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Quality of Life of Pregnant Women Living with HIV/AIDS [PDF]
Objective to evaluate the quality of life of HIV positive (HIVþ) pregnant women using the HIV/AIDS Target Quality of Life (HAT-QoL) instrument. Methods cross-sectional study, conducted between May 2014 and November 2015 , with HIVþ pregnant women ...
Marysabel Pinto Telis Silveira +2 more
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Access to diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease/infection in endemic and non-endemic countries in the XXI century. [PDF]
In this article, Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF) Spain faces the challenge of selecting, piecing together, and conveying in the clearest possible way, the main lessons learnt over the course of the last seven years in the world of medical care for Chagas ...
Albajar-Vinas, P +4 more
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HIV surveillance in needlestick accidents with health workers [PDF]
Objective: To characterize the occurrence of needlestick accidents with health professionals submitted to rapid HIV tests. Methods: A descriptive, epidemiological study, carried out by notification of the occurrence of needlestick accidents in the ...
Janete Lane Amadei, Carina Ivatiuk
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Depression in women infected with HIV [PDF]
OBJETIVE:The number of women with HIV infection has been on the rise in recent years, making studies of the psychiatric aspects of this condition very important.
Valéria Antakly de Mello +1 more
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New Diagnostics for Tuberculosis: Fulfilling Patient Needs First [PDF]
An effective tuberculosis (TB) control programme requires early diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment. Any delays in diagnosing TB not only impair a patient's prognosis, but also increase the risks of transmitting the disease within the ...
Lemaire, J-F, Casenghi, M
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Southern Brazil has the highest prevalence rate of AIDS in the country and is the only region in the Americas where HIV-1 subtype C prevails. Objective: We evaluated the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in
Sandra Aparecida Manenti, MSc +9 more
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Acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-Kaposi's sarcoma) in an HIV sero-positive patient with syphilis and hepatitis C virus coinfection: clinical and dermatopathological features [PDF]
Acroangiodermatitis is an angioproliferative disease usually related to chronic venous insufficiency, and it is considered a clinical and histological simulator of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
Fred Bernardes Filho +4 more
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Electrolyte imbalance and sleep problems during anti-retroviral therapy: an under-recognized problem [PDF]
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and the anti-retroviral therapy (ART) associated complications necessitate that the medical care system keeps evolving for proper management of this group of patients.
Md Dilshad Manzar +7 more
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Chagas Disease Diagnostic Applications: Present Knowledge and Future Steps [PDF]
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a lifelong and debilitating illness of major significance throughout Latin America and an emergent threat to global public health.
Balouz, Virginia +2 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate different laboratory procedures for determining the etiologic diagnosis of equine recurrent uveitis regarding intraocular infection with Leptospira spp. and to establish a diagnostic guideline. Material and Methods Eighty horses with a history of ERU were ophthalmologically examined.
Lena Kirmse +3 more
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