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• 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 , *...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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,...

• 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...

• 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...

• Asymptomatic reproductive tract infections/sexually transmitted infections among HIV positive women

  Authors:S. Bhattar, P. Bhalla, D. Rawat, R. Tripathi, R. Kaur, and K. SardanaFrom:Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (Vol. 33, Issue 3)

  July-September 20151,363 words Article 1650LByline: S. Bhattar, P. Bhalla, D. Rawat, R. Tripathi, R. Kaur, K. Sardana This study aims to highlight the importance of screening all HIV positive women for various reproductive tract infections/sexually transmitted...

• The occasional HIV-infected patient

  Authors:Ketty Anderson and James OwenFrom:Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (Vol. 23, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20182,062 words Article 1760LINTRODUCTION HIV infection is an increasingly common diagnosis in rural and urban family practice. About 75 000 Canadians live with HIV/AIDS, 21% of whom are not aware of their HIV diagnosis. (1) As capable purveyors...

• Performance of Risk-Based Criteria for Targeting Acute HIV Screening in San Francisco

  Authors:Shelley N. Facente, Christopher D. Pilcher, Wendy E. Hartogensis, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Susan S. Philip, Brian Louie, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 6, 20115,101 words Article 1730LBackground Federal guidelines now recommend supplemental HIV RNA testing for persons at high risk for acute HIV infection. However, many rapid HIV testing sites do not include HIV RNA or p24 antigen testing due to...

• Attrition through Multiple Stages of Pre-Treatment and ART HIV Care in South Africa

  Authors:Matthew P. Fox, Kate Shearer, Mhairi Maskew, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Kate Clouse, and Ian SanneFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20, 20145,690 words Article 1500LIntroduction While momentum for increasing treatment thresholds is growing, if patients cannot be retained in HIV care from the time of testing positive through long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART),...

• Are routine tuberculosis programme data suitable to report on antiretroviral therapy use of HIV-infected tuberculosis patients?

  Authors:Miranda Brouwer, Paula Samo Gudo, Chalice Mage Simbe, Paula PerdigA[pounds sterling]o, and Frank van LethFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 18, 20133,337 words Report 1240LBackground Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is lifesaving for HIV-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients. ART-use by these patients lag behind compared to HIV-testing and co-trimoxazole preventive therapy. TB programmes...

• Diagnostic Performance of Interferon-Gamma Releasing Assay in HIV-Infected Patients in China

  Authors:Yanhua Yu, Xiuying Zhao, Wen Wang, Hao Wu, Ming Chen, Wenhao Hua, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2, 20133,377 words Article 1290LAuthor(s): Yanhua Yu 1, Xiuying Zhao 1, Wen Wang 2, Hao Wu 2, Ming Chen 1, Wenhao Hua 3, Huizhu Wang 3, Ting Wei 4, Yanmei Jiao 2, Guizhen Sun 1, Wei Li 2,* Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most...

• Classification Models for Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV Infection Based on Demographic and Clinical Variables

  Authors:Jose A. Munoz-Moreno, Nuria Perez-Alvarez, Amalia Munoz-Murillo, Anna Prats, Maite Garolera, M. Angels Jurado, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19, 20145,204 words Article 1390LObjective We used demographic and clinical data to design practical classification models for prediction of neurocognitive impairment (NCI) in people with HIV infection. Methods The study population comprised...