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Effectiveness of GeneXpert® in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV/AIDS

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2021
OBJECTIVE To identify and synthesize the scientific knowledge produced regarding the effectiveness of the GeneXpert test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV/AIDS.
Mariana Gaspar Botelho Funari de Faria, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Ana Julia Gonçalves Camillo, Karina Fonseca de Souza Leite, Nanci Michele Saita, Valdes Roberto Bollela, Carlos Eduardo Menezes de Rezende, Aline Aparecida Monroe   +7 more
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Trends in AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men and among Injecting Drug Users, 1991-1996 [PDF]

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1998
Incidence trends for the 13 most frequent AIDS-defining opportunistic infections (OIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM, n = 15,588) and injecting drug users (IDUs, n = 4475) were examined using data abstracted from medical records in >90 hospitals and clinics in nine US cities during 1991-1996.
J L, Jones, D L, Hanson, M S, Dworkin, J E, Kaplan, J W, Ward   +4 more
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Disparities in the prevalence of AIDS related opportunistic infections in Nigeria- implications for initiating prophylaxis based on absolute CD4 Count [PDF]

Retrovirology, 2012
The differences that exist between the CD4 count strata at which certain opportunistic infections occur in sub Saharan Africa suggest that targeting prophylaxis at HIV patients in this part of the world based on data generated from developed countries may be one of the reasons why there is high HIV-related morbidity in Africa.
Nwuba Chioma, Okonkwo Robert, Abolarin Oluwafemi, Ogbu Ngozi, Modebelu Pauline   +4 more
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Highlights from the 24th conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections, 13-16 February 2017, Seattle, Washington, USA [PDF]

, 2017
From the 13th to 16th February 2017, researchers from around the world convened for the 24th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Bhagani, Sanjay, Colby, Donn J, Crowell, Trevor A, Gathogo, Esther N, Hill, Andrew, Hsu, Denise, Kinloch, Sabine, Lyall, Hermione, Malatinková, Eva, Polyak, Christina, Psomas, Christina, Trypsteen, Wim, Vandekerckhove, Linos   +12 more
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Causes of hospital admission of AIDS patients in southern Brazil, 2007 to 2012

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic is a worldwide phenomenon that has been modified with the implementation of effective antiretroviral therapy.
Anna Caroline Guerro, Iliana Barbosa Andretta, Soraya Lamin Bello, Daisson José Trevisol, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol   +4 more
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Neurological manifestations in people living with HIV/AIDS in the late cART era: a prospective observational study at a tertiary healthcare center in São Paulo, Brazil

HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 2021
Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency, spectrum, in-hospital mortality rate, and factors associated with death in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) presenting with neurological diseases from a middle-income country, as well as ...
João Paulo Telles, Ruan Fernandes, Tiago Dahrug Barros, Alvino Maestri, Thiago Vitoriano, Luciana Borges, Ralcyon Teixeira, Rosa Marcusso, Michel Haziot, Augusto Penalva De Oliveira, José Ernesto Vidal   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

CD4 cell count and the risk of AIDS or death in HIV-Infected adults on combination antiretroviral therapy with a suppressed viral load: a longitudinal cohort study from COHERE. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Most adults infected with HIV achieve viral suppression within a year of starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). It is important to understand the risk of AIDS events or death for patients with a suppressed viral load.
A. Antinori, A. Antoniadou, A. Castagna, A. Castagna, A. Cozzi-Lepri, A. D’, A. Mocroft, A. Mocroft, A. Mocroft, A. Noguera-Julian, A. Phillips, A. Rauch, A. Scherrer, B. Gazzard, B. Ledergerber, C. Colin, C. Leport, C. Lewden, C. Mussini, C. Mussini, C. Sabin, C. Sabin, C. Smit, C. Stephan, C. Stephan, C. Thorne, C. Thorne, C. Torti, C. Torti, C. Torti, D. Costagliola, D. Gibb, D. Haerry, E. Girardi, F. Dabis, F. de Wolf, F. Engsig, F. Gutierrez, F. Raffi, G. Chene, G. Fatkenheuer, G. Touloumi, H. Bucher, H. Bucher, H. Bucher, H. Furrer, H. Furrer, H. Furrer, I. Weller, J. Bohlius, J. Casabona, J. Casabona, J. Del Amo, J. Ghosn, J. Ghosn, J. Grarup, J. Kjaer, J. Miro, J. Munoz, J. Ramos, J. Reekie, J. Sterne, J. Warszawski, J.M. Miro, L. Galli, L. Meyer, L. Meyer, L. Meyer, L. Wittkop, M. Battegay, M. Battegay, M. Dorrucci, M. Egger, M. Fisher, M. Garrido, M. Paulsen, M. Prins, M. Prins, M. Psichogiou, M. Puoti, M. Sharland, M. Sharland, M.M. Krause, N. Brockmeyer, N. Obel, N. Obel, N. Obel, O. Kirk, O. Kirk, O. Kirk, O. Kirk, O. Lambotte, P. Morlat, P. Reiss, P. Reiss, P. Reiss, P. Tookey, R. Lodwick, R. Paredes, R. Teira, R. Thiebaut, R. Zangerle, R. Zangerle, R.Teira, S. Ayayi, S. De Wit, S. Grabar, S. Matheron, S. Perez-Hoyos, T. Goetghebuer, V. Bouteloup, V. Le Moing, V. von Wyl, Y. Young   +113 more
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The association between aids related stigma and major depressive disorder among HIV-positive individuals in Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundMajor depressive disorder in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is common and may be associated with a number of factors, including AIDS-related stigma, decreased CD4 levels, increased opportunistic infections and sociodemographic variables ...
Dickens Akena, Seggane Musisi, John Joska, Dan J Stein   +3 more
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Integrating tuberculosis and HIV care in the primary care setting in South Africa. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: In many countries including South Africa, the increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics have impacted significantly on already weakened public health services.
Anderson SR, Cantwell MF, Godfrey-Faussett P, Maher D, Rieder HL, World Health Organization   +5 more
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Subclinical tuberculosis among adults with HIV: clinical features and outcomes in a South African cohort

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Subclinical tuberculosis is an asymptomatic disease phase with important relevance to persons living with HIV. We describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and risk of mortality for HIV-infected adults with subclinical tuberculosis ...
Kristina L. Bajema, Ingrid V. Bassett, Sharon M. Coleman, Douglas Ross, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Anna Wald, Paul K. Drain   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source