Category Archives: General HIV+ population
Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
Predictors and treatment strategies of HIV-related fatigue in the combined antiretroviral therapy era
Objective: To assess predictors and reported treatment strategies of HIV-related fatigue in the combined antiretroviral (cART) era. Method: Five databases were searched and reference lists of pertinent articles were checked....
Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in adults living with HIV/AIDS: Systematic review
PURPOSE: The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness and safety of aerobic exercise interventions on immunological/virological, cardiopulmonary, and psychological outcomes in adults living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS:...
Co-formulated abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine for initial treatment of HIV infection and AIDS
Background: UNAIDS estimates that 34 million people are currently living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. Currently recommended regimens for initiating HIV treatment consist of either a non-nucleoside reverse...
Mortality of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: The retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes is an important issue in resource-limited settings. Loss to follow up can be substantial, but it is unclear what the...
Screening for HIV: Systematic review to update the 2005 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation
BACKGROUND: A 2005 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) review found good evidence that HIV screening is accurate and that antiretroviral therapy (ART) for immunologically advanced disease is associated with...
Prevalence, severity, and duration of thrombocytopenia among HIV patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy
Thrombocytopenia is a clinically relevant outcome in HIV. However, the epidemiology of this condition, including frequency, severity, and duration, has not been well-characterized in the era of highly active antiretroviral...
Stress management interventions for HIV+ adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 1989 to 2006
Objective: Numerous studies document that stress accelerates disease processes in a variety of diseases including HIV. As a result, investigators have developed and evaluated interventions to reduce stress as a...
Management of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected adults (with an emphasis on resource-poor settings)
BACKGROUND: Cerebral toxoplasmosis or toxoplasmic meningoencephalitis (hereafter referred to as TE) was one of the first opportunistic infections to be described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected patients. Treatment of...
Lipid profiles in HIV-infected adults receiving atazanavir and atazanavir/ritonavir: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
OBJECTIVES: To compare lipid profiles in HIV-infected adults receiving atazanavir-based regimens. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing atazanavir or atazanavir/ritonavir with a comparator and...
Sex issues in HIV-1-infected persons during highly active antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), morbidity and mortality rates have sharply decreased among HIV-infected patients. Studies of possible differences between men and women in the...
