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Misclassification of recent HIV-1 seroconversion in sub-Saharan Africa using the sensitive/less sensitive technique

Virology Journal, 2011
Background In resource-limited settings where HIV-1 is endemic, there is a need for simple, inexpensive but effective rapid methods for detecting recent infections and estimating incidence for the purposes of surveillance and management.
Hayford Anna A, Duedu Kwabena O, Sagoe Kwamena W   +2 more
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Decreased pre-existing Ad5 capsid and Ad35 neutralizing antibodies increase HIV-1 infection risk in the Step trial independent of vaccination. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The Step trial raised the possibility that uncircumcised men with pre-existing Ad5 neutralizing antibodies carried an increased risk of HIV infection after vaccination. Thus, understanding Ad seropositivity in humans is important to the development of an
Cheng Cheng, Lingshu Wang, Jason G D Gall, Martha Nason, Richard M Schwartz, M Juliana McElrath, Steven C DeRosa, John Hural, Lawrence Corey, Susan P Buchbinder, Gary J Nabel   +10 more
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Geospatial pattern of HIV seropositivity and its predictors among women in Ethiopia. A spatial and multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAlthough promising efforts have been made so far, HIV remains a public health concern. Women in Ethiopia are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for a majority of new infections and AIDS-related deaths.
Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Biruk Beletew Abate, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ribka Nigatu Haile   +3 more
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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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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection Among High-Risk Populations in Jiangsu Province, Eastern China

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Toxoplasma gondii, an opportunistic protozoan, infects one-third of people worldwide and could lead to serious outcomes in immunodeficient or immunocompromised populations.
Fanzhen Mao, Yougui Yang, Yougui Yang, Yuying Chen, Yuying Chen, Qiang Zhang, Xin Ding, Bixian Ni, Xiangzhen Xu, Xiaolin Jin, Yang Dai, Yang Dai   +11 more
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Sero-prevalence of syphilis infection among people living with HIV in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital-based study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Globally, there were an estimated 7.1 million new syphilis infections in 2020, with more than 30% of these new infections reported in African countries such as Sierra Leone.
Darlinda F. Jiba, Sulaiman Lakoh, Shuchao Wang, Wei Sun, Umu Barrie, Matilda N. Kamara, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Francis K. Tamba, George A. Yendewa, Jin-Wen Song, Guang Yang   +10 more
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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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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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