Levels of neopterin and alpha and beta interleukin-1 (IL-1) in sera of normal controls, asymptomatic intravenous drug abusers, homosexuals, and patients with lymphadenopathy or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were measured. Neopterin levels were elevated in the sera of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative intravenous drug abusers and homosexuals, as well as in the sera of HIV-sero...

background : main technique to control acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv) infection is the effective preventive programs among high-risk groups. modeling is one of the effective methods where there is inadequate data. we used the modes of transmission (mot) model to predict the transmission of hiv infection in iran. methods : we systematically searched published and grey literature to fin...

BACKGROUND As access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases, the emergence and transmission of HIV drug resistant strains becomes a major problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) therefore recommends an initial minimum-resource method to signal when transmitted HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) requires action. OBJECTIVE This survey sought to generate information on the presence of HIV drug-...

conclusions prevalence of hiv/hcv coinfection is considerably low in turkey. the extremely rare prevalence of idu might have a role in this low prevalence. background rate of coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) varies in different countries. this may be attributable to common transmission routes as well as social, economic, and cultural factors. objec...

HIV/AIDS Drugs In article 2203198, Garry Laverty and co-workers develop a long-acting injectable drug delivery implant composed of short peptide sequence attached to the zidovudine. Upon injection, this aqueous solution-based formulation rapidly forms drug-releasing hydrogel in response phosphatase enzymes present within skin space. Clinically relevant concentrations zidovudine were delivered r...

Injecting drug use is a growing problem in Africa and a growing risk factor for contracting HIV in the region. It is imperative that HIV research includes injecting drug users so that they too are able to benefit from safe and effective behavioural interventions and biomedical HIV prevention and treatment products. This article relates a critical review of the findings of a desk review of previ...

INTRODUCTION HIV transmission risk is highest during acute HIV infection (AHI). We evaluated HIV RNA in the anogenital compartment in men who have sex with men (MSM) during AHI and compared time to undetectable HIV RNA after three-drug versus five-drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) to understand risk for onward HIV transmission. METHODS MSM with AHI (n=54) had blood, seminal plasma and anal la...

BackgroundA limited number of studies have explored the association between health literacy (HL) and outcomes. Effectively managing HIV infection expects from patients ability to seek medical help, understand instructions provided by healthcare professionals, adhere treatment plans. This study aimed evaluate HL medication regimen complexity index (MRCI) among people living with determine associ...

Illicit drug abuse and HIV/AIDS have increased rapidly in the past 10 to 20 years in China. This paper reviews drug abuse in China, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its association with injection drug use (IDU), and Chinese policies on illicit drug abuse and prevention of HIV/AIDS based on published literature and unpublished official data. As a major drug trans-shipment country with source drugs from...

This article discusses some of the findings of a study on street prostitutes in Tehran with a focus on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. It aims to show the extent of their knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS and available services and their behavior.   This is an “extensive” and “cross-sectional” study, in which the target group was questioned about their background and socioeconomic status in additi...