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Prevalence estimates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among visceral leishmaniasis infected people in Northwest Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, by the end of 2018, an estimated 690,000 people are infected with HIV and the annual cases of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is estimated to be between 4000...

Fracture-related infections in HIV infected patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

Aim: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the incidence of fracture-related infections (FRI) following surgical management of closed and open fractures in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. Methods: A...

Cryptosporidium infection increases the risk for chronic diarrhea among people living with HIV in southeast Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

We conducted a systematic review research and meta-analysis to reveal the relationship between the risk of chronic diarrhea and Cryptosporidium infection in people living with HIV in Southeast Asia. We...

Oral manifestations in HIV-positive children: A systematic review

2020

Background: The number of pediatric patients affected by HIV still remains high, mainly in developing countries, where the main cause of infection is vertical transmission from the mother. Even today,...

Risk factors for herpes zoster infection: A meta-analysis

2020

Background: The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is significant worldwide, with millions affected and the incidence rising. Current literature has identified some risk factors for this disease; however, there is...

Neurocysticercosis and HIV Infection: What can we learn from the published literature?

2019

OBJECTIVE: Infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and by the larvae of Taenia solium (i.e., cysticercosis) are still widespread in many developing countries. Both pathologies modify host immune...

Human immunodeficiency virus infected patients are not at higher risk for hepatitis E virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2019

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is the most common cause of acute hepatitis in the world. It is not well established whether people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine types and dose schedules for prevention of HPV-related disease in females and males

2019

BACKGROUND: Uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine remains low in many countries, although the bivalent and quadrivalent HPV vaccines given as a three-dose schedule are effective in the prevention of...

The risk of HIV among women after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and considerations for their use of PrEP

2020

Key take-home messages A recent study in the U.S. found that most women who were diagnosed with HIV did not have a reported STI in the past. Another U.S. study...

Association of mycoplasma fermentans and the risk of HIV-1 infection: A meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported the association between Mycoplasma fermentans (M. fermentans) and the risk of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection, but the results were inconsistent. The present study...

Difference in Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence rates due to low and high CD4 counts in patients with HIV/AIDS

2019

Objective: Since symptomatic toxoplasmosis in in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) almost always occurs as a result of reactivation of chronic infection, screening Toxoplasma serology has an important...

Adjuvanted-influenza vaccination in patients infected with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis of immunogenicity and safety

2019

Adjuvanted-influenza vaccination is an efficient method for enhancing the immunogenicity of influenza split-virus vaccines for preventing influenza. However, the medical community’s understanding of its performance in patients infected with HIV...

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