Category Archives: Co-infections
The safety of yellow fever vaccine 17D or 17DD in children, pregnant women, HIV+ individuals, and older persons: Systematic review
Yellow fever vaccine provides long-lasting immunity. Rare serious adverse events after vaccination include neurologic or viscerotropic syndromes or anaphylaxis. We conducted a systematic review of adverse events associated with yellow...
Examining the relationship between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV infection
BACKGROUND: Urogenital schistosomiasis, caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium, is widespread and causes substantial morbidity on the African continent. The infection has been suggested as an unrecognized risk factor for...
Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among long-distance truck drivers in China: A data synthesis and meta-analysis
By 2009, 46 national sentinel surveillance sites had been established for long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) in China, but the overall disease burden of HIV and syphilis among LDTDs has remained...
Clinical efficacy of high-dose acyclovir in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A meta-analysis of randomized individual patient data
A meta-analysis of 8 randomized trials (1792 patients, 2947 patient-years of follow-up) showed that acyclovir (> or = 3200 mg/day) offered a significant survival benefit (P = .006 by log-rank...
Performance of commercial herpes simplex virus type-2 antibody tests using serum samples from Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Several commercial type-specific serologic tests are available for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Poor specificity of some tests has been reported on samples from sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: To...
The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: A systematic review
AIMS: To review evidence on the effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) in prison and post-release. METHODS: Systematic review of experimental and observational studies of prisoners receiving OMT regarding treatment...
Peginterferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C in patients with human immunodeficiency virus
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of peginterferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Trials were identified...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of fibrosis marker panels in patients with HIV/hepatitis C coinfection
BACKGROUND: Accurately staging hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related fibrosis is crucial for treatment decisions and prognostication. Our objective was to systematically review studies describing the accuracy of serum marker panels for...
Meta-analysis of single-session behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: Implications for bundling prevention packages
Evidence-based, single-session behavioral interventions are urgently needed for preventing the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To estimate the efficacy of single-session, behavioral interventions for STI prevention,...
Treatment of syphilis in HIV-infected subjects: A systematic review of the literature
Background: The optimal antimicrobial regimen to treat syphilis in HIV-infected subjects remains controversial. Objective To systematically assess the literature for studies evaluating syphilis treatment regimens in this population. Methods: Two...
