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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
openaire   +2 more sources

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
core   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

A case of acanthosis nigricans in a HIV-infected patient [PDF]

, 2020
Background: To date, very little information is available concerning the relationship between acanthosis nigricans (AN) and infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
De Vincentiis, Ludovica, Di Paolo, Marcello, Iacovelli, Alessandra, Mezzaroma, Ivano, Palange, Paolo, Soda, Giuseppe   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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
openaire   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

Cryptococcal Antigen Testing in an Integrated Medical System: Eastern Wisconsin

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2020
Cryptococcosis is a serious environmentally acquired endemic fungal infection commonly associated with immunocompromised hosts. Little is known regarding frequency or distribution in Wisconsin.
Marianne Klumph, Brian Hoeynck, Dennis J. Baumgardner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Retinal Vascular Caliber and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. [PDF]

, 2018
PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between retinal vascular caliber and AMD in patients with AIDS.MethodsParticipants enrolled in the Longitudinal Study of the Ocular Complications of AIDS had retinal photographs taken at enrollment.
Danis, Ronald P, Hunt, Peter W, Jabs, Douglas A, Pak, Jeong Won, Van Natta, Mark L   +4 more
core   +1 more source