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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Antiretroviral agents"”.
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Lymph-targeted intradermal delivery of antiretroviral agents via dissolving polymeric microarray patches
… advances in development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have dramatically increased the life expectancy and quality of life of infected individuals. However, HIV is still a chronic disease that requires lifelong treatment. The virus persists in latent reservoirs within the …
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The Plasma, Whole Blood and Intracellular Concentrations of Antiretroviral Agents in South African Children Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy with and without Concomitant Antitubercular Treatment
… and lopinavir/ritonavir (ratio 1:1) as part of antiretroviral therapy are used in combination with rifampicin-based antitubercular treatment in South African TB/HIV co-infected children. Adult studies show that concomitant rifampicin significantly reduces efavirenz and lopinavir plasma …
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Novel methods and syntheses toward HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis pharmaceuticals
… ether functionality found in several important antiretroviral agents. A wide range of dioxolanes and 1,3-dioxanes may be employed, furnishing the desired products in good yield. The utility of this method is demonstrated in a novel synthesis of tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug used in the …
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Optimizing drug formulary decisions for the antiretroviral treatment of HIV-1 infection : a treatment outcomes maximization approach based on stakeholder objectives and preferences
… were combined to optimize the selection of antiretroviral agents used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. The case study method employed focused specifically on the antiretroviral treatment of an asymptomatic, treatment-naive HIV infected population with regard to the achievement of defined …
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A Transferrin conjugated nanoemulsion system for brain delivery of antiretroviral therapy
… is challenging to treat because most of the antiretroviral therapeutic (ART) agents cannot achieve the desired therapeutic levels in the central nervous system (CNS) because they cannot efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The goal of this study is to develop a new transferrin …
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Antiretroviral therapy(ART) and sexual behaviour among people living with HIV: A case study of Lusaka
Background: With thousands of the HIV infected Zambian population on ART, there are worries that people on ART may be engaging in high risk sexual behaviours thereby nullifying the impact of current HIV prevention efforts.Objectives: This study therefore investigated sexual behaviours among people …
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Antiretroviral therapy(ART) and sexual behaviour among people living with HIV: A case study of Lusaka
Background: With thousands of the HIV infected Zambian population on ART, there are worries that people on ART may be engaging in high risk sexual behaviours thereby nullifying the impact of current HIV prevention efforts.Objectives: This study therefore investigated sexual behaviours among people …
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Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Inhibitors Among HIV seropositive Adults on Protease Inhibitors Containing Antiretroviral Therapy at Adult Infectious Disease Centre at the University Teaching Hospital
… Deficiency Virus (HIV). The use of certain Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) drugs has been shown to cause dyslipidaemia, with little known about the burden of dyslipidaemia in the presence of ART particularly Protease Inhibitors (PIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to …
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Health Literacy and Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Youth
… about medications, media use and adherence to antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected adolescents. Methods: Using a cross-sectional descriptive survey design, a convenience sample of 50 HIV-infected youth was recruited from four HIV clinical settings. The primary outcome was adherence to …
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An investigation of the rate of change of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte counts and viral loads in HIV infected patients on immune boosters
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of tine requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Biomedical Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa 2007.
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PEPFAR, politics, and patients/antiretroviral treatment in Tanzania
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Anthropology, 2010
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Electrochemical and molecular modelling studies to assess the photoreactive properties of Efavirenz
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Applied Science in Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.