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Low CD4 Counts and History of Sore Throat Predict High SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in Mwanza, Tanzania

COVID, 2023
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Helmut A. Nyawale, Mariam M. Mirambo, Fabian Chacha, Nyambura Moremi, Mohamed Mohamed, Phares C. Lutema, Betrand Msemwa, James Samwel Mundamshimu, Bartholomeo Nicholaus, Stephen E. Mshana   +9 more
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Screening Indicators of Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV infections in Prisoners

Viral Hepatitis Journal, 2012
Objective:The study was made in the prisoners who had been under risk for many infectious disease. Our goals to screen Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV indicators with serological methods. And to vaccinate in determined seronegative subjects
Elçin BALCI, Kamuran TÜRKER, Vesile ŞENOL, Osman GÜNEY   +3 more
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Human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity among sexually active adults in Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2011
IntroductionSexual transmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) has been implicated among homosexual men, but the evidence for sexual transmission among heterosexual individuals is controversial. We investigated the role of sexual transmission of HHV8 in a
Fatma M Shebl, Sheila C Dollard, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Benon Biryahwaho, Minal M Amin, Stella S Munuo, Wolfgang Hladik, Ruth Parsons, Barry I Graubard, Sam M Mbulaiteye   +9 more
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HIV Risk Behavior and Beliefs of HIV-Seropositive Drug Users [PDF]

Journal of Drug Issues, 1992
To assess HIV risk behavior, beliefs, attitudes and intentions among HIV-seropositive drug users (DUs), we studied 122 HIV-positive DUs (including ninety-five current injectors) participating in a longitudinal HIV-study among DUs in Amsterdam. All were familiar with their serostatus. Over a period of four months, 20% of the sample put others at risk of
Hartgers, C., Krijnen, P., van den Hoek, J.A.R., Coutinho, R.A., van der Pligt, J.   +4 more
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[Thrombocytopenia in HIV-1 seropositive hemophiliacs].

[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology, 1993
When platelet counts were compared in 1986 and 1992 in 117 anti-HIV antibody positive and negative hemophilia patients, a clear decrease was found in the positive group. In 1992 platelet counts < 150 x 10(9) were present in 23.5% of the positive group in contrast to 5.8% of the negative group. Comparing platelet counts with other clinical parameters, a
FUKUTAKE, Katsuyuki, YORIFUJI, Hisashi, KOIKE, Katsumasa, YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki, TATEYAMA, Masaki, SUGIMURA, Daisaku, YOSHIDA, Shinichi, TAKAHASHI, Yohko   +7 more
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Measles immunity among pregnant women aged 15–44 years in Namibia, 2008 and 2010

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: Namibia experienced a large measles outbreak starting in 2009, with 38% of reported cases in adults, including women of reproductive age. Population immunity was assessed among pregnant women to determine whether immunization activities were ...
Cristina V. Cardemil, Anna Jonas, Anita Beukes, Raydel Anderson, Paul A. Rota, Bettina Bankamp, Howard E. Gary Jr, Souleymane Sawadogo, Sadhna V. Patel, Sikota Zeko, Clementine Muroua, Esegiel Gaeb, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Sue Gerber, James L. Goodson   +14 more
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Seroprevalence Of HIV Among Truck Drivers

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1999
Research questions: What is the prevalence of HIV among truck drivers? Objective: To study the seroprevalence of HIV among truck drivers. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Truck Union of Patiala City and National Highway No. 1.
Singh G. B, Dhaliwal D. S, Sekhon A. S, Kaur K, Singh S, Kaur P   +5 more
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Costs and consequences of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for opt-out HIV testing. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2007
BACKGROUND: The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended opt-out HIV testing (testing without the need for risk assessment and counseling) in all health care encounters in the US for persons 13-64 years old ...
David R Holtgrave
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Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) antibody changes over time in a general population cohort in rural Uganda, 1992–2008

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2023
Background Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection is ubiquitous and in sub-Saharan Africa, occurs early in life. In a population-based rural African cohort, we leveraged historical samples from the General Population Cohort (GPC) in Uganda to examine the ...
Katherine R. Sabourin, Joseph Mugisha, Gershim Asiki, Angela Nalwoga, Nazzarena Labo, Wendell Miley, Rachel Beyer, Rosemary Rochford, Thomas W. Johnston, Robert Newton, Denise Whitby   +10 more
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Cryptococcus neoformans seropositivity and some haematological parameters in HIV seropositive subjects

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes meningitis worldwide and may be fatal in immunocompromised subjects. In Nigeria, cases have been reported with prevalence between 4 and 13.1% in Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients depending on the study subjects.
Rebecca C Chukwuanukwu, Nkemjika Uchenna, Smart I Mbagwu, Titus O Chukwuanukwu, Onyenekwe Charles   +4 more
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