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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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Feasibility of using teleradiology to improve tuberculosis screening and case management in a district hospital in Malawi. [PDF]

, 2012
Malawi has one of the world's highest rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (10.6%), and southern Malawi, where Thyolo district is located, bears the highest burden in the country (14.5%).
Brant, W E, Coulborn, R M, Duran, L T, Kosack, C S, Murowa, M M, Panunzi, I, Spijker, S   +6 more
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Chimpanzee reservoirs of pandemic and nonpandemic HIV-1 [PDF]

, 2006
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the cause of human acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS), is a zoonotic infection of staggering proportions and social impact. Yet uncertainty persists regarding its natural reservoir.
Bailes, Elizabeth, Bibollet-Ruche, Frederic, Bienvenue, Yanga, Brookfield, John F. Y., Chen, Yalu, Delaporte, Eric, Hahn, Beatrice H., Keele, Brandon F., Li, Yingying, Liegeois, Florian, Loul, Severin, Ngole, Eitel Mpoudi, Peeters, Martine, Santiago, Mario L., Sharp, Paul M., Shaw, George M., Takehisa, Jun, Van Heuverswyn, Fran, Wain, Louise V.   +18 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in older people [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2010
The number of older people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the UK is rising. Older people are at risk of acquiring HIV infection for a multitude of reasons. This, combined with effective HIV treatment which has significantly prolonged life expectancy, means that health care professionals working in the UK can expect to see increasing ...
Katherine Cunningham, Kate Gascoyne, Gary Pratt, Anne Tunbridge   +3 more
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Earlier versus later start of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2011
Tuberculosis remains an important cause of death among patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Robust data are lacking with regard to the timing for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in relation to the start of ...
Anne E. Goldfeld, Bertrand Guillard, Borann Sar, Bunnet Dim, Chanroeurn Hak, Chhun Im Sin, Chindamony Kim, Claire Rekacewicz, Didier Laureillard, Eric Nerrienet, François-Xavier Blanc, Jean-François Delfraissy, Khemarin Kim Lak, Laurence Borand, Lawrence Fox, Marcelo Fernandez, Meintjes G, Narom Prak, Olivier Marcy, Sarin Chan, Sath Sun, Sirenda Vong, Spire B, Thim Sok, Wood R, Yoann Madec   +25 more
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Assessment of the Potential Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Self-Testing for HIV in Low-Income Countries. [PDF]

, 2015
Studies have demonstrated that self-testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is highly acceptable among individuals and could allow cost savings, compared with provider-delivered HIV testing and counseling (PHTC), although the longer-term ...
Cambiano, V, Ford, D, Mabugu, T, Miners, A, Mugurungi, O, Nakagawa, F, Napierala Mavedzenge, S, Phillips, A, Revill, P   +8 more
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P3.390 Factors Predicting Attitude of First Year University Students towards STI and HIV in Ogun State,Nigeria [PDF]

, 2013
Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are global problems and currently over 100 million STIs occur each year in people within the 15–24 age bracket.
Adekeye, Olujide A
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HIV-2 infection in a migrant from Gambia: the history of the disease combined with phylogenetic analysis revealed the real source of infection [PDF]

, 2018
Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) infection prevalence is increasing in some European countries. The increasing migratory flow from countries where HIV-2 is endemic has facilitated the spread of the virus into Europe and other regions.
Angeletti, Silvia, Ceccarelli, Giancarlo, Cella, Eleonora, Ciardi, Maria Rosa, Ciccozzi, Massimo, D'Ettorre, Gabriella, Foley, Brian, Iannetta, Marco, Riva, Elisabetta, Scolamacchia, Vittoria, Vita, Serena   +10 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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Evolutionary interplay between viruses and R‐loops

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses interact with specialized nucleic acid structures called R‐loops to influence host transcription, epigenetic states, latency, and immune evasion. This Perspective examines the roles of R‐loops in viral replication, integration, and silencing, and how viruses co‐opt or avoid these structures.
Zsolt Karányi, Zita Képes, Zoltán Szabó, Eszter Csoma, Lóránt Székvölgyi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source