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Discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with HIV infection who have a response to antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

, 2001
Background: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and a history of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia are at high risk for relapse if they are not given secondary prophylaxis. Whether secondary prophylaxis against P.
H. Furrer, Uberti-Foppa, C., Pradier, C., Bickel, M, Monforte, A D´Arminio, Bickel, M., M. M. E. Schneider, Uberti-Foppa, C, O. Kirk, Furrer, H, Kirk, O., Schneider, M. M., Kirk, O, Lundgren, Jens Dilling, Ledergerber, B., Mocroft, A., Ledergerber, B, Lundgren, J.D., M. Bickel, P. Reiss, Lundgren, J. D., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Pradier, C, A. d'Arminio Monforte, Lederberger, B., Furrer, H., Reiss, P, Schneider, MM, A. Mocroft, for eight European HIV Cohorts, B. Ledergerber, C. Pradier, J. D. Lundgren, Schneider, M.M.E., Mocroft, A, Reiss, P., C. Uberti Foppa   +36 more
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Management of Reduced Bone Mineral Density in HIV: Pharmacological Challenges and the Role of Exercise

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Low bone mineral density is becoming more common among people living with HIV following the use of current antiretroviral therapy drugs such as tenofovir.
Enock M. Chisati, Demitri Constantinou, Fanuel Lampiao   +2 more
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Pubertal development in HIV-infected African children on first-line antiretroviral therapy.

, 2015
To estimate age at attaining Tanner stages in Ugandan/Zimbabwean HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in older childhood and investigate predictors of delayed puberty, particularly age at ART ...
Prendergast, AJ, Musiime, V, Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M, ARROW Trial Team,, Szubert, AJ, Nathoo, K, Walker, Ann, Gibb, DM, Nahirya-Ntege, P, Kekitiinwa, A, Walker, AS   +10 more
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Using cost-effectiveness analyses to inform policy: the case of antiretroviral therapy in Thailand. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Much emphasis is put on providing evidence to assist policymakers in priority setting and investment decisions. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions is one technique used by policymakers in their decisions around the allocation ...
Walt, Gill, Tantivess, Sripen
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Implantable drug delivery system: Frontiers of medicine‐engineering interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
This review systematically summarizes the driving mechanisms of implantable on‐demand drug delivery systems (IDDS), including endogenous, exogenous, and closed‐loop strategies. It highlights the pivotal roles of flexible electronics and miniaturization in enhancing the tissue conformity and spatial adaptability.
Yu Zeng, Rongtai Su, Manyu Zhao, Xin Song, Ran Liu, Yuhao Zhou, Chaojuan Yang, Yanli Jiao, Xiao‐Wei Xiang, Lingqian Chang   +9 more
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Satisfaction of antiretroviral therapy services and its associated factors among adult clients attending antiretroviral therapy in Woliso town, Ethiopia

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background Antiretroviral therapy client satisfaction is a significant tool that enables to strengthen the quality of life of the clients. The study aimed to assess the satisfaction of clients with antiretroviral therapy services and its associated ...
Bayisa Abdissa, Rahel Abdissa, Jiregna Derega, Senahara Korsa Wake   +3 more
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Use of antiretroviral therapy in households and risk of HIV acquisition in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2004–12: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Global Health, 2014
Background: Studies of HIV-serodiscordant couples in stable sexual relationships have provided convincing evidence that antiretroviral therapy can prevent the transmission of HIV.
Alain Vandormael, MS, Prof. Marie-Louise Newell, PhD, Till Bärnighausen, MD, Prof. Frank Tanser, PhD   +3 more
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Tuberculosis control in a South African community with high HIV prevalence: the role of intensified case-finding and antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

This thesis investigates active TB case finding and antiretroviral therapy for tuberculosis control in a setting with high HIV prevalence in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kranzer, Katharina
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Cost-effectiveness of tenofovir instead of zidovudine for use in first-line antiretroviral therapy in settings without virological monitoring. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The most recent World Health Organization (WHO) antiretroviral treatment guidelines recommend the inclusion of zidovudine (ZDV) or tenofovir (TDF) in first-line therapy.
Phillips, AN, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano (146513), von Wyl Viktor, Phillips, Andrew N, Andrew N Phillips, Bertagnolio, S, Cambiano, V, Jens Lundgren, Valentina Cambiano, Silvia Bertagnolio, Pillay Deenan, Pillay, Deenan, Deenan Pillay (7888), Bertagnolio, Silvia, Miners Alec, Jordan, MR, Michael R. Jordan (146520), Cambiano, Valentina, von Wyl, Viktor, Viktor von Wyl, Phillips Andrew N., Jordan, Michael R, Cambiano Valentina, Miners, Alec, Pillay, D, Bertagnolio Silvia, Lundgren Jens, Miners, A, Andrew N. Phillips (146556), Lundgren, Jens, Alec Miners (146534), Viktor von Wyl (146506), Silvia Bertagnolio (57174), Michael R Jordan, Deenan Pillay, von Wyl, V, Lundgren, J, Jens Lundgren (146550), Jordan Michael R.   +39 more
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On‐site pilot‐scale advanced oxidation pretreatment of hospital wastewater: assessment of pharmaceuticals, pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and acute ecotoxicity

Journal of Chemical Technology &Biotechnology, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Hospital premises generate wastewater containing a wide spectrum of contaminants, such as pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and pathogenic microorganisms, whilst plenty of them are classified under the antibiotic resistant bacteria (ΑRΒ) category.
Andreas Kaliakatsos, Iosifina Gounaki, Spyros Dokianakis, Georgios Gkotsis, Maria‐Christina Nika, Eleni Aleiferi, Athanasios S Stasinakis, Nikos Katsarakis, Nikolaos S Thomaidis, Thrassyvoulos Manios, Michalis S Fountoulakis, Danae Venieri   +11 more
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