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Epidemiological Profile of Naïve HIV-1/AIDS Patients in Istanbul: The Largest Case Series from Turkey.
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The aim of the study was to report the epidemiological profile of HIV-1 positive patients from, Istanbul, Turkey, which has one of the lowest HIV-1/AIDS prevalences in Europe. The patients were followed by ACTHIV-IST group which was established by the Infectious Diseases Departments of five teaching hospitals (three university hospitals and two public hospitals) in Istanbul, Turkey. The HIV-1positive patients were added to the standard patient files in all of the centers; these files were then transferred to the ACTHIV-IST database in the Internet. A total of 829 naiv-untreated HIV-1 positive patients wer...
Source: Current HIV Research - April 11, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yemisen M, Aydın OA, Gündüz A, Ozgüneş N, Mete B, Ceylan B, Karaosmanoğlu HK, Yıldız D, Sargın F, Ozaras R, Tabak F Tags: Curr HIV Res Source Type: research
Aichi Virus Positivity in HIV-1 Seropositive Children Hospitalized with Diarrheal Disease.
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Aichi viruses (AiV) have been detected in patients with diarrheal diseases (DD). The aim of this study was to assess AiV infection rates in hospitalized children with DD, including 123 HIV-1 seropositive and 125 HIV-1 seronegative patients, in two public pediatric hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AiV was investigated by nested RT-PCR. The AiV-positive samples were also tested for specie A rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, enteric adenovirus and bocavirus in order to assess co-infections. AiV parcial genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses were performed. AiV were detected in 9/123 (7.32%) of the H...
Source: Current HIV Research - June 20, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rodrigues Portes SA, Mello Volotao Ed, Rose TL, Rocha MS, Trindade Pinheiro Xavier Mda P, de Assis RM, Fialho AM, Rocha MS, Miagostovich MP, Gagliardi Leite JP, Carvalho-Costa FA Tags: Curr HIV Res Source Type: research
Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease risk profiles of patients attending an HIV treatment clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
Danai Tavonga Zhou,1,2 Vitaris Kodogo,1 Kudzai Fortunate Vongai Chokuona,1 Exnevia Gomo,1 Olav Oektedalen,3 Babill Stray-Pedersen21Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Zimbabwe; 2Institute of Clinical Medicine, University in Oslo, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayAbstract: The chronic inflammation induced by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contributes to increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in HIV-infected individuals. HIV-infected patients generally benefit from ...
Source: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care - May 13, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Source Type: research
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for sexually-acquired HIV risk management: a review
James Wilton,1 Heather Senn,2 Malika Sharma,3 Darrell HS Tan4,5 1Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 3Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 4Division of Infectious Diseases, St Michael's Hospital, 5Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Abstract: Despite significant efforts, the rate of new HIV infections worldwide remains unacceptably high, highlighting the need for new HIV prevention strategies. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a new approach tha...
Source: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care - April 28, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Source Type: research
Neurodevelopmental delay in pediatric HIV/AIDS: current perspectives
Charlotte Blokhuis,1 Neeltje A Kootstra,2 Matthan WA Caan,3 Dasja Pajkrt1 1Department of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, 2Department of Experimental Immunology, 3Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Abstract: The effects of HIV on the developing nervous system of perinatally HIV (PHIV)-infected children are substantial, yet poorly understood. While the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) reduced the prevalence of HIV encephalopathy, many cART-treated PHIV-infected children still present with neurodevelopmen...
Source: Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine - January 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine Source Type: research
In-Hospital Mortality in HIV Patients Presenting to the ED In-Hospital Mortality in HIV Patients Presenting to the ED
Certain clinical and laboratory variables may be associated with in-hospital mortality among HIV patients presenting to the ED. What are they?HIV Medicine
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Journal Article Source Type: news
Development and Validation of the HIV-IMP Risk Score Development and Validation of the HIV-IMP Risk Score
Is this newly developed risk score a valid means of predicting in-hospital mortality in HIV patients?HIV Medicine
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - February 10, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Journal Article Source Type: news
Characteristics of Persistent Hyponatremia and Tolvaptan Treatment in Nine Hospitalized Patients With Advanced HIV Disease
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorPages 126-132DOI 10.1310/hct1503-126Authors
Ying Wen, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaYing Zhou, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaWen Wang, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaYu Wang, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaXu Lu, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affil...
Source: HIV Clinical Trials - June 19, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV Clinical Trials Source Type: research
People With HIV in Asia Ejected From Hospitals, Women SterilizedPeople With HIV in Asia Ejected From Hospitals, Women Sterilized
Some health workers in Asia are refusing to perform surgery and provide services for people living with HIV, and are even expelling patients from hospitals and forcing women to undergo sterilization, according to grassroots organizations. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 16, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Urine-Based Assay Cuts Mortality in African Trial of HIV-TBUrine-Based Assay Cuts Mortality in African Trial of HIV-TB
A commercially available urine-based assay reduced eight-week mortality among inpatients with HIV and suspected tuberculosis (TB) in a randomized clinical trial involving 10 hospitals in Africa. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 28, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
HIV Drug Heightens Birth Defect Risk if Taken During Conception HIV Drug Heightens Birth Defect Risk if Taken During Conception
The AIDS drug dolutegravir poses a small but significant risk of causing neural-tube defects for newborns when HIV-infected mothers are taking the drug when they conceive, according to surveillance data from hospitals throughout Botswana.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - July 24, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Publication date: Available online 11 August 2015 Source:The Lancet HIV Author(s): Nathan Ford, Zara Shubber, Graeme Meintjes, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Serge Eholie, Edward J Mills, Mary-Ann Davies, Marco Vitoria, Martina Penazzato, Sabin Nsanzimana, Lisa Frigati, Daniel O'Brien, Tom Ellman, Olawale Ajose, Alexandra Calmy, Meg Doherty Background Morbidity associated with HIV infection is poorly characterised, so we aimed to investigate the contribution of different comorbidities to hospital admission and in-hospital mortality in adults and children living with HIV worldwide. Methods Using a broad search strat...
Source: The Lancet HIV - August 12, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Facebook Graph Search in Medicine
Everyone has heard about the new Graph Search function on Facebook. It says “Want to start a book club or find a gym buddy? Connect with friends who like the same activities—and meet new people, too.” It will let Facebook users do searches by choosing different parameters (e.g. who goes to the same gym as me and is single).
Well, many bloggers are optimistic about this launch and think it will be used in medicine too. I don’t think so and everyone should hope I’ll be right. It’s fun to identify friends in my community who I share the same multiple interests with (e.g. sci-fi and reading book...
Source: ScienceRoll - January 26, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Dr. Bertalan Meskó Tags: Facebook Health 2.0 Medical Search Medicine Medicine 2.0 Video Web 2.0 Source Type: blogs
What the Atlanta HIV Data Tells Us About Public Health in America
This article was initially published in Georgia Health News.
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: THCB AIDSVu Atlanta CDC HIV Maithri Vangala Source Type: blogs
Kenya’s Journey Towards Zero New HIV Infections Falters
During shortages of antiretrovirals due to strikes by health staff, Lucia Wakonyo resorted to self-medication. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPSBy Miriam GathigahNAIROBI, Jan 29 2014 (IPS) In early January 2008, during the violence that rocked Kenya after disputed general elections, a man knocked at Lucia Wakonyo’s gate at Mathare Valley, in the sprawling Mathare slum.
“He was calling out for my neighbour and I told him my neighbour was not in. He pleaded to give him refuge,” Wakonyo told IPS.
When Wakonyo opened the gate, “he threw me to the ground and raped me,” she said. Two months later, she discovered she was pr...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 29, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Miriam Gathigah Tags: Africa Countdown to ZERO Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health Population Projects Regional Categories TerraViva Europe TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Ke Source Type: news
