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Ten‐Year Follow‐Up After 96 Weeks Treatment With Peginterferon Plus Tenofovir in Hepatitis D (HIDIT‐II): Improved Clinical Outcome After Combination Therapy

United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic delta hepatitis represents a major health burden. Until recently, pegylated interferon‐alfa‐2a (PEG‐IFNα) therapy was the only treatment option for patients infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). The aim of this study was to evaluate 10‐year long‐term clinical and virological outcomes after 96 weeks of treatment with PEG ...
Cihan Yurdaydin, Julia Kahlhöfer, Florin Alexandru Caruntu, Kendal Yalcin, Selim Gürel, Ulus S. Akarca, Kathrin Sprinzl, Hans H. Bock, Jan‐Hendrik Bockmann, George V. Papatheodoridis, Uta Merle, Münevver Demir, Svenja Hardtke, Onur Keskin, Ramazan Idilman, Markus Cornberg, Heiner Wedemeyer, Anika Wranke   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financing issues in proposed HIV/AIDS intervention of providing anti-retroviral drugs to selected regions in India [PDF]

The development of antiretroviral therapy has given a new hope for people living with acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. In the face of increased disease burden due to HIV the global and political commitment towards controlling the pandemic has ...
Bhat Ramesh, Saha Somen
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The Political Economy of Patent Buyouts

The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Incentivizing innovation through buyouts may alleviate the social costs associated with patent power, but the political economy and feasibility of this potentially important financing mechanism have been understudied. We study an international setting of countries with different innovation and financing capabilities, and where financing ...
Amal Ahmad, Dominik Naeher, Sebastian Vollmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in the single-tablet regimen era

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and the associated factors according to the type of regimen used: Single Tablet Regimen or Multiple Tablet Regimen.
Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato, Micheline Rosa Silveira, Palmira de Fátima Bonolo, Edna Afonso Reis, Francisco de Assis Acurcio   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preferred antiretroviral drugs for the next decade of scale up [PDF]

, 2012
Global commitments aim to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) to 15 million people living with HIV by 2015, and recent studies have demonstrated the potential for widespread ART to prevent HIV transmission.
Andrieux-Meyer, Isabelle, Cahn, Pedro, Calmy, Alexandra, Clayden, Polly, Ford, Nathan, Goemaere, Eric, Katlama, Christine, Levin, Andrew, Lynch, Sharonann, Raguin, Gilles, Vitoria, Marco   +10 more
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Trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder and their impact on HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India: A longitudinal assessment of clinic‐based data

Addiction, Volume 120, Issue 4, Page 745-755, April 2025.
Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use throughout 1 year following MOUD initiation and to examine the association of trajectory membership with HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India.
Allison M. McFall, Lakshmi Ganapathi, Mihili P. Gunaratne, Aylur K. Srikrishnan, Conjeevaram K. Vasudevan, Santhanam Anand, Sunil S. Solomon, Shruti H. Mehta, Gregory M. Lucas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substance Use and Sex Index version 2 (SUSI‐2): Validation of a brief questionnaire for the measurement of behaviours associated with transmission of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study sought to validate a community‐acceptable Substance Use & Sex Index (SUSI) for use in substance use intervention research. SUSI aims to measure behaviours associated with the transmission of blood‐borne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among people who use substances and incorporate contemporary sexual ...
Brendan Clifford, Raimondo Bruno, Liam Acheson, Michael E. Cecilio, Krista J. Siefried, Jack Freestone, Vincent J. Cornelisse, Brendan Crozier, Nicky Bath, Nadine Ezard   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A randomised trial of subcutaneous intermittent interleukin-2 without antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients: the UK-Vanguard Study [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: The objective of the trial was to evaluate in a pilot setting the safety and efficacy of interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy when used without concomitant antiretroviral therapy as a treatment for HIV infection.
Abrams, Ann Sullivan, Carr, Carr, Carr, Christian Herzmann, Clive Loveday, Connelly, Crespo-Fierro, Davey, Davey, Davey, Dewar, Emery, Emery, Emery, George Janossy, H. Clifford Lane, Handan Wand, Jorge A Tavel, Kovacs, Kovacs, Lederman, Levy, Lisa Fosdick, Losso, Margaret A Johnson, Mark Nelson, Martin Fisher, Matthews, Mercolino, Mike Youle, Palella, Pillay, Pozniak, Richard T Davey, Ruxrungtham, Sean Emery, Sereti, Sereti, Smith, Stein, Urdea, Verbeke, Yeni   +44 more
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The association of methadone use with physical function and frailty among persons who inject drugs

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Persons who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high burden of early‐onset frailty, primarily due to multifactorial causes such as infections (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], hepatitis C virus [HCV]), substance use, and polypharmacy.
Grace L. Kulik, Hsing‐Yu Hsu, Jacqueline Rudolph, Yutong Jiang, Kristine M. Erlandson, Damani A. Piggott, Shruti Mehta, Jeremy D. Walston, Gregory Kirk, Todd T. Brown, Jing Sun   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of compliance to antiretroviral treatment among patients with HIV/AIDS

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To analyze the compliance to antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients. Method: 99 HIV-positive volunteers undergoing treatment responded to a semi-structured sociodemographic interview and to a questionnaire that assessed compliance to ...
Hélia Carla de Souza, Márcio Rabelo Mota, Amanda Ribeiro Alves, Filipe Dinato Lima, Sandro Nobre Chaves, Renata Aparecida Elias Dantas, Samuel Barbosa Mezavila Abdelmur, Ana Paula Vaz da Silva Mota   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source