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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome"”.
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Assessment of nutritional status in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
… was carried out on thirteen patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Estimates of body fat and skeletal muscle were measured using triceps-skinfold, mid-arm circumference, mid-arm muscle area, and creatinine height index. Body weight was compared to standards for height and …
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Intervention strategies which enable families to be reunified and foster a successful case closure within the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Social Services
… cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Intervention strategies which enable families to be reunified and foster a successful case closure within the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Social Services
… cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Formal and informal communication patterns among AIDS researchers: An investigation based on collaboration and productivity
The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a major health problem in the world and is discussed in the literature of many disciplines. Using bibliometric techniques and a mailed questionnaire, 87 international, AIDS researchers were studied in detail to determine whether or not …
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of managing chronic diarrhoea diseases in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome adult patients in an academic hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
The high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related chronic diarrhoea diseases (CDD) has strained the meager resources of the health sector and yet the effectiveness of management strategies leaves much to be desired. As study was done at a …
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Αντισώματα κατά του κυτταρομεγαλοϊού, τοξοπλάσματος Gondii, έρπητα Ι και ΙΙ, ερυθράς και συνδρόμου επίκτητης ανοσολογικής ανεπάρκειας σε πρωτότοκες και πολύτοκες κατά την εγκυμοσύνη
… simplex type I and II infection, rubella and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and toxoplasmosis in pregnant women of North-Western Greece. Antibodies against the above infections agents (except herpes simplex virus) were determined by enzyme linked immunoassay. Antibodies against herpes …
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Market orientation, donor relations, and performance of South African HIV/AIDS care providers
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has reached pandemic proportions. In 2007, UNAIDS (2007) reported that 33.2 million people were living with HIV, 2.5 million were newly infected, and 2.1 million people died due to HIV and its associated disease, Acquired Immunodeficiency …
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HIV-1 protease as a target for antiretroviral therapy
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV employs three enzymes in its lifecycle, including a protease that enables maturation of polyprotein precursors. Despite decades of progress studying the lifecycle of HIV and elaboration of …
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Pharmacogenetics of stavundine : role of genetic variation in mitochondrial DNA and polymerase gamma among adult Malawian HIV/AIDS patients
… malaria and human immunodefiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Genomics research has the potential to improve the health of Africans through identification of genetic markers associated with either disease susceptibility or therapeutic drug response. This project was …
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Data integration for the analysis of uncharacterized proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
… but the deadly synergy of the disease with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the emergence of drug resistant strains are threatening to compromise gains in tuberculosis control. In fact, the development of active tuberculosis is the outcome of the …
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Profiling the neurovascular cell interactions in alcohol exposure and HIV-1 infection
… is known to exacerbate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or HIV/AIDS in the brain, known as the NeuroAIDS. The mechanisms of this accelerated progression are still poorly understood. The purpose of my thesis is to review the parameters …
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African American Caregivers of Children Affected by Hiv/Aids
The Human Immunodeficiency Disease (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have reached an epidemic proportion in many African American communities. There is a significant amount of stigma and denial associated with HIV/AIDS in these communities, leaving people with minimal knowledge …
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A formative and outcome evaluation of a community based antiretroviral therapy adherence programme : the case of Sizophila, Cape Town, South Africa
… wellbeing among people accessing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related services in the Hannan-Crusaid Centre. The goal of the evaluation was to assess the Sizophila programme implementation and to determine the impact of the home visit …
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CANNABINOIDS DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC) AND CP55,940 ABLATE SPECIFIC CHEMOKINE AND CYTOKINE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN BV-2 MOUSE MICROGLIAL CELLS ACTIVATED WITH HIV-1 PRO-INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN TAT
… Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) to combat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HANDs) still remain a dire issue. HIV can enter the brain through infected monocytes and infect microglia, the …
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How Latinas Come to Know about AIDS and AIDS Prevention
… the largest minority group in the United States. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is occurring at a disproportionately high rate among Latinos. As care-giver and health decision-maker in the family, the Latina needs to know about AIDS and AIDS prevention. This research identified and …
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Current HIV/AIDS Infection Rates: Categorization and Stigmatization
<p>Since the early 1980s, when the correlates of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were first identified, certain segments of the population were thought to be at greater risk than others for contracting the disease (Centers for Disease Control, 1981). This classification of the population …
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Isolation and molecular characterization of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria of Public Health significance from Humans and water in Namwala Districts of Zambia
… becoming a public health threat due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogens of public health significance. However, there is scanty information on the isolation and speciation …
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Isolation and molecular characterization of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria of Public Health significance from Humans and water in Namwala Districts of Zambia
… becoming a public health threat due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogens of public health significance. However, there is scanty information on the isolation and speciation …
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The histological appearances of the adult Kidney in HIV infection at autopsy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
Introduction: Kidney disease in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is very common. The cause of the various histological appearances include HIV infection of the kidney, immunologic responses to the virus, opportunistic infections, neoplasms and consequences of anti-retroviral therapy that …
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