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PrEP at the site of action in cisgender and transgender women: A pharmacology study of blood and rectal CD4+ lymphocytes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background Female sex hormones used in feminizing hormone therapy (FHT) may influence activation and persistence of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications. The clinical relevance of this interaction remains unclear, particularly for transgender and cisgender women (TGW and CGW).
Elizabeth Hastie, Megha Srivasta, Edward R. Cachay, Leah Burke, Sara Gianella, Stephen Rawlings, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Craig Sykes, Angela D. M. Kashuba, Jill Blumenthal, Mackenzie L. Cottrell   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive care lowers multimorbidity, impairment, disability and absenteeism in people with TB

IJTLD Open
SUMMARY: A substantial proportion of TB survivors experience poor health, live with comorbidities or experience impairments or disability, even when TB is successfully treated.
F. Mavhunga, K. Viney, A. Baddeley, C.M. Halleux, G. Aslanyan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the HCV-HIV co-infection prevalence amongst injecting drug users a marker for the level of sexual and injection related HIV transmission?

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Amongst injecting drug users (IDUs), HIV is transmitted sexually and parenterally, but HCV is transmitted primarily parenterally. We assess and model the antibody prevalence of HCV amongst HIV-infected IDUs (denoted as HCV-HIV co-infection ...
Beattie, Tara, EMCDDA Collaborative Group, Hickman, Matthew, Jarlais, Don Des, Martin, Natasha K, Roy, Anuradha, Strathdee, Steffanie, Vickerman, Peter, Wiessing, Lucas   +8 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Seroepidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis in rural women in Zimbabwe and patterns of association with HIV infection [PDF]

, 2005
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, Fiori, Pier Luigi, Gregson, Simon, Mason, Peter R., Rappelli, Paola   +4 more
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The power of many: when genetics met yeasts and high‐throughput

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, complex technological capabilities have evolved, driven by the need to solve complex and integrative biological questions through global analyses. New equipment allows the scaling up and automation of processes which previously were carried out on a very limited scale.
Víctor A. Tallada, Víctor Carranco
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated molecular, phenotypic and epidemiological surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Germany

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Numbers of infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae are among the top three sexually transmitted infections (STI) worldwide. In addition, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae pose an important public-health ...
Kathleen Klaper, Hana Tlapák, Regina Selb, Klaus Jansen, Dagmar Heuer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interdisciplinary approach improves the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections [PDF]

, 2013
The National Program for Human Retroviruses, AIDS and STDs was implemented in the Arturo U. Illia Hospital in 2009. Using the information available in the pharmacy service on patients with syndromic treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), in
Alovero, Fabiana, Bessone, Liliana Elizabeth, López, María Analía   +2 more
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]

, 2002
Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan, Gouws, Eleanor, Lurie, Mark, Williams, Brian   +3 more
core   +1 more source