Category Archives: Population(s)

Diagnostic value of interferon-I3 release assay in HIV-infected individuals complicated with active tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

OBJECTIVE: Although the interferon-I3 release assay (IGRA) has become a common diagnostic method for tuberculosis, its value in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients remains...

Sex differences in HIV testing among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND: Despite being sexually active and engaging in risky sexual behaviours similar to young adults, older adults (50 years or older) are less likely to receive HIV testing, and disaggregated...

Cognitive differences between men and women with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Objective: Although many studies report that women with HIV (WWH) are more vulnerable to cognitive impairment than men with HIV (MWH), this trend is not described consistently in the literature. In...

A systematic review of the engagement with social media-delivered interventions for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities

2021

BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) persons face a number of physical and mental health disparities closely linked to discrimination, social stigma, and victimization. Despite the acceptability and increasing number...

Impact of diagnostic strategies for tuberculosis using lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay in people living with HIV

2021

Background: Tuberculosis is the primary cause of hospital admission in people living with HIV, and the likelihood of death in the hospital is unacceptably high. The Alere Determine TB LAM Ag...

Prescribing intranasal steroids in HIV-positive patients: Systematic review of the literature

2021

BACKGROUND: There are significant drug-drug interactions between human immunodeficiency virus antiretroviral therapy and intranasal steroids, leading to high serum concentrations of iatrogenic steroids and subsequently Cushing’s syndrome. METHOD: All articles...

A systematic review of behavioral couples-based interventions targeting prevention of mother-to-child transmission in low- and middle-income countries

2021

There is increasing focus in HIV prevention and treatment on couples-based approaches. No systematic review has synthesized prospective behavioral couples-based HIV trials targeting prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) outcomes in...

HIV-1 molecular epidemiology in Bangladesh: A systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It is postulated that molecular methods along with mathematical modeling can provide critical inference regarding epidemiological parameters, transmission dynamics, spatiotemporal characteristics, and intervention efficacy. Hence, studying molecular...

A narrative review of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the placenta and placental bed of HIV infected women of African ancestry with preeclampsia

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Both HIV infection and preeclampsia (PE), a pregnancy-specific disorder of hypertension and multi-system organ involvement, have high prevalence rates especially in low-to-middle-income countries. The immunoexpression of specific...

Considerations for successful therapeutic immunization in HIV cure

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this special issue on human immunodeficiency (HIV) cure, we review the role of therapeutic immunization in strategies aimed to eliminate HIV-infected cells and/or mediate sustained control...

Immunological effector mechanisms in HIV-1 elite controllers

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: HIV-1 elite controllers encompass small populations of people infected with HIV-1 who can spontaneously control plasma viral loads below the limit of detection, in the absence of...

Video-based teleconsultations in pharmaceutical care – A systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND: In recent years, telemedicine has gained increasing importance in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. The use of video technologies for remote communication between different parties offers the potential to...

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