HIV RNA Suppression and Immune Restoration: Can We Do Better? by Marilia Rita Pinzone, Michelino Di Rosa, Bruno Cacopardo, Giuseppe Nunnari

“…HAART has significantly changed the natural history of HIV infection: patients receiving antiretrovirals are usually able to control viremia, even though not all virological responders adequately recover their CD4+ count. …”
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Malnutrition Amongst HIV Adult Patients in Selected Hospitals of Bushenyi District in Southwestern Uganda. by Odwee, Ambrose, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Acup, Christine Amongi, Kyamanywa, Patrick, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Obura, Richard, Agaba, Jude B., Makeri, Danladi, Kirimuhuzya, Claude, Sasirabo, Olivia, Bamaiyi, Pwaveno H.

“…Patients with opportunistic infections, low adherence to HAART, and stage of HIV/AIDS had a higher risk of malnutrition Discussion: In rural communities, a majority of malnourished patients are elderly and these were identified as priority groups for HIV outreach campaigns. …”
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Endoscopic Appearance of Oropharyngeal and Upper GI Kaposi’s Sarcoma in an Immunocompromised Patient by Umar Darr, Anas Renno, Zubair Khan, Turki Alkully, Maitham A. Moslim, Sehrish Kamal, Ali Nawras

“…In the USA, use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has drastically reduced incidence of KS in HIV patients. …”
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Adrenal Insufficiency: A Forgotten Diagnosis in HIV/AIDS Patients in Developing Countries by David D. Nassoro, Mkhoi L. Mkhoi, Issa Sabi, Alfred J. Meremo, Paul S. Lawala, Issakwisa Habakkuk Mwakyula

“…The prevalence of AI in HIV/AIDS patients during HAART era is higher in developing than developed countries, probably due to limited access to both diagnosis and adequate treatments which increases the risk of opportunistic infections. …”
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Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients by Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Maxime Tindong, Simeon-Pierre Choukem

“…There was no independent relationship between CD4 count and hypertension after controlling for age, sex, family history of hypertension, BMI-defined overweight, HAART use, and duration of HIV infection (AOR: 1.66, 95% CI: 0.48–5.71, and p=0.419). …”
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Acceptability of Mobile Phone Technology for Medication Adherence Interventions among HIV-Positive Patients at an Urban Clinic by Christopher W. T. Miller, Seth Himelhoch

“…The vast majority reported currently taking HAART (83.5%). Approximately half of the participants reported some difficulty with adherence (CASE < 10). …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis and Herpes Zoster as a Component of Syndrome of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV-Positive Patient by Ermira Muço, Arta Karruli, Neada Hoxha, Alma Hoxhaj, Majlinda Kokici

“…At present, the patient continues HAART and is under regular monitoring. Conclusions. …”
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Nontyphi Salmonella Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Douglas Bretzing, Tasnim Lat, Andrew Shakespeare, Mary Lee, Salim Surani, Shekhar Ghamande

“…A 40-year-old African American male with HIV noncompliant with HAART therapy presented with complaints of generalized weakness, weight loss, cough, night sweats, and nonbloody, watery diarrhea of four weeks’ duration. …”
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Specific Antibody Production by Blood B Cells is Retained in Late Stage Drug-naïve HIV-infected Africans by Lydie Béniguel, Evelyne Bégaud, Fabrice Cognasse, Philippe Gabrié, Christophe D. Mbolidi, Mary A. Marovich, Céline Cazorla, Frédéric Lucht, Christian Genin, Olivier Garraud

“…Under similar experimental conditions, HAART treated patients produced Abs to ENV proteins only. …”
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Persistence and emergence of X4 virus in HIV infection by Ariel D. Weinberger, Alan S. Perelson

“…Thus, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which increases CD4+ T cell counts and decreases cellular activation levels, inhibits X4 viral growth. …”
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CD4 Count Pattern and Demographic Distribution of Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Akinsegun Akinbami, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Adewumi Adediran, Sarah Ajibola, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Kikelomo Wright, Olanrewaju Arogundade

“…The Baseline CD4 count, age and gender of 4,042 HAART-naïve patients, who registered between December 2006 and June 2010, at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, were retrospectively studied. …”
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Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya by Nyawira Gitahi, Sheila Juliet Eshiwani, Kenneth Mutai, Jared Ongechi Mecha, James Njogu Kiarie

“…The most used prevention intervention (38.5%) among discordant couples was a combination of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by the uninfected partner, alongside HAART by the partner living with HIV. Pregnancy rates did not significantly (p = 0.06) differ among those who took up preconception care versus those who did not. …”
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Simplified Assessment of Antiretroviral Adherence and Prediction of Virological Efficacy in HIV-Infected Patients in Cambodia by Olivier Segeral, Yoann Madec, Boroath Ban, Vara Ouk, Chan Roeurn Hak, Clotilde Le Tiec, Eric Nerrienet, Cécile Goujard, Anne Marie Taburet, Jean Francois Delfraissy, Arnaud Fontanet

“…In multivariate analysis adjusted for sex and therapeutic status before HAART initiation, only the biological markers were associated with virological efficacy. …”
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Optical coherence tomography for examining retina in patients with HIV/TB coinfection by E.A. Burylova, A.P. Demin, S.N. Skornyakov, E.V. Sabadash

“…These patterns may illustrate retinal microcirculation in the setting of a pathological condition (HIV/TB, including highly active antiretroviral therapy [HAART]) and be a harbinger of further abnormalities of ocular structures and central nervous system.…”
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Spectrum and trends of cancer among HIV patients in Southwestern Uganda. by Raymond Atwine, Mitala Yekosani, Abraham Birungi, Brian Ssenkumba, Barbra Tuhamize, Richard Ezinga, Keneth Male, Taseera Kabanda

“…These have mostly affected the young people, people who have been on HAART for a shorter period and those with lower CD4 cell count at initiation of ART.…”
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CMV Pancreatitis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Jaffer Ahmad, Najia Sayedy, Raghavendra Sanivarapu, Jagadish Akella, Javed Iqbal

“…She tested positive for HIV with a severely depressed CD4 count (42 cells/McL) and high viral load (1,492,761 copies/ml) and started on appropriate prophylactic antibiotics and HAART therapy. The patient was moved to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) after acute respiratory failure secondary to ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation with initiation of ARDS protocol. …”
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Cinética de lactato de sujeitos com HIV após 20 semanas de treinamento físico combinado by Alesandro Garcia, Géssica Fraga, Carolina Silva, Roberto Vieira Junior, Tulio Fernandes, Joice Trombeta, Ramires Tibana, Jonato Prestes, Adilson Reis Filho, Fabricio Voltarelli

“…Antes e após 20 semanas de TFC, 10 pacientes HIV (5 homens + 5 mulheres; 44,7±9,0 anos de idade) em tratamento pela HAART (Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Ativa) foram avaliados quanto a cinética do LS (LS; mmol/L) durante o teste ergoespirométrico (ERGO) na esteira (para determinação do VO2max [ml.kg-1.min-1]. …”
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Effect of Tonifying deficiency and Zhengqi porridge on immune function reconstruction in HIV/AIDS patients with Qi deficiency (补虚正气粥对艾滋病气虚型患者免疫功能重建的影响研究)... by WEI Yan (魏艳), LI shu (李树), YUAN Hongxia (袁洪霞), ZHANG Ying (张英), LIU Xiaoli (刘小丽), LIU Lingling (刘玲玲)

“…方法 选择遵义市汇川区疾病预防控制中心60名HIV/AIDS患者, 随机将患者分为治疗组和对照组, 各30例。对照组按传统方法进行HAART(高效抗反转录病毒)治疗, 治疗组则在对照组治疗的基础上加用补虚正气粥。于干预前、干预后3个月和干预后6个月比较两组患者CD4+T淋巴细胞计数值和免疫功能重建有效率。…”
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