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Showing 1 to 20 of 478 for “"HIV infection"”.
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On Modeling HIV Infection Of Cd4+ T Cells
We examine an early model for the interaction of HIV with CD4+ T cells in vivo and define possible parameters and effects of said parameters on the model. We then examine a newer, more simplified model for the interaction of HIV with CD4+ T cells that also considers four populations: uninfected T …
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The effect of bacterial vaginosis on HIV infection
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV) and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) are both among the most common diseases affecting young women in Sub-Saharan Africa. BV is characterised by dysbiosis in the female reproductive tract (FRT) when optimal Lactobacillus spp. such as L. crispatus, are displaced by …
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Pyomyositis and HIV Infection at The University Teaching Hospital
A prospective study of pyomyositis and HIV infection was conducted at the emergency admission ward of the University Teaching Hospital.One hundred and three(103) patients were included in the study. The age range was between 15 and 51 years (Mean=29). The objectives of the study were :To determine …
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Pyomyositis and HIV Infection at The University Teaching Hospital
A prospective study of pyomyositis and HIV infection was conducted at the emergency admission ward of the University Teaching Hospital.One hundred and three(103) patients were included in the study. The age range was between 15 and 51 years (Mean=29). The objectives of the study were :To determine …
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The lived experiences of people living with HIV infection
… to describe the meaning of living with HIV infection. Descriptive phenomenology was utilised to investigate the lived experiences of persons who had human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV/ AIDS), describe common elements, themes or patterns of lived experiences of persons with HIV / …
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Epidemiology of Hiv-Infection In Incarcerated Women In South Carolina
In the last decade, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in correctional facilities has received increased attention and been identified as a growing public health concern. While the prevalence of HIV infection is greater among men (73%) in the general population, the opposite remains true among incarcerated …
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Effects of galectins and antibodies in HIV infection; Novel Assays
The high variability of the HIV envelope glycoproteins (Env), and their heavy glycan coating, contributes to the limited host immune control. Still, broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) are found in some chronically infected HIV-infected individuals, which has spurred the research on …
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Subjective cognitive complaints in HIV infection: Utility in predicting neuropsychological deficits.
… and actual neuropsychological skills in HIV-infected individuals. The sample consisted of 156 HIV-positive adults (148 men; 8 women), of whom 18 were asymptomatic (CDC-A), 61 were mildly symptomatic (CDC-B), and 76 had AIDS-defining illnesses or CD4 counts less than 200 (CDC-C). …
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MODELING PRO-INFLAMMATORY CROSSTALK BETWEEN MICROGLIA AND ASTROCYTES DURING HIV INFECTION
HIV-Associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is a spectrum of cognitive deficits observed in 50% of people living with HIV (PWH). HAND is associated with viral transcription in the central nervous system (CNS) and neuroinflammation, though the mechanisms that drive this pathology remain poorly …
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Association Among CCR5 Genotypes, CCR5 Expression, And In Vitro HIV Infection
… T lymphocytes. CCR5 is a major coreceptor for HIV to bind to the T cell prior to fusion. Individuals have various frequencies of these polymorphisms, which influence their susceptible to HIV infection and disease progression. This thesis is focused on determining the association between these …
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Positioning for Acceptance: How Women with HIV Infection Manage Their Relationships
… of women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) grows annually, medical treatment has rendered this illness a chronic but manageable disease. Nurses must expand their knowledge beyond issues of survival and end of life care and focus on ways to maintain health and well being in this …
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Effect of HIV infection and pregnancy on parameters of vaginal immunity
… are integrated in the efficiency for fighting infections in the female genital tract. Our study addresses the role of pregnancy and HIV infection on concentrations of cytokines in genital tract fluid that play a role in HIV sexual transmission. We focused on two pathways: The NF-KB inflammation …
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The impact of maternal HIV infection on uninfected neonate brain structure
Successful prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs have reduced the risk of infant HIV infection in South Africa from 8% in 2008 to an estimated 1.4% in 2015, resulting in an increasing population of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children. However, the long-term effects of …
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Perceptions of personal risk of HIV infection among female prisoners in Ghana
Atogiba S. Perceptions of Personal Risk of HIV Infection among Female Prisoners in Ghana. Bielefeld: Universität Bielefeld; 2021
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Cardiometabolic Diseases and HIV Infection: The Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
… (CVD) events in a retrospective cohort of HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected individuals. And to evaluate the association of these outcomes with exposure to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medications i.e. protease inhibitors (PIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase …
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Clinical Exercise, Stress, and Hiv Infection: Identifying the Associations and Testing theEffects
… disturbances such as anxiety and depression. HIV-related co morbidities associated with risk of chronic diseases have reportedly decreased among PLWHA in recent investigations following prescribed exercise training. The benefits of exercise in reducing chronic stress and disease have long been …
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Investigating the susceptibility of foreskin myeloid cells to ex vivo HIV infection
Background: HIV/AIDS remains a global concern that, although manageable using anti-retroviral therapy (ART), is still eluded by a cure with paucity of knowledge regarding its acquisition and spread especially through the male genital tract (MGT)1–4. Several authors have shown the human foreskin to …
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Νέες θεραπευτικές παρεμβάσεις στην HIV λοίμωξη / New therapeutic interventions in HIV infection
Η HIV λοίμωξη (Ιός Ανθρώπινης Ανοσοανεπάρκειας) παραμένει μια από τις πιο σοβαρές παγκόσμιες προκλήσεις στον τομέα της Δημόσιας Υγείας. Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία έχει ως σκοπό να αναλύσει κάποιες από τις σύγχρονες θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις, αλλά και τις προκλήσεις που σχετίζονται με τη …
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