Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a significant worldwide medical problem. While diseases caused by HIV infection, tuberculosis and malaria are on the decline, new c...
Drugs of abuse, such as opiates, have been widely associated with diminishing host-immune responses, including suppression of HIV-specific antibody responses. In particular, periodic intake ...
To investigate the different causes of vision loss and school-based treatment regimens at Quanzhou Blind School (QBS), China's largest blind school, in 2008 and 2016.In 2008, 144 students re...
Fenestrated/branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F-BEVAR) is a complex procedure that generates high radiation doses. Magnification aids in vessel cannulation but increases radiation. The ...
Spatial contexts and spatial mobility are important factors of the HIV epidemic and sexually transmitted infections. Using global positioning system (GPS) devices, we examined the associatio...
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection found in both immunocompromised and non-immunocompromised patients; however, it is particularly prevalent in those with Human Immunodefici...
The clinical epidemiology of treated HIV infection in the United States has dramatically changed in the past 25 years. Few sources of longitudinal data exist for people with HIV (PWH) spanni...
Low bone mineral density (BMD) is commonly observed in people living with HIV (PLWH), however the cause for this BMD loss remains unclear. Sclerostin, a bone-derived antagonist to the Wnt/β...
Several studies have provided consistent data on the effectiveness of viral suppression on HIV transmission, collectively observing more than 100,000 condomless anal and vaginal sex acts tha...
Recent research has shown that young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM), especially in southeastern states, have a higher incidence rate of HIV than other populations. Therefore, this p...
New research was presented at CROI 2020, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held virtually from March 8-11. The features below highlight some of the studie...
With significant improvements in the treatment of HIV in recent years, life expectancy in patients living with HIV (PLHIV) has increased dramatically and is now near to that of the general...
In Argentina, HIV prevalence among transgender women (TGW) has been reported at 34%. The stigma is one of the most important factors limiting their access to healthcare services. The aims of...
The continuing HIV pandemic calls for broad, multi-sectoral responses that foster community control of local prevention and care services, with the goal of leveraging high quality treatment ...
Simulating drug binding and unbinding is a challenge, as the rugged energy landscapes that separate bound and unbound states require extensive sampling that consumes significant computationa...
HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy have a higher risk of preterm birth than HIV-uninfected women in Botswana. To better understand the mechanism for preterm birth among HIV-infecte...
Overdose is a leading cause of death in the United States, especially among people who inject drugs (PWID). Improving naloxone access and carrying among PWID may offset recent increases in o...
We evaluated natural resistance to the new antiretroviral fostemsavir and its potential association with other HIV-1 gp120 polymorphisms.A total of 1997 HIV-1 B subtype gp120 sequences from ...
The widespread use of highly active antiretroviral treatments has dramatically changed the prognosis of people living with HIV (PLWH). However, such treatments have to be taken lifelong rais...
New research was presented at CROI 2020, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held virtually from March 8-11 in Boston. The features below highlight some of ...
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