Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has progressively improved the life expectancies in HIV positive children. These antiretroviral drugs could possibly have an influence on the oral health status.
G Shanmugavadivel +5 more
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Associated oral manifestations with HIV southeastern Brazilian patients on antiretroviral therapy
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of oral lesions in patients living with HIV infection and their association with CD4 count, viral load, and antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV.
Brisa Ketrine Lustosa de Souza +6 more
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Effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive children: evaluation at 12 months in a routine program in Cambodia. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Increasing access to highly active antiretroviral therapy to reach all those in need in developing countries (scale up) is slowly expanding to HIV-positive children, but documented experience remains limited. We aimed to describe the clinical,
Akao, K +9 more
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Drug resistance and viral tropism in HIV-1 subtype C-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for future treatment options [PDF]
Article approval pendingDrug resistance poses a significant challenge for the successful application of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) globally. Furthermore, emergence of HIV-1 isolates that preferentially use CXCR4 as a coreceptor for cell
Ashika Singh +48 more
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Panhypopituitarism in HIV patient receiving antiretroviral therapy
The article is dedicated to a clinical case of the panhypopituitarism development in a patient with HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy. The number of HIV-infected patients worldwide has increased significantly over the past decades.
Tatyana B. Morgunova +5 more
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Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and the Kidney [PDF]
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has dramatically altered the treatment and life expectancy of individuals who are infected with HIV. More than 20 antiretroviral drugs and drug combinations now are available in the United States. Nephrologists need to have an understanding of the pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral medications and the proper dosing ...
Jeffrey S, Berns, Nishaminy, Kasbekar
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Effect of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy on hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cell responses in patients who have resolved HBV infection [PDF]
Coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common occurrence in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive patients and an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality.
Bertoletti, A. +9 more
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy [PDF]
The barriers to providing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in poor countries have until recently seemed insurmountable. The cited problems have ranged from weak health systems and poor infrastructure to inadequate numbers of health professionals. In reality, the main barrier has been the very high cost of antiretroviral drugs.
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Nutrition in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [PDF]
Despite tremendous advances in treatment, persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection commonly experience a variety of nutritional problems, such as weight loss, fat redistribution, and obesity. We discuss basic dietary and metabolic problems as they pertain to persons with HIV infection and provide practical suggestions for their ...
A H, Shevitz, T A, Knox
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Directly observed antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Directly observed therapy has been recommended to improve adherence for patients with HIV infection who are on highly active antiretroviral therapy, but the benefit and cost-effectiveness of this approach has not been established conclusively.
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