Screening Indicators of Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV infections in Prisoners
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 +3 more
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Seroepidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis in rural women in Zimbabwe and patterns of association with HIV infection [PDF]
Serological assays using dried blood spots from 5221 women in rural areas of eastern Zimbabwe were used to assess the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection, and its association with HIV. Antibodies to T.
Cappuccinelli, Pietro Antonio +4 more
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Child Psychosocial Adjustment and Parenting in Families Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS [PDF]
Child adjustment and parenting were examined in 23 9-through 16-year-old youth from families affected by maternal HIV infection and 20 same-age peers whose mothers were not infected.
A. L. Robin +41 more
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Limits of confidentiality: disclosure of HIV seropositivity [PDF]
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. +2 more
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While several oncogenic pathogens cause site‐specific cancers, uncertainties remain about many other chronic infections and combined pathogen effects, especially in non‐Western populations. Using a large case–cohort study nested within the China Kadoorie Biobank, the authors found that co‐infection was common, with a mean of 10 pathogens per individual.
Ling Yang +212 more
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Attitudes of Elements of the Academic Community in Regard to the Rapid Test of HIV/AIDS [PDF]
Background: Knowing one’s own seropositivity status of HIV/AIDS is important. Seropositivity can be determined by a rapid HIV/AIDS test.
Barros, Maria da Luz +4 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in HIV-Infected Adults Occurs Preferentially at the Carotid Bifurcation and Is Predicted by Inflammation. [PDF]
BackgroundShear stress gradients and inflammation have been causally associated with atherosclerosis development in carotid bifurcation regions. The mechanism underlying higher levels of carotid intima-media thickness observed among HIV-infected ...
Bolger, Ann F +9 more
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We conducted a large retrospective analysis of real‐world Toxoplasma gondii IgG, IgM, and PCR testing performed at a nationwide referral laboratory in Korea to characterize diagnostic utilization patterns and test performance in routine clinical practice.
Rihwa Choi, Sang Gon Lee
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Human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity among sexually active adults in Uganda.
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 +9 more
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HIV Risk Behavior and Beliefs of HIV-Seropositive Drug Users [PDF]
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.
Hartgers, C. +4 more
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