Reaction time slowing in adults with HIV: Results of a meta-analysis using brinley plots
2002
A meta-analysis in the form of Brinley plots was conducted on the mean reaction times of HIV+ and HIV- groups. HIV+ reaction times were regressed on HIV- reaction times across...
Steroids for treating tuberculous pleurisy
2007
BACKGROUND: TB of the pleura is associated with inflammation and fibrosis. Steroids could reduce the effects of the inflammation, but the immunosuppression could make patients vunerable. OBJECTIVES: This review aims...
Humanized PA14 (a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) for treatment of people with HIV infection
2014
BACKGROUND: PRO 140 (a humanized form of the PA14 antibody, a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) inhibits CCR5-tropic (R5) type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This may be an effective new treatment...
Labor migration and HIV risk: A systematic review of the literature
2012
To inform the development of multilevel strategies for addressing HIV risk among labor migrants, 97 articles from the health and social science literatures were systematically reviewed. The study locations were...
Antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV transmission in HIV-discordant couples
2011
Antiretroviral drugs have been shown to reduce risk of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and are also widely used for post-exposure prophylaxis for parenteral and sexual exposures. Observational...
Placebo response changes depending on the neuropathic pain syndrome: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis
2012
Objective. To compare placebo responses in neuropathic pain syndromes. Design. Systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Setting and Patients. Randomized placebo-controlled trials assessing pain intensity or pain relief in any neuropathic...
Aerobic exercise interventions for people with HIV/AIDS
2005
BACKGROUND: The profile of HIV infection is constantly changing. Although once viewed as an illness progressing to death, HIV infection now presents as a chronic infection characterized by unpredictable cycles...
Baseline CD4+ cell count, not viral load, correlates with virologic suppression induced by potent antiretroviral therapy
2001
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between viral load suppression and baseline viral load as well as that between viral load suppression and baseline CD4(+) cell count. DESIGN: Meta-analysis of published...
Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of HIV infection by women from men
2002
BACKGROUND: There is a need for female-controlled methods of HIV prevention. Vaginal microbicides, substances inserted into the vagina to prevent women acquiring HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from men,...
HIV transmission from husbands to wives in Cambodia: A systematic review of the literature
2013
HIV transmission in Cambodia has declined considerably in recent years, yet new incidents of HIV transmission within marital relationships have increased. Evidence suggests that the cause of this is transmission...
Introduction: The co-infection Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV has been described as a clinical event of great relevance. The objective of this study was to describe clinical and epidemiological aspects published in literature....
