background: improving the performance of hiv diagnosis assays is one of the most important ways to reduce hiv transmission. because of the high mutation rate of hiv, it is critical to use the conserved proteins to develop diagnostic immunoassay methods. because integrase is one of the most conserved proteins of hiv, it may be a good target for this purpose. in this paper cloning, purification a...

conclusions hiv/hcv co-infection is an important medical problem in north-eastern poland. a history of incarceration and younger age at hiv diagnosis were additional to idu risk factors for hcv seropositivity in this cohort. patients and methods adult hiv-1 infected patients, with at least one antihcv result, treated in one of polish hiv/aids reference centers, participated in this cross-sectio...

infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) is a progressive condition which may cause endothelial dysfunction and liver damage leading to coagulopathy. with adventure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), life expectancy has prolonged in hiv positive patients but several acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)-related conditions such as coagulopathies are responsible for ass...

bloodstream infections with salmonella typhi, is uncommon in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected persons. the symptoms in such patients are often non-specific and have a rather insidious onset and progression. we report a patient with sepsis and lower limb gangrene due to salmonella typhi infection in an hiv-infected patient.

background and objective: anemia is a common manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection, occurring in approximately 30% of patients with asymptomatic infection and in as many as 75% to 80% of those with aids. anemia has been associated with decreased quality of life and decreased survival. in this study we aimed to determine the prevalence and related factors of anemia in hiv...

background and objectives: hiv infected patients are at risk for vaccine-preventable infections such as tetanus and diphtheria (td). in these patients, these antibodies tend to decline faster. due to the limited data, this study assessed the seroprevalence of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in hiv infected patients in tehran, iran. materials and methods: this case-control study was carried o...

background: hemophilia a and b are the most frequent congenital coagulation disorders. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b, c and human immunodeficiency viruses among hemophilic patients in hamadan, iran. patients and methods: in this study, patients with hemophilia a and b treated in hamedan hemophilia center, hamedan, iran, were screened for hepatitis b, c and ...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to compare the frequencies of vaginal infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women with those among human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative women. STUDY DESIGN Human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive women attending a comprehensive care center for human immunodeficiency virus disease at the outpatient department of an inner-city hospital...