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Efficient Identification of HIV Serodiscordant Couples by Existing HIV Testing Programs in South Brazil. [PDF]

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, da Motta, Leonardo Rapone, Diaz, Ricardo Sobhie, Hecht, Frederick M, Kallas, Esper G, Kato, Sergio Kakuta, Paganella, Machline Paim, Pilcher, Christopher D, Sperhacke, Rosa Dea, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha   +9 more
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Fungal Infections in HIV-Infected Patients

Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi, 2006
Recent situation of HIV-related mycosis was discussed in this paper, with the analysis of 1) annual report of HIV trends in Japan by the AIDS epidemiology committee, 2) report of HIV-related opportunistic infections (OIs) collected by the AIDS-OIs research group funded by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and 3) 17 cases of HIV-related ...
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The Prevalence of HIV by Ethnic Group Is Correlated with HSV-2 and Syphilis Prevalence in Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2014
Background. This paper investigates two issues: do ethnic/racial groups with high HIV prevalences also have higher prevalences of other STIs? and is HIV prevalence by ethnic group correlated with the prevalence of circumcision, concurrency, or having ...
Chris Richard Kenyon, Kara Osbak, Jozefien Buyze   +2 more
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Cost-effectiveness of dual maternal HIV and syphilis testing strategies in high and low HIV prevalence countries: a modelling study

The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Summary: Background: Dual HIV and syphilis testing might help to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and syphilis through increased case detection and treatment.
Patricia J Rodriguez, MPH, D Allen Roberts, MPH, Julianne Meisner, BVM&S, Monisha Sharma, PhD, Morkor Newman Owiredu, MBChB, Bertha Gomez, MD, Maeve B Mello, PhD, Alexey Bobrik, MD, Arkadii Vodianyk, MD, Andrew Storey, MBA, George Githuka, MBChB, Thato Chidarikire, PhD, Ruanne Barnabas, DPhil, Magdalena Barr-Dichiara, MPH, Muhammad S Jamil, PhD, Rachel Baggaley, MBBS, Cheryl Johnson, MA, Melanie M Taylor, MD, Alison L Drake, PhD   +18 more
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The effect of anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on HIV plasma viral load: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Uganda. [PDF]

BACKGROUND: To investigate the effect of helminth infections and their treatment during pregnancy on HIV load, we conducted a 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial of albendazole versus placebo and praziquantel versus placebo in pregnant women in ...
Elliott, Alison M, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kizito, Dennison, Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, Jacqueline, Lule, Swaib, Muhangi, Lawrence, Muwanga, Moses, Nkurunziza, Peter, Webb, Emily L   +8 more
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Effect of anti-retroviral therapy on oxidative stress in hospitalized HIV-infected adults with and without TB. [PDF]

BackgroundHIV infection and opportunistic infections cause oxidative stress (OS), which is associated with tissue damage. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is used to treat HIV and decrease the risk of opportunistic infections, but it is unclear whether ART ...
Andama, Alfred, Bukenya, Andrew, Byanyima, Patrick, Davis, J Lucian, Huang, Laurence, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Matovu, Denis Kasozi, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Musisi, Emmanuel, Sanyu, Ingvar, Seremba, Emmanuel, Sessolo, Abdul, Walter, Nicholas D, Worodria, William, Zawedde, Josephine   +14 more
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Syphilis in pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil and the relationship between coinfection and mother-to-child transmission of HIV

BMC Public Health
Background HIV and syphilis are sexually transmitted infections of concern during pregnancy that affect women and children globally. However, limited data is available regarding the prevalence of syphilis infection among pregnant women living with HIV ...
Mayra Gonçalves Aragón, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Ana Paula Betaressi da Silva, Ronaldo de Almeida Coelho, Draurio Barreira, Angélica Espinosa Miranda   +6 more
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Are HIV smartphone apps and online interventions fit for purpose? [PDF]

Sexual health is an under-explored area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), particularly sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. Due to the stigma associated with these infections, people are often motivated to seek information online.
Brady M., Bussone A., Charani E., England P. H., Gkatzidou V., Huckvale K., Laksanasopin T., Muessig K. E., Qiu Y., Thompson B. M., UNAIDS.   +10 more
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Acceptability and performance of dual HIV/syphilis testing in male circumcision clients, 2021

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Background: Dual HIV/syphilis testing may be an acceptable intervention to identify men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and at risk of HIV acquisition.
Tendesayi Kufa, Ocean Tobaiwa, Ewaldé Cutler, Beverley Singh, Zinhle Brukwe, Venessa Maseko, Erushka Pillay, Philip Dorrell, Khumbulani Moyo, Lindokuhle Zondi, Yogan Pillay, Sean Patrick, Adrian Puren   +12 more
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Increased HIV Incidence in Men Who Have Sex with Men Despite High Levels of ART-Induced Viral Suppression: Analysis of an Extensively Documented Epidemic [PDF]

Background: There is interest in expanding ART to prevent HIV transmission, but in the group with the highest levels of ART use, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), numbers of new infections diagnosed each year have not decreased as ART coverage has ...
AG Babiker, Alec Miners, Alison E. Brown, Alison Rodger, AM Presanis, AN Phillips, AN Phillips, AN Phillips, Andrew N. Phillips, Anne M. Johnson, BG Brenner, CH Mercer, Chiyu Zhang, D Bezemer, D Donnell, D Pao, D Sudarshi, EA Torrone, ED Charlebois, F Hickson, F Lewis, F van Griensven, FC Lampe, Fiona Lampe, Fumiyo Nakagawa, GJ Hart, Graham Hart, J Elford, J Elford, JDA Ndawinz, Jens Lundgren, JLP Thompson, JM Murray, Jonathan Elford, JP Dodds, JS Koopman, JS Montaner, JSG Montaner, KA Powers, LK Bansi, LM Williamson, LM Williamson, M Das, M Fisher, MA Thompson, MS Clements, MS Cohen, RM Granich, S Yerly, SM Blower, V Cambiano, Valentina Cambiano, Valerie C. Delpech, WC Miller   +53 more
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