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Stigma, HIV Risk Behavior, and HIV Seropositivity among Hijra and Transgender in India: Insights from Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: The hijra and transgender (H/TG) persons have enhanced risk of HIV infection. Objectives: We aimed to explore whether there were any associations between stigma, HIV risk behaviors, and HIV seropositivity among H/TG persons in India ...
Nishakar Thakur, Shreya Jha, Sanjay K. Rai, Shashi Kant, Mani Kalaivani, Kiran Goswami, Puneet Misra, Partha Haldar, Yujwal Raj, Srinivas Venkatesh   +9 more
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Viruses, Periodontitis, and Systemic Diseases

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the viral involvement in periodontitis and its relevance for systemic diseases. The oral cavity acts as an active viral reservoir and dissemination platform, where virus–microbiome interactions may promote dysbiosis, periodontitis progression, and systemic inflammatory effects, while the ...
Kim Natalie Solte, Yvonne L. Hernandez‐Kapila, Henrik Dommisch   +2 more
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HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectiousness of anal intercourse (AI) has not been systematically reviewed, despite its role driving HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men (MSM) and its potential contribution to heterosexual ...
Marie-Claude Boily, White, Richard G, White, RG, Richard G White, Baggaley, RF, Boily, Marie-Claude, Baggaley, Rebecca F, Boily, M-C, Rebecca F Baggaley, Baggaley, Rebecca Frances   +9 more
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Evolution of hepatitis A virus seroprevalence among HIV-positive adults in Taiwan.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectivesThe study aimed to describe the seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in HIV-positive adult patients in Taiwan between 2012 and 2016 and to examine the evolution of HAV seroprevalence between 2004-2007 and 2012-2016.MethodsClinical ...
Yu-Lin Lee, Kuan-Yin Lin, Chien-Yu Cheng, Chia-Wen Li, Chia-Jui Yang, Mao-Song Tsai, Hung-Jen Tang, Te-Yu Lin, Ning-Chi Wang, Yi-Chien Lee, Shih-Ping Lin, Yu-Shan Huang, Hsin-Yun Sun, Jun-Yu Zhang, Wen-Chien Ko, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Yuan-Ti Lee, Chun-Eng Liu, Chien-Ching Hung, Taiwan HIV Study Group   +19 more
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Trend of HIV seropositivity among children attending ICTC SMS Medical College Jaipur, Rajasthan

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2016
Background: In India about 0.1 million children are living with HIV and most of these infections are acquired by perinatal transmission. The prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) program aims to prevent the perinatal transmission by ...
Anshu Mittal, Babita Sharma, Nazneen Pathan, Saloni Garg, Nitya Vyas   +4 more
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The role of acquired host immunity in periodontal diseases

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this narrative review is to relate the contribution of European researchers to the complex topic of the host immune system in periodontal disease, focusing on acquired immunity. Other chapters in this volume will address the genetics and autoantibody responses and other forms of immunity to periodontal disease.
Denis F. Kinane, David F. Lappin, Shauna Culshaw   +2 more
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Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV prevalence in five urban communities of sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To estimate parameters of concurrent sexual partnerships in five urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa and to assess their association with levels of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STI).
Lagarde, E., Ferry, B., N'Doye, I., Sukwa, T, Buvé, A, Laourou, M, Akam, E, Sukwa, T., Chege, J, N'Doye, I, Auvert, B, Maury, B, Morison, L., Caraël, M, Maury, E., Lagarde, E, Auvert, B., Chege, J., Buvé, A., Study Group on Heterogeneity of HIV Epidemics in African Cities, Caraël, M., Akam, E., Laourou, M., Ferry, B, Morison, L   +24 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Specialist Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a large healthcare burden. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and HCV coinfection are major global health concerns worldwide.
Iduh, M. U., Enitan, S. S., Umar, A. I., Abbas, A.   +3 more
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Predictors of liver‐related death among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a 15‐year prospective cohort study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Introduction While HIV/AIDS remains an important cause of death among people who inject drugs (PWID), the potential mortality burden attributable to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among this population is of increasing concern. Therefore, we sought to
Kanna Hayashi, Michael‐John Milloy, Evan Wood, Huiru Dong, Julio SG Montaner, Thomas Kerr   +5 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Causes a Wide Spectrum of Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients and May be Donor Derived: Case Series and Systematic Review of an Emerging Challenge

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Among 135 cases of post‐liver transplant HHV8 disease (4 from NSW), presentations varied, and mortality was high (44%). Donor screening was rare, and donor‐derived infection was suspected in 33%. Survival improved with mTORi, reduced immunosuppression, chemotherapy, and, for non‐KS disease, donor screening. ABSTRACT Background Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)
Karen M. J. Waller, Sudarshan Arvind, Simone I. Strasser, Ken Liu, Geoff W. McCaughan, David G. Bowen, Madeleine Gill, Rebecca Davis, William Rawlinson, Sacha Stelzer‐Braid, Geoff Watson, Vinay Vanguru, Tina Marinelli   +12 more
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