Category Archives: Treatment

Efficacy and safety of systematic corticosteroids treatment among patients with HIV and tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2024

INTRODUCTION: The efficacy and safety of corticosteroids in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) remain controversial. METHOD: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database were...

Prevalence of HIV drug resistance among patients experiencing first-line treatment failure in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background The emergence of human immunodefiency virus (HIV) drug resistance presents a substantial challenge. Alternatives for effective treatment regimens are limited, and treatment strategies are complicated. Although a number of...

Technologies for healthy lifestyle in people with HIV: A systematic review

2025

OBJECTIVE: to analyze clinical trials that assessed the effectiveness of technologies for healthy lifestyles in people with HIV. METHOD: A systematic review, conducted in five databases, with association of controlled...

Measuring mobility in HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

2025

INTRODUCTION: Mobility-from overnight travel to permanent migration-can reduce service access and increase HIV risk, driving the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This scoping review described mobility measures used in HIV...

Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidenceAÿregarding the association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV. METHODS: Searches were conducted in five international databases (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE,...

The association between disclosure and antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and ART adherence are crucial for preventing HIV transmission and prolonging the lifespan of people living with HIV (PLWH). Serostatus disclosure is a significant factor influencing...

Comparison of treatment-emergent resistance-associated mutations and discontinuation due to adverse events among integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based single-tablet regimens and cabotegravir + rilpivirine for the treatment of virologically suppressed people with HIV: A systematic literature review and network meta-analysis

2025

Objective This study evaluated rates of treatment‐emergent resistance‐associated mutations (TE‐RAMs) and discontinuation due to adverse events (DC‐AEs) across integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)‐based single‐tablet regimens and injectable cabotegravir + rilpivirine...

Estimating the effect of maternal viral load on perinatal and postnatal HIV transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background Although a growing body of evidence supports zero risk of sexual HIV transmission from a person with sustained virological suppression, known as U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable), data have been...

Evaluating predictive performance, validity, and applicability of machine learning models for predicting HIV treatment interruption: A systematic review

2025

Background HIV treatment interruption remains a significant barrier to achieving global HIV/AIDS control goals. Machine learning (ML) models offer potential for predicting treatment interruption by leveraging large clinical data. Understanding...

Meta-analysis of TB & HIV co-infection mortality rate in sub-Saharan African children, youth, and adolescents

2025

Background Despite the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in reducing morbidity and mortality, children and adolescents with co-infections face an elevated risk of death due to their young age and...

Growth patterns of HIV-exposed and -unexposed infants in African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand the prevalence and odds of poor growth patterns among HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) versus HIV-unexposed (HUU) infants in the era of antiretroviral...

HIV-1 drug resistance in children and implications for pediatric treatment strategies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Introduction Failure in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric treatment challenges led to pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) and acquired drug resistance (ADR) in children with HIV (CWHIV)....

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