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HIV and HIV dementia [PDF]

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, Dennis L. Kolson   +1 more
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Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2020
Background Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible.
Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer, Andrea Schneider, Kalvanya Padayachee, Shalon Balaguru Naidoo, Klaas Mtshweni, Ayanda Matau, Harry Hausler, Monique Marks   +10 more
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Effect of heat inactivation and bulk lysis on real-time reverse transcription PCR detection of the SARS-COV-2: an experimental study

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of heat inactivation and chemical bulklysis on SARS-CoV-2 detection. Results About 6.2% (5/80) of samples were changed to negative results in heat inactivation at 60 °C and about 8.7% (7/80) of samples
Dereje Leta, Gadissa Gutema, Gebremedhin Gebremichael Hagos, Regasa Diriba, Gutema Bulti, Tolawak Sura, Desta Ayana, Dawit Chala, Boki Lenjiso, Jaleta Bulti, Saro Abdella, Habteyes Hailu Tola   +11 more
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HIV and Aging [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
AbstractWith 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 ...
John D. Sorkin, Kris Ann Oursler
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Effect of heat inactivation for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) with reverse transcription real time polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR): evidence from Ethiopian study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a major public health importance and its specimen needs to be handled safely due to concerns of potential transmissibility to health care workers. Heat inactivation of the sample before nucleic acid
Belete Woldesemayat, Gebremedihin Gebremicael, Kidist Zealiyas, Amelework Yilma, Sisay Adane, Mengistu Yimer, Gadissa Gutema, Altaye Feleke, Kassu Desta   +8 more
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Integrating HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment Screening within Primary Healthcare Facilities: A Pilot Training Intervention

Nursing Research and Practice, 2022
HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment (H-NCI) remains a common comorbidity, which may affect several key health outcomes among people with HIV. However, there are shortages of appropriately skilled healthcare workers able to identify and manage H-NCI ...
Adele Munsami, Goodman Sibeko, Hetta Gouse, Sam Nightingale, John A. Joska   +4 more
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Women and HIV [PDF]

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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Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Knowledge of family planning (FP) is a key determinant of contraceptive use which ultimately plays a role in attainment of good health and in conduct of clinical research.
Annet Nanvubya, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Teddy Nakaweesa, Juliet Mpendo, Barbarah Kawoozo, Francis Matovu, Sarah Nabukalu, Geoffrey Omoding, Jed Kaweesi, John Ndugga, Onesmus Kamacooko, Kundai Chinyenze, Matt Price, Jean Pierre Van Geertruyden   +13 more
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Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy

Journal of family planning and reproductive health care, 2011
BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples.
Michael Rayment
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Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines 2017

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2017
These guidelines are intended as an update to those published in the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine in 2014 and the update on when to initiate antiretroviral therapy in 2015.
Graeme Meintjes, Michelle A. Moorhouse, Sergio Carmona, Natasha Davies, Sipho Dlamini, Cloete van Vuuren, Thandekile Manzini, Moeketsi Mathe, Yunus Moosa, Jennifer Nash, Jeremy Nel, Yoliswa Pakade, Joana Woods, Gert van Zyl, Francesca Conradie, Francois Venter   +15 more
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