Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Objective To characterize the frequency, reasons, risk factors, and consequences of unstructured anti-retroviral treatment interruptions. Method Systematic review. Results Seventy studies were included. The median proportion of patients interrupting treatment...

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effectiveness of resistance assessments based on viral sequencing (genotypic antiretroviral resistance testing, GART), phenotypic antiretroviral resistance testing (PART) or virtual PART (vPART) in the management of...

Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is still a major health problem world-wide. HIV infection has changed into a chronic infection with the chance of developing long-term complications. Vascular...

Background: Wasting, or cachexia, is a significant, debilitating, and potentially life-threatening complication of HIV infection. It is associated with reduced strength and functional ability, reduced ability to with stand opportunistic...

Background. A major difficulty associated with the use of standard therapy with isoniazid for latent tuberculosis infection is poor patient adherence to therapy because of the prolonged course required. Shorter...

Background: There is conflict in the literature about the extent of alterations of resting energy expenditure (REE) in persons with HIV. Objective: The study was conducted to ascertain the mean...

Existing empirical evidence has well documented the role of social support in both physical and psychological well-being among various populations. In the context of HIV prevention, the rapid increase of...

The relationship between grade of pulmonary hypertension and factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus among patients with HIV infection is poorly documented. This report documents the most extensive attempt made...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarise recently published clinical studies of chemokine receptor-5 (CCR5)-blockers, including the small-molecule blocker, maraviroc (MVC) and CCR5-monoclonal antibodies for HIV. MVC may have immunomodulating properties through...

Many HIV patients develop weight loss, which increases morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the effects of testosterone therapy on lean body mass, total body weight, over-all exercise functional...

BACKGROUND: Evidence for cost-effectiveness of interventions for HIV/AIDS in Africa is fragmentary. Cost-effectiveness is, however, highly relevant. African governments face difficult choices in striking the right balance between prevention, treatment,...

BACKGROUND: Castleman’s disease is a rare primary disease of the lymph nodes with limited available clinical information. METHODS: A systematic literature search identified 416 cases amenable to detailed analysis. RESULTS:...