptive (bottom) role dependent on each mans HIV status. An HIV-negative person may consider that having condomless sex with an HIV-positive person who has an undetectable viral load is safer than doing so with ...
http://www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-2015/nuanced-sero-adaptive-behaviours-being-used-australian-and-american-gay-men
Sexual functioning among HIV-infected women by Carol A. Bova and Amanda J. DuranteSexual functioning among HIV-infected women by Carol A. Bova and Amanda J. Durante
The influence of HIV on sexual activity and functioning presents a unique set of issues. HIV transmissibility, partner disclosure, potential vertical transmission and, for some HIV-infected women, problems associated with illicit drug use, may affect sexuality. Few studies have examined HIV-infected womens sexuality and none have studied the relationship between HIV symptoms, HIV illness stage, quality of life, meaning of illness and sexual functioning. This descriptive study examines sexual activity, sexual functioning and safer sex behavior among 101 HIV-seropositive women. Results indicate that (1) the majority of women continue to be sexually active after testing HIV positive, (2) sexual functioning does not change as a result of HIV disease progression, and (3) few women report that HIV itself caused worsening of their sexual functioning. Those women with better mental health, more positive meaning attributed to life with HIV infection, better quality of life, fewer HIV-related symptoms and who
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsn_pp/6/
Dating someone whos HIV-positiveDating someone whos HIV-positive
Dear Reader,. There is no way for a sexually active person to be 100 percent certain that s/he is protected from HIV infection or any other sexually transmitted infection (STI). However, there are many ways to significantly reduce risk of transmission, even for an uninfected person in a sexually active relationship with someone who is HIV-positive.. Many studies have been conducted on serodiscordant couples, meaning that one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative. Growing evidence suggests that as HIV medicines become more efficacious, HIV-positive individuals taking antiretroviral medications are significantly less likely to transmit the virus to a sexual partner than someone not taking medication. In fact, in a study of almost 3,000 monogamous serodiscordant couples, it was found that with the use of antiretroviral therapy, only 3.4 percent of sexually active couples would transmit HIV from the infected to uninfected partner over a period of 100 years. Risk is reduced even ...
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/print/8146
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With regard to postulate #1, numerous studies from around the world show that virtually all AIDS patients are HIV-seropositive; that is they carry antibodies that indicate HIV infection. With regard to postulate #2, modern culture techniques have allowed the isolation of HIV in virtually all AIDS patients, as well as in almost all HIV-seropositive individuals with both early- and late-stage disease. In addition, the polymerase chain (PCR) and other sophisticated molecular techniques have enabled researchers to document the presence of HIV genes in virtually all patients with AIDS, as well as in individuals in earlier stages of HIV disease.. Postulate #3 has been fulfilled in tragic incidents involving three laboratory workers with no other risk factors who have developed AIDS or severe immunosuppression after accidental exposure to concentrated, cloned HIV in the laboratory. In all three cases, HIV was isolated from the infected individual, sequenced and shown to be the infecting strain of ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049444/replies?c=12
NIH-funded study defines treatment window for HIV-positive children infected at birth - Healthcanal.com : Healthcanal.comNIH-funded study defines treatment window for HIV-positive children infected at birth - Healthcanal.com : Healthcanal.com
But both groups of HIV-positive children lagged behind HIV-negative children in these areas, suggesting that the first year of life may present a critical treatment window for minimizing impairments in brain development due to HIV.. Especially in children, we must always weigh the benefits of early treatment for HIV infection against the risks, which can range from long-term toxicity or drug resistance to scarcity of the supply of medications in regions with limited health care resources, noted Thomas R. Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of NIH. Knowing the parameters of appropriate care can assist providers in making difficult treatment decisions for this vulnerable population.. As part of the NIH-funded Pediatric Randomized Early vs. Deferred Initiation in Cambodia and Thailand (PREDICT) trial, researchers assessed 284 HIV-positive children ages 1-12 who had mildly weakened immune systems but no severe symptoms of HIV infection. The children were ...
https://www.healthcanal.com/infections/27334-nih-funded-study-defines-treatment-window-for-hiv-positive-children-infected-at-birth.html
Study Says Significant Proportion of HIV Positive Patients may Not be Telling NHS Staff About Their InfectionStudy Says Significant Proportion of HIV Positive Patients may Not be Telling NHS Staff About Their Infection
According to a new study a significant proportion of HIV positive patients may not be disclosing their infection to NHS staff, when turning up for treatment at sexual health clinics.
http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-significant-proportion-of-hiv-positive-patients-may-not-be-telling-nhs-staff-about-their-infection-114331-1.htm
O21.1 Platelet derived soluble glycoprotein vi decreases prior to coronary event in hiv positive patients | Sexually...O21.1 Platelet derived soluble glycoprotein vi decreases prior to coronary event in hiv positive patients | Sexually...
Results Of the combined HIV+ subjects 63 [90%] were male; mean 51 years; 92.8% taking antiretrovirals. HIV+ subjects (combined HIV+ cases and HIV+ controls) were more likely to smoke (34 [30.6%] vs 3 [7.3%], p , 0.001) than healthy controls. HIV+ cases were hypertensive (13 [54.1%] vs 5 [10.8%], p , 0.001) and had a family history of CAD (12 [52.1%] vs 9 [25.0%], p 0.033) at higher rates than HIV+ controls. sGPVI was higher in HIV+ subjects (combined) then healthy controls (129.9 ng/ml [SD 59.5] vs 84.4 ng/ml [SD 46.1], p , 0.001). 12 months before event there was no difference in sGPVI between HIV+ cases and HIV+ controls (123.2 ng/ml [SD 61.7] vs 137.8 ng/ml [SD 63.5], p 0.369). 1 month before event sGPVI was significantly lower in HIV+ cases (111.1 ng/ml [SD 45.0] vs 143.9 ng/ml [SD 56.1], p 0.016). ...
https://sti.bmj.com/content/91/Suppl_2/A72.2.abstract
health: HIV AIDS AND ITS SYMPTOMShealth: HIV AIDS AND ITS SYMPTOMS
You cant depend on indications to know whether you have HIV. The best way to know without a doubt in the event that you are contaminated with HIV is to get tried. On the off chance that you think you have as of late been presented to HIV-in the event that you have had oral, vaginal or butt-centric sex without a condom with a known HIV constructive individual or an accomplice whose HIV status you dont know or imparted needles to infuse medications get a HIV test. Customary HIV tests recognize HIV antibodies. Anyway amid this early stage your body is not yet creating these antibodies. Another HIV test was endorsed in 2013 that can identify the vicinity of HIV in your body amid this early phase of contamination. So regardless of where you get tried, it is imperative to tell your supplier that you may have been as of late contaminated with HIV and you might want to be tried for intense HIV. the HIV/AIDS Testing and Services Locator to discover a HIV testing site close you or enter your area here. ...
http://healthsansar.blogspot.com/2015/03/hiv-aids-and-its-symptoms.html
Late presenters: what can we do?Late presenters: what can we do?
Long-term follow-up of HIV seroconverters in microbicide trials †rationale, study design, and challenges in MTN-015. Riddler, Sharon A.; Husnik, Marla; Gorbach, Pamina M.; Levy, Lisa; Parikh, Urvi; Livant, Edward; Pather, Arendevi; Makanani, Bonus; Muhlanga, Felix; Kasaro, Margaret; Martinson, Francis; Elharrar, Vanessa; Balkus, Jennifer E. // HIV Clinical Trials;Sep2016, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p204 Background:As the effect of biomedical prevention interventions on the natural history of HIV-1 infection in participants who seroconvert is unknown, the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) established a longitudinal study (MTN-015) to monitor virologic, immunological, and clinical outcomes, as... ...
http://edc-connection.ebscohost.com/c/abstracts/90461838/late-presenters-what-can-we-do
HIV/AIDS Policy | GOPAHIV/AIDS Policy | GOPA
Through the provision of information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS this policy aims to protect all HIV/AIDS-positive employees from stigmatisation and/ or discrimination by colleagues.. Employees living with HIV/AIDS have the same rights and obligations as all staff members, and they will be protected against all forms of discrimination resulting from their HIV status. GOPA therefore guarantees that job access, status, promotion and job security, and training will not be influenced by an employees HIV status.. GOPA rejects HIV testing as a prerequisite for recruitment, access to training or promotion. It guarantees confidentiality of any medical information relating to the HIV status of employees that any of their representatives may have by virtue of his/her position in the company.. GOPA strives to create a climate that allows for and encou rages voluntary disclosure of an individuals positive HIV status. For this reason GOPA facilitates access to voluntary counselling and ...
https://www.gopa.de/en/gopa-policies/hivaids-policy
Most recent papers with the keyword hiv optic | Read by QxMDMost recent papers with the keyword hiv optic | Read by QxMD
BACKGROUND: The HIV surveillance system in Germany is based on mandatory, anonymous notification of newly diagnosed HIV cases by laboratories. Because the time between HIV infection and the diagnosis of HIV varies widely between persons, it is difficult to determine the number of cases of recent HIV infection among newly diagnosed cases of HIV. In Germany, the BED-capture-enzyme immunoassay (BED-CEIA) has been used to distinguish between recent and long-standing HIV infection. The aim of this analysis is to report the proportion of cases of recent HIV infection among newly diagnosed cases in Germany between 2008 and 2014 and to identify factors associated with recent infections ...
https://www.readbyqxmd.com/keyword/100316
Estimating the Lifetime Risk of a Diagnosis of HIV Infection in the United StatesEstimating the Lifetime Risk of a Diagnosis of HIV Infection in the United States
Estimates of lifetime risk can be used to compare the burden of disease across populations. This method is frequently used to describe cancer risk, but has infrequently been used for HIV infection. We estimated the lifetime risk of an HIV diagnosis for sex, age, and racial/ethnic subgroups as well as by state.. HIV diagnosis, mortality, and census population data were used to derive lifetime and age-conditional risk estimates of being diagnosed with HIV. Data on HIV diagnoses (adjusted for reporting delays) were obtained from the National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS). The numbers of HIV diagnoses (NHSS) and non-HIV deaths (mortality data) between 2009 and 2013 were used to calculate probabilities of a diagnosis of HIV at a given age, conditional on never having developed HIV prior to that age using a competing risks method. The lifetime risk estimate is the cumulative probability of being diagnosed with HIV from birth. Age-conditional risk measures were the probabilities of an individual of a ...
https://www.croiconference.org/abstract/estimating-lifetime-risk-diagnosis-hiv-infection-united-states/
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Phytohemagglutinins | Colorado PROFILESPhytohemagglutinins | Colorado PROFILES
Motivala SJ, Hurwitz BE, Llabre MM, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA, Antoni MH, LeBlanc WG, Schneiderman N. Psychological distress is associated with decreased memory helper T-cell and B-cell counts in pre-AIDS HIV seropositive men and women but only in those with low viral load. Psychosom Med. 2003 Jul-Aug; 65(4):627-35 ...
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Academic Unit: Epidemiology / Subject: Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Risk factors and HIV-positive persons | Search Results ...Academic Unit: Epidemiology / Subject: Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Risk factors and HIV-positive persons | Search Results ...
Boyd, Mark A.; Mocroft, Amanda; Ryom, Lene; Monforte, Antonella DArminio; Sabin, Caroline; El-Sadr, Wafaa Mahmoud; Hatleberg, Camilla Ingrid; De Wit, Stephane; Weber, Rainer; Fontas, Eric; Phillips, Andrew; Bonnet, Fabrice; Reiss, Peter; Lundgren, Jens D.; Law, ...
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HIV cannot be transmitted by spitting, and risk from biting is negligible, says detailed case review | aidsmapHIV cannot be transmitted by spitting, and risk from biting is negligible, says detailed case review | aidsmap
A total of 13 studies reported on HIV transmission and biting. The studies consisted of eleven case reports and two case series relating to HIV transmission, or its absence, after a biting incident.. None of the possible cases of HIV transmission due to biting were in the UK or involved emergency workers. The reports included information on 23 individuals, of whom nine (39%) seroconverted for HIV. Six of these cases involved family members, three involved fights resulting in serious wounds, and two were the result of untrained first-aiders placing fingers in the mouth of an individual experiencing a seizure.. Of the 742 records reviewed, there was no published cases of HIV transmission attributable to spitting, which supports the conclusion that being spat on by an HIV-positive individual carries no possibility of transmitting HIV, write the authors. Despite biting incidents being commonly reported occurrences, there were only a handful of case reports of HIV transmission secondary to a bite, ...
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/may-2018/hiv-cannot-be-transmitted-spitting-and-risk-biting-negligible-says-detailed-case
PDR Drug Update - September 2020PDR Drug Update - September 2020
Due to the availability of better antiviral treatments, most people with HIV do not progress to AIDS. If untreated, it usually takes eight to ten years for HIV to advance to AIDS. At that point, the immune system is significantly damaged, and individuals are more likely to develop opportunistic infections or cancers. HIV medications can still help during this stage of the infection, though there is currently no cure for HIV/AIDS. Once an individual is infected by it, the body is unable to rid itself of the virus. However, there are medications called antiretroviral therapies (ART) that reduce the amount of HIV (viral load) in the body. Having less HIV in the body helps protect the immune system, and it helps prevent HIV infection from advancing to AIDS. ART also reduces the risk of HIV transmission to others. It is recommended that every HIV positive individual take ART and should start as soon as possible. It is generally recommended for the initial regimen to include at least three HIV ...
https://pdr.net/resources/edrug-updates/sep2020?month=September&year=2020
High prevalence of geriatric conditions in HIV-positive patientsHigh prevalence of geriatric conditions in HIV-positive patients
From aidsmap.com... Older HIV-positive patients have a high prevalence of multiple age-related problems, investigators from the United States report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The research involved patients aged 50 years and older receiving outpatient care in San Francisco. Overall, 40% reported difficulties with daily activities, most reported…
https://pittmensstudy.com/2016/05/09/high-prevalence-of-geriatric-conditions-in-hiv-positive-patients/
Pacific Pride Foundation reacts to Charlie Sheens announcement on a HIV positive status: Know your statusPacific Pride Foundation reacts to Charlie Sheens announcement on a HIV positive status: Know your status
Do you know your status? The CDC estimates that 1 in 8 HIV+ individuals are unaware of their status. An HIV positive individual can sometimes be infected for as long 10 years without experiencing any symptoms. However, the virus remains contagious. Sexually active people can still transmit the disease to their partners even if they have no symptoms. Testing is the only way to know your status ...
http://www.independent.com/pr/2015/nov/30/pacific-pride-foundation-reacts-charlie-sheens-ann/
Addiction Journal › Daily alcohol use as an independent risk factor for HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugsAddiction Journal › Daily alcohol use as an independent risk factor for HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs
Head Office National Addiction Centre, P048 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, 4 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8AF, UK ...
https://www.addictionjournal.org/posts/daily-alcohol-use-as-an-independent-risk-factor-for-hiv-seroconversion-among-people-who-inject-drugs
Detection of Toxoplasma DNA in the Peripheral Blood of HIV-Positive Patients with Neuro-opportunistic Infections by a Real-Time...Detection of Toxoplasma DNA in the Peripheral Blood of HIV-Positive Patients with Neuro-opportunistic Infections by a Real-Time...
Detection of Toxoplasma DNA in the Peripheral Blood of HIV-Positive Patients with Neuro-opportunistic Infections by a Real-Time PCR Assay Abstract.
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HIV infection - Symptoms, Treatments and Resources for HIV infectionHIV infection - Symptoms, Treatments and Resources for HIV infection
HIV infection - MedHelps HIV infection Center for Information, Symptoms, Resources, Treatments and Tools for HIV infection. Find HIV infection information, treatments for HIV infection and HIV infection symptoms.
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Initial immune response to HIV infection is much greater than previously thought | Victor Daitz Information GatewayInitial immune response to HIV infection is much greater than previously thought | Victor Daitz Information Gateway
Leading international peer-reviewed medical journal, Immunity, has published the findings of ground-breaking research led by Honorary Senior Lecturer at UKZNs HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP), Dr Zaza Ndhlovu.. We wanted to understand how the body defends itself during the first stage of HIV disease called acute HIV infection. We also wanted to understand why the immune system, which seems to initially control the virus, fails to completely eliminate it resulting in progressive HIV disease, Ndhlovu said.. The two-year study titled: Magnitude and Kinetics of CD8+ T Cell Activation during Hyperacute HIV Infection Impacts Viral Set Point, was conducted in Umlazi, Durban, where Ndhlovus team discovered that despite HIV being characterised as an immune suppressive disease, the initial immune response to HIV infection was much larger than previously appreciated.. Read the full article here.. ...
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Less than 40% of adults in the USA have ever tested for HIV | AvertLess than 40% of adults in the USA have ever tested for HIV | Avert
Just 38.9% of people living in the United States of America (US) have ever tested for HIV reports the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a study published on National HIV Testing Day last week (27 June).. In a new analysis of HIV testing rates in the US published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC also reports marginally higher testing rates in the 50 local jurisdictions where most of the countrys HIV diagnoses originate, with around 46.9% of people ever reporting testing for HIV. But in the seven US states with substantial rural HIV burden, just 35.5% of the population have ever tested for HIV. The findings provide critical baseline data for the new Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, which was launched earlier in 2019 and aims to reduce new HIV infections in the country by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030 by directing new funds and expertise to communities most affected.. The first phase of the initiative is geographically focussed on the areas with the ...
https://www.avert.org/news/less-40-adults-usa-have-ever-tested-hiv
SerostatusSerostatus
The term serostatus is commonly used in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, social advocacy ... The presence of detectable levels of a specific marker within the serum is considered seropositivity, while the absence of such ... July 2001). "The Serostatus Approach to Fighting the HIV Epidemic: prevention strategies for infected individuals". American ... has emphasized the importance of learning one's HIV/AIDS serostatus in an effort to curtail the spread of the disease. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serostatus
MelioidosisMelioidosis
In Thailand, the seropositivity rate exceeds 50%, while in Australia, the seropositivity rate is only 5%. The disease is ... HIV infection does not predispose to melioidosis. Infant cases have been reported possibly due to mother-to-child transmission ... Despite this, HIV infection is not a risk factor for melioidosis. Although macrophages show deregulated cytokine responses in ... individuals with HIV infection, bacterial internalization and intracellular killing are still effective. People infected with B ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melioidosis
Blood transfusionBlood transfusion
The development of a nucleic acid test for the HIV-1 RNA has dramatically lowered the rate of donor blood seropositivity to ... As transmittance of HIV does not necessarily mean HIV infection, the latter could still occur at an even lower rate. The ... Since the advent of HIV testing of donor blood in the mid/later 1980s, ex. 1985's ELISA, the transmission of HIV during ... As with HIV, this low rate has been attributed to the ability to screen for both antibodies as well as viral RNA nucleic acid ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion
HLA A1-B8 haplotypeHLA A1-B8 haplotype
In the mid-1980s the association with A1-B8-DR3 and HIV progression appeared shortly after the discover of the virus. A1-B8 ... associated with more rapid progression to seropositivity, and was strongly associated with a rapid decline in T4 cells and ... May 1988). "HLA haplotype A1 B8 DR3 as a risk factor for HIV-related disease". Lancet. 1 (8596): 1185-8. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736 ... April 1990). "A1, Cw7, B8, DR3 HLA antigen combination associated with rapid decline of T-helper lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HLA_A1-B8_haplotype
List of MeSH codes (C20)List of MeSH codes (C20)
... hiv enteropathy MeSH C20.673.480.500 - hiv seropositivity MeSH C20.673.480.520 - hiv wasting syndrome MeSH C20.673.483.260 - ... hiv-associated lipodystrophy syndrome MeSH C20.673.480.480 - ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MeSH_codes_(C20)
List of MeSH codes (C02)List of MeSH codes (C02)
... hiv enteropathy MeSH C02.782.815.616.400.500 - hiv seropositivity MeSH C02.782.815.616.400.520 - hiv wasting syndrome MeSH ... hiv enteropathy MeSH C02.800.801.400.500 - hiv seropositivity MeSH C02.800.801.400.520 - hiv wasting syndrome MeSH C02.825. ... hiv infections MeSH C02.782.815.616.400.040 - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome MeSH C02.782.815.616.400.048 - aids arteritis ... hiv infections MeSH C02.800.801.400.040 - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome MeSH C02.800.801.400.048 - aids arteritis, central ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MeSH_codes_(C02)
Mads MelbyeMads Melbye
... seropositivity, being 37.5% among patients repeatedly seen in the STD clinic) and that HIV was transmitted heterosexually. He ... he published the first report to document that hemophiliacs were heavily infected with HIV and later the same year that HIV ... In 1984, he showed that in Danish gay men, HIV infection occurred via sexual contact with gay men in the US and that the ... In his thesis work, entitled "The natural history of HTLV-III infection", from 1986, he described the natural history of HIV ( ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mads_Melbye
Vaccine-induced seropositivityVaccine-induced seropositivity
HIV) Seropositivity among Uninfected HIV Vaccine Recipients". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. University of Chicago Press. ... "Vaccine-induced HIV seropositivity/reactivity in noninfected HIV vaccine recipients". Journal of the American Medical ... A person who is HIV negative, and has received an HIV vaccine, and who then tests as positive in an HIV test is said to be ... may face discrimination because of HIV infection. In 1987 in America the first HIV vaccine was tested. HIV vaccines have been ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine-induced_seropositivity
Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious DiseasesResearch Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
To monitor other emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, studies have been done on diseases such as recurrent fever, HIV, ... reports on tularemia seropositivity in human high-risk groups in Kurdistan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces and the first ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Centre_for_Emerging_and_Reemerging_Infectious_Diseases
Human herpesvirus 6Human herpesvirus 6
HHV-6 upregulates the expression of the primary HIV receptor CD4, thus expanding the range of HIV susceptible cells. Several ... There are inconsistencies with the correlations between age and seropositivity: According to some reports there is a decrease ... Likewise in HIV/AIDS, HHV-6 re-activations cause disseminated infections leading to end organ disease and death. Although up to ... It has been demonstrated that HHV-6 fosters the progression of HIV-1 upon coinfection in T cells. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_herpesvirus_6
மலேரியா - தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியாமலேரியா - தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா
இருப்பினும் இது HIV/காச நோய் ஆகியவை சேர்ந்து வருவதனால் ஏற்படும் பிரச்சனையை விட குறைவாகவே இருக்கிறது. ஏனெனில் இரண்டு நோய்களும் ... "Spatial patterns of and risk factors for seropositivity for dengue infection". Am J Trop Med Hyg 72 (2): 201-8. பப்மெட் ... Abu-Raddad L, Patnaik P, Kublin J (2006). "Dual infection with HIV and malaria fuels the spread of both diseases in sub-Saharan ... ஆனால் காச நோயோ வயதானவர்களை அதிகமாக பாதிக்கிறது.[122] எச்.ஐ.வி மற்றும் டி.பி யின் கடுமையான அறிகுறிகளோடு ஒப்பிடும் போது HIV/ ...
https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/மலேரியா
ಮಲೇರಿಯಾ - ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಮಲೇರಿಯಾ - ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ
೧೧೫]HIV/ಮಲೇರಿಯಾ ಜೊತೆಗಿನ ಸೋಂಕು HIV ಮತ್ತು TB ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರುವ ಸೋಂಕಿಗಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, HIV ಹಾಗೂ ಮಲೇರಿಯಾಗಳು ... "Spatial patterns of and risk factors for seropositivity for dengue infection". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 72 (2): 201-8. PMID 15741558 ... HIV ಜೊತೆಗಿನ ಸೋಂಕು ಮತ್ತು ಮಲೇರಿಯಾದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಾವಿನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವು, HIV/ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ಜೊತೆಗಿನ ಸೋಂಕಿಗೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದರೆ ಇದರ ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಿದ್ದು ... Abu-Raddad L, Patnaik P, Kublin J (2006). "Dual infection with HIV and malaria fuels the spread of both diseases in sub-Saharan ...
https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/ಮಲೇರಿಯಾ
ToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosis
Seropositivity tests look for the presence of antibodies against T. gondii in blood, so while seropositivity guarantees one has ... Treatment is recommended for people with serious health problems, such as people with HIV whose CD4 counts are under 200 cells/ ... Combination therapy is most useful in the setting of HIV. Clindamycin Spiramycin - an antibiotic used most often for pregnant ... Pedro Zamora, reality television personality and HIV/AIDS activist, was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis as a result of his immune ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
List of vaccine topicsList of vaccine topics
"Researchers a step closer to making HIV vaccine". Medical News Today. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. Hanabuchi, S.; ... destruction Vaccination Vaccination policy Vaccination schedule Vaccine Vaccine controversies Vaccine-induced seropositivity ... Equine encephalitis virus vaccine for humans Enterovirus 71 vaccine Epstein-Barr vaccine H5N1 vaccine Hepatitis C vaccine HIV ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vaccine_topics
Infections associated with diseasesInfections associated with diseases
Stratton, Richard; Slapak, Gabrielle; Mahungu, Tabitha; Loes, Sabine Kinloch-de (2009). "Autoimmunity and HIV". Current Opinion ... Kar, Nilamadhab; Misra, Baikunthanath (2004). "Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report". BMC Psychiatry. 4: 1. ... Carbone, Antonino; Gloghini, Annunziata; Serraino, Diego; Spina, Michele (2009). "HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma". Current ... Opinion in HIV and AIDS. 4 (1): 3-10. doi:10.1097/COH.0b013e32831a722b. PMID 19339934. Michielsen, Peter P; Francque, Sven M; ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infections_associated_with_diseases
Toxoplasma gondii - Viquipèdia, lenciclopèdia lliureToxoplasma gondii - Viquipèdia, l'enciclopèdia lliure
Cabezón O, García-Bocanegra I, Molina-López R, Marco I, et al «Seropositivity and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma ... Soto Hernández, JL «Toxoplasmosis cerebral en pacientes con infección por HIV-SIDA» (en castellà). Enf Infec y Microbiol, 1999 ...
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii
Human papillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirus infection
AIDS (HIV-1/HIV-2). *Cervical cancer, vulvar cancer & Genital warts (condyloma), Penile cancer, Anal cancer (Human ... "Epidemiologic factors associated with seropositivity to human papillomavirus type 16 and 18 virus-like particles and risk of ... "HPV vaccine report", STD, HIV, Planned Parenthood, In fact, the lifetime risk for contracting HPV is at least 50 percent for ... "Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HIV and recommendations for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus
Human papillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirus infection
HIV)-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177 (2): 361-7. doi:10.1086/514194. PMID ... February 2010). "Epidemiologic factors associated with seropositivity to human papillomavirus type 16 and 18 virus-like ... The risk of penile cancer increases 2- to 3-fold for individuals who are infected with HIV as well as HPV. Oral infection with ... Desai M, Woodhall SC, Nardone A, Burns F, Mercey D, Gilson R (August 2015). "Active recall to increase HIV and STI testing: a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus_infection
Murine respirovirusMurine respirovirus
High incidence of seropositivity to the virus was observed in pigs in 15 districts of Japan. An explanation was later found for ... The vaccine development against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is in pre-clinical stage, against HIV-1 it reached phase II clinical ... March 2008). "Comparison between Sendai virus and adenovirus vectors to transduce HIV-1 genes into human dendritic cells". ... Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of an intranasally administered replication-competent Sendai Virus-vectored HIV ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murine_respirovirus
Herpes simplex virusHerpes simplex virus
Infection of HSV-2 increases the risk of acquiring HIV. Play media Animal herpes viruses all share some common properties. The ... "Seropositivity to herpes simplex virus antibodies and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a population-based cohort study". PLOS ONE. ... HIV-1, adenovirus simian virus 40, vaccinia virus, reovirus, poliovirus and herpes simplex virus. When HSV particles are ... "Effect of HSV-2 infection on subsequent HIV acquisition: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis". The Lancet. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus
Eating disorderEating disorder
Toxoplasma seropositivity: even in the absence of symptomatic toxoplasmosis, toxoplasma gondii exposure has been linked to ... Lack of body fat is linked to poverty and HIV/AIDS. However, the emergence of Western and European influence, specifically with ... Kar N, Misra B (February 2004). "Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report". BMC Psychiatry. 4: 1. doi:10.1186/ ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_disorder
Human betaherpesvirus 5Human betaherpesvirus 5
HIV). In HIV infected persons, HCMV is considered an AIDS-defining infection, indicating that the T-cell count has dropped to ... Simanek AM, Dowd JB, Pawelec G, Melzer D, Dutta A, Aiello AE (2011). "Seropositivity to cytomegalovirus, inflammation, all- ... HCMV infection is typically unnoticed in healthy people, but can be life-threatening for the immunocompromised, such as HIV- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_betaherpesvirus_5
Sjögren syndromeSjögren syndrome
Seropositivity for anti-Ro and anti-La is associated with greater severity and longer duration of disease, and findings of ... HIV), hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some research has showed that the lack of vitamin A and vitamin ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjögren_syndrome
Hepatitis C - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHepatitis C - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... like HIV or genital ulceration; or if two people have sex in a way that causes wounds to the lining of the anal canal (like ... "Correlates of hepatitis C virus seropositivity in prison inmates: a meta-analysis.". Journal of epidemiology and community ... or if they also have Hepatitis B or HIV.[5] Cirrhosis can cause serious problems on its own, but it also makes people more ...
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C
Vitamin B12 deficiencyVitamin B12 deficiency
Increased requirements occur in people with HIV/AIDS, and in those with shortened red blood cell lifespan. Diagnosis is ... Ulasoglu, Celal; Temiz, Hatice Esin; Sağlam, Zuhal Aydan (2019). "The Relation of Cytotoxin-Associated Gene-A Seropositivity ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency
Տոքսոպլազմոզ - Վիքիպեդիա՝ ազատ հանրագիտարանՏոքսոպլազմոզ - Վիքիպեդիա՝ ազատ հանրագիտարան
Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity is negatively associated with multiple sclerosis»։ Journal of Neuroimmunology 285: 119-124։ ... Pedro Zamora Biography :: HIV Aids Activism Biography»։ Արխիվացված օրիգինալից 2016-04-05-ին ... Furthermore, investigations of the human population have correlated Toxoplasma seropositivity with changes in neurological ...
https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Տոքսոպլազմոզ
丙型肝炎 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书丙型肝炎 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
在美國，約有2%的人有C型肝炎[15]，從2007年以來每年穩定增加約17,000人[95]。因為C型肝炎而死亡的人數在2008年增加到15,800人[96]，且在2007年底前也超越了HIV/AIDS在美國的死亡人數[97]。因為有些病
https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C型肝炎
Hepatitis C - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedijaHepatitis C - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija
... ki so sočasno okuženi s hepatitisom B ali virusom HIV, pri alkoholikih ter pri moških.[9] Pri moških, ki so se okužili po 40. ... "Correlates of hepatitis C virus seropositivity in prison inmates: a meta-analysis". Journal of epidemiology and community ... kot sta na primer HIV ali spolna razjeda.[41] Na Nacionalnem inštitutu za varovanje zdravja (NIJZ) poudarjajo uporabo kondoma ...
https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C
Hepatitis C - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedijaHepatitis C - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija
... ki so sočasno okuženi s hepatitisom B ali virusom HIV, pri alkoholikih ter pri moških.[11] Pri moških, ki so se okužili po 40. ... "Correlates of hepatitis C virus seropositivity in prison inmates: a meta-analysis". Journal of epidemiology and community ... kot sta na primer HIV ali spolna razjeda.[43] Na Nacionalnem inštitutu za varovanje zdravja (NIJZ) poudarjajo uporabo kondoma ...
https://sl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C
Sjögren syndromeSjögren syndrome
Seropositivity for anti-Ro and anti-La is associated with greater severity and longer duration of disease, and findings of ... HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).[59] The UK Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Registry supports clinical trials and genetic studies ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjögren's_syndrome
10. Vaccine-Induced HIV-Seropositivity10. Vaccine-Induced HIV-Seropositivity
Vaccine-Induced HIV-Seropositivity. Consensus: The sponsor must provide the capacity for differential confirmatory testing for ... UNAIDS-Sponsored Regional Workshops to Discuss Ethical Issues in Preventive HIV Vaccine Trials (UNAIDS, 2000, 52 p.). ...
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NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - 00186999 - HIV seropositivity in i.v. drug users in Ohio.NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - 00186999 - HIV seropositivity in i.v. drug users in Ohio.
HIV) infection among intravenous (iv) drug users in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) undertook a study of methadone ... educational efforts to prevent HIV transmission in the drug using population of Ohio with apparently low HIV seroprevalence ... Of the seven HIV cases, three gave histories of having shared a needle in New York City since 1981. Being Black or Hispanic and ... Of these, seven (1.4 percent) were seropositive for HIV. The sexual orientation of the whole group was primarily heterosexual, ...
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nioshtic-2/00186999.html
HIV seropositivity in women with syphilis in Delhi, India | Sexually Transmitted InfectionsHIV seropositivity in women with syphilis in Delhi, India | Sexually Transmitted Infections
If patients could recognise themselves, or anyone else could recognise a patient from your description, please obtain the patients written consent to publication and send them to the editorial office before submitting your response [Patient consent forms] ...
https://sti.bmj.com/content/76/1/59.2.responses
Study of risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity in STD patients at Mumbai, India | Sexually Transmitted InfectionsStudy of risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity in STD patients at Mumbai, India | Sexually Transmitted Infections
HIV seropositivity was high in the sexually and economically active group as documented by other authors.1,2 There were fewer ... High risk groups (commercial sex workers (CSWs), drivers, waiters) showed high HIV seropositivity as is well reported by other ... Study of risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity in STD patients at Mumbai, India ... Study of risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity in STD patients at Mumbai, India ...
https://sti.bmj.com/content/77/5/388
High prevalence of HIV infection among youth in a South African mining town is associated with HSV-2 seropositivity and sexual...High prevalence of HIV infection among youth in a South African mining town is associated with HSV-2 seropositivity and sexual...
The findings of this study confirm the importance of adherence on HIV outcome as described recently in a different cohort [12 ... referred from HIV clinics in Philadelphia.. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome was undetectable viral load (< 50 copies ... This ia an interesting article about adherence and how much adherence is required to achieve longterm fully suppressed HIV. ... it was the most commonly prescribed highly active agent in protease inhibitor naive subjects at the Philadelphia HIV clinic ...
http://www.natap.org/2001/dec/122701_2.htm
When Is Public Decision Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity Acceptable?When Is Public Decision Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity Acceptable?
Aids; Disclosure; Discrimination; Health; Health Care; HIV Seropositivity; Public Health; Risks and Benefits; Stigmatization; ... When Is Public Decision Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity Acceptable?. Creator. Muula, Adamson S. ... While public disclosure of HIV status has a place in the fight against HIV and AIDS, especially by resulting in behavioural ... HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem in Africa. Stigmatization, discrimination and lack of appropriate health care are ...
https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/981858
Spatial patterns and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity among adults in Ethiopia from EDHS 2016: a spatial and multilevel...Spatial patterns and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity among adults in Ethiopia from EDHS 2016: a spatial and multilevel...
... and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity. This study therefore showed the spatial variation of HIV Seropositivity and ... were associated with HIV Seropositivity. High cluster HIV cases were found in Gambela, Addis Abeba, Harari, and Diredawa. ... The prevalence of HIV / AIDS at national level was 0.93%. The highest prevalence regions were Gambela, Addis Abeba, Harari and ... Higher HIV seropositive spatial clusters have been established in the Gambela and Addis Ababa regions. Multilevel analysis at ...
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-020-05456-y
Browsing Information products by Subject HIV SeropositivityBrowsing Information products by Subject "HIV Seropositivity"
WHO expands recommendation on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection (PrEP)]  世界卫生组织西太平洋区域办事处 (马尼拉：世卫组织西太平洋区域办事处, 2015 ... Browsing Information products by Subject "HIV Seropositivity". 0-9. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M
https://iris.wpro.who.int/handle/10665.1/1280/browse?authority=HIV+Seropositivity&type=mesh
Malaria and HIV sero-positivity: study on selected individuals at a tertiary healthcare centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria ...Malaria and HIV sero-positivity: study on selected individuals at a tertiary healthcare centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria ...
Malaria and HIV sero-positivity: study on selected individuals at a tertiary healthcare centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria DOI ... Okonko, I., Osadebe, A., Okoli, E., & Eke, E. (2019). Malaria and HIV sero-positivity: study on selected individuals at a ... The findings did not indicate any relationship between HIV seropositivity and malaria infection but underscored the low ... The overall prevalence for HIV in this study was 2.5% while the overall prevalence of malaria was 1.5%. The prevalence of HIV ...
https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/8160
HIV Seropositivity | The Chopra LibraryHIV Seropositivity | The Chopra Library
Sixty-six percent of the cohort were HIV-positive and 34% were HIV-negative with a mean age of 17 years, and 76% were female. ... Efforts to prevent the spread of HIV have, to an overwhelming degree, addressed themselves to the HIV-negative rather than to ... PURPOSE: To evaluate the importance of 13 items in the recruitment and retention of HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescent ... This study examines the beliefs of 250 HIV-seropositive MSM about their responsibility for protecting sex partners from HIV ...
http://isharonline.org/tags/hiv-seropositivity
Increasing HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi. | IMSEARIncreasing HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi. | IMSEAR
Increasing HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi. Increasing HIV seropositivity among adult ... Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Female , HIV Seropositivity/complications , HIV Seroprevalence/trends ... HIV Seroprevalence / Child / Adolescent / HIV Seropositivity Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2003 Type: ... HIV Seroprevalence / Child / Adolescent / HIV Seropositivity Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2003 Type: ...
https://search.bvsalud.org/gim/resource/en/sea-23024
WHO HQ Library catalog › Results of search for su:{HIV seropositivity.}WHO HQ Library catalog › Results of search for 'su:{HIV seropositivity.}'
HIV-1 seroconversion and its aftermath among homosexual men : studies on acquisition of HIV-1 and natural history of HIV-1 ... Bureau of HIV/AIDS and STD. Division of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Material type: Book; Format: print Publisher: Ottawa : Division ... HIV seropositivity and AIDS prevention and control : report on a WHO meeting, Moscow, 14-17 March 1989. by World Health ... Regional Office for Europe , European Meeting on HIV Seropositivity and AIDS Prevention and Control Moscow, Union of Soviet ...
https://kohahq.searo.who.int/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=su:%7BHIV%20seropositivity.%7D
The aetiology and associations of conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia | British Journal of OphthalmologyThe aetiology and associations of conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia | British Journal of Ophthalmology
... and HIV seropositivity. It has been found that in HIV positive individuals CIN is on the increase with people being affected ... Seropositivity for HIV was found to be significantly higher in the SCC/CIS group than in the control group. The most common ... When a diagnosis of HIV seropositivity was made the lesion was biopsied and found to be CIN. De Silva et al38 described a case ... The evidence provided by Ateenyi-Agaba32 and Poole35 for a link between HIV seropositivity and SCC is very strong. It must be ...
https://bjo.bmj.com/content/90/1/109
Trends of HIV seropositivity at Siriraj Hospital: 13 years observation from 1992-2004. | IMSEARTrends of HIV seropositivity at Siriraj Hospital: 13 year's observation from 1992-2004. | IMSEAR
Emigration and Immigration , Female , HIV Seropositivity/complications , HIV Seroprevalence/trends , Humans , Male , Pregnancy ... HIV Seroprevalence / HIV Seropositivity / Emigration and Immigration Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: ... HIV Seroprevalence / HIV Seropositivity / Emigration and Immigration Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: ... The prevalence rate of HIV seropositivity was analyzed in three groups of subjects:. 1) patients who attended the hospital with ...
https://search.bvsalud.org/gim/resource/en/sea-45365
Spectral analysis of HIV seropositivity among migrant workers entering Kuwait | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full TextSpectral analysis of HIV seropositivity among migrant workers entering Kuwait | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text
We took advantage of the routine screening of migrants for HIV infection, upon arrival in Kuwait from the areas with high HIV ... Overall HIV seroprevalence (per 100,000) among the migrants was 21 (494/2328582) (95% CI: 19 -23), ranging from 11 (95% CI: 8 ... Towards the end of the study, a slight but non-significant upward trend in the proportions of HIV seropositive migrants was ... The monthly aggregates of daily number of migrant workers tested and number of HIV seropositive were used to generate the ...
https://0-bmcinfectdis-biomedcentral-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/articles/10.1186/1471-2334-8-37
Comparison of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV seropositivity of Syrian and Turkish pregnant women | AVESİSComparison of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV seropositivity of Syrian and Turkish pregnant women | AVESİS
Comparison of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV seropositivity of Syrian and Turkish pregnant women ... Keywords: Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, pregnancy, seroprevalence Abstract Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the ... seroprevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficieney viruse (HIV) in Syrian pregnant women and ...
https://avesis.gazi.edu.tr/yayin/34b8b18f-cac5-45ec-b4af-dc856018e78e/comparison-of-hepatitis-b-hepatitis-c-and-hiv-seropositivity-of-syrian-and-turkish-pregnant-women
April 15th, 1996 - Volume 11 - Issue 5 : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesApril 15th, 1996 - Volume 11 - Issue 5 : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Correlates of HIV-1 Seropositivity Among Young Men in Thailand. Sirisopana, Narongrid; Torugsa, Kalyanee; Mason, Carl J.; More ... Mechanism of Anti-HIV Activity of Negatively Charged Albumins: Biomolecular Interaction with the HIV-1 Envelope Protein gp120. ... Risk Factors for HIV-1 Infection Among Women in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. Mnyika, Kagoma S.; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Kvåle, ... Active Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Injecting Drug Users from a Low-Rate Tuberculosis Area. Rubinstien, Eytan M.; Madden, Gayle ...
https://journals.lww.com/jaids/toc/1996/04150
Clinical Study of an Aluvia-based HAART Regimen for Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV Transmission in Africa - Full Text View -...Clinical Study of an Aluvia-based HAART Regimen for Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV Transmission in Africa - Full Text View -...
HIV seropositivity. *Intention to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months. *Ability to give informed consent ... HIV Protease Inhibitors. Protease Inhibitors. Enzyme Inhibitors. Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action. Anti-HIV ... Clinical Study of an Aluvia-based HAART Regimen for Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV Transmission in Africa. The safety and ... HIV Negative Survival of Infants [ Time Frame: to be assessed at: infant age 6 months, 3 months post-weaning from breastfeeding ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01088516?order=258
Effectiveness Study Low-Dose Naltrexone Versus ARV's for HIV+ - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govEffectiveness Study Low-Dose Naltrexone Versus ARV's for HIV+ - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
HIV Seropositivity. HIV Infections. Lentivirus Infections. Retroviridae Infections. RNA Virus Infections. Virus Diseases. ... HIV Seropositivity Other: ARVs + Placebo Drug: Naltrexone Drug: Naltrexone + ARVs Phase 2 ... In the vast majority of those infected with HIV virus who are untreated, there is deterioration in immune health over a period ... Due to toxicity of current ARV drugs and need for special medical management young HIV infected children are largely neglected ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01174914?order=131
NMA Haplo or MUD BMT for Newly Diagnosed Severe Aplastic Anemia - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govNMA Haplo or MUD BMT for Newly Diagnosed Severe Aplastic Anemia - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
HIV seropositivity. *Active hepatitis B or C infection determined by serology and/or nucleic acid testing (NAT) ...
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02833805
Angiotensin Receptor Blockade as an Anti-Fibrotic Intervention in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C - Full Text View -...Angiotensin Receptor Blockade as an Anti-Fibrotic Intervention in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C - Full Text View -...
HIV seropositivity. *Hypotension defined by a baseline systolic blood pressure of less than 90mm of mercury ...
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00930995
Table 1 - Tuberculosis Disparity between US-born Blacks and Whites, Houston, Texas, USA - Volume 15, Number 6-June 2009 -...Table 1 - Tuberculosis Disparity between US-born Blacks and Whites, Houston, Texas, USA - Volume 15, Number 6-June 2009 -...
HIV seropositivity. 364 (27.6). 109 (20.0). 111 (9.1). 8 (1.7). 1.52 (0.001). ...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/6/899-t1.htm
HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in ChinaHIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
... and HIV testing times since the last HIV testing (OR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.26-0.84); low self-perceived risk of HIV infection was ... i,Results.,/i, Of 887 MSM who reported they were HIV negative or did not know their HIV status before recruitment, only 7.3% ... i,Methods.,/i, A cross-sectional study was conducted among MSM with an HIV negative or unknown status in Beijing, China, ... A questionnaire interview was conducted and a blood sample was collected for HIV and syphilis testing. , ...
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/232451/
Table 2 - Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Germany - Volume 14, Number 11-November 2008 - Emerging...Table 2 - Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Germany - Volume 14, Number 11-November 2008 - Emerging...
HIV seropositivity. 5 (0.76-32.6). 2.5 (0.28-22.1). Previous TB treatment ,30 d. 0.7 (0.26-2.2). 0.4 (0.11-1.3). ...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/11/1700-t2.htm
Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Crack Cocaine Use Among Persons with Tuberculosis -- Contra Costa County, California, 1987 -...Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Crack Cocaine Use Among Persons with Tuberculosis -- Contra Costa County, California, 1987 -...
Sterk C. Cocaine and HIV seropositivity. Lancet 1988;1:1052-3. 2. Bowser BP. Crack and AIDS: an ethnographic impression. J Nat ... HIV) but had not been diagnosed with AIDS. Thus, of the 33 crack users for whom HIV serostatus was known, 13 (39%) were HIV ... In addition, crack users, IDUs, and other persons with risk factors for HIV infection should be screened for TB and offered HIV ... a risk factor for HIV infection (3) and possibly for TB (4). HIV infection substantially increases the risk for active TB, ...
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00014876.htm
Effect of isoniazid prophylaxis on incidence of active tuberculosis and progression of HIV infectionEffect of isoniazid prophylaxis on incidence of active tuberculosis and progression of HIV infection
HIV) infection is a serious and growing public health problem. We have carried out a randomised clinical trial of a 12-month ... HIV Infections / prevention & control * HIV Seropositivity / complications * HIV Seropositivity / drug therapy* * Humans ... Effect of isoniazid prophylaxis on incidence of active tuberculosis and progression of HIV infection Lancet. 1993 Jul 31;342( ... The effect of prophylaxis on the development of HIV disease, AIDS, and death was also investigated. 118 subjects were assigned ...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8101302/?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda | SpringerLinkThe Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda | SpringerLink
HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support. ... and disclosure of HIV seropositivity in rural Uganda. Ann Behav ... Disclosing HIV seropositivity to significant others. AIDS. 1993; 7: 425-431.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar ... HIV-related stigma among people with HIV and their families: A qualitative analysis. AIDS Behav. 2008; 12: 244-254.PubMed ... Impact of HIV-related stigma on HIV treatment adherence: Systematic review, meta-synthesis, and conceptual model. J Int AIDS ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12160-013-9576-5
A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind , Multinational Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vosaroxin and...A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind , Multinational Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vosaroxin and...
14) Known HIV seropositivity. 15) Any other medical, psychological, or social condition that may interfere with study ...
https://www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/diagnosis-treatment/clinical-trials/clinical-trials-index/clinical-trials-detail.ID2010-0692.html
InfectionsSeroprevalenceSeropositiveIncidenceSyphilisAcquired immunodeAntiretroviral therapyTuberculosisComplicationsAntibodyInfection amongEpidemicCohortTransmissionEpidemiologySignificantlyBaselineAfricaDetection of HIV-1 p24 antigenSerostatusConclusionInterventionsDiagnosis of HIV infectionPatients with HIV InfectionDisordersPediatricEnzyme-linkeMycobacteriumPrison inmatesAdultsRiskUNAIDSSeronegativityClinical2000Living with HIVPregnant womenHelicobacterPrevalence amongMethodsHepatitis B surface antigenSerologicalHumanAntibodiesMortalityWomenProphylaxisAssociated with HIV infectionSerumDiseaseDiseasesPositiveMigrantsStudyFactorsDiscriminationFemale
Infections14
  • 1.7 million new HIV infections (incidence), and 770,000 HIV and HIV-related deaths occurred in 2018. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Approximately 5000 HIV infections occur every day in the world, of which 61% are in SSA [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • the incidence rate of HIV is decreasing every year and the 2020 target (fewer than 500,000 new infections) was set. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study assessed the prevalence of HIV and malaria infections in a cohort of 200 undergraduates, consisting of 100 females and 100 males, attending the Health Centre at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. (pagepressjournals.org)
  • Thanks in large part to the work of advocacy groups and to action by the U.S. Congress, there has been some progress in making HIV/AIDS research and services more responsive to women's needs (e.g., including women in clinical drug trials and revising the Centers for Disease Control definition of AIDS to include infections typical in women). (isharonline.org)
  • 1.HIV infections - diagnosis. (who.int)
  • 2.HIV infections - therapy. (who.int)
  • Relationship between syphilis and HIV infections among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. (nih.gov)
  • To survey the prevalence and risk factors of HIV and syphilis and evaluate correlation of two infections among MSM in the Chinese capital city. (nih.gov)
  • Interviewer-administered interviews were conducted to collect information on demographics and sexual and other risk behaviors, and blood samples were collected to test for syphilis and HIV infections. (nih.gov)
  • Syphilis facilitates both HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission and acquisition, reflecting the complex interplay between the two infections. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The bi-directional nature of the interaction between conventional sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV has been documented in many studies. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • There are obvious public health concerns regarding HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections within this population. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • These include HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Treponema pallidum (syphilis) and, where relevant, other infections that pose a risk to the safety of the blood supply, such as Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) and Plasmodium species (malaria). (wikipedia.org)
Seroprevalence14
  • According to the authors, educational efforts to prevent HIV transmission in the drug using population of Ohio with apparently low HIV seroprevalence offers a reasonable opportunity to limit the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Narayan R, Mathur D, Bhargava R. HIV seroprevalence in various high risk groups at Jaipur. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of the present report was to observe the trend of seroprevalence rates of HIV seropositivity for routine services at Siriraj Hospital for 13 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Of the 13 year- observation , HIV seroprevalence rates in the groups of patients , pregnant women and emigrating workers was 10.6% (95%CI 8.9-12.3%), 2.0% (95%CI 1.8-2.2%) and 0.6% (95%CI 0.4-0.8%), respectively. (bvsalud.org)
  • The seroprevalence rate measured in the group of pregnant women demonstrates that Thailand should increase efforts to confine the spread of HIV infection in the community . (bvsalud.org)
  • There is paucity of published data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence among migrant workers entering Middle-East particularly Kuwait. (beds.ac.uk)
  • We took advantage of the routine screening of migrants for HIV infection, upon arrival in Kuwait from the areas with high HIV prevalence, to 1) estimate the HIV seroprevalence among migrant workers entering Kuwait and to 2) ascertain if any significant time trend or changes had occurred in HIV seroprevalence among these migrants over the study period. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Overall HIV seroprevalence (per 100,000) among the migrants was 21 (494/2328582) (95% CI: 19 -23), ranging from 11 (95% CI: 8 - 16) in 2003 to 31 (95% CI: 24 -41) in 1998. (beds.ac.uk)
  • During the study period, overall a low HIV seroprevalence (0.021%) was recorded. (beds.ac.uk)
  • However, there is paucity of published data on HIV seroprevalence among migrants from these regions entering Middle-East particularly Kuwait. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Measuring the HIV seroprevalence among these migrants can be used as an additional surveillance method in Gulf countries with low or concentrated HIV prevalence. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Specifically, the cumulated serological data on HIV tests' results for these workers over the past ten years gave us an opportunity in this study not only to undertake 1) the estimation of HIV seroprevalence in this population of migrant workers, but also to 2) ascertain if any significant time trend or changes had occurred in the HIV seroprevalence among these migrants over the study period. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the seroprevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficieney viruse (HIV) in Syrian pregnant women and Turkish pregnant women in our hospital. (gazi.edu.tr)
  • This study from Japan looked at seroprevalence of HAV-IgG antibody in 468 persons with HIV (PWH) in 2017. (aahivm.org)
Seropositive20
  • Of these, seven (1.4 percent) were seropositive for HIV. (cdc.gov)
  • It has been suggested that among the tools available in the fight against stigmatization and discrimination is public disclosure of a person's HIV seropositive status. (georgetown.edu)
  • Higher HIV seropositive spatial clusters have been established in the Gambela and Addis Ababa regions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The monthly aggregates of daily number of migrant workers tested and number of HIV seropositive were used to generate the monthly series of proportions of HIV seropositive (per 100,000) migrants over a period of 120 months from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2006. (beds.ac.uk)
  • We carried out spectral analysis of these time series data on monthly proportions (per 100,000) of HIV seropositive migrants. (beds.ac.uk)
  • in subsequent years there was a slight but consistent increase in the proportions of HIV seropositive migrants. (beds.ac.uk)
  • However, the Mann-Kendall test showed non-significant ( P = 0.741) trend in de-seasonalized data series of proportions of HIV seropositive migrants. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Towards the end of the study, a slight but non-significant upward trend in the proportions of HIV seropositive migrants was recorded. (beds.ac.uk)
  • A significant rhythmic cycle of three-month duration was observed in the proportions of HIV seropositive migrants. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The underlying factors for a consistent upward trend towards the end of study period and for a significant quarterly cycle in the proportions of HIV seropositive migrants merit further investigations. (beds.ac.uk)
  • In addition, six persons who used crack and one nonuser were known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but had not been diagnosed with AIDS. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, of the 33 crack users for whom HIV serostatus was known, 13 (39%) were HIV seropositive. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus isoniazid effectively decreases the incidence of tuberculosis and delays the onset of HIV-related disease in symptom-free HIV-seropositive individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Isoniazid prophylaxis should be considered for HIV-seropositive, PPD-positive subjects, and may also be appropriate for PPD-negative patients in areas where tuberculosis is highly endemic. (nih.gov)
  • The authors estimated the effect of HSV-2 seropositivity on HIV RNA viral load and on CD4 count over time among 777 HIV-seropositive US women not receiving suppressive HSV-2 therapy in the HIV Epidemiology Research Study (1993-2000). (elsevier.com)
  • There was a statistically significant association between HSV-2 seropositivity and CD4 count over time, but this difference was small and counterintuitive at an increase of 8 cells/mm 3 (95% confidence interval: 2, 14) per year among HSV-2-seropositive women compared with HSV-2-seronegative women. (elsevier.com)
  • In a cross-sectional survey of 167 hospitalized children, 112 (67%) had malaria, 78 (47%) had received transfusions during the current hospitalization, and 21 (13%) were HIV seropositive. (itg.be)
  • Seventeen (3.2%) participants were HIV seropositive and 59 (11.2%) syphilis seropositive. (nih.gov)
  • HIV-positive men were more likely to be HPV L1 seropositive. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Of the 133 women with laparoscopically verified salpingitis, 52 (39%) were HIV-1-seropositive. (ovid.com)
Incidence10
  • In this letter to the editor information was presented concerning the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among intravenous (iv) drug users in Ohio. (cdc.gov)
  • The findings did not indicate any relationship between HIV seropositivity and malaria infection but underscored the low incidence of both malaria and HIV within the 17-26 age range and amongst relatively well-educated individuals. (pagepressjournals.org)
  • Early identification of CIN by an understanding of its aetiology and associations may enable the implementation of preventative measures to reduce its incidence and potentially lead to the diagnosis and further management of conditions such as HIV. (bmj.com)
  • Three prospective cohort studies which had been separately conducted among MSM in Beijing during 2006-2010 and followed for one year with more than 86.0% retention reported 2.6, 3.4, and 8.1 per 100 person-years of HIV incidence rates in 2007, 2009, and 2010, respectively [ 7 - 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • This study aimed at assessing how HIV test results were shared with male sexual partners , the level of use of modern contraceptive methods, and the pregnancy incidence among women informed of. (thebody.com)
  • In fully adjusted analyses, the study demonstrated that WLWH had a higher incident NACM rate compared with HIV-seronegative women (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 1.36, 95% CI, 1.02-1.81). (healio.com)
  • Predictors of pregnancy and changes in pregnancy incidence among HIV-positive women accessing HIV clinical care. (biomedsearch.com)
  • OBJECTIVES: To describe predictors of pregnancy and changes in pregnancy incidence among HIV-positive women accessing HIV clinical care. (biomedsearch.com)
  • Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States, 2010-2015. (medscape.com)
  • During the 1990s, several studies indicated that the incidence of HIV among patients with STIs was significantly higher than those without. (thefreelibrary.com)
Syphilis13
  • A questionnaire interview was conducted and a blood sample was collected for HIV and syphilis testing. (hindawi.com)
  • Syphilis and HIV infection among displaced pregnant women in rural Mozambique. (springer.com)
  • High mobility, multiple sexual partners, and high prevalence of unprotected sex behaviors and syphilis infection suggest a potential rapid spread of HIV in Chinese MSM. (nih.gov)
  • Thus, this study determined the sero-prevalence of syphilis and associated risk factors in people with HIV infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The high prevalence of syphilis among HIV-infected population warrants integrating syphilis screening with HIV care to limit the clinical consequences of untreated syphilis as well as its adverse impact on HIV transmission. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Mainly as a result of shared transmission routes and due to their adverse interaction, syphilis - human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection has been a public health problem. (biomedcentral.com)
  • More specifically, syphilis causes genital ulcer and facilitates HIV entry and shading. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The influence of concomitant HIV infection on the serological diagnosis of primary syphilis in southern Africa. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • The authors investigated the utility of both a non-treponemal (RPR) test and a treponemal (FTA-ABS) test for the diagnosis of primary syphilis during the emergence of the HIV epidemic in southern Africa. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • As a cause of GUD, syphilis is associated with an increased risk of both acquisition and transmission of HIV. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • Establishment of a definitive diagnosis in cases of primary syphilis is important in order to provide appropriate therapy as soon as possible to prevent spread of both syphilis and HIV (in the co-infected) and reduce the risk of acquisition of HIV (in those not already infected). (thefreelibrary.com)
  • Several studies have suggested that concomitant HIV infection may change the performance characteristics of serological tests for syphilis. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • For those who refused HIV testing, a routine syphilis serology sample was tested blindly for HIV. (ovid.com)
Acquired immunode1
  • Data from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa indicate that human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has been increasing over time, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM) [ 1 - 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
Antiretroviral therapy14
  • Effects of HIV-related stigma among an early sample of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Botswana. (springer.com)
  • Treatment as long-term prevention: Sustained reduction in HIV sexual transmission risk with use of antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda. (springer.com)
  • Linear mixed models were used to assess the effect of HSV-2 on log HIV viral load and CD4 count/mm 3 prior to widespread initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. (elsevier.com)
  • Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples. (nih.gov)
  • HIV-1-infected subjects with CD4 counts between 350 and 550 cells per cubic millimeter were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive antiretroviral therapy either immediately (early therapy) or after a decline in the CD4 count or the onset of HIV-1-related symptoms (delayed therapy). (nih.gov)
  • The early initiation of antiretroviral therapy reduced rates of sexual transmission of HIV-1 and clinical events, indicating both personal and public health benefits from such therapy. (nih.gov)
  • The survival of HIV infected patients has markedly improved since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and deaths from AIDS-related causes have declined. (scielo.br)
  • Suicide mortality among people accessing highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS in British Columbia: a retrospective analysis. (curehunter.com)
  • Factors associated with late initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy among young HIV-positive men and women aged 18 to 29 years in Canada. (curehunter.com)
  • HIV-1 disease progression during highly active antiretroviral therapy: an application using population-level data in British Columbia: 1996-2011. (curehunter.com)
  • Factors predictive of 30-day postoperative mortality in HIV/AIDS patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. (curehunter.com)
  • Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) is vital to people living with HIV (PLWH) by suppressing the virus and in turn preventing onward HIV transmission and reducing AIDS-related morbidity and mortality, the rates of optimal ART adherence continuously remain low. (springer.com)
  • The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals. (springer.com)
  • Biressaw S, Abegaz WE, Abebe M, Taye WA, Belay M. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among HIV infected children in Ethiopia: unannounced home-based pill count versus caregivers' report. (springer.com)
Tuberculosis5
  • Increasing HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi. (bvsalud.org)
  • Tuberculosis occurring with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a serious and growing public health problem. (nih.gov)
  • We have carried out a randomised clinical trial of a 12-month course of isoniazid plus vitamin B6 versus vitamin B6 alone in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to assess the efficacy of isoniazid in preventing active tuberculosis in symptom-free HIV-infected individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Time series cross-correlation analysis of HIV seropositivity and pulmonary tuberculosis among migrants entering Kuwait. (nih.gov)
  • A group of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from an outbreak in HIV-infected patients was studied by chromatographic techniques.A group of strains of M. Tuberculosis from symptomatic respiratory patients (SR + 14) and patterns strains from the laboratory collection were used as a reference aimed at making a qualitative comparison of the chromatographic patterns described by the strains isolated from patients. (sld.cu)
Complications2
  • Young symptomatic HIV-infected infants are at risk for BCG-related complications. (whale.to)
  • The community-based AERLI intervention provided training and education to people who inject drugs (PWID) about HIV and HCV transmission risk reduction, with a focus on drug injecting practices, other injection-related complications, and access to HIV and HCV testing and care. (plos.org)
Antibody9
  • DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 317 street-recruited IDU were HIV-antibody tested and interviewed about 421 relationships with particular sex partners. (isharonline.org)
  • Since Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a frequent cause of anemia among African children, and blood transfusions, unscreened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody, are used frequently in the treatment of children with severe malaria, the relationships between malaria, transfusions, and HIV seropositivity were investigated in a pediatric population in Kinshasa, Zaire. (itg.be)
  • Prevalence of anti-HIV antibody (anti-HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) and anti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV). (mja.com.au)
  • Reduction of the HIV seroconversion window period and false positive rate by using ADVIA Centaur HIV antigen/antibody combo assay. (curehunter.com)
  • In this study, we evaluated the performance of a new fourth-generation ADVIA Centaur HIV antigen /antibody combo (CHIV) assay (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., USA) for early detection of HIV infection and reduction of false positive rate. (curehunter.com)
  • 1 month) in one blood sample, excluding cord blood AND no subsequent negative HIV virological or antibody test. (health.gov.au)
  • Additional information to distinguish newly acquired HIV infection should be collected routinely for surveillance purposes, and includes evidence of a negative or indeterminate HIV antibody test and/or a seroconversion illness occurring within the 12 months prior to diagnosis. (health.gov.au)
  • Dissociation between HIV antigen/antibody tests and HIV NAT assays can occur in seroconverters (HIV NAT positive/antibody negative) or late stage AIDS (HIV NAT positive/antibody negative), as discussed further below in section 3 . (health.gov.au)
  • HIV test refusers were 2.2 times more likely to be HIV antibody positive than HIV test acceptors (3.0% versus 1.4%, prevalence ratio = 2.2, CI95 1.1-4.4), with this difference mainly occurring among males. (ovid.com)
Infection among3
  • However, little progress has been made in addressing the need for prevention of HIV infection among women. (isharonline.org)
  • 16.3 HIV infection among women entering the New York State Correctional System (similar to lab exercise) . (sjsu.edu)
  • In 1993, the disturbing finding of HIV infection among monogamously married women without personal risk behavior, was published(5). (indianpediatrics.net)
Epidemic13
  • Despite the extent of the STD problem and its contribution to the rapid spread of the HIV epidemic relatively few studies have been performed on HIV risk factors among men and women in India. (bmj.com)
  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic caused by a virus called the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Every country is affected by the HIV epidemic. (biomedcentral.com)
  • An estimated 0.8% of adults worldwide have been living with HIV, although the burden of the epidemic varies considerably between countries and regions being higher in developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data from south-Asia and Africa suggest that mobility and migration separates people from their social support structures, creating social milieu in which they are more likely to engage in risk behaviours that are known to play a key role in spreading the HIV epidemic in other areas [ 3 - 7 ]. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The HIV/AIDS epidemic is rapidly rising among Beijing MSM, but more than half MSM did not perceive this risk. (hindawi.com)
  • The rapid increase of HIV epidemic among MSM has reminded the Chinese government and researchers that comprehensive biomedical and behavioral interventions and other policies are urgently needed for preventing the spread of HIV in this high risk population. (hindawi.com)
  • A qualitative study among MSM in Beijing and Chongqing found that the majority of participants were aware of the high HIV epidemic among MSM, but they did not think themselves at a high risk of HIV infection [ 19 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Since the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in the 1980s, nearly 700,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in the U.S. The latest estimates indicate that 800,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. currently are infected with HIV. (fredonia.edu)
  • [ 1 ] Approximately 35.4 million deaths worldwide have been attributed to infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the early 1980s. (medscape.com)
  • However, such recommendations must be built upon our understanding of the global HIV epidemic among women as well as the needs of women facing conflict and migration. (springer.com)
  • Modeling the impact of migration on the HIV epidemic in South Africa. (springer.com)
  • Overall, the high number of HIV-1 subtypes cocirculating, the high intrasubtype diversity, and the high numbers of possible recombinant viruses as well as different unclassified strains are all in agreement with an old and mature epidemic in the DRC, suggesting that this region is the epicenter of HIV-1 group M. (asm.org)
Cohort5
  • We collected quarterly data from a cohort of 422 people living with HIV in Uganda, followed for a median of 2.1 years. (springer.com)
  • The clinical take-home message is that the rate of NACM accrual was high for all women in the cohort, though higher for women with HIV, and began in the third decade of life," Ofotokun said. (healio.com)
  • A cohort of 122 HIV-HCV coinfected patients was compared with a control group of 122 HIV-negative HCV-infected patients. (natap.org)
  • HPV L1 seropositivity was common in this cohort of older GBM. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Identifying social and economic barriers to regular care and treatment for Black men who have sex with men and women (BMSMW) and who are living with HIV: a qualitative study from the Bruthas cohort. (ucsf.edu)
Transmission33
  • The majority (86%) had heterosexual behaviour and this type is the most important mode of HIV transmission in Mumbai, India. (bmj.com)
  • 5, 6 It could be that circumcision had a protective effect against HIV transmission. (bmj.com)
  • Therefore, migrants constitute a high risk group both for acquisition and a core group for HIV transmission [ 8 ]. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Therapeutic options to prevent vertical transmission of HIV remain limited. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • Exclusive formula-feeding is also recommended in the developed world (where clean water sources & adequate hygiene is reliably available) to prevent HIV transmission through breastmilk, however, this is not yet a feasible option in many developing world settings due to economic, infrastructure, social and infant-health reasons. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • Hypothesis: Maternal use of HAART containing Zidovudine, 3TC and Aluvia (Lopinavir/Ritonavir) can prevent antepartum, and intrapartum transmission of HIV, as well as allow exclusive and then subsequent complementary feeding to be carried out with minimum risk to the mother and infant. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • Therefore, risk awareness education is especially important to prevent and control HIV transmission among MSM [ 17 , 18 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • AIDS-related stigma, HIV testing, and transmission risk among patrons of informal drinking places in Cape Town. (springer.com)
  • 3. HIV seropositivity - transmission. (who.int)
  • Evidence is mounting to support the observation that antiretroviral agents may be able to play an important role in reducing the risk for HIV transmission. (who.int)
  • The primary prevention end point was linked HIV-1 transmission in HIV-1-negative partners. (nih.gov)
  • While factors leading to increased malaria parasite exposure (high transmission seasons) and lowered or altered host immune response (low pregnancy number, young age, and HIV infection) are important risk factors for malaria in pregnant women, the use of an ineffective intervention (CQ in a setting with CQ-resistant parasites) was the most important determinant of P. falciparum parasitemia in these pregnant women. (ajtmh.org)
  • Hi,See below.Dr. BobAnalingus and HIV transmission Mar 8, 2010This question may sound silly, but yesterday a guy preformed analingus on me for about 45 minutes. (thebody.com)
  • An estimated 34 million people are currently infected with HIV worldwide, and of these, three million are chronically infected with HBV and seven million are coinfected with HCV due to the similarity in the transmission routes. (scielo.br)
  • high risk of HIV transmission upon entry into Cambodia . (nih.gov)
  • Early diagnosis of HIV infection is of paramount importance, allowing health care providers an invaluable opportunity to prevent further transmission of the disease and to begin therapy, if warranted. (medscape.com)
  • Studies have also shown that infected persons who are aware of their positive HIV status decrease behaviors associated with transmission of the disease. (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 , 6 ] Furthermore, studies have also shown treatment of HIV infection can significantly lower the risk of transmission to sexual partners. (medscape.com)
  • Geographical information system and access to HIV testing, treatment and prevention of mother-to-child transmission in conflict affected Northern Uganda. (springer.com)
  • Expansion of HAART coverage is associated with sustained decreases in HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission: the "HIV Treatment as Prevention" experience in a Canadian setting. (curehunter.com)
  • HIV prevalence is low in the Australian prisoner population but transmission remains a risk. (mja.com.au)
  • 4 Sharing of contaminated injecting equipment, tattooing and other forms of blood-to-blood contact have been implicated in the transmission of HIV and hepatitis viruses among prison inmates, 5 and incarceration is associated with prevalent and incident HIV infection, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, particularly among IDUs. (mja.com.au)
  • 1,2) It has come to be recognised that the presence of STIs can increase the risk of acquisition of HIV infection and also promote its transmission, while HIV infection and associated immunodeficiency can alter the natural history and influence the diagnosis and management of conventional STIs. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • Vernazza PL, Eron JJ, Fiscus SA, Cohen MS. Sexual transmission of HIV: infectiousness and prevention. (springer.com)
  • Merchant and colleagues have shown clearly that perinatal transmission of HIV is more common than we expected or suspected, and that it can be prevented, in most cases, at affordable cost, in India(1). (indianpediatrics.net)
  • This is the first reported experience of a systematic approach to the prevention of vertical (mother-to-child) transmission of HIV in our country. (indianpediatrics.net)
  • The Merchant report inspires us to take prevention of perinatal HIV transmission seriously. (indianpediatrics.net)
  • These were signals that the stage was set for mother-to-child transmission of HIV in our country, the magnitude of which would be dictated by our failure to prevent infection in women of child bearing age. (indianpediatrics.net)
  • There have been several recent publications on the clincial features of HIV disease in childhood, especially among those infected perinatally, showing that the occurrence of mother-to-child transmission is already wide-spread in India(7-9). (indianpediatrics.net)
  • The frequency of mother-to-child HIV transmission in India was reported to be 35%(10). (indianpediatrics.net)
  • If we accept the rate as 30% vertical transmission, each year India has the burden of 37,500 infants acquiring HIV infection from mothers. (indianpediatrics.net)
  • and (4) STD patients are concerned about transmission of HIV to their partners. (ovid.com)
  • The WHO emphasizes that STIs in women often have no symptoms, cause adverse birth outcomes, can increase susceptibility to HIV infection, can have long-term morbidity, exhibit drug resistance in the case of gonorrhea, and can cause infertility, risk mother-to-child transmission of STIs, and increase premature mortality ( 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
Epidemiology1
  • Further studies could be undertaken to investigate other relevant epidemiology parameters with regards to HIV and malaria in the tropics. (pagepressjournals.org)
Significantly8
  • The rates of HIV infection and AIDS cases among women in the United States have increased significantly in the last decade. (isharonline.org)
  • Four cross-sectional studies showed that HIV prevalence rate among MSM in Beijing significantly increased to 6.3% in 2009, from 5.8% in 2006, 4.6% in 2005, and 0.4% in 2004, representing a 15-times increase within 5 years from 2004 to 2009 [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • sexual activity at baseline were significantly more likely to test HIV -positive," the authors reported. (thebody.com)
  • 8 Evidence has demonstrated that coinfection with HIV significantly alters the natural history of HBV infection, influencing disease progression. (scielo.br)
  • Stereotypes of HIV and Social Relationships stigma were significantly and positively correlated with anxiety (p (scirp.org)
  • At this level, seropositivity rates in cord blood samples for HPeV1, 3, and 6 were 65%, 61%, and 71%, respectively, and did not significantly differ among the 3 genotypes (p = 0. (thefreedictionary.com)
  • FA values for the splenium were significantly reduced in the patients infected with HIV and correlated with dementia severity and deficits in motor speed. (ajnr.org)
  • neither was significantly related to HIV-1 seropositivity. (ovid.com)
Baseline2
  • These data do not support a clinically meaningful effect of baseline HSV-2 seropositivity on the trajectories of HIV plasma viral loads or CD4 counts. (elsevier.com)
  • The following chart presents the Healthy People 2010 targets for the objectives pertinent to reducing HIV/AIDS, along with baseline data for the year(s) indicated. (fredonia.edu)
Africa11
  • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection have major demographic, economic, social, and political impact particularly in Asia and Africa. (bmj.com)
  • HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem in Africa. (georgetown.edu)
  • Migrants from countries with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, notably from South Asia, South-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, bear a disproportionate and increasing share of infection with HIV throughout Western Europe [ 9 ]. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa. (springer.com)
  • The Mental Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Systematic Review. (scirp.org)
  • While the lower status of women has been recognized as increasing their HIV risk, issues of migration and conflict combined with this lower status are believed to propel women's risk for infection further, particularly in high infection areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa. (springer.com)
  • ARVs are your guns': associations between HIV-disclosure and adherence to antiretroviral treatment among adolescents in South Africa. (springer.com)
  • She is now conducting research on mobilizing young MSM communities to influence MSM's engagement in the HIV continuum of care and prevention in the U.S. South, South Africa and Peru. (ucsf.edu)
  • Learning to Live With HIV in the Rural Townships: A Photovoice Study of Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in Mpumalanga, South Africa. (ucsf.edu)
  • Phylogenetic analysis of many isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) from Africa and from other regions of the world revealed three major lineages of HIV-1: group M (for main), group N (for non-M/non-O), and group O (for outlier) ( 7 , 35 , 53 ). (asm.org)
  • In Africa, all known HIV-1 genetic subtypes and groups, including groups N and O, are present ( 12a , 22 , 44 ). (asm.org)
Detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen1
  • In August 2013, the FDA approved Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test (Orgenics, Ltd) as the first rapid HIV test for the simultaneous detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen as well as antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick whole blood specimens. (medscape.com)
Serostatus4
  • Ofotokun, along with Lauren F. Collins, MD, and colleagues assessed the effects of HIV serostatus and age on incident NACM burden among WIHS participants to better understand the longitudinal effects of chronic HIV among aging women. (healio.com)
  • Additionally, the incident NACM burden was higher among WLWH compared with HIV-seronegative women in most age strata, and women aged younger than 25 years had the greatest IRR by HIV serostatus at 1.48 (95% CI, 1.19-1.84) compared with those in older age groups. (healio.com)
  • The term serostatus is commonly used in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, social advocacy has emphasized the importance of learning one's HIV/AIDS serostatus in an effort to curtail the spread of the disease. (wikipedia.org)
Conclusion1
  • CONCLUSION: The pregnancy rate among women accessing HIV clinical care increased in 2000-2009. (biomedsearch.com)
Interventions9
  • Lack of sex knowledge and safer sex awareness among young people [ 13 ] and pursuit of sexual pleasure without condom use among MSM are prevalent, even though various policies, strategies, and interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention and control have been introduced and applied to the MSM population [ 7 - 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Interventions to reduce enacted stigma may strengthen social support for people living with HIV. (springer.com)
  • Previous studies of the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for HIV-positive persons have looked at interventions with varying intensity, from single sessions to those offered twice-weekly for six months. (thebody.com)
  • Interventions to Reduce HIV Stigma: What Have We Learned? (scirp.org)
  • This review assessed HIV risk reduction interventions for adolescents. (who.int)
  • To provide a review and methodological critique of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk reduction interventions for adolescents. (who.int)
  • Studies evaluating interventions designed to increase the rate of HIV testing were not included in the review unless specific sexual risk reduction outcomes were reported. (who.int)
  • The sources of infection with the HIV/ AIDS virus need to be identified clearly and delineated for older adults so there is greater awareness among health care providers of potential risk factors and interventions so prevention and control can be implemented more easily. (healio.com)
  • She has an established research career conducting community-based research and has considerable experience designing and implementing HIV prevention interventions for diverse groups, including young and all-aged MSM, transgender women, and injection drug users. (ucsf.edu)
Diagnosis of HIV infection6
  • [ 7 ] The diagnosis of HIV infection, as with any other diseases, should include a complete history and a detailed physical examination in order to reach an accurate interpretation of the information provided by laboratory data. (medscape.com)
  • This article provides an overview of the available testing for the diagnosis of HIV infection. (medscape.com)
  • Early diagnosis of HIV infection reduces morbidity and mortality. (curehunter.com)
  • The new fourth-generation ADVIA Centaur HIV assay is a sensitive and specific assay that shortens the serological window period and allows early diagnosis of HIV infection . (curehunter.com)
  • Laboratory testing for the diagnosis of HIV infection : updated recommendations. (medscape.com)
  • Nucleic acid tests such as PCR are not currently validated for formal confirmation of a diagnosis of HIV infection. (health.gov.au)
Patients with HIV Infection2
  • Are they as functional in patients with HIV infection? (frontiersin.org)
  • Adherence to protease inhibitor therapy and outcomes in patients with HIV infection. (springer.com)
Disorders1
  • We therefore set out to (i) identify host genomic variants mediating differential susceptibility to Borrelia infection/seropositivity by means of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and to (ii) uncover a possible contribution of Borrelia seropositivity to core phenotypes of neuropsychiatric disorders. (springer.com)
Pediatric2
  • The development of AIDS following known HIV seroconversion also has been repeatedly observed in pediatric and adult blood transfusion cases, in mother-to-child. (thebody.com)
  • Associations of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and gastric inflammation with pediatric asthma. (physiciansweekly.com)
Enzyme-linke1
  • However, in clinical practice, the most common method for diagnosing established HIV infection is by performing a screening test (eg, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) and by confirming a positive result with a supplementary test. (medscape.com)
Mycobacterium1
  • When are HIV patients at risk for Mycobacterium avium complex infection? (medscape.com)
Prison inmates1
  • determined the prevalence of HIV-seropositivity in female prison inmates. (sjsu.edu)
Adults15
  • Perceived discrimination in clinical care in a nationally representative sample of HIV-infected adults receiving health care. (springer.com)
  • Experiences of Stigma in Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. (scirp.org)
  • Figure 1 shows estimated HIV infection or AIDS rates by state for adolescents and adults in the U.S., 2003. (fredonia.edu)
  • Increase the proportion of HIV-infected adolescents and adults who receive testing, treatment, and prophylaxis consistent with current Public Health Service treatment guidelines. (fredonia.edu)
  • 149 cases were consulted by our medical doctors, including 26 children, 51 adults and 72 HIV positive people (25 cases were consulted for different pathologies, 12 new cases were diagnosed and put under ARVs treatment, 35 cases for monitoring viral load). (globalgiving.org)
  • Infection with HW among older adults in the United States needs to be investigated in greater detail because little substantive knowledge currently is available about HIV/AIDS in the elderly population. (healio.com)
  • Treatment challenges, nursing care of older adults infected with HIV, and psychosocial aspects of the disease are discussed. (healio.com)
  • Infection with HIV and subsequent development of AIDS in the population of older adults in the United States needs to be explored in greater depth. (healio.com)
  • In addition, it is likely that a number of older adults die without ever having been diagnosed as HIV positive. (healio.com)
  • The current clustered age ranges for older adults with HIV/AIDS includes: 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, and 65 and older (CDC, 1996). (healio.com)
  • The purpose of this review of the literature is to increase knowledge and awareness of gerontological nurses related to older adults and HIV/AIDS. (healio.com)
  • The related intent is the potential improvement of the provision of care to older adults with HIV/AIDS. (healio.com)
  • Revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings. (medscape.com)
  • Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. (medscape.com)
  • 1993 revised classification system for HIV infection and expanded surveillance case definition for AIDS among adolescents and adults. (medscape.com)
Risk32
  • Being Black or Hispanic and having shared needles in New York City appear to be factors associated with increased risk for HIV positivity in Ohio. (cdc.gov)
  • High risk groups (commercial sex workers (CSWs), drivers, waiters) showed high HIV seropositivity as is well reported by other studies. (bmj.com)
  • 3, 4 With their high risk behaviours they pose a major threat to the spread of HIV. (bmj.com)
  • Risk factors for HIV infection in people attending clinics for STD s in India. (bmj.com)
  • Instead, it has tended to (a) emphasize HIV risk and relationship agreements between partners regarding sex and condom use with outside partners or (b) focus on nonmonogamous relationships as emblematic of relationship innovation. (isharonline.org)
  • On the basis of qualitative interviews with 36 gay Australian men who favored a monogamous relationship as ideal, this article explores the meaning and practice of monogamy and its association with HIV risk. (isharonline.org)
  • To evaluate HIV risk perception and its associated factors among Chinese MSM. (hindawi.com)
  • Of 887 MSM who reported they were HIV negative or did not know their HIV status before recruitment, only 7.3% reported a high risk of HIV infection, 28.0% medium risk, 52.2% low risk, and 12.5% no risk. (hindawi.com)
  • Age, unmarried status, education, multiple or temporary sexual partners, and inconsistent condom use have been reported to be related to HIV risk among MSM [ 7 , 11 , 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Youth were asked to rate their perceived risk for contracting HIV , quantify their number of sexual. (thebody.com)
  • HIV risk thus stems (in part) from willingness to engage with sexual partners who provide a sense of love and acceptance but who may also request unprotected sex. (thebody.com)
  • HIV infection, of whom 25 have developed AIDS in the absence of other risk factors. (thebody.com)
  • A cross-sectional study on prevalence of HBV and HDV infection, risk factors and genotype distribution of HBV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil. (scielo.br)
  • Population-based controlled studies are necessary to assess the risk of BCG in HIV-infected children. (whale.to)
  • The researcher said that incident NACM burden was associated with traditional comorbidity risk factors but not HIV-specific indices. (healio.com)
  • These findings support the need for earlier, more aggressive NACM screening and prevention for young women with HIV and at-risk women that could be integrated into a broader women's health agenda during reproductive age. (healio.com)
  • Innovative HIV- and female-specific comorbidity risk-assessment and risk-reducing tools are needed to mitigate the burden of incident NACM in this high-risk population, including focused attention to addressing social determinants of health. (healio.com)
  • Thus, VN-SWs may be at high risk for HIV infection. (nih.gov)
  • It is well documented that HIV-positive individuals have an increased risk of developing active TB, and HIV infection may have some influence on IGRA's performance [ 9 , 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • (F) Suppose you were to plan a study in a prison population to see if ethnic group is an independent risk factor for HIV. (sjsu.edu)
  • Recommendations to address women's risk for HIV in the context of migration and conflict are needed. (springer.com)
  • War, migration, and HIV/AIDS risk in Angola. (springer.com)
  • Migration, ethnicity and environment: HIV risk factors for women on the sugar cane plantations of the Dominican Republic. (springer.com)
  • Little is known about risk of HIV and other STDs among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. (nih.gov)
  • Understanding the unique issues of infection with HIV in the elderly population will allow health care providers to better meet the needs of those who are ill or who may be at risk. (healio.com)
  • Whether one loses an important risk-reduction opportunity by curtailing post-test counseling for HIV-negative patients remains unknown. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • 1) referral to off-site HIV testing (n=429), (2) HIV risk-reduction counseling with on-site rapid HIV testing (n=433), and (3) verbal information about testing only with on-site rapid HIV testing (n=419). (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • For a broader population in substance abuse treatment, I read this study to say that broad-based rapid HIV testing is feasible, but that post-test counseling doesn't seem to accomplish what we hope in reducing sexual risk. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • HIV Risk and Multiple Sources of Heterosexism Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men. (ucsf.edu)
  • An Evaluation of Mpowerment on Individual-Level HIV Risk Behavior, Testing, and Psychosocial Factors Among Young MSM of Color: The Monitoring and Evaluation of MP (MEM) Project. (ucsf.edu)
  • The principal reason indicated for test refusal was not feeling at risk for HIV infection. (ovid.com)
  • HIV infection is associated with increased risk of a wide variety of co-morbidities ( 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
UNAIDS2
  • UNAIDS-Sponsored Regional Workshops to Discuss Ethical Issues in Preventive HIV Vaccine Trials (UNAIDS, 2000, 52 p. (nzdl.org)
  • Women now constitute the majority of those living with HIV/AIDS globally, even if only by a small margin (UNAIDS, 2007). (springer.com)
Seronegativity1
  • The presence of detectable levels of a specific marker within the serum is considered seropositivity, while the absence of such levels is considered seronegativity. (wikipedia.org)
Clinical2
  • Women with HIV are historically underrepresented in clinical cohorts of PWH examining the burden of multimorbidity," Ofotokun told Healio. (healio.com)
  • The authors conducted a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the transdermal administration of selegiline in HIV+ patients to obtain preliminary data to assess its safety, tolerability, and impact on HIV-associated cognitive impairment. (biomedsearch.com)
20003
  • In Ethiopia, the annual HIV prevalence rate decreased from 3.3% in 2000 to 1% in 2018, and AIDS-related deaths from 83,000 in 2000 to 11,000 in 2018 [ 3 , 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We report the HIV seropositivity among adult TB patients from our hospital , a tertiary care hospital in north India between 2000-2002. (bvsalud.org)
  • She has been directing TAPS and co-directing CAPS since 2000, and working on HIV prevention since 1984. (ucsf.edu)
Living with HIV10
  • Ethiopia is barely affected by this deadly pandemic, and a substantial number of sick people have been living with HIV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Many studies are now documenting the circumstances of people living with HIV/AIDS in different parts of the world. (isharonline.org)
  • However, very few researchers have examined the lives of female migrants from the region living with HIV. (isharonline.org)
  • Food insecurity, depression and the modifying role of social support among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda. (springer.com)
  • Non-AIDS comorbidities are more common among women living with HIV than in HIV-seronegative women, with the most dramatic difference occurring among women aged younger than 25 years, according to a study. (healio.com)
  • According to the study, women living with HIV (WLWH) and HIV-seronegative participants followed in the WIHS through and after 2009 - when more than 80% of WLWH used ART - were included in the study, with outcomes recorded through March 3, 2018. (healio.com)
  • The study employed a quantitative approach with an aim to find out the level and prevalence of Internalized HIV Stigma (IHS) and to examine the mental health, coping strategies and perceived social support in a sample of 31 People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). (scirp.org)
  • By the end of 2016, 36.7 million people were living with HIV infection, 30% of whom were unaware of their diagnosis. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] In the United States, by the end of 2015, the CDC estimated that 1.1 million persons aged 13 years or older were living with HIV infection. (medscape.com)
  • The Holy Grail: The search for undiagnosed cases is paramount in improving the cascade of care among people living with HIV. (curehunter.com)
Pregnant women3
  • The low prevalence of HIV seropositivity in the group of emigrating workers may be due to self selection, whereas the prevalence in pregnant women , which was rather consistent at about 2.0%, may represent the infection rate in the general population . (bvsalud.org)
  • This study is intended to be a randomized controlled single blind prospective comparative study conducted to compare the efficacy of three, monthly doses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive therapy with Mefloquine as-intermittent preventive therapy in HIV-infected pregnant women. (nih.gov)
  • and the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC), a national surveillance study of HIV-positive pregnant women. (biomedsearch.com)
Helicobacter1
Prevalence among2
  • HIV prevalence among Ethiopian was reported (1.3%) in 2010, in 2015 (1.1%) and then on 2018 (1%) [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although HIV prevalence among Vietnamese sex workers (VN-SWs) in Cambodia is not known, it is estimated that 29% of brothel-based sex workers in Cambodia are HIV infected. (nih.gov)
Methods1
  • In order to adequately comprehend the scope of laboratory methods, a basic understanding of the structure of the HIV virion and its genome is necessary. (medscape.com)
Hepatitis B surface antigen1
  • hepatitis B surface antigen) indicated you do not have hepatitis B or C. Consequently, hepatitis would not be causing delayed HIV seroconversion . (thebody.com)
Serological2
  • Among the 848 HIV infected patients investigated 222 had serological markers of HBV infection. (scielo.br)
  • A relationship between genetic subtype and natural resistance against antiretroviral drugs ( 3 , 10 , 11 ), as well as between subtypes and the efficiency of serological and molecular test for HIV diagnosis ( 2 , 28 , 41 ), has been observed. (asm.org)
Human14
  • human papillomavirus infection, increased p53 expression, and HIV seropositivity. (bmj.com)
  • The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which emerged in the last quarter of twentieth century has spread worldwide in less than two decades [ 1 ]. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support. (springer.com)
  • Many studies have chronicled the "epidemiologic synergy" between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). (elsevier.com)
  • HIV infection is associated with an increased prevalence and severity and with a lower rate of regression of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical intraepithelial lesions. (thebody.com)
  • The current study is a pilot study for a further in-depth study to understand the psychological implications of living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). (scirp.org)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 is a member of the Retroviridae family. (medscape.com)
  • The natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has never been studied according to the concept of liver fibrosis progression. (natap.org)
  • Lower human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 viral load reflects the difference in pathogenicity of HIV-1 and HIV-2. (medscape.com)
  • These pages contain the laboratory case definition for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. (health.gov.au)
  • We sought to evaluate the HIV seropositivity of patients who refused or accepted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in a South Carolina sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic, and the patients' reasons for refusing or accepting testing. (ovid.com)
  • Diffusion alterations have been identified in the corpus callosum and frontal white matter of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), though the relevance of these findings to cognitive deterioration has not yet been determined. (ajnr.org)
  • Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may eventually present evidence of neurologic involvement, including cognitive deterioration. (ajnr.org)
  • To determine the effect of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection upon pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a laparoscopic study of acute PID was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya. (ovid.com)
Antibodies5
  • HIV infection can be diagnosed based on detection of antibodies that are directed against the proteins encoded by the 3 major genes, the detection of the p24 antigen, the viral nucleic acid, and, finally, by means of culturing the virus. (medscape.com)
  • Fourth-generation HIV detection assays are more sensitive because they can detect p24 antigen as well as anti- HIV antibodies . (curehunter.com)
  • [ 8 , 9 ] The test does not distinguish between antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2, and is not intended to be used for screening of blood donors. (medscape.com)
  • FDA approves first rapid diagnostic test to detect both HIV-1 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibodies. (medscape.com)
  • Lowes R. FDA OKs First Rapid Test for HIV-1/2 Antibodies, HIV-1 Antigen. (medscape.com)
Mortality1
  • A study involving antithymocyte globulin demonstrated that CMV seropositivity is a significant predictor of patient mortality post allogeneic stem cell transplantation regardless of reactivation status. (thefreedictionary.com)
Women9
  • follow-up visit, each women was offered an individual session of counseling with a social worker who informed her about her HIV seropositivity . (thebody.com)
  • Leveraging the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), we recently showed in a cross-sectional analysis that the burden of prevalent NACM was higher among women with HIV than women without HIV overall and in certain age groups. (healio.com)
  • Overall, there were 3,129 participants in the study 2,239 WLWH and 890 HIV-seronegative women with 36,589 person-years of follow-up. (healio.com)
  • HIV-positive women with, or planning, a pregnancy require a high level of care and this is likely to continue and increase as more women of older age have pregnancies. (biomedsearch.com)
  • 61% of them were women and among the 19 people detected HIV positive, 15 were women with 9% of seropositivity. (globalgiving.org)
  • Proyecto Orgullo', an HIV prevention, empowerment and community mobilisation intervention for gay men and transgender women in Callao/Lima, Peru. (ucsf.edu)
  • The Development of a Counseling-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women: The Bruthas Project. (ucsf.edu)
  • We had learned, way back in 1986, that the predominant mode of HIV trans-mission in India was via sexual intercourse between men and women, unlike in the West where it was via men having sexual acts with men(2). (indianpediatrics.net)
  • 9 men and 2 women) included 11 well-characterized patients participating in a longitudinal investigation of the natural history of neurologic impairment in advanced HIV infection. (ajnr.org)
Prophylaxis2
  • The effect of prophylaxis on the development of HIV disease, AIDS, and death was also investigated. (nih.gov)
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of antiretroviral drugs for the prevention of HIV infection. (who.int)
Associated with HIV infection1
  • The lifetime cost of health care associated with HIV infection, in light of recent advances in HIV diagnostics and therapies, is $155,000 or more per person. (fredonia.edu)
Serum2
  • To evaluate false-positivity and specificity, 54 HIV false-positive and HIV-negative serum samples from 100 hospitalized patients and 600 healthy subjects were included. (curehunter.com)
  • CHIV accurately determined the reactive results for the HIV-confirmed serum samples from known HIV patients and Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) panels. (curehunter.com)
Disease11
  • Guidelines for counselling about HIV infection and disease. (who.int)
  • Isoniazid also delayed progression to HIV disease and AIDS and death. (nih.gov)
  • Active therapy with investigational drugs other than treatment for HIV disease, except with approval of the sponsor. (nih.gov)
  • The study aims were to retrospectively determine the proportion of BCG-related culture-confirmed mycobacterial disease in hospitalized HIV-infected children aged 0-13 years through speciation with a PCR-based algorithm targeting the TBD1 and RD 10 regions and the ESAT-6 gene. (whale.to)
  • The effect of history of injection drug use and alcoholism on HIV disease progression. (curehunter.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 10% of all cases of diagnosed HIV/AIDS are in people age 50 and older. (healio.com)
  • Effect of daily aciclovir on HIV disease progression in individuals in Rakai, Uganda, co-infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial. (medscape.com)
  • The performance characteristics of these tests were influenced negatively by concomitant HIV infection and the presence of other genital ulcer disease pathogens in lesions found to be Treponema pallidum PCR positive. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • tried to differentiate anti-HIV and antitumor NK-cell features with the goal to determine if NK cells could concurrently be manipulated in the future to halt HIV disease and HIV malignancies. (frontiersin.org)
  • Whether the various groups, subtypes, and recombinant forms of HIV-1 have biological differences (for example, with respect to transmissibility and the course of disease progression) is not known ( 21 , 44 ). (asm.org)
  • I included this study from Japan as a reminder that we should be vaccinating our HIV patients for HAV consistent with the most recent CDC guidance [1] that now includes persons with HIV infection, MSM, IDU, persons who are homeless, persons with chronic liver disease, and international travelers. (aahivm.org)
Diseases1
  • Subjects underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, HIV-1 serology, and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. (ovid.com)
Positive14
  • Efforts to prevent the spread of HIV have, to an overwhelming degree, addressed themselves to the HIV-negative rather than to the positive population. (isharonline.org)
  • It has been found that in HIV positive individuals CIN is on the increase with people being affected with more aggressive tumours at younger ages. (bmj.com)
  • The day before my partner found out he was HIV positive I licked and rimmed his anus. (thebody.com)
  • HIV-2 Initial test positive. (thebody.com)
  • I received a positive for HIV-2, but the clinic said. (thebody.com)
  • Hi Worried Guy,If you've had essentially no potential contact with HIV -2, the chances of you being HIV -2 positive would be so remote that they become essentially nonexistent. (thebody.com)
  • There were no cases of anti-HDV positive and only one (0.1%) anti-HCV-positive case among the HIV-HBV coinfected patients. (scielo.br)
  • During this month of November 2018, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people. (globalgiving.org)
  • Through Red Cross Burundi, nutritional support is still provided to our HIV positive beneficiaries. (globalgiving.org)
  • Study of an HIV positive, tropical origin population in a refugee center in France. (springer.com)
  • Costs of health resource utilization among HIV-positive individuals in British Columbia, Canada: results from a population-level study. (curehunter.com)
  • The Role of the Primary Romantic Relationship in HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among Young HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. (ucsf.edu)
  • Seven of eight patients reporting that they refused testing because they were HIV positive were found to be HIV negative. (ovid.com)
  • There was a positive correlation between patient age and HAV seropositivity. (aahivm.org)
Migrants1
  • Empirical evidence suggests that migrants and their host communities have increased vulnerability to HIV infection. (beds.ac.uk)
Study15
  • This study therefore showed the spatial variation of HIV Seropositivity and related factors in Ethiopia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The purpose of this descriptive-exploratory qualitative study was to describe and analyze the impact of serodiscordance on the affective-sexual life of HIV/AIDS patients who have HIV seronegative heterosexual partners. (isharonline.org)
  • OBJECTIVES: To study how condom use in injecting drug users' (IDU) relationships differs according to whether they are HIV-infected, and to whether their sex partner is an IDU. (isharonline.org)
  • A cross-sectional study was conducted among MSM with an HIV negative or unknown status in Beijing, China, between 2011 and 2012. (hindawi.com)
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between social support and HIV stigma. (springer.com)
  • Coinfection with HSV-2 was not associated with HIV RNA plasma viral loads during study follow-up. (elsevier.com)
  • This study demonstrates the low prevalence of HIV-HBV infection and also highlights the need for early vaccination against HBV as well as testing for HBV, HCV and HDV in all HIV-infected individuals. (scielo.br)
  • 3 - 7 Furthermore, this is the first study reporting the HBV genotypes in HIV infected individuals in Central-West Region of Brazil. (scielo.br)
  • Transdermal selegiline in HIV-associated cognitive impairment: pilot, placebo-controlled study. (biomedsearch.com)
  • In our study, no significant relationship was observed between seropositivity and the HLA-DRB1 alleles. (thefreedictionary.com)
  • The current study aims to examine the mediating role of social support and self-efficacy underlying the relationship between HIV disclosure to family members and ART adherence. (springer.com)
  • Of 1,929 patients in the study, 398 (21%) refused HIV testing. (ovid.com)
  • This study tested the hypothesis that diffusion tensor imaging can detect tissue status alterations in these regions in cognitively impaired patients infected with HIV and the acquired measurements correlate with the severity of cognitive impairment. (ajnr.org)
  • The patients infected with HIV in this study were medically stable and had been receiving antiretroviral treatment for an average duration of approximately 5 years. (ajnr.org)
  • For the above-mentioned reasons, it is important to study the geographic distribution of the different HIV-1 genetic subtypes. (asm.org)
Factors2
  • It is important to track and design successful intervention programs to explore the spatial pattern, distribution, and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed using Stata14 to identify HIV-associated factors. (biomedcentral.com)
Discrimination2
  • Stigmatization, discrimination and lack of appropriate health care are among the commonest challenges that HIV infected persons and their families face. (georgetown.edu)
  • India: HIV and AIDS Related Discrimination, Stigmatization and Denial. (scirp.org)
Female1
  • Having a history of married, start sex at a younger age, female-headed household, urban residence, and lower household size is more affected by HIV/AIDS. (biomedcentral.com)