Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Elyas Admasu Basha, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abate Dargie Wubetu, Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew

“…Globally, millions of people are affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Acquired immunodeficiency was linked with psychosocial problems, whereby stigma and discrimination are the most common. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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Yokenella regensburgei Septicemia in a Chinese Farmer Immunosuppressed by HIV: A Case Report and Literature Review by Xiangbo Chi, Min Liu, Yaokai Chen

“…Herein, we described a case of septicemia in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patient in South West China, which is the first reported case of Y. regensburgei infection in HIV-infected populations. …”
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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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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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Acquired severe pneumonia in the community in seropositive HIV patients. by Héctor Cruz de los Santos, Roberto Travieso Peña, Eddy Pereira Valdes, Argelio A. Santana Cano, Rubén Bembibre Taboada

“…Infection due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)has become a principal health problem worldwide mainly in underdeveloped countries. …”
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Multicentric Castleman’s Disease, Associated with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Ruchi Sood, Harris C. Taylor, Hamed Daw

“…It occurs in unicentric (UCD) and multicentric (MCD) forms and is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), and Kaposi's sarcoma. …”
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Cutaneous Plasmablastic Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Patient with Long-Term Pyrimethamine Use for Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ing Soo Tiong, Magreet Strauss, Michael B. Y. Lau, Shingirai Chiruka

“…We report a case of Epstein-Barr-virus-(EBV-) positive primary cutaneous plasmablastic lymphoma in a human-immunodeficiency-virus-(HIV-) negative, immunocompetent 62-year-old female patient. …”
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Syphilis-Related Eye Disease Presenting as Bilateral Papilledema, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Hemorrhage, and Anterior Uveitis in a Penicillin-Allergic Patient by Jamie Dietze, Shane Havens

“…Syphilitic ocular manifestations include uveitis, chorioretinitis, retinitis, vasculitis, vitritis, and panuveitis all with or without decreased visual acuity. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is known to expedite the progression of syphilis when patients are coinfected, thus compounding the potential ophthalmic presentations. …”
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Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Oropharyngeal Candida Species Isolated from People Living with HIV in the Era of Universal Test and Treat Policy in Uganda. by Musinguzi, Benson, Turyamuhika, Laban, Mwesigwa, Alex, Nalumaga, Pauline Petra, Kabajulizi, Immaculate, Njovu, Israel Kiiza, Mwebesa, Edson, Luggya, Tonny, Ocheng, Francis, Kateete, David Patrick, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Obondo, James Sande, Achan, Beatrice

“…Background: Despite the increased frequency of oropharyngeal candidiasis among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), its management is no longer effective due to empirical treatment and the emergence of antifungal resistance (AFR). …”
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The Canadian Multicentre MAC Treatment Study by Stephen D Shafran, The Canadian HIV Trials Network

“…Mycobacierium avium complex (MAC) infeclion is a common complication of the advanced stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causing both morbidity and premature mortality. …”
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HIV Infection and TLR Signalling in the Liver by Megan Crane, Kumar Visvanathan, Sharon R. Lewin

“…Despite the availability of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), liver disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals, specifically, in the presence of viral hepatitis coinfection. …”
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Dynamics of a Fractional Order HIV Infection Model with Specific Functional Response and Cure Rate by Adnane Boukhouima, Khalid Hattaf, Noura Yousfi

“…We propose a fractional order model in this paper to describe the dynamics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In the model, the infection transmission process is modeled by a specific functional response. …”
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