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Gender differences in the risk of HIV infection among persons reporting abstinence, monogamy, and multiple sexual partners in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2008
BackgroundMonogamy, together with abstinence, partner reduction, and condom use, is widely advocated as a key behavioral strategy to prevent HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
Keren Z Landman, Jan Ostermann, John A Crump, Anna Mgonja, Meghan K Mayhood, Dafrosa K Itemba, Alison C Tribble, Evaline M Ndosi, Helen Y Chu, John F Shao, John A Bartlett, Nathan M Thielman   +11 more
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CCR5 haplotypes influence HCV serostatus in Caucasian intravenous drug users. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Up to 90% HIV-1 positive intravenous drug users (IDUs) are co-infected with HCV. Although best recognized for its function as a major co-receptor for cell entry of HIV, CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of HCV ...
Kristi Huik, Radko Avi, Andrew Carrillo, Nathan Harper, Merit Pauskar, Maarja Sadam, Tõnis Karki, Tõnu Krispin, Ulvi-Kaire Kongo, Tatiana Jermilova, Kristi Rüütel, Ave Talu, Katri Abel-Ollo, Anneli Uusküla, Sunil K Ahuja, Weijing He, Irja Lutsar   +16 more
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Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2 before the COVID-19 pandemic era in Cameroon: A comparative analysis according to HIV-status

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundThe lower burden of COVID-19 in tropical settings may be due to preexisting cross-immunity, which might vary according to geographical locations and potential exposure to other pathogens. We sought to assess the overall prevalence of SARS-CoV-2
Abba Aissatou, Abba Aissatou, Joseph Fokam, Joseph Fokam, Joseph Fokam, Joseph Fokam, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Désiré Takou, Aude Christelle Ka’e, Aude Christelle Ka’e, Collins Chenwi Ambe, Collins Chenwi Ambe, Alex Durand Nka, Alex Durand Nka, Alex Durand Nka, Sandrine Claire Djupsa, Grâce Beloumou, Laura Ciaffi, Michel Carlos Tommo Tchouaket, Michel Carlos Tommo Tchouaket, Audrey Rachel Mundo Nayang, Willy Leroi Togna Pabo, René Ghislain Essomba, René Ghislain Essomba, René Ghislain Essomba, Edie G. E. Halle, Marie-Claire Okomo, Marie-Claire Okomo, Marie-Claire Okomo, Anne-Cecile ZK. Bissek, Rose Leke, Rose Leke, Yap Boum, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Carla Montesano, Carlo-Federico Perno, Vittorio Colizzi, Vittorio Colizzi, Vittorio Colizzi, Alexis Ndjolo, Alexis Ndjolo   +43 more
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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
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Factors associated with the continuum of care of HIV infected patients in Belgium [PDF]

, 2014
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André Sasse, Bernard Vandercam, Chris Verhofstede, Denis Piérard, Dolorès Vaira, Dominique Van Beckhoven, Eric Florence, Eric Van Wijngaerden, Jean-Christophe Goffard, Katrien Fransen, Linos Vandekerckhove, Marc Van Ranst, Marie-Luce Delforge, Michel Moutschen, null null, Patrick Goubau, Patrick Lacor, Ruth Verbrugge, Rémy Demeester, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Stéphane De Wit   +20 more
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Degrees of Proximity in the Age of HIV [PDF]

, 2015
A reivew of David Caron, The Nearness of Others; Searching for tact and contact in the age of HIV (University of Minnesota Press, 2014)
Herkt, David
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Longitudinal Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG Seropositivity to Detect COVID-19. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a novel beta-coronavirus that has recently emerged as the cause of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Fitzgerald, Robert L, Hoffman, Melissa A, Kelner, Michael J, McLawhon, Ronald W, Reed, Sharon L, Suhandynata, Raymond T   +5 more
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Risk factors for human brucellosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
Little is known about the epidemiology of human brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa. This hampers prevention and control efforts at the individual and population levels. To evaluate risk factors for brucellosis in northern Tanzania, we conducted a study of
Biggs, Holly M., Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Cleaveland, Sarah, Crump, John A., Halliday, Jo E.B., Kazwala, Rudovick R., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Maro, Venance P., Maze, Michael J., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Muiruri, Charles, Rubach, Matthew P., Saganda, Wilbrod, Shand, Michael C., Sharples, Katrina J., Stoddard, Robyn A.   +15 more
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Evaluation of In-Hospital Management for Febrile Illness\ud in Northern Tanzania before and after 2010 World Health\ud Organization Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria [PDF]

, 2014
In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) published updated guidelines emphasizing and expanding recommendations for a parasitological confirmation of malaria before treating with antimalarials. This study aimed to assess differences in historic (2007–
Biggs, Holly M., Crump, John A., Maro, Venace P., Moon, Andrew M., Reddy, Elizabeth A., Rubach, Matthew P., Saganda, Wilbrod   +6 more
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