BACKGROUND Perinatal exposure of infants in low resource settings generates the bulk of pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease globally. The HIV status of these infants is established by testing serum for anti-HIV antibodies at 12 months of age in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programs because polymerase chain reaction testing is unavailable. The diagnostic ac...

HIV testing and counseling is a critical component of HIV prevention efforts and core element of current "treatment as prevention" strategies. Mobility, low education and income, and limited access to health care put Latino migrants at higher risk for HIV and represent barriers for adequate levels of HIV testing in this population. We examined correlates of, and missed opportunities to increase...

Plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA load is the reference marker for response to antiretroviral therapy. To compare peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-associated and plasma HIV-1 RNA response to treatment, HIV-1 RNA was quantified by reverse transcription-competitive polymerase chain reaction in 20 patients at 0, 12, and 24 weeks following addition of saquinavir to their ...

BACKGROUND Gaps in the HIV care continuum contribute to poor health outcomes and increase HIV transmission. A combination of interventions targeting multiple steps in the continuum is needed to achieve the full beneficial impact of HIV treatment. METHODS AND FINDINGS Link4Health, a cluster-randomized controlled trial, evaluated the effectiveness of a combination intervention strategy (CIS) ve...

OBJECTIVES We measured HIV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among persons in New York City's house ball community. METHODS In 2004 we conducted a venue-based risk-behavior survey and HIV testing in the house ball community. RESULTS Of the 504 study participants, 67% were male, 14% female, and 18% transgender. Mean age was 24 years (range=15-52 years); 55% were Black, and 40% were ...

OBJECTIVES (1) To assess the HIV incidence rate among men who have sex with men (MSM) in a large cohort study in Beijing, China and (2) to identify sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors of HIV seroconversion among MSM in Beijing, China. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Baseline and follow-up visits were conducted among MSM in Beijing, China. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 797 ...

South Africa has one of the highest burdens of TB worldwide, driven by the country's widespread prevalence of HIV, and further complicated by drug resistance. Active case finding within the community, particularly in rural areas where healthcare access is limited, can significantly improve diagnosis and treatment coverage in high-incidence settings. We evaluated the potential health and economi...

Objective: To investigate the carriage of HBs antigen (Ag) and hepatitis C virus in people with human immunodeficiency (HIV) at Grand-Yoff General Hospital.
 Materials Methods: Sera from patients living HIV monitored Hospital have benefited research for Ag, HBe anti-H[8] Be antibodies on these co-infected patients, a test was also carried out.
 Results: This study included 147 HIV-inf...

Herpes Zoster is characterized with painful dermatomal blisters, which commonly seen in elderly or immuncompromised people. It caused by varicella zoster virüs (VZV). HIV infection known as a risk factor for herpes and developments of its complications. Cutaneous findings can be the presenting symptom infection. In presence infection, HZ prolong complicate evet recurrence rate increases. recurr...

O presente estudo tem como objetivo descrever a doença Sarcoma de Kaposi uma condição relacionada pacientes com HIV/AIDS e suas características, além disso o buscou relatar as principais manifestações clinicas da doença, buscando assim, um diagnóstico rápido efetivo, visando tratamento para acometidos pela doença. A metodologia escolhida foi revisão bibliográfica do tipo integrativa literatura....