To identify the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) that most affect female population deprived of liberty. Method: Integrative review articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish databases: LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, COCHRANE SciELO library. A cross was performed with descriptors “Sexually Infections”; "Women"; “Prisoners”, seven were selected. Results: The STIs...

Table of contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 General principles of immunization in HIVinfected adults 1.2 Practical aspects of immunization and general contraindication 2.0 Anthrax 2.1 Background 2.2 Epidemiology and risk groups 2.3 Anthrax vaccine 2.3.1 Vaccine efficacy 2.3.2 Vaccine safety 2.4 Recommendations for anthrax pre-exposure prophylaxis in HIV-infected adults 2.5 Post-exposure prophylaxis ...

Chronic infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) add to age-dependent bone loss and may contribute to lower bone strength in the elderly. In this review, we report recent highlights on the epidemiology of bone fragility in chronic viral infections with HIV, HCV and HBV, its physiopathology and discuss the interference of antiviral th...

Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV) infection are common in HIV-infected individuals as a result of shared risk factors for acquisition. A serological study for HBV and HCV was performed in 251 HIV-positive individuals from Medellín, Colombia. A qualitative RT-PCR for HCV was done in 90 patients with CD4+ T-cell count < 150 per mm(3). Serological markers for HBV infection wer...

Background.  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality in the United States, and injection drug users are at particularly high risk. Methods.  This prospective observational cohort study assessed the rate of, and risk factors for, clinical liver disease progression in a cohort of HCV monoinfected and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HCV coin...

BACKGROUND The global burden of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV co-infection is enormous. The risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer is associated with HBV DNA levels. The main objective of the study was to determine proportion of Hepatitis B viremia in ART-naïve and ART-experienced co-infected Ghanaian patients and factors associated with HBV viremia after at least 36 weeks of ...

Injection drug use (IDU) and HIV infection are important public health problems in Vietnam. The IDU population increased 70% from 2000 to 2004 and is disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS -- the country's second leading cause of death. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) share transmission routes with HIV and cause serious medical consequences. This study aimed to determin...

Screening of blood transmissible infections is one of the important surveillance methods for infectitious diseases. Hepatitis B is one of the world, most common and serious blood transmitted infectious diseases. With the fact that HBV is 100 times more infectious than HIV, screening of HBV attained highest global priority. The present cross sectional study conducted at blood bank of tertiary ca...

OBJECTIVE To review the risk of in utero infection through amniocentesis in women with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). OUTCOMES Fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. EVIDENCE Review articles, meta-analyses, and MEDLINE searches from 1966 to 2002 for English-language articles related to amniocentesis, fetal and neonatal infection, and hepatitis B, hepat...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis, a highly contagious viral infection, is one of the leading killer diseases globally caused by hepatitis virus. Among the existing viral causes for hepatic failure, hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays a significant role with devastating implications, especially when combined with other viral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Co-infection with hepatitis B viru...