Efficient Identification of HIV Serodiscordant Couples by Existing HIV Testing Programs in South Brazil. [PDF]
, 2015 ObjectiveTo examine the feasibility of identifying HIV negative at risk individuals in HIV serodiscordant couples, during voluntary HIV testing in South Brazil.MethodsWe surveyed HIV testers at 4 public testing sites in Rio Grande do Sul.
Bisol, Claudia Alquati +9 more
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Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2000 Lentiviruses, a group of retroviruses that includes HIV-1, have been known to be neurovirulent since landmark studies by Sigurdsson and others, who showed that chronic lentiviral infections could take hold in the central nervous system (CNS; reviewed in ref. 1).
Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano +1 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 With the wider availability of antiretrovirals, the world's HIV population is aging. More than 10% of the 34.5 million HIV-positive individuals worldwide are over the age of 50 years and the average age continues to increase. In the USA more than 50% of the 1.3 million people with HIV are over 50 years old and by the year 2030 it is estimated that 70 ...
John D. Sorkin, Kris Ann Oursler
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BMC Women's Health, 2004 HEALTH ISSUE: The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in developed countries has changed from the early epidemic that affected primarily men who have sex with men, to one that increasingly affects other groups such as injecting drug users (IDU) and heterosexuals.
Chris P. Archibald, Marene Gatali
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Frequency of HIV testing among gay and bisexual men in the UK: implications for HIV prevention [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore HIV testing frequency among UK men who have sex with men (MSM) in order to direct intervention development. Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were completed by 2409 MSM in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in
Abbas +51 more
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Monitoring response to hepatitis B and C in EU/EEA: testing policies, availability of data on care cascade and chronic viral hepatitis-related mortality – results from two surveys (2016) [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a European Regional Action Plan (EAP) to fast-track action towards the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis. Robust monitoring is essential to assess national programme performance.
De Brujin +11 more
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Preparedness for use of the rapid result HIV self-test by gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM): a mixed methods exploratory study among MSM and those involved in HIV prevention and care [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore preparedness for the HIV self-test among men who have sex with men (MSM) and those involved in HIV prevention and care.
Ahmed, B. +10 more
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Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Concordant and Discordant Heterosexual Couples in China. [PDF]
, 2016 HIV seropositive individuals and their heterosexual partners/spouses, either seropositive or seronegative, are facing several mental health challenges.
Ji, Guoping +4 more
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Modeling Anti-HIV-1 HSPC-Based Gene Therapy in Humanized Mice Previously Infected with HIV-1. [PDF]
, 2018 Investigations of anti-HIV-1 human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC)-based gene therapy have been performed by HIV-1 challenge after the engraftment of gene-modified HSPCs in humanized mouse models.
An, Dong Sung +13 more
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The Long Noncoding RNA HEAL Regulates HIV-1 Replication through Epigenetic Regulation of the HIV-1 Promoter. [PDF]
, 2019 A major challenge in finding a cure for HIV-1/AIDS is the difficulty in identifying and eradicating persistent reservoirs of replication-competent provirus.
Chang, Kungyen +11 more
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