Recurrent opportunistic infections in a HIV-negative patient with combined C6 and NFKB1 mutations: A case report, pedigree analysis, and literature review by Zheng Yamei, Guan Liwen, Li Jiao, Fu Yihui

“…Recurrent opportunistic infections are particularly common in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, these opportunistic infections have also been reported in HIV-negative patients, especially those with primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID), a condition that involves a large heterogeneous group of disorders arising from defects in immune system development and/or function.…”
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Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report by Karen A. Nedwick-Castro, Alexandre R. Vieira

“…Many patients today are living longer with certain health issues like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These patients take numerous medications (HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy) that cause xerostomia, which increases caries risk. …”
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Dynamic of a TB-HIV Coinfection Epidemic Model with Latent Age by Xiaoyan Wang, Junyuan Yang, Fengqin Zhang

“…Recently, this has happened with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB). The density of individuals infected with latent tuberculosis is structured by age since latency. …”
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Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in the Setting of TB Treatment by Damani A. Piggott, Petros C. Karakousis

“…The convergent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) pandemics continue to collectively exact significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Modeling TB-HIV Syndemic and Treatment by Cristiana J. Silva, Delfim F. M. Torres

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be considered a deadly human syndemic. …”
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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

“… Background: Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxic (ADCC) response mediated by natural killer (NK) cells correlates with decreased infection risk in studies involving simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)/simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine candidates. …”
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Approach to Diarrhea in HIV Patients: Narrative Literature Review and Diagnostic Proposal by Barrera-Escobar, Sebastian, Villegas-Marin, Maria Camila, Lopez-Estrada, Carolina, Trompa-Romero, Ivan Mauricio

“…Diarrhea in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represents a challenge for the clinician. …”
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Pas de Deux: Active Ulcerative Colitis in an HIV-Positive Patient by David C Pearson, Lloyd R Sutherland, Stephan Urbanski

“…A 40-year-old male who was found to be human immunodeficiency virus-positive when he presented with bloody diarrhea in 1986 is described. …”
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Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Related Solid Lymphoma Involving the Heart and Brain by Jason R. Andrews, Yoon Andrew Cho-Park, Judith Ferry, Jeremy S. Abramson, Gregory K. Robbins

“…Since its discovery in 1994, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) has been associated with lymphoproliferative disorders, particularly in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The disorders most strongly linked to KSHV are multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD), primary effusion lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. …”
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A Fractional-Order Model for HIV Dynamics in a Two-Sex Population by Fatmawati, Endrik Mifta Shaiful, Mohammad Imam Utoyo

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks or infects cells in the immune system that causes immune decline. …”
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HIV-Associated Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Prognosis and Therapy in the Era of cART by Caron A. Jacobson, Jeremy S. Abramson

“…Patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are at increased risk for developing Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), a risk that has not decreased despite the success of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in the modern era. …”
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Great Mimicker—A Single-Institution Retrospective Study by Danielle A. Bazer, Ewa Zabrocka, Nicholas Koroneos, Agnieszka Kowalska

“…This is a retrospective case series examining 13 human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) negative patients with PCNSL and DLBCL type, with a median age of 75 years old. …”
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A Rare Presentation of HIV-Negative Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Alaina J. Kessler, Bridget K. Marcellino, Scot A. Niglio, Bruce E. Petersen, Adriana K. Malone

“…Clinical correlation can help make the distinction between the two entities. Human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) negative PBL is a rare disease, making the diagnosis more challenging. …”
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Isolated Bulbar Conjunctival Kaposi’s Sarcoma as a Primary Presentation of AIDS: A Case Report by Sofia Maia, Miguel Gomes, Luís Oliveira, Paulo Torres

“…It is one of the commonest tumors in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and not uncommonly the first manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). …”
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HIV Vaccine Research: The Challenge and the Way Forward by Hai-Bo Wang, Qiu-Hua Mo, Ze Yang

“…Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a worldwide epidemic, with over 35 million people infected currently. …”
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An integrated public health approach for a successful strategy against HIV: The case of Swaziland by Yacob Habboush, Noor Daoud

“…Swaziland is an inland country in the southern Africa with a population of less than 1.5 million. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the main public health concern in Swaziland as 27.2% of adults are living with HIV infection. …”
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Modelling In Vivo HIV Dynamics under Combined Antiretroviral Treatment by B. Mobisa, G. O. Lawi, J. K. Nthiiri

“…In this paper a within host mathematical model for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission incorporating treatment is formulated. …”
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Paraspinal and Extensive Epidural Abscess: The Great Masqueraders of Abdominal Pain by Andrew Chu, Thu Thu Aung, Uday Shankar

“…Predisposing risk factors include diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus, intravenous drug abuse, and previous history of spinal surgery or injection. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of HIV and Cholera Direct Transmission with Optimal Control by Kumama Regassa Cheneke, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Geremew Kenassa Edessa

“…In this study, a mathematical model of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cholera co infection is constructed and analyzed. …”
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Anti-Retroviral Strategies for AIDS and Related Diseases by Mark A Wainberg, Andre Dascal, Jack Mendelson

“…The replication cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other retroviruses consists of four stages: attachment of the virus to specific receptors on the cell surface; uncoating of the viral nucleic acid and conversion to DNA; production of viral RNA and proteins; and assembly and liberation of progeny virus from the cell. …”
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