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HIV seropositivity in patients with first-episode psychosis

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2007
Background. In order to gauge the impact of the HIV epidemic on psychotic disorders, the magnitude and causal direction of the association between HIV infection and psychosis need to be examined closely. Objective.
S Mashaphu, D L Mkize
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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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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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Prevalence of HIV Infection among Trauma Patients Admitted to\ud Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania and its\ud Influence on Outcome [PDF]

, 2010
HIV infection, a major health problem worldwide, has been reported to be prevalent in trauma patients, thus presents an occupational hazard to health care workers who care for these patients.
Mayala, Virgnia, Samuel E. Kalluvya, Mshana, Stephen E., Phillipo L. Chalya, Kalluvya, Samuel E., Chalya, Phillipo L, Stephen E. Mshana, Dass, Ramash, Dass, Ramesh M, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Ramash Dass, Chalya, Phillipo L., Mshana, Stephen E, Virgnia Mayala   +13 more
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A CCL5 Haplotype Is Associated with Low Seropositivity Rate of HCV Infection in People Who Inject Drugs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The role of CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) and its ligand CCL5 on the pathogenesis of HIV infection has been well studied but not for HCV infection. Here, we investigated whether CCL5 haplotypes influence HIV and HCV seropositivity among 373 Caucasian ...
Kristi Huik, Radko Avi, Merit Pauskar, Eveli Kallas, Ene-Ly Jõgeda, Tõnis Karki, Kristi Rüütel, Ave Talu, Katri Abel-Ollo, Anneli Uusküla, Andrew Carrillo, Sunil K Ahuja, Weijing He, Irja Lutsar   +13 more
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HIV seroprevalence and its effect on outcome of moderate to severe burn injuries: A Ugandan experience. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud \ud HIV infection in a patient with burn injuries complicates the care of both the patient and the treating burn team. This study was conducted to establish the prevalence of HIV among burn patients in our setting and to compare the outcome of these ...
Kakande, Ignatius, Ssentongo, Robert, Ignatius Kakande, Chalya, Phillipo L, Robert Ssentongo, Phillipo L Chalya   +5 more
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Hepatitis D virus infections among injecting drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
In Taiwan, injecting drug use has been the main route of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission since 2005, with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) also having similar transmission routes. This has now become an important public
Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Shu-Chi Wang, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wan-Long Chuang, Ming-Lung Yu   +14 more
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Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated-Herpes Virus (KSHV) Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in South Africa

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2010
Background Factors previously associated with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) transmission in Africa include sexual, familial, and proximity to river water.
Malope-Kgokong Babatyi I, MacPhail Patrick, Mbisa Georgina, Ratshikhopha Edith, Maskew Mhairi, Stein Lara, Sitas Freddy, Whitby Denise   +7 more
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Transmission of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa and effect of elimination of unsafe injections [PDF]

, 2004
During the past year, a group has argued that unsafe injections are a major if not the main mode of HIV-1 transmission\ud in sub-Saharan Africa. We review the main arguments used to question the epidemiological interpretations on the lead\ud role of ...
Heimer, R., Kapiga, S. H., De Cock, Kevin M, Williams, B. G., Hayes, R. J., Kapiga, H.Said, Calleja, Jesus Garcia, Ghys, P. D., Garnett, Geoff P, Hayes, Richard J, Buve, Anne, Boerma, J.Ties, Schmid, G. P., Garnet, P.Geoff, Cock, M.De Kevin, Schmid, George P, Garnet, G. P., Whitworth, James A, Calleja, J. G., Kapiga, Saidi H, Mugyenyi, Peter, Zaba, B., Whitworth, J. A., Ghys, D.Peter, Buvé, A., De Cock, K. M., Williams, G.Brian, Zaba, Basia, Hankins, C., Boerma, J Ties, Schmid, P.George, Heimer, Robert, Mugyenyi, P., Williams, Brian G, Hankins, Catherine, Hayes, J.TRichard, Boerma, J. T., Ghys, Peter D, Whitworth, A.James   +38 more
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Predictors and Consequences of Anaemia Among Antiretroviral-Naïve HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Children in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
Predictors and consequences of childhood anaemia in settings with high HIV prevalence are not well known. The aims of the present study were to identify maternal and child predictors of anaemia among children born to HIV-infected women and to study the ...
Hunter, D.J, Kupka, Roland, Bosch, Ronald J, Anirban Chatterjee, Msamanga, G.I, Chatterjee, Anirban, Fawzi, W.W, Ronald J Bosch, Bosch, R.J, Chatterjee, A., Msamanga, Gernard I, Roland Kupka, Gernard I Msamanga, Wafaie W Fawzi, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Kupka, R., Hunter, David J, David J Hunter   +17 more
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