Polyoma BK virus: an emerging opportunistic infectious agent of the human central nervous system
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBK virus, a double-stranded DNA virus, is a member of the Polyomaviridae family which is known to infect humans. Clinical evidence of disease is mostly encountered in immunosuppressed individuals such as AIDS patients or those who undergo renal or bone ...
Rodrigo Lopes da Silva
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Health and health promotion and applied health psychology in sexual and stigmatized minority populations : a collection of papers and a monograph presented in application for the degree of Doctor of Science at Massey University [PDF]
, 2019 This Doctor of Science comprises a number of published works, listed in the attached file. As such due to copyright restriction they are not included here but can be accessed individually from the publisher.
Ross, Michael W.
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Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 2011 HIV infection, a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is rapidly becoming one of the greatest public health challenges faced by medical doctors, public health experts, implementers, biomedical scientists, governments, medical institutions, nongovernmental organisations, as well as communities and the vulnerable population in any ...
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Physician adherence to guidelines for tuberculosis and HIV care in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection among HIV-infected patients in Brazil. Brazil's national policy for HIV care recommends screening for latent tuberculosis (TB) and implementing isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT ...
Valeria Saraceni +8 more
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Designing Primary Prevention for People Living with HIV [PDF]
, 2000 Today, there are new reasons for a sharper focus on prevention for people living with HIV. Growing numbers of people with the disease are living more healthy, sexual lives.
Chris Collins +3 more
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Immune compromise in HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfection with paradoxical resolution of CD4 lymphocytosis during antiretroviral therapy: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) and human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infections have complex effects on adaptive immunity, with specific tropism for, but contrasting effects on, CD4 T lymphocytes: depletion with HIV-1, proliferation
Bangham, C +6 more
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Rapid onset of hypercalcemia from high-grade lymphoma in the setting of HIV-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. [PDF]
, 2019 Hypercalcemia in HIV patients has been previously reported, but 1,25-(OH)2 vitamin D-mediated hypercalcemia, due to increased activity of extrarenal 1-alpha hydroxylase, is rarely described with HIV-related infections or malignancies.
Bikle, Daniel +5 more
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Alternative Medicines for HIV/AIDS in Resource-Poor\ud Settings: Insight from Traditional Medicines Use in Sub-\ud Saharan Africa [PDF]
To document the utilization of traditional medicines in managing human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) opportunistic infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
Maroyi, Alfred
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AIDS Research and Therapy, 2011 Background HAART has significantly reduced AIDS-related morbidity in children. However, limited evidence is available from developing countries regarding patterns of opportunistic illnesses.
Heukelbach Jorg +3 more
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The Indonesian Journal of Public HealthIntroduction : Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the co-infections with high morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The prevalence of Tuberculosis in HIV patients in Indonesia ranges from 19.7% to 61.5%.
Rico januar Sitorus +4 more
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