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Surveillance of recent HIV infections among newly diagnosed HIV cases in Germany between 2008 and 2014

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background The HIV surveillance system in Germany is based on mandatory, anonymous notification of newly diagnosed HIV cases by laboratories. Because the time between HIV infection and the diagnosis of HIV varies widely between persons, it is difficult ...
Alexandra Hofmann, Andrea Hauser, Ruth Zimmermann, Claudia Santos-Hövener, Jörg Bätzing-Feigenbaum, Stephan Wildner, Claudia Kücherer, Norbert Bannert, Osamah Hamouda, Viviane Bremer, Barbara Bartmeyer   +10 more
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Immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among clinic staff in New York City

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment (iART) is a proven intervention that significantly decreases time to viral suppression and increases patient retention.
Daniel Bertolino, Abigail Baim-Lance, Erica D’Aquila, Freda Coren, Bisrat Abraham   +4 more
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Aging and HIV Infection [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 2006
With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in mid-1995, the prognosis for HIV-infected individuals has brightened dramatically. However, the conjunction of potent antiviral therapy and longer life expectancy may engender a variety of health risks that, heretofore, HIV specialists have not had to confront.
Rakhi, Kohli, Robert S, Klein, Ellie E, Schoenbaum, Kathryn, Anastos, Howard, Minkoff, Henry S, Sacks   +5 more
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Comparison of an in-house real-time duplex PCR assay with commercial HOLOGIC® APTIMA assays for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in urine and extra-genital specimens

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Extra-genital Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections are mostly asymptomatic, and important reservoir sites of infection as they often go undetected and may be more difficult to eradicate with recommended therapeutic ...
Johanna M. E. Venter, Precious M. Mahlangu, Etienne E. Müller, David A. Lewis, Kevin Rebe, Helen Struthers, James McIntyre, Ranmini S. Kularatne   +7 more
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage in Germany: systematic review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Despite being considered as a low prevalence country for hepatitis B (HBV), some populations in Germany are at higher risk of infection.
Gyde Steffen, Ida Sperle, Thomas Harder, Navina Sarma, Sandra Beermann, Roma Thamm, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, Sandra Dudareva   +8 more
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A Landscape Analysis of Offering HIV Testing Services Within Family Planning Service Delivery

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2021
Introduction: Offering HIV testing services (HTS) within sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is a priority, especially for women who have a substantial risk.
Alison L. Drake, Caitlin Quinn, Nancy Kidula, Euphemia Sibanda, Petrus Steyn, Magdalena Barr-DiChiara, Muhammad S. Jamil, Michelle Rodolph, Mary E. Gaffield, James Kiarie, Rachel Baggaley, Cheryl Johnson   +11 more
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Resurgence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Switzerland : mathematical modelling study [PDF]

New HIV infections in men who have sex with men (MSM) have increased in Switzerland since 2000 despite combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). The objectives of this mathematical modelling study were: to describe the dynamics of the HIV epidemic in ...
Bezemer, Daniela, Bucher, Heiner C., de Wolf, Frank, Derendinger, Steven, Fraser, Christophe, Gebhardt, Martin, Glass, Tracy R., Jeannin, André, Low, Nicola, Swiss HIV, Cohort Study, van Sighem, Ard, Vernazza, Pietro, Vidondo, Beatriz   +12 more
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Population-Level Benefits from Providing Effective HIV Prevention Means to Pregnant Women in High Prevalence Settings [PDF]

Background:HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Southern Africa is extremely high. Epidemiological studies suggest that pregnancy increases the risk of HIV sexual acquisition and that HIV infections acquired during pregnancy carry higher risk of mother-
AD Lyerly, AM Foss, B Ferry, CD Chambers, Claire Thorne, D Morgan, Dobromir Dimitrov, DT Dimitrov, Elizabeth R. Brown, GS Birkhead, Jeannie Marrazzo, JM Baeten, K Porter, KB Patterson, L Johnson, LS Montana, Marie-Claude Boily, MC Boily, MC Boily, MH Latka, NR Mugo, PM Garcia, Q Abdool Karim, R Beigi, R Macklin, RH Gray, Richard Beigi, RM Grant, S Dube, SC Kalichman, SF Goldkind, TM Rehle, V Leroy   +32 more
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HIV Infection

Neurologic Clinics, 1993
Drug use will soon become the major risk for transmission of HIV infection in the United States, which will result in near equal incidence of the disease in men and women and more affected children. This has serious implications for the health care community and for the community at large.
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HIV infection in the elderly

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2008
In the US, an estimated 1 million people are infected with HIV, although one-third of this population are unaware of their diagnosis. While HIV infection is commonly thought to affect younger adults, there are an increasing number of patients over 50 years of age living with the condition.
Nancy Nguyen, Mark Holodniy
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