Category Archives: General HIV+ population
Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
Syphilitic uveitis: A review of clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of syphilitic uveitis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive and negative patients
The incidence of syphilis and syphilitic uveitis in our community is increasing. The prevalence of associated neurosyphilis is unknown, and it remains unclear whether syphilitic uveitis should be treated as...
Partner notification uptake for sexually transmitted infections in China: A systematic literature review
Objective: China’s sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic requires comprehensive control programmes. Partner services are traditional pillars of STI control but have not been widely implemented in China. This study was...
How much ritonavir is needed to boost protease inhibitors? Systematic review of 17 dose-ranging pharmacokinetic trials
BACKGROUND: Ritonavir has been evaluated at boosting doses of 50–800 mg daily with seven protease inhibitors: amprenavir, atazanavir, darunavir, indinavir, lopinavir,saquinavir and tipranavir. Minimizing the boosting dose of ritonavir could...
Decision coaching to prepare patients for making health decisions: A systematic review of decision coaching in trials of patient decision AIDS
BACKGROUND: Decision coaching is individualized, nondirective facilitation of patient preparation for shared decision making. PURPOSE: To explore characteristics and effectiveness of decision coaching evaluated within trials of patient decision aids...
Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
BACKGROUND: Treating the world’s 40.3 million persons currently infected with HIV/AIDS is an international responsibility that involves unprecedented organizational challenges. Key issues include whether care should be concentrated or decentralized,...
High prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and other mycobacteria among HIV-infected patients in Brazil: A systematic review
There is a little-noticed trend involving human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients suspected of having tuberculosis: the triple-treatment regimen recommended in Brazil for years has been potentially ineffective in over 30%...
Interferon-γ release assays for active pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in adults in low-and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Background. The diagnostic value of interferon- release assays (IGRAs) for active tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries is unclear. Methods. We searched multiple databases for studies published through May 2010...
The association between HIV infection and alcohol use: A systematic review and meta-analysis of African studies
To summarize the association between alcohol use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection based on studies conducted in Africa, EMBASE and PubMed were searched for African studies that related alcohol...
The impact of disease stage on direct medical costs of HIV management: A review of the international literature
The global prevalence of HIV infection continues to grow, as a result of increasing incidence in some countries and improved survival where highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is available. Growing...
Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and virologic treatment response: A meta-analysis
Background: Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-1 infection is essential for plasma HIV-1 RNA suppression. Self-report is the most frequently used measure of adherence to HAART, but...
