Could a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Lead to Clinical Obesity? A Retrospective Cohort Study Conducted at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Hawas... by By Aberash Eifa, Worku Ketema

“…In this study, we looked at weight gain disparities among human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who have been shifted to tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) from a tenofovir/lamivudine/efavirenz (TLE)-based regimen versus those who are maintained on a tenofovir/lamivudine/efavirenz-based regimen. …”
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CD8+ T cells from SIV elite controller macaques recognize Mamu-B*08-bound epitopes and select for widespread viral variation. by John T Loffredo, Thomas C Friedrich, Enrique J León, Jason J Stephany, Denise S Rodrigues, Sean P Spencer, Alex T Bean, Dominic R Beal, Benjamin J Burwitz, Richard A Rudersdorf, Lyle T Wallace, Shari M Piaskowski, Gemma E May, John Sidney, Emma Gostick, Nancy A Wilson, David A Price, Esper G Kallas, Helen Piontkivska, Austin L Hughes, Alessandro Sette, David I Watkins

“…<h4>Background</h4>It is generally accepted that CD8+ T cell responses play an important role in control of immunodeficiency virus replication. The association of HLA-B27 and -B57 with control of viremia supports this conclusion. …”
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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Youth Attending ART Follow-Up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Helina Abebe, Shegaye Shumet, Zebiba Nassir, Melkamu Agidew, Dessie Abebaw

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among youth living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) follow-up at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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Autoimmune Complications after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Nonmalignant Disorders by Abdalla Khalil, Irena Zaidman, Reuven Bergman, Ronit Elhasid, Myriam Weyl Ben-Arush

“…Between 2000 and 2012, 92 patients (47 males, 45 females) were treated with HSCT in our hospital, 51 with congenital hemoglobinopathies, 19 with primary immunodeficiency disease, 10 with metabolic disorders, five with Fanconi anemia, three with aplastic anemia, and four with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus has continued to spread in most countries, including Rwanda. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus has continued to spread in most countries of the world including Rwanda. …”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient with a Ventriculo-Pleural Shunt by Raynieri Fernandez, Jose Henao, Catherine Creticos

“…It is an opportunistic infection seen in patients with impaired cell immunity, most frequently in HIV patients and solid organ transplant recipients; however, it can occur in patients with no apparent immunodeficiency. We describe the case of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in an immunocompetent patient with aseptic cerebrospinal fluid analysis which highlights the heterogeneity of this disease.…”
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Haematologic and Urologic Manifestations of Cryptococcus neoformans by Jessica Morgan, John Vardanega, Mimi Yue, Ian Gassiep

“…Two cases of atypical cryptococcal infection are presented—an elderly Human Immunodeficiency Virus- (HIV-) negative male with a urinary source of infection and a young HIV-positive male with bone marrow infiltration complicated by haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). …”
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Prophylaxis Against Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in AIDS by DW Cameron

“…Ultimately, MAC accounts for much of the “wasting syndrome” in the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus disease. Multidrug treatment of MAC in AIDS is problematic. …”
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Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre by Paul Brassard, Travis Salway Hottes, Richard G Lalonde, Marina B Klein

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Cerebellar Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy by Rafael Garcia-Carretero, Blanca San Jose Montano

“…However, a few cases of immunocompetent patients have been reported in which no immunodeficiency was present. We describe the case of an 83-year-old immunocompetent man who presented with severe cerebellar symptoms with an MRI scan suggestive of severe demyelinating disease. …”
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Type I Interferon at the Interface of Antiviral Immunity and Immune Regulation: The Curious Case of HIV-1 by Adriano Boasso

“…During infection with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the production of and response to IFN-I may be severely altered by the lymphotropic nature of the virus. …”
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Investigating the needs and barriers for prevention, control, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in transgender population: a systematic review of literature by Heshmatollah Sofimajidpour, Ghobad Moradi, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Marzieh Mahboobi, Mobin Azami, Parisa Khodakhah, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli, Yousef Moradi

“…Introduction The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the health needs related to prevention, control, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in transgender people from the perspective of transgender individuals and health policy-makers. …”
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Mycobacterial Infections in AIDS by A Ross Hill

“…Given the expanding pool of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive persons, particularly in developing nations where Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a leading health problem, one can expect a continued rise in TB cases during the 1990s. …”
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The neurosyphilis is not history. A case presentation. by Erélido Hernández Valero, Julio López Arguelles

“…The syphilis is a sexual transmitted disease, caused by the pal Treponema that has had an increment with the appearance of the syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency disease starting from 1980. In 1906 this germ was observed in the human cerebrospinal fluid, in this way it opened up the neurosiphilis diagnosis. …”
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Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease by Richard Antrobus, Gabriel Wong, Julie Jones, Aarnoud Huissoon

“…This case highlights the need for careful clinical follow-up and thorough investigation of patients who have a neutrophil immunodeficiency.…”
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Plants and Fungal Products with Activity Against Tuberculosis by Marcus Vinicius Nora De Souza

“…Due to the rapid spread of TB strains resistant to all the major anti-TB drugs on the market, and the association of TB with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in AIDS, we urgently need to develop new drugs to fight against TB. …”
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Deep Parotid Lobe Abscess Presenting with Dysphagia and Trismus by Madison Grinnell, Andrew Logeman, Timothy Knudsen, Zafar Sayed

“…Characterized by warm erythematous facial skin and ipsilateral cheek swelling, parotid abscesses have often been associated with decreased saliva production and immunodeficiency. We offer a case of a large deep parotid lobe abscess presenting similarly to a peritonsillar mass, causing significant odynophagia and difficulty swallowing. …”
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Presentation of Bilateral Peripheral Seventh Cranial Nerve Palsy in an HIV Patient by Lisa M. Ruiz, Batool Kirmani

“…Neurological manifestations in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus can significantly increase overall morbidity and mortality. …”
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Male Partners Involvement in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Services in Southern Central Ethiopia: In Case of Lemo District, Hadiya Zone by Degefa Tadele Belato, Abera Beyamo Mekiso, Bayu Begashaw

“…Male partners’ involvement is a vital issue to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission from mother to child; because it is much expectable that women were more vulnerable and high risk group of population portion. …”
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