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Phenotypic hypersusceptibility to multiple protease inhibitors and low replicative capacity in patients who are chronically infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Increased susceptibility to the protease inhibitors saquinavir and amprenavir has been observed in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with specific mutations in protease (V82T and N88S).
Wrin, T   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Increased prevalence of transfusion-transmitted diseases among people with tattoos: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Whether having a tattoo increases the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases (TTDs) is controversial. Although a few studies have suggested a strong association between having tattoos and TTDs, other studies have not shown the significance of the ...
Sung Ha Lim   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade B superinfection:Evidence for differential immune containment of distinct clade B strains [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Sequential infection with different strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a rarely identified phenomenon with important implications for immunopathogenesis and vaccine development.
Yang, Otto O   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Investigation of immune escape-associated mutations of hepatitis B virus in patients harboring hepatitis B virus drug-resistance mutations

open access: yesWorld Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
It is unclear whether immune escape-associated mutations in the major hydrophilic region of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) are associated with nucleoside/nucleotide analog resistance.To evaluate the association between immune escape-associated mutations and nucleoside/nucleotide analog resistance mutations.In total, 19440 patients with ...
Huang, Bi-Xia   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pattern of primary tuberculosis drug resistance and associated risk factors at Dubai health authority in Dubai

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020
Background: The objective of this study is to determine the initial drug resistance pattern among new tuberculosis (TB) cases and assess the extent of association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and diabetes mellitus (DM).
Maya Habous   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic basis of hypersusceptibility to protease inhibitors and low replicative capacity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains in primary infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The initial virus strains from as many as 12% of individuals with primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a 50% inhibitory concentration less than or equal to0.4-fold that of HIV type 1(NL4-3) (HIV-1(NL4-3)) to ritonavir ...
Joseph B. Margolick   +29 more
core   +1 more source

Drug-induced hepatotoxicity among TB/HIV co-infected patients in a referral hospital, Ethiopia

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objectives Anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity is a common serious adverse drug reaction. This study intended to determine the prevalence and associated factors of drug-induced hepatotoxicity among tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus ...
Abebe Zeleke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among drug addicts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: Recent epidemiological data show an increased trend of official estimates for syphilis infection in the general population. Many of the infected cases remain undetected leaving an underestimation of the true prevalence of syphilis in the ...
Scherbaum, Norbert   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Identification and characterization of a novel non-structural protein of bluetongue virus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the causative agent of a major disease of livestock (bluetongue). For over two decades, it has been widely accepted that the 10 segments of the dsRNA genome of BTV encode for 7 structural and 3 non-structural proteins.
Rixon, F.   +43 more
core   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 and Hepatitis C Virus among Drug Users in Shanghai, China

open access: yesViruses, 2014
To elucidate and compare the seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among Chinese drug users, a cross-sectional study of 441 participants, was conducted in Shanghai, China, from 2012 through 2013.
Tiejun Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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