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Haemophilia, human immunodeficiency virus and human immunodeficiency virus pathogenesis [PDF]

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2010
SummaryIn July 1982, the occurrence of three cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in men with haemophilia was an immediate signal to Oscar Ratnoff that AIDS was transmissible through blood products. Work that he led provided important and clear indication that the AIDS agent was transmissible through pooled plasma products and had rapidly
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Limited effectiveness of high-dose liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in an Ethiopian population with high HIV prevalence. [PDF]

, 2011
Due to unacceptably high mortality with pentavalent antimonials, Médecins Sans Frontières in 2006 began using liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients in Ethiopia who were severely ill or positive for human ...
Aderie, Endashaw Mengistu, Chane, Solomon, Collin, Simon M, Davidson, Robert N, Piening, Turid, Ritmeijer, Koert, ter Horst, Rachel   +6 more
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Immune restoration in human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus coinfected patients after highly active antiretroviral therapy

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Objective: To evaluate the influence of hepatitis C virus on immunological and virological responses after highly active antiretroviral therapy initiation in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfected patients compared to monoinfected ...
Vicente Sperb Antonello, Marcelo Campos Appel-da-Silva, Dimas Alexandre Kliemann, Breno Riegel Santos, Cristiane Valle Tovo   +4 more
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A 6-year-old child with a new diagnosis of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
Perinatal human immunodeficiency virus transmission, while rare in the United States, should be considered in children with a history of recurrent infections, chronic respiratory symptoms and developmental delay.
Kristen G Valencia Deray, Cassie Weyland, Diana Jeang, Gayatri Mirani, Lindsay H Cameron   +4 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus encephalitis

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2020
Here, we present a case of pyrexia with altered sensorium in a young healthy male individual. On evaluation, he was detected to have human immunodeficiency virus infection with low CD4. He had no opportunistic infection or any other acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining illnesses although his magnetic resonance imaging brain showed features of ...
Sanchit Singh, Nitin Sinha, Sahil Sareen, Ashwini Kumar Malhotra   +3 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus and leishmaniasis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010
The Leishmaniases are a group of diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a sandfly, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Various Leishmania species infect humans, producing a spectrum of clinical manifestations. It is estimated that 350 million people are at risk, with a global yearly incidence of 1-1.5 million for cutaneous and
Maria Teresa Ochoa, Noah Craft, Navid Ezra   +2 more
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Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]

, 2011
Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
Ahmad, Beatrice Mwagomba, Bemelmans, Bryant, Chiphangwi, Denny, Ford, Hogan, Jahn, Jos van Roosmalen, Lapaire, Louis, McIntyre, Mehta, Moodley, Mwagomba, Nathan Ford, Pollack, Semprini, Stefan de Vroome, Thomas van den Akker, van den Akker, Walson, Zachariah   +23 more
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Factors associated with viral suppression among cisgender women living with human immunodeficiency virus in the United States: An integrative review

Women's Health, 2022
Introduction: Women account for 23% of new human immunodeficiency virus diagnoses in the United States, yet remain understudied. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and consequent viral suppression are keys to preventing human immunodeficiency virus ...
Titilola O Labisi, Anthony T Podany, Nada A Fadul, Jason D Coleman, Keyonna M King   +4 more
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Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis and host RNA expression in Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Improved diagnostic tests for tuberculosis in children are needed. We hypothesized that transcriptional signatures of host blood could be used to distinguish tuberculosis from other diseases in African children who either were or were not infected with ...
Amelia C. Crampin, Andrew J. Brent, Brian Eley, Claire M. Banwell, Eamranond P, Florian Kern, George Chagaluka, Hazel M. Dockrell, Hemed Twahir, Hesseling AC, J. Anthony G. Scott, Lachlan J. Coin, Ling Ling, Martin L. Hibberd, Melissa S. Hamilton, Michael Levin, Myrsini Kaforou, Neil French, Paul R. Langford, Rachel Mlotha, Robert J. Wilkinson, Robert S. Heyderman, Sandy Pienaar, Suzanne T. Anderson, Tom H.M. Ottenhoff, Vashini Pillay, Victoria J. Wright   +26 more
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Low Cluster of Differentiation 4+ T Cell Count in People Living with HIV/AIDS Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy Visiting a Reference Laboratory: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a lentivirus that causes human immunodeficiency virus infection and over time, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Samikshya Kandel, Sundar Khadka, Mahesh Lamsal, Bimlesh Jha, Sunil Paudyal , Swotantra Gautam, Sagar Poudel, Mukunda Sharma, Jeena Amatya   +8 more
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