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Reaching the unreached: Performance of an enhanced peer outreach approach to identify new HIV cases among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in HIV programs in West and Central Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Finding new HIV-positive cases remains a priority to achieve the UNAIDS goals. An enhanced peer outreach approach (EPOA) was implemented to expand the delivery of HIV services to female sex workers (FSWs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in three ...
Tiffany A Lillie, Navindra E Persaud, Meghan C DiCarlo, Dismas Gashobotse, Didier R Kamali, Magda Cheron, Lirica Nishimoto, Christopher Akolo, Hally R Mahler, Maria C Au, R Cameron Wolf   +10 more
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Anal, penile, and oral high-risk HPV infections and HPV seropositivity in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men.

PLoS ONE, 2014
The effects of single or multiple concordant HPV infections at various anatomical sites on type-specific HPV seropositivity are currently unknown. In this cross-sectional study we assessed whether high-risk HPV infections at various anatomical sites (i.e.
Vera M van Rijn, Sofie H Mooij, Madelief Mollers, Peter J F Snijders, Arjen G C L Speksnijder, Audrey J King, Henry J C de Vries, Arne van Eeden, Fiona R M van der Klis, Hester E de Melker, Marianne A B van der Sande, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus-8 in HIV-1 Infected and Uninfected Individuals in Cameroon

Viruses, 2013
We evaluated the prevalence of HHV-8 antibodies in 516 plasma samples collected from HIV positive and negative patients from blood banks and urban areas of Cameroon.
Owen Wood, Bih Awazi, Indira K. Hewlett, Viswanath Ragupathy, Sherwin Lee, Christelle Mbondji-Wonje   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-HIV seropositivity among different group of patients; an observation from a secondary medical center in an endemic area of HIV infection [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Epidemiology, 2019
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an important medical problem worldwide. Since there is still no curative treatment, the good management for the HIV infected patient is necessary.
Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Association of Patients’ Geographic Origins with Viral Hepatitis Co-infection Patterns, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To determine if hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive patients vary with patients’ geographic origins, we studied co-infections in HIV-seropositive adults.
Santiago Pérez Cachafeiro, Ana María Caro-Murillo, Juan Berenguer, Ferran Segura, Felix Gutiérrez, Francesc Vidal, Maria Ángeles Martínez-Pérez, Julio Sola, Roberto Muga, Santiago Moreno, Julia Del Amo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limits of confidentiality: disclosure of HIV seropositivity [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2003
You are providing long-term follow-up to an HIV-positive patient on whom you operated several monthsago.Thepatientisactivelyengagedinasexualrelation-ship with one of your colleagues. The patient admitsthat he has not disclosed his HIV status to his partner,and adamantly refuses to do so. Which of the followingis your appropriate response?
Jones, James W., McCullough, Laurence B., Richman, Bruce W.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Misclassification of recent HIV-1 seroconversion in sub-Saharan Africa using the sensitive/less sensitive technique

Virology Journal, 2011
Background In resource-limited settings where HIV-1 is endemic, there is a need for simple, inexpensive but effective rapid methods for detecting recent infections and estimating incidence for the purposes of surveillance and management.
Hayford Anna A, Duedu Kwabena O, Sagoe Kwamena W   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased pre-existing Ad5 capsid and Ad35 neutralizing antibodies increase HIV-1 infection risk in the Step trial independent of vaccination. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The Step trial raised the possibility that uncircumcised men with pre-existing Ad5 neutralizing antibodies carried an increased risk of HIV infection after vaccination. Thus, understanding Ad seropositivity in humans is important to the development of an
Cheng Cheng, Lingshu Wang, Jason G D Gall, Martha Nason, Richard M Schwartz, M Juliana McElrath, Steven C DeRosa, John Hural, Lawrence Corey, Susan P Buchbinder, Gary J Nabel   +10 more
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Inebilizumab in AQP4‐Seropositive NMOSD: One‐Year Follow‐Up From a Multicenter, Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Real‐world evidence on inebilizumab among neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients is lacking. This study assessed inebilizumab among Chinese patients with aquaporin 4 autoantibody (AQP4‐IgG)‐seropositive NMOSD in a real‐world setting.
Mengcui Gui, Jiayang Zhan, Wei Li, Tao Jin, Dan He, Daishi Tian, Zhijun Li, Jing Lin, Yue Li, Hongyu Zhou, Bitao Bu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights From a Large International Sicca Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0–4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0–3) as predictors of DED signs (abnormal ocular ...
Pragnya R. Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source