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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"HIV infected patients"”.
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Survival of South-African HIV infected patients
… results in scarce availability of HIV prognostic tools such as CD4+ T-Lymphocyte (CD4) count and HIV viral load. To facilitate counselling and clinical decisions in this setting, widely available and inexpensive markers of prognosis are required. Chapter one gives an overview of the …
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Effects of different antiretroviral treatments on gut microbiota of hiv-infected patients
… a crucial role in the maintenance of health. HIV infection has been associated with a disturbance in gut microbiota (dysbiosis). Increased bacterial translocation and alterations to gut microbiota composition have been observed in HIV-infected patients and contribute to immune activation and …
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Metabolic complications resulting from the use of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients
… (ART) has extended the life expectancy of those infected with HIV, it is also associated with a number of metabolic complications, such as dysglycaemia, insulin resistance and lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophy is characterised by an increase in trunk fat (lipohypertrophy) and/or a decrease in limb fat …
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Investigation of High Molecular weight adiponectin in HIV -Infected patients on antiretroviral therapy
… HMW adiponectin levels and susceptibility to HIV-induced lipodystrophy. Although total adiponectin levels have been shown to be significantly reduced in patients with HIVinduced lipodystrophy, there is no information on whether HMW adiponectin, which appears to be the most biologically active …
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Associations of severe hyperlactataemia and lactic acidosis in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral theraphy
… medication for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although hyperlactataemia and lactic acidosis were once thought of as rare conditions, they are now being recognized as important concerns when administering antiretroviral therapy. A better understanding of the risk factors for SHLA is …
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Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in HIV-Infected Patients: Impact of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, BMI, and ART
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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Penalized spline modeling of the ex-vivo assays dose-response curves and the HIV-infected patients' bodyweight change
… the proposed PS-SiZer methodology to analyze HIV data. The durability of significant weight change over a period is explored from the PS-SiZer visualization. PS-SiZer is a graphical tool for exploring structures in curves by mapping areas where rate of change is significantly increasing, …
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The reactivation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) by SARS-CoV-2 in non-hospitalised HIV-infected patients
… high prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpes Virus (KSHV). SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with herpesviruses has been suggested to have an impact on acute and/or long-term disease progression by triggering their reactivation from latency. We have previously …
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A retrospective review of Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis (GIN) amongst HIV-infected patients at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… on kidney biopsy at Groote Schuur Hospital in HIV positive patients. In the literature granulomatous interstitial nephritis (GIN) is most commonly attributed to sarcoid and drug reactions and occurs in 0.5- 1.37% of kidney biopsies. Current data is only from developed countries and rarely in …
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Cost effectiveness analysis of abacavirlamivudine versus tenofoviremtricitabine combination therapy as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy in treatment naive HIV-infected patients
… Current recommendations for the treatment of HIV include the use of dual nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, namely abacavir/lamivudine or tenofovir/emtricitabine. This study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of these two alternatives in the treatment of HIV treatment-naive …
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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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Sepsis-Related Hospitalizations and Outcomes in HIV-Infected Veterans
… of hospitalizations and death especially among HIV-infected patients. However, little is known about the impact of sepsis hospitalizations, hospital mortality, and hospital length of stay (LOS) in HIV-infected patients in the modern era of HIV and sepsis care. Methods: This was a multicenter, …
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The prognosis of tuberculosis in adults infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1)
… tuberculosis (TB) accelerates the course of HIV-1 infection by measuring progression to AIDS and mortality in HIV-infected patients. Secondary objectives were to evaluate whether TB should be considered an AIDS-defining illness in an area with a high prevalence of TB, and to assess the risk …
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Auswirkungen und Veränderungen bei HIV-assoziierten Hauterkrankungen durch HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy)
Prevalence of HIV-associated skin diseases under HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) Introduction: The spectrum of skin diseases in HIV-infected patients is wide, with cutaneous infections being most common. The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy [HAART], especially in …
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HIV positive patients in intensive care - a retrospective chart review
… of intensive care unit (ICU) admission of HIV - infected patients in resource - poor settings like Sub - Saharan Africa are unknown. Methods: We reviewed case records of HIV - infected patients admitted to the medical and surgical ICUs at Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa from 1 January …
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The Impact of Patient Empowerment on HIV Medication Adherence among a Nationally-Representative Sample of HIV-Infected Veterans
… Previous studies suggest that patients who take an active role in their medical decision-making have greater medication adherence and better health outcomes. Little research has been conducted on patient empowerment and medication adherence among HIV-infected patients. The aims …
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Determination of biomarkers for toxicity and antiretroviral adherence in hair in South African patients
… adherence and is also prevalent among HIV-infected individuals. Ethyl glucuronide, a minor metabolite of alcohol, is a stable biomarker in hair that can be used to detect and monitor alcohol consumption over long time periods. Drugs of abuse are also detected in hair. Hair provides a …
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Predictors of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in HIV infected persons: A multiparametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
… therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is now a chronic disease. With increasing survival, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people living with HIV is increasing in the ART era, with a changing epidemiology that is now largely characterised by diastolic dysfunction. Our hypothesis was …
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