Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
2011
Both HIV and sexual assault remain major public health problems in Sub-Saharan Africa. This review examines the state of the science regarding provision of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual assault...
Efficacy of interventions in improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy
2005
The aim of this paper is to perform a critical review of the effectiveness of interventions for the purpose of enhancing adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The overall evaluation indicates that...
The use of incentives to reinforce medication adherence
2012
Objective: Poor medication adherence is a longstanding problem, and is especially pertinent for individuals with chronic conditions or diseases. Adherence to medications can improve patient outcomes and greatly reduce the...
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV infected persons
2010
BACKGROUND: People with HIV have a increased risk of developing tuberculosis. Preventive therapy may help prevent progression of tuberculosis infection to disease. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to...
Protease inhibitor-sparing HAART: A review of key studies
2000
Some protease inhibitor (PI)-sparing regimens offer advantages over PI- based therapy for HIV infection, including more convenient dosing, lower tablet volume, fewer drug interactions, CNS penetration, and the option of...
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...
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...
The cost of HIV treatment and care. A global review
2001
This review of published studies on the costs of HIV treatment and care describes some of the recent developments that have influenced these costs in industrialised and industrialising countries, especially...
Tesamorelin: A growth hormone-releasing factor analogue for HIV-associated lipodystrophy
2012
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tesamorelin, a growth hormone releasing factor analogue approved by the Food and Drug Administration in November 2010 for the treatment of lipodystrophy...
Livelihood security and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in low and middle income settings: A systematic review
2011
INTRODUCTION: We sought to examine the association between livelihood security and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) in low- and middle-income countries (LIMC). METHODS: Performing a systematic review, we searched, independently...
Induced sputum in HIV-infected patients: Diagnosis of acute pulmonary diseases
2009
OBJECTIVE: To make a narrative review of the accuracy of induced sputum for diagnosis of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients. Data sources: The MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library...
Diverticulitis in transplant patients and patients on chronic corticosteroid therapy: A systematic review
2010
BACKGROUND: The clinical course of diverticular disease in immunosuppressed patients is widely believed to be more severe than in the general population. In this study we systematically reviewed the literature...
