Category Archives: Co-morbidities

Incidence of cancers in people with HIV/AIDS compared with immunosuppressed transplant recipients: A meta analysis

2007

BACKGROUND: Only a few types of cancer are recognised as being directly related to immune deficiency in people with HIV/AIDS. Large population-based studies in transplant recipients have shown that a...

Hepatitis C virus infection and risk of coronary artery disease: A systematic review of the literature

2012

Background: Several chronic infections have been associated with cardiovascular diseases, including Chlamydia pneumoniae, human immunodeficiency virus and viral hepatitis. This review evaluates the literature on the association between chronic hepatitis...

Efficacy and safety of cesarean delivery for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1

2005

BACKGROUND: Cesarean section before labor and before ruptured membranes (“elective cesarean section”, or ECS) has been introduced as an intervention for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1. The...

Endocrine and metabolic abnormalities among HIV-infected patients: A current review

2013

Multiple endocrine and metabolic abnormalities have been reported among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients since the pre-antiretroviral therapy era. These abnormalities present with either subclinical or overt clinical features. Endocrine...

Treatment of Kaposi sarcoma in children with HIV-1 infection

2014

Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) remains the second most frequently diagnosed HIV-related malignancy (HRM) worldwide and most common HRM in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is most prevalent and human herpesvirus 8...

Pulmonary tuberculosis in severely-malnourished or HIV-infected children with pneumonia: A review

2013

Presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) as acute pneumonia in severely-malnourished and HIV-positive children has received very little attention, although this is very important in the management of pneumonia in children...

Flu and pneumococcal immunisations in HIV-infected children: Methodological quality of current recommendations

2011

OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of guidelines, consensus statements and systematic reviews on flu and pneumococcal immunisations in HIV-infected children. METHOD: The authors screened PubMed and Embase databases until the...

Multicentric Castleman’s disease in HIV infection: A systematic review of the literature

2008

The objective of this study is to systematically review the epidemiology and the clinical and virologic aspects of multicentric Castleman’s disease in HIV-positive patients and to evaluate treatment strategies and...

Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: Hospital Care for Children: What is the aetiology and treatment of chronic diarrhoea in children with HIV?

2009

The World Health Organization has produced guidelines for the management of common illnesses in hospitals with limited resources. This series reviews the scientific evidence behind WHO’s recommendations. The WHO guidelines,...

Kidney and liver organ transplantation in persons with human immunodeficiency virus: An evidence-based analysis

2010

The objective of this analysis is to determine the effectiveness of solid organ transplantation in persons with end stage organ failure (ESOF) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV+) Clinical Need: Condition...

Lipid profiles in HIV-infected adults receiving atazanavir and atazanavir/ritonavir: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2010

OBJECTIVES: To compare lipid profiles in HIV-infected adults receiving atazanavir-based regimens. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing atazanavir or atazanavir/ritonavir with a comparator and...

HIV and prostate cancer: A systematic review of the literature

2009

Malignancy occurs with increased frequency in the HIV-positive population. The true incidence of prostate cancer in this population is unknown. In the few cases that have been presented in the...

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