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Polypharmacy, Medication-Related Burden and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in People Living with HIV Aged 50 and Above: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hunan, China

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2022
Chunyuan Zheng, Jingjing Meng, Xueling Xiao, Ying Xie, Di Zhao, Honghong Wang Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Honghong WangXiangya Nursing School, Central South University, 172 ...
Zheng C, Meng J, Xiao X, Xie Y, Zhao D, Wang H   +5 more
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Condom utilization among female sex workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: sexually transmitted infections are among the most important public health problems in the world. People who indulge in unsafe sex, such as female sex workers are the most at risk population groups due to multiple sexual partners and ...
Masresha Molla Tamene, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Getahun Kebede Beyera   +2 more
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Seven year review of retention in HIV care and treatment in federal medical centre Ido-Ekiti

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: poor retention of patients in care is a major driver of poor performance and increased morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS programme despite the expansion and advancement Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART).
Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde, Olujide John Ojo, Oladele Ademola Atoyebi, David Sylvanus Ekpo, Adebusuyi Opeyemi Ogundana, Temitope Oluseun Olaniyan, John Adeyemi Owoade   +6 more
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Histórias de vida de mulheres HIV+ ativistas: mudanças e permanências Life stories of HIV+ women activists: changes and permanency

Revista Estudos Feministas, 2012
Nesses anos de seu reconhecimento, a aids tem obrigado a desnaturalizar questões sociais e culturais construídas historicamente e que são parte dos signos, das normas e dos códigos que balizam a estrutura e a organização da sociedade, impondo outros ...
Flávia Fernandes de Carvalhaes, Fernando Silva Teixeira Filho   +1 more
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An Aggressive Plasmablastic Lymphoma of the Oral Cavity as Primary Manifestation of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
Introduction Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare entity that was first described in the jaws and the oral cavity of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Marcelo Corti, Gonzalo Minué, Ana Campitelli, Marina Narbaitz, Leonardo Gilardi   +4 more
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Ethical implications of HIV self-testing: the game is far from being over

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
The use of combined Anti-Retroviral Therapy (cART) has been revolutionary in the history of the fight against HIV-AIDS, with remarkable reductions in HIV associated morbidity and mortality.
Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Chobufo Muchi Ditah, Paschal Kum Awah, Nkoke Clovis Ekukwe   +3 more
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Mycological Profile of Sputum of HIV Positive Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and its Correlation with CD4+ T Lymphocyte Count [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Fungal respiratory infections are important cause of mortality and morbidity among HIV positive individuals. They account for up to 70% of illness in Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease Syndrome cases (AIDS).
Jyotsna Chandwani, Nitya Vyas, Saroj Hooja, Babita Sharma, Rakesh Maheshwari   +4 more
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Progression to AIDS in SIV-infected rhesus macaques is associated with distinct KIR and MHC class I polymorphisms and NK cell dysfunction

Frontiers in Immunology, 2014
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) regulate the activity of NK cells and have been shown to be associated with susceptibility to a number of human infectious diseases.
Christina eAlbrecht, Dörthe eMalzahn, Markus eBrameier, Meike eHermes, Aftab A Ansari, Lutz eWalter   +5 more
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The dual nature of TDC – bridging dendritic and T cells in immunity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
TDC are hematopoietic cells combining dendritic and T cell features. They reach secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) and peripheral organs (liver and lungs) after FLT3‐dependent development in the bone marrow and maturation in the thymus. TDC are activated and enriched in SLOs upon viral infection, suggesting that they might play unique immune roles, since
Maria Nelli, Mirela Kuka
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“Swallowing these drugs every day, you get tired”: a mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators to retention and HIV viral load suppression among the adolescents living with HIV in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background Adolescents aged 10–19 years, living with HIV (ALHIV) lag in attaining optimal viral load suppression (VLS) rates and retention in care. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to both treatment outcomes in TASO Mbale and TASO ...
Bonniface Oryokot, Andrew Kazibwe, Abraham Ignatius Oluka, David Kagimu, Baker Bakashaba, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Twaha Mafabi, Charles Odoi, Abubaker Kawuba, Yunus Miya, Bernard Michael Etukoit, Kenneth Mugisha, Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo   +12 more
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