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Showing 1 to 20 of 311 for “"Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)"”.
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Radiological progression of lung disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected children
… data on the chest X-ray (CXR) abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC's). Aim: To investigate the evolution of CXR abnormalities in HIV-infected children in LMIC's, to correlate this with the severity of HIV-disease, and to …
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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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Health Literacy and Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Youth
… adolescent health literacy and health outcomes. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults with lower health literacy have suboptimal treatment adherence, but this association has not be examined in the adolescent HIV-infected population. Research incorporating more comprehensive models …
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Influence of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral (ARV) drugs on neonate neurometabolism.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be vertically transmitted from a woman living with HIV to her child during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevents vertical transmission of HIV by providing prophylaxis to the fetus or infant and lowering the …
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-mediated cardiac fibrosis: implication of cellular immunomodulation and cytokine profile alterations
… increased the lifespan of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, PLWIH). Cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, has become a leading global health concern among this population. Cardiac fibrosis, a contributor to both CVD onset and progression, varies by region, with …
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An existential-phenomenological investigation into the experience of people living long-term with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
… accounts of six participants living with HIV. The purpose of this research was to identify how, in the current economic, the scarce resources available to service providers in the field of HIV might be best allocated to their service users. Further, this research was conducted at time when …
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Repurposing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) integrase inhibitor raltegravir for the treatment of felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FHV-1) ocular infection
Herpesviruses infect many species, inducing a wide range of diseases. Herpesvirus-induced ocular disease, which may lead to blindness, commonly occurs in humans, dogs, and cats, and is caused by human alphaherpesvirus 1 (HHV-1), canid alphaherpesvirus (CHV-1), and felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), …
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The diagnostic yield of computerised tomography in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive psychiatric patients at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape
Background. HIV infection increases the risk for mental illness. Neuroimaging is an important part of the diagnostic workup in HIV+ psychiatric patients; CT is the primary neuroimaging modality available in resource limited settings. Despite advances in neuroimaging no clear guidelines exist for …
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cell cycle regulators in preinvasive lesions and invasive carcinomas of the anus
… and are associated with high risk-HPV infection. HIV infection appears to interact synergistically with high risk-HPV in the development of squamous cell carcinoma at this site. Aims and objectives: To review the pathology of anal carcinomas and anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) diagnosed …
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The Lived Experience of Individuals Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) While Residing in a Rural Region of Northern Appalachia
… the lived experience of individuals living with HIV/AIDS while residing in a rural region of northern Appalachia. A hermeneutic phenomenological method following the Utrecht School was used for this study. The setting for this study was a rural region of northern Appalachia. The sample consisted …
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The experiences of employees who are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), regarding care and support received at their various workplaces in Thulamel;a Municipality, Vhembe District of Limpopo Province
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-collectively termed HIV/AIDS-remains the most challenging infectious disease faced by public health systems in recent times as it poses a great burden to people's socioeconomic standards and health. The …
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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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Distal sensory polyneuropathy in HIV/TB co-infection : the role of vitamin B6 and N-acetyltransferase 2 genetic variation
Both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB) are complicated by a painful distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) that may be due to virus-related HIV-DSP, antiretroviral toxic neuropathy (ATN) or isoniazid-induced peripheral neuropathy (INH-PN). In co-infection with and …
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Neuropsychiatric profile of a cohort of perinatally infected HIV positive children after one year of antiretroviral medication
… a dramatic change in the long-term outcome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Many children have shown significant neurologic benefit, and in particular, a decline in the incidence of HIV encephalopathy. As increasing numbers of children have survived into adolescence and early adulthood …
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HIV pathogenesis in the female genital tract during chronic HIV infection : the impact of inflammation, T cell memory differentiation status and homeostatic cytokines on mucosal T cell immunity
… tract serves as the major portal of entry for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Local immune factors unique to the mucosal micro-environment such as the genital tract cytokine milieu or the activation/differentiation status of T cells may play a significant role in heterosexual transmission …
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Investigations of mycobacteria-specific memoryy/effector T cell responses in HIV infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children are at greater risk of developing tuberculosis disease, and might benefit from vaccination with novel TB vaccines. However, little is known about the effect of HIV-infection on function and phenotype of T cell responses to mycobacterial antigens …
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Associations of severe hyperlactataemia and lactic acidosis in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral theraphy
… of anti retroviral (ARV) 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 …
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HIV-associated sensory neuropathy in an African cohort a longitudinal study of risk factors predisposing to antiretroviral induced painful neuropathy
Distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) amongst human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is frequently a painful and disabling condition. HIV-associated DSP is either a consequence of HIV (HIV-DSP) or antiretroviral-induced toxic neuropathy (ATN). The purpose of this research was to …
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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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The prevalence and risk factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension among HIV-infected individuals in a tertiary hospital in Durban
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection continues to be a major global public health burden and a risk factor for developing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Africa carries the largest burden of HIV globally. However, data summarizing the epidemiology of PAH remains unclear. The lungs …
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