Category Archives: General HIV+ population

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blood transfusion is essential in healthcare but carries inherent risks of human immunodeficiency virusAÿ(HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis and malaria transmission. National...

Background Clinical trials have shown the protective efficacy of tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) for averting disease and death from tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). TPT has been recommended...

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is essential for ensuring the health and survival of children, particularly in regions where diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition are common causes of child mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, over...

Background Eliminating HIV vertical transmission is a global priority and monitored by estimating paediatric HIV infections with the UNAIDS-supported Spectrum AIDS Impact Module (Spectrum-AIM). Recent innovations in antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Women living with HIV are at risk of persistent high-risk...

PURPOSE: We conducted a systematic review of studies comparing the intensity of epigenetic ageing in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and uninfected individuals. We included studies that quantitatively...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality in people living with HIV can be reduced by TB preventive treatment (TPT). However, low levels of screening and uptake, poor adherence, and loss to...

BACKGROUND: Infections may increase the risk of age-related diseases such as dementia. Accelerated immunological ageing, measurable by telomere length (TL), may be a potential mechanism. However, the relationship between different...

BACKGROUND: Venezuela’s recent economic and political instability has severely compromised its healthcare infrastructure, impacting the management of infectious diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This disruption hinders progress towards the...

Neuroimaging studies have identified brain structural and functional alterations in HIV-infected patients; however, the results are inconsistent. This study aimed to characterize the effects of HIV infection on regional gray...

OBJECTIVES: The WHO recommends prioritising people living with HIV (PLHIV) for typhoid vaccination, but evidence for increased typhoid fever risk is inconsistent. We aimed to evaluate whether HIV infection alters...

The last 10 years have witnessed various significant progresses in the management and treatment of HIV/AIDS, including the development of novel HIV prevention technologies and safer and potent antiretroviral medications....