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BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that primarily affects people with advanced HIV/AIDS and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality around the globe. By far the most...

Aim: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the incidence of fracture-related infections (FRI) following surgical management of closed and open fractures in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. Methods: A...

Information on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) molecular epidemiology is required to verify HIV/AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) epidemic dynamics in different regions, as well as provide support for response to...

Background: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarise the literature regarding the immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPSV) in adult people...

BACKGROUND: Increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in rising levels of pretreatment human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance (PDR). This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to assess...

Key take-home messages Focus groups within the community can provide useful insight on how methamphetamine is used among men who have sex with men in the local context. Media campaigns...

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus is encapsulated opportunistic yeast that causes life threatening meningoencephalitis of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The magnitude of Cryptococcosis among HIV patients varies from 1–10% in Western...

Abstract Background Tobacco consumption is more life-threatening in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than within the general population; therefore, people living with HIV (PLWH) should be highly motivated...

OBJECTIVES: Significant pain from HIV-associated sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) affects 40% of HIV-infected individuals treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The most salient symptom of the neuropathy is pain, which frequently is...

OBJECTIVES: This systematic review aims to qualitatively synthesise existing evidence on the efficacy of HIV interventions in African fishing communities. METHODS: Five databases (NCBI PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science Core...

Serum 1,3-β-d-glucan (BG) assay may be helpful as a marker for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and invasive fungal infection (IFI). We conducted a systematic review to assess the diagnostic...

BACKGROUND: Injecting risk behaviour, such as receptive sharing of injecting equipment and/or re-using one’s equipment, is associated with bloodborne virus transmission and infections in people who inject drugs (PWID). We...