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• Ultrasensitive monitoring of HIV-I viral load by a low-cost real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay with internal control for the 5' long terminal repeat domain

  Authors:Christian Drosten, Marcus Panning, Jan Felix Drexler, Florian Hansel, Celia Pedroso, Jane Yeats, et al.From:Clinical Chemistry (Vol. 52, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20065,474 words Article 1510LBackground: Current HIV-1 viral-load assays are too expensive for resource-limited settings. In some countries, monitoring of antiretroviral therapy is now more expensive than treatment itself. In addition, some...

• HIV-Infected Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants: Low Coverage of HIV Services and High Risk of HIV Transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  Authors:Christiane Horwood, Lisa M. Butler, Lyn Haskins, Sifiso Phakathi, and Nigel RollinsFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20, 20133,736 words Article 1630LAuthor(s): Christiane Horwood 1,*, Lisa M. Butler 2, Lyn Haskins 1, Sifiso Phakathi 1, Nigel Rollins 3,4 Introduction The rate of adolescent pregnancy in South Africa is high [1], [2], with one-third of women...

• Effect of Natural and ARV-Induced Viral Suppression and Viral Breakthrough on Anti-HIV Antibody Proportion and Avidity in Patients with HIV-1 Subtype B Infection

  Authors:Sarah K. Wendel, Caroline E. Mullis, Susan H. Eshleman, Joel N. Blankson, Richard D. Moore, Jeanne C. Keruly, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20, 20133,205 words Article 1400LAuthor(s): Sarah K. Wendel 1 , Caroline E. Mullis 2 , Susan H. Eshleman 3 , Joel N. Blankson 2 , Richard D. Moore 2 , Jeanne C. Keruly 2 , Ron Brookmeyer 4 , Thomas C. Quinn 1 , 2 , Oliver Laeyendecker 1 , 2 , *...

• A Structural Equation Model of HIV-Related Stigma, Racial Discrimination, Housing Insecurity and Wellbeing among African and Caribbean Black Women Living with HIV in Ontario, Canada

  Authors:Carmen H. Logie, Jesse I. R. Jenkinson, Valerie Earnshaw, Wangari Tharao, and Mona R. LoutfyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 26, 20169,041 words Survey 2030LAfrican and Caribbean Black women in Canada have new HIV infection rates 7 times higher than their white counterparts. This overrepresentation is situated in structural contexts of inequities that result in social,...

• Current assays for HIV-1 diagnostics and antiretroviral therapy monitoring: challenges and possibilities

  Authors:Sabrina Wai-Chi To, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, and Wing-Cheong YamFrom:Future Virology (Vol. 8, Issue 4)

  Apr. 201311,237 words Article 1380LAuthor(s): Sabrina Wai-Chi To 1 , Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen 1 , Wing-Cheong Yam [*] 2 Keywords * determination; drug resistance monitoring; HIV-1 diagnostic assays; tropism; ultradeep sequencing; viral load...

• Presumptive diagnosis of severe HIV infection to determine the need for antiretroviral therapy in children less than 18 months of age/Diagnostic presomptif d'une infection grave par le VIH pour determiner le besoin d'une therapie antiretrovirale chez les enfants de moins de 18 mois/Diagnostico provisional de la infeccion grave por el VIH para determinar la necesidad del tratamiento ...

  Authors:Nicolas Grundmann, Peter Iliff, Jeff Stringer, and Catherine WilfertFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 89, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20115,195 words Article 1760LObjective To develop a new algorithm for the presumptive diagnosis of severe disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children less than 18 months of age for the purpose of identifying...

• Integrating Cervical Cancer Screening with HIV Care in Cameroon: Comparative Risk Analysis of Cervical Disease in HIV-Infected Women Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy to Women in the General Population

  Authors:Cavin Epie Bekolo, Gillian O'Bryan, Francois Edmond Tchago, Charlette Nangue, Patrick Sylvestre Bekoule, and Basile KolloFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 11, 20164,398 words Article 1550LBackground While the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on natural history of cervical lesions remains controversial, resource limited countries need to understand the relevance of their own data...

• Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS Diagnostic Disclosure to HIV Infected Children Receiving HAART: A Multi-Center Study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  Authors:Sibhatu Biadgilign, Amare Deribew, Alemayehu Amberbir, Horacio Ruisenor Escudero, and Kebede DeribeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 21, 20114,408 words Report 1400LBackground Diagnostic disclosure of HIV/AIDS to a child is becoming an increasingly common issue in clinical practice. Nevertheless, some parents and health care professionals are reluctant to inform children about...

• Signs or symptoms of acute HIV infection in a cohort undergoing community-based screening

  Authors:Martin Hoenigl, Nella Green, Martha Camacho, Sara Gianella, Sanjay R. Mehta, Davey M. Smith, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 22, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20162,017 words Article 1530LWe analyzed signs and symptoms in 90 patients diagnosed with acute HIV infection in a community-based program that offered universal HIV-1 nucleic acid amplification testing. Forty-seven (52%) patients reported ongoing...

• Cryptococcus gattii Complex Infections in HIV-Infected Patients, Southeastern United States.

  Authors:Kaylee T. Bruner, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Andres F. Henao-Martinez, Gregory M. Steele, and Daniel B. ChastainFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 24, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20184,276 words Article 1430LCryptococcus gattii traditionally infects immunocompetent hosts and causes devastating pulmonary or central nervous system disease. However, this infection rarely occurs in patients infected with HIV. We report 3 cases...

• Social Stigma and Knowledge of Tuberculosis and HIV among Patients with Both Diseases in Thailand

  Authors:Sirinapha X. Jittimanee, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Wanitchaya Kittikraisak, Channawong Burapat, Somsak Akksilp, Nopphanath Chumpathat, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 4, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 23, 20093,909 words Article 1670LIntroduction Disease-related stigma and knowledge are believed to be associated with patients' willingness to seek treatment and adherence to treatment. HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) presents unique challenges,...

• Association of HIV Diversity and Survival in HIV-Infected Ugandan Infants

  Authors:Maria M. James, Lei Wang, Philippa Musoke, Deborah Donnell, Jessica Fogel, William I. Towler, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 14, 20117,826 words Article 1490LBackground The level of viral diversity in an HIV-infected individual can change during the course of HIV infection, reflecting mutagenesis during viral replication and selection of viral variants by immune and other...

• HIV Infection Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Constriction in Presumed Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Prospective Observational Study

  Authors:Mpiko Ntsekhe, Charles S. Wiysonge, Freedom Gumedze, Gary Maartens, Patrick J. Commerford, Jimmy A. Volmink, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 3, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 4, 20082,734 words Clinical report 1600LBackground Pericardial constriction is a serious complication of tuberculous pericardial effusion that occurs in up to a quarter of patients despite anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. The impact of human...

• HIV Infection in Adults: Initial Management.

  Authors:Ronald Goldschmidt and Carolyn ChuFrom:American Family Physician (Vol. 103, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 1, 20213,800 words Article 1780LThe HIV epidemic is an important public health priority. Transmissions continue to occur despite effective therapies that make HIV preventable and treatable. Approximately one-half of people with HIV are not receiving...

• When should antiretroviral therapy be started for HIV-infected infants in resource-limited settings?

  Authors:Andrew Prendergast, Mark Cotton, and Diana M GibbFrom:HIV Therapy (Vol. 2, Issue 3)

  May 20085,301 words Disease/Disorder ove... Author(s): Andrew Prendergast [[dagger]] 1 , Mark Cotton 2 , Diana M Gibb 3 Globally, 1200 HIV-infected infants are born daily. Disease progression in infancy is rapid, with untreated mortality of over 50% by 2 years...

• Opt-out of Voluntary HIV Testing: A Singapore Hospital's Experience

  Authors:Arlene C. Chua, Yee Sin Leo, Philippe Cavailler, Christine Chu, Aloysius Ng, Oon Tek Ng, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 6, 20123,432 words Article 1470LAuthor(s): Arlene C. Chua 1 , * , Yee Sin Leo 1 , Philippe Cavailler 2 , Christine Chu 3 , Aloysius Ng 3 , Oon Tek Ng 1 , Prabha Krishnan 3 Introduction In 2010, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 441...

• The Spectrum of Cancers in West Africa: Associations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

  Authors:Aristophane Tanon, Antoine Jaquet, Didier K. Ekouevi, Jocelyn Akakpo, Innocent Adoubi, Isidore Diomande, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 29, 20125,793 words Article 1620LBackground Cancer is a growing co-morbidity among HIV-infected patients worldwide. With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in developing countries, cancer will contribute more and more to the HIV/AIDS...

• Performance of Rapid Point-of-Care and Laboratory Tests for Acute and Established HIV Infection in San Francisco

  Authors:Christopher D. Pilcher, Brian Louie, Shelley Facente, Sheila Keating, John Hackett, Ana Vallari, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 12, 20135,882 words Article 1630LBackground Current laboratory and point-of-care tests for HIV detect different analytes and use different sample types. Some have fast turnaround times (<1 hour). We investigated how HIV test choice could impact case...

• Validation of 2006 WHO Prediction Scores for True HIV Infection in Children Less than 18 Months with a Positive Serological HIV Test

  Authors:Cecile Alexandra Peltier, Christine Omes, Patrick Cyaga Ndimubanzi, Gilles Francois Ndayisaba, Sara Stulac, Vic Arendt, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 4, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 24, 20093,832 words Clinical report 1470LIntroduction All infants born to HIV-positive mothers have maternal HIV antibodies, sometimes persistent for 18 months. When Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is not available, August 2006 World Health Organization...

• Gastrointestinal Symptoms in HIV-Infected Patients: Female Sex and Smoking as Risk Factors in an Outpatient Cohort in Brazil

  Authors:Annelisa Silva e Alves de Carvalho Santos, Erika Aparecida Silveira, and Marianne de Oliveira FalcoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 17, 20164,633 words Article 1330LThis study aimed to estimate the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) and associated factors in an outpatient cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) followed between October 2009 and July 2011. We...