The case for indicator condition-guided HIV screening.

abstract：:We describe the characteristics of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recipients and PEP indications at 56 Dean Street, a central London sexual health clinic. PEP was prescribed on 577 occasions. Most (97%) was given for unprotected anal intercourse. Over a fifth of exposures involved recreational drug use. Of the pa...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Whitlock G,Nwokolo N,McOwan A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B6 gene have been associated with high interindividual variation in efavirenz pharmacokinetics. However, clinical data on the relationship of CYP2B6 polymorphisms with the occurrence of efavirenz-induced central nervous system (CNS) symptoms are l...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Gallien S,Journot V,Loriot MA,Sauvageon H,Morlat P,Reynes J,Reliquet V,Chêne G,Molina JM,ANRS 099 ALIZE trial study group.

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the debate about legalization of euthanasia very little attention has so far been given to the opinion of the patient. OBJECTIVE:To assess the opinion of persons with HIV infection in Europe. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of persons with HIV infection attending HIV/AIDS treatment centres or HIV suppo...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Andraghetti R,Foran S,Colebunders R,Tomlinson D,Vyras P,Borleffs CJ,Fleerackers Y,Schrooten W,Borchert M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether mutations conferring drug resistance are detectable after zidovudine monotherapy (ZDVm) in pregnancy, using both standard genotyping and more sensitive cloning assays. METHODS:Post-delivery samples from women meeting the British HIV Association guidelines criteria for the use of ZDVm in...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Read P,Costelloe S,Mullen J,O'Shea S,Lyons F,Hay P,Welch J,Larbalestier N,Taylor G,de Ruiter A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rapid HIV testing (RHT) is well established in many countries, but it is new in Australia since a policy change in 2011. We assessed service provider acceptability of RHT before and after its implementation in four Sydney public sexual health clinics. METHODS:Service providers were surveyed immediately afte...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Conway DP,Guy R,McNulty A,Couldwell DL,Davies SC,Smith DE,Keen P,Cunningham P,Holt M,Sydney Rapid HIV Test Study.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy is recommended to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and for maternal care management. Physiological changes during pregnancy can affect pharmacokinetics, potentially altering pharmacological activity. We therefore evaluated the pharmacokinetics of ...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Zorrilla CD,Wright R,Osiyemi OO,Yasin S,Baugh B,Brown K,Coate B,Verboven P,Mrus J,Falcon R,Kakuda TN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the prevalence, severity and factors associated with the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of lipodystrophy conducted in high HIV caseload primary care sites and HIV outpatient clinics. A subset of patients was examined using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and si...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Miller J,Carr A,Emery S,Law M,Mallal S,Baker D,Smith D,Kaldor J,Cooper DA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Up to 20% of HIV-related focal brain lesion (FBL) diagnoses cannot be determined without invasive procedures. In such cases, brain biopsy is an important step in the evaluation algorithm. The aims of this study were to describe the clinical outcomes of patients with FBL, the proportion of diagnoses confirmed...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Acosta MC,Kundro M,Viloria G,Peressín Paz A,Morello F,Latorre F,Seoane E,Toibaro J,Losso M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between marijuana use and markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV (PLWH) is poorly understood. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Examinations of HIV-Associated Lung Emphysema (EXHALE) study, including 162 HIV-positive patients and 138 participants with...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Wenger DS,Triplette M,Shahrir S,Akgun KM,Wongtrakool C,Brown ST,Kim JW,Soo Hoo GW,Rodriguez-Barradas MC,Huang L,Feemster LC,Zifodya J,Crothers K

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to identify and describe the characteristics of persons born in the UK who acquire HIV infection abroad. METHODS:Analyses using case reports and follow-up data from the national HIV database held at the Health Protection Agency were performed. RESULTS:Fifteen per cent (2066 of 13 8...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Rice B,Gilbart VL,Lawrence J,Smith R,Kall M,Delpech V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of clinical and molecular risk factors, including peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and mitochondrial RNA (mtRNA), for the development of lactic acidosis (LA) and symptomatic hyperlactataemia (SHL). METHODS:In a substu...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Feeney ER,Chazallon C,O'Brien N,Meiffrédy V,Goodall RL,Aboulker JP,Cooper DA,Yeni P,Mallon PW,INITIO Trial International Co-ordinating Committee.

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to systematically review current studies reporting on clinical outcomes in people living with HIV (PLHIV) infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). METHODS:We conducted a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews a...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Cooper TJ,Woodward BL,Alom S,Harky A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In most lung screening programmes, only subjects ≥ 55 years old and smoking ≥ 30 pack-years are eligible to undergo chest low-dose computed tomography. Whether the same criteria should apply to people living with HIV (PLHIV) is uncertain, given the increased lung cancer risks associated with immunodeficiency...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Makinson A,Tron L,Grabar S,Milleron B,Reynes J,Le Moing V,Morquin D,Lert F,Costagliola D,Guiguet M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to identify patient factors associated with being untreated for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in HIV-coinfected patients. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal study was carried out. HIV-infected patients with active chronic HCV infection included in the HERACLES cohort (NCT02511496) cons...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Rivero-Juarez A,Tellez F,Castaño-Carracedo M,Merino D,Espinosa N,Santos J,Macias J,Paniagua-García M,Zapata-Lopez A,Collado A,Gómez-Vidal MA,Perez-Stachowski J,Muñoz-Medina L,Fernandez-Fuertes E,Rivero A,Grupo de estudio de

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe the management of a cohort of eight HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral medication with evidence of pancreatic insufficiency consisting of chronic diarrhoea and a low faecal elastase measurement. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-two patients with chronic diarrhoea for whom a faecal elastase measu...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Price DA,Schmid ML,Ong EL,Adjukeiwicz KM,Peaston B,Snow MH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In order to estimate HIV incidence among high-risk groups, in January 2009 the Health Protection Agency introduced the Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) in England and Northern Ireland (E&NI), currently the only regions to inform patients of RITA results. This survey of HIV specialists aimed to inves...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Garrett Nj,Lattimore S,Gilbart V,Aghaizu A,Mensah G,Tosswill J,Murphy G,Delpech V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:HIV treatment-as-prevention campaigns emphasize early diagnosis and immediate access to care and antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive individuals in order to increase levels of plasma HIV RNA viral load (VL) suppression. However, the possible role of harm reduction-based programmes in this objective has n...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Ti L,Dong H,Kerr T,Turje RB,Parashar S,Min JE,Montaner J,Wood E,Milloy MJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have explored the optimal dosing for efavirenz in individuals from China. We investigated plasma efavirenz concentrations and their association with efficacy and tolerance of efavirenz 600 mg daily in Chinese HIV-infected adults. METHODS:An analysis was performed using plasma samples from 455 pa...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Guo F,Cheng X,Hsieh E,Du X,Fu Q,Peng W,Li Y,Song X,Routy JP,Li T

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to assess indicator condition (IC) guided HIV testing in Estonia from 2012-2015. METHODS:We used Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) data. EHIF is the core purchaser of health care services in Estonia, covering health care costs for insured people (94% of the total population). Af...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Rüütel K,Lemsalu L,Lätt S,OptTEST by HiE.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As more HIV-positive individuals receive antiretroviral therapy (ART), payers are seeking options for covering these increased and sustained drug costs. Strategic use of available generic antiretroviral (ARV) formulations may be feasible. De-simplifying a single-tablet co-formulation (STF) into two or more t...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Krentz HB,Campbell S,Lahl M,Gill MJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) as early as the day of HIV diagnosis is a strategy of increasing global interest to control the HIV epidemic and optimize the health of people living with HIV (PLWH). No detrimental effects of rapid-start ART have been identified in randomized controlled trials undertaken in low...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Boyd MA,Boffito M,Castagna A,Estrada V

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B(*)5701 is strongly associated with developing a hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir (ABC) in White and Hispanic subjects. Across the UK, limited data exist on HLA-B(*)5701 prevalence in HIV-1-infected subjects. We determined HLA-B(*)5701 prevalence in the general HIV-1-infec...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Orkin C,Sadiq ST,Rice L,Jackson F,UK EPI team.

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Socio-economic factors and lifestyle are known to differ across geographies and populations, which may result in distinct risk profiles for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study assessed carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a proxy for CVD, and its determinants in two groups of people living with HIV (P...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Roozen G,Vos AG,Tempelman HA,Venter W,Grobbee DE,Scheuermaier K,Klipstein-Grobusch K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in the treatment of HIV disease, the incidence and mortality of invasive cryptococcal disease remain significant. A matched, case-control study was performed to examine the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and azole use on the incidence of invasive cryptococcal disease in HIV-inf...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Cantey PT,Stephens DS,Rimland D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim was to determine the effectiveness of the serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) test in the diagnosis of concurrent cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and as a predictor of mortality in HIV-infected patients. METHODS:In this retrospective study, all HIV-infected patients admitted to Shanghai Public Health Cli...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Chen J,Zhang R,Shen Y,Liu L,Qi T,Wang Z,Mehraj V,Routy JP,Lu H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to describe Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) system-wide uptake of three HIV protease inhibitors: atazanavir, darunavir and tipranavir. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study evaluated VHA uptake of three target antiretrovirals and lopinavir/ritonavir in each complete 90-day...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Belperio PS,Mole LA,Boothroyd DB,Backus LI

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Outbreaks of shigellosis have been documented in men who have sex with men (MSM), associated with interpersonal transmission and underlying HIV infection. We observed a rise in Shigella flexneri isolates identified in a downtown tertiary-care hospital laboratory located within the city centre community healt...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Wilmer A,Romney MG,Gustafson R,Sandhu J,Chu T,Ng C,Hoang L,Champagne S,Hull MW

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to measure and compare national continuum of HIV care estimates in Europe and Central Asia in three key subpopulations: men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID) and migrants. METHODS:Responses to a 2016 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Brown AE,Attawell K,Hales D,Rice BD,Pharris A,Supervie V,Van Beckhoven D,Delpech VC,An der Heiden M,Marcus U,Maly M,Noori T

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to characterize and compare insulin resistance (IR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-antibody (Ab)-positive and HCV-Ab-negative patients with HIV infection. METHODS:This was a single-centre cross-sectional study of 1041 HIV-infected patients (373 HCV-Ab-positive; 167 with detectable plasma...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Squillace N,Lapadula G,Torti C,Orlando G,Mandalia S,Nardini G,Beghetto B,Costarelli S,Guaraldi G

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to compare the neuropsychiatric safety and tolerability of rilpivirine (TMC278) vs. efavirenz in a preplanned pooled analysis of data from the ECHO and THRIVE studies which compared the safety and efficacy of the two drugs in HIV-1 infected treatment naïve adults. METHODS:ECHO and T...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Mills AM,Antinori A,Clotet B,Fourie J,Herrera G,Hicks C,Madruga JV,Vanveggel S,Stevens M,Boven K,ECHO and THRIVE study groups.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00