Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

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Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individuals by Prossie Merab Ingabire, Fred Semitala, Moses R. Kamya, Damalie Nakanjako

“…Hospital based strategies to hasten cART initiation during hospitalization and electronic patient tracking systems could promote active linkage to HIV treatment programs, to prevent HIV/AIDS-associated mortality in resource-limited settings.…”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care and treatment services among adolescents attending a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study by Agricola Joachim, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Lilian Nkinda, Eva Kidabulo

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption on HIV care and treatment programmes, especially for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) who are known to have poorer health outcomes compared with adults. …”
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Time to HIV viral rebound and frequency of post-treatment control after analytical interruption of antiretroviral therapy: an individual data-based meta-analysis of 24 prospective studies by Jesper D. Gunst, Jesal Gohil, Johanthan Z. Li, Ronald J. Bosch, Andrea White, Catherine Seamon, Tae-Wook Chun, Beatriz Mothe, Kathleen Gittens, Lauren Praiss, Marie-Angélique De Scheerder, Linos Vandekerckhove, Kevin Escandón, Ann Thorkelson, Timothy Schacker, Devi SenGupta, Christian Brander, Emmanouil Papasavvas, Luis J. Montaner, Javier Martinez-Picado, Ruxandra Calin, Antonella Castagna, Camilla Muccini, Wesley de Jong, Lorna Leal, Felipe Garcia, Rob A. Gruters, Timothy Tipoe, John Frater, Ole S. Søgaard, Sarah Fidler

“…Abstract The only current strategy to test efficacy of novel interventions for sustained HIV control without antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people with HIV (PWH) is through an analytical treatment interruption (ATI). …”
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Evaluation of low cryptococcal antigen titer as determined by the lateral flow assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid among HIV-negative patients: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study by Xuan Wang, Jia-Hui Cheng, Ling-Hong Zhou, Jun-Hao Zhu, Rui-Ying Wang, Hua-Zhen Zhao, Ying-Kui Jiang, Li-Ping Huang, Ching-Wan Yip, Chun-Xing Que, Min Zhu, Li-Ping Zhu

“…In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis of 149 HIV-negative patients with low CrAg LFA titers (≤1:10) in a Chinese tertiary hospital from January 2013 to December 2017, to evaluate the diagnostic value of low CrAg LFA titers in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at different thresholds. …”
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Impact of same-day ART initiation on medical care and medication discontinuation among patients with incident HIV infection or AIDS in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study by Chen-Han Chueh, Hsiao-Jou Yu, Yu-Wen Wen, Ming-Neng Shiu, Yi-Ying Chen, Shao-Chin Chiang, Yi-Wen Tsai

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Analisis Kadar Kreatinin Serum Sebelum dan Setelah Terapi Tenovofir pada Penyandang HIV di RS Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode 2012-2013 by Regina Ivanovna, Efrida ., Roza Kurniati

“…<p>Abstrak<br />Penyakit ginjal merupakan penyebab kematian nonAIDS paling tinggi pada penyandang HIV. Penggunaan regimen anti- retroviral diselidiki memiliki kontribusi terhadap kejadian penyakit ginjal. …”
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Costs of home-delivered antiretroviral therapy refills for persons living with HIV: Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Ashley S Tseng, Ruanne V Barnabas, Alastair van Heerden, Xolani Ntinga, Maitreyi Sahu

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed across the lifetime to maintain viral suppression for people living with HIV. In South Africa, obstacles to reliable access to ART persist and are magnified in rural areas, where HIV services are also typically costlier to deliver. …”
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T Cell Reactivity against Mycolyl Transferase Antigen 85 of M. tuberculosis in HIV-TB Coinfected Subjects and in AIDS Patients Suffering from Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections by Pascal Launois, Annie Drowart, Eliane Bourreau, Pierre Couppie, Claire-Michèle Farber, Jean-Paul Van Vooren, Kris Huygen

“…The mycolyl transferase antigen 85 complex is a major secreted protein family from mycobacterial culture filtrate, demonstrating powerful T cell stimulatory properties in most HIV-negative, tuberculin-positive volunteers with latent M.tuberculosis infection and only weak responses in HIV-negative tuberculosis patients. …”
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A Prospective Study Assessing Tumour Response, Survival, and Palliative Care Outcomes in Patients with HIV-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi by H. Francis, M. J. Bates, L. Kalilani

“…Human-Immunodeficiency-Virus- (HIV-) related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has a high prevalence in Africa; however, there is minimal published data on treatment and outcomes in this population. …”
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Observational pilot using a Data to Care intervention strategy to promote HCV re-engagement and cure for persons with HIV/HCV co-infection who are out of care by Maximilian Wegener, Deborah Gosselin, Ralph Brooks, Suzanne Speers, Merceditas Villanueva

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Progress on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections elimination among youth and adults across BRICS-plus countries: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Rizhen Wang, Yinuo Sun, Huan Wang, Xiaoran Yu, JiYan Ma, Zuokun Liu, Jing Li, Zhiyong Zou, Yangmu Huang

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Characteristics and real-world medication persistence of people living with HIV treated with DTG/3TC or BIC/FTC/TAF: a hospital claims database study in Japan by Rie Kanamori, Nozomi Aoki, Akio Kanazawa, Mayumi Yuda, Nao Makino, Emi Ohata, Nobuyuki Fukui, Hirotake Mori, Hirohide Yokokawa, Toshio Naito

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Increased Chemokine Production is a Hallmark of Rhesus Macaque Natural Killer Cells Mediating Robust Anti-HIV Envelope-Specific Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity by Junsuke Nohara, Tyler Evangelous, Madison Berry, Whitney Beck, Sarah Mudrak, Shalini Jha, R. Keith Reeves, Kevin J. Wiehe, Justin Pollara, Georgia Tomaras, Todd Bradley, Guido Ferrari

“…Method: We engaged the RMNK cells with ADCC-mediating anti-HIV-1 monoclonal antibodies (ADCCAbs) or anti-CD16 antibodies and used CD107a expression as the surrogate marker for RMNK cells actively involved in ADCC. …”
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‘With this study, we have hope that something is coming’: community members’ perceptions of HIV cure-related research in Durban, South Africa – a qualitative focus group study by Karine Dubé, Deli Mthimkhulu, Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Whitney Tran, Ana Korolkova, Thumbi Ndung’u, Krista Dong

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Prediction of CD4 T-Lymphocyte Count Using WHO Clinical Staging among ART-Naïve HIV-Infected Adolescents and Adults in Northern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study by Abraham Desta Aregay, Kibriti Mehari Kidane, Asfawosen Berhe Aregay, Kiros Ajemu Fenta, Ataklti Gebretsadik Woldegebriel, Hagos Godefay, Tewolde Wubayehu Woldearegay

“…WHO clinical staging has long been used to assess the immunological status of HIV-infected patients at initiation of antiretroviral therapy and during treatment follow-up. …”
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Serum Mpox-specific IgG titers before and after breakthrough Mpox infection in an HIV-infected individual with viral suppression and prior 2-dose Mpox vaccination by Wang-Da Liu, Tai-Ling Chao, Sui-Yuan Chang, Chien-Ching Hung

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Unannounced phone-based pill counts for monitoring antiretroviral medication adherence in South Africa by Seth Kalichman, Ellen Banas, Bruno Shkembi, Moira Kalichman, Catherine Mathews

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Military personnel’s satisfaction with antiretroviral services in Namibia: A cross-sectional study by Nestor P.N. Tomas, Nabot P. Kandjimi

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Severe CSF immune cell alterations in cryptococcal meningitis gradually resolve during antifungal therapy by Christine Dambietz, Michael Heming, Tobias J. Brix, Andreas Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Phil-Robin Tepasse, Catharina C. Gross, Jonel Trebicka, Heinz Wiendl, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste

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