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Long-term use of first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy is not associated with carotid artery stiffness in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objective: To evaluate whether or not highly active antiretroviral therapy is associated with carotid artery stiffness in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in Henan Province, China.
Haohui Zhu, Jianjun Yuan, Yisa Wang, Fan Gao, Xiao Wang, Changhua Wei, Jiyun Chen, Xiaohui Fan, Mei Zhang   +8 more
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Human Pegivirus Encephalitis With Brain Detection and Response to Sofosbuvir Ledipasvir

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human pegivirus (HPgV‐1) has been associated with severe encephalomyelitis in immunocompromised patients. Its neurological spectrum remains poorly defined. We report a slowly progressive encephalitis in a person living with well‐controlled HIV, characterized by white matter abnormalities and inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). HPgV RNA was
Antoine Moulignier, Françoise Heran, Francis Lallemand, Pierre Bourdillon   +3 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
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Diarrhea and AIDS in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
severe malnutrition, low-grade fever with night sweats, and, finally, a wasting away followed by death. Although multiple illness in HIV-infected patients. parasites, pathogenic bacteria, and, occasionally, viruses have been isolated from the stool of up to two-thirds of patients with AIDS, pathogen-specific therapy has generally been only Causes of ...
M, Kartalija, M A, Sande
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Humanized immune system animal models and their recent applications

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
In this review, we provide an updated and comprehensive overview of the current state of humanized immune system animal model research. We discuss the variety of techniques used to produce humanized mice with their respective strengths and weaknesses, and evaluate the advantages and limitations of these models, including issues with incomplete immune ...
Nicolas Skuli, Rudra B. Amin, A’ishah Bakayoko, Marisa Kruidenier, Sahara Aqui, Sarah J. Skuli, Terence P. Gade   +6 more
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Disseminated kaposi's sarcoma in an HIV-positive patient: A rare entity in an Indian patient

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016
AIDS-associated disseminated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare entity, especially in India due to the low prevalence of human herpes virus-8 infections in Indian population.
Biswanath Behera, Laxmisha Chandrashekar, Devinder Mohan Thappa, Pampa Ch Toi, Kolar Vishwanath Vinod   +4 more
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Mapping opioid exposure through prescription data and postmortem analysis of opioid drugs in multiple tissues

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Although opioids are central to end of life (EoL) care, tissue‐level opioid exposure remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between prescription‐derived morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) and measured morphine concentrations across multiple organs.
Niamh Higgins, Alan Wells, Nimish Patel, Nicole Muttera, Mattia Trunfio, Alessandra Manca, Amedeo De Nicolò, Micol Ferrara, Stefano Bonora, Jessica Cusato, Alice Palermiti, Antonio D'Avolio, Marissa Borochoff, Patricia K. Riggs, Elizabeth Hastie, Rabia S. Atayee, Stephanie Solso, Cheryl Dullano, Vanessa Gomez‐Moreno, Tara Tenenbaum, Robert Deiss, Davey M. Smith, Antoine Chaillon, Sara Gianella   +23 more
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PrEP at the site of action in cisgender and transgender women: A pharmacology study of blood and rectal CD4+ lymphocytes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background Female sex hormones used in feminizing hormone therapy (FHT) may influence activation and persistence of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications. The clinical relevance of this interaction remains unclear, particularly for transgender and cisgender women (TGW and CGW).
Elizabeth Hastie, Megha Srivasta, Edward R. Cachay, Leah Burke, Sara Gianella, Stephen Rawlings, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Craig Sykes, Angela D. M. Kashuba, Jill Blumenthal, Mackenzie L. Cottrell   +10 more
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Prevalence, correlates and under-diagnosis of clinical depression among adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy in a Tertiary Health Institution in northeastern Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2014
Clinical depression is a highly debilitating illness, which is often under-diagnosed and negatively impacts on the quality of life of its sufferers. When it co-exists with other medical conditions, its effect is even more incapacitating.
Abdu Wakawa Ibrahim, Mohammed Said Jidda, Musa Abba Wakil, Isa Bukar Rabbebe, Asuku Beida Omeiza, Haruna Yusuph, Adegboyega Ogunlesi, Umar Garba Suleiman   +7 more
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Cost analysis of initial highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens for managing human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients according to clinical practice in a hospital setting

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2013
Giorgio L Colombo,1,2 Antonella Castagna,3 Sergio Di Matteo,2 Laura Galli,3 Giacomo Bruno,2 Andrea Poli,3 Stefania Salpietro,3 Alessia Carbone,3 Adriano Lazzarin3,41Department of Drug Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Italy; 2Studi ...
Colombo GL, Castagna A, Di Matteo S, Galli L, Bruno G, Poli A, Salpietro S, Carbone A, Lazzarin A   +8 more
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