HIV testing uptake among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Tbilisi, Georgia.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether insulin-resistant lipodystrophic HIV-infected patients with known high fasting prehepatic insulin secretion rates (FISRs) displayed alterations in first-phase prehepatic insulin response to intravenous glucose (ISREG0-10 min). METHODS:Eighteen normoglycaemic lipodystrophic HIV-infected (...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Haugaard SB,Andersen O,Pedersen SB,Dela F,Deacon CF,Holst JJ,Iversen J,Madsbad S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this national audit was to assess adherence of services providing HIV care in the UK to national standards and guidelines regarding psychological support and the assessment of alcohol and recreational drug use (including chemsex drugs) in people living with HIV (PLWH). METHODS:Participating sites...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Parry S,Curtis H,Chadwick D,British HIV Association Audit and Standards Sub-Committee.

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Certain non-AIDS-related diseases have been associated with immunodeficiency and HIV RNA levels in HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We aimed to investigate these associations in patients not yet on cART, when potential antiretroviral-drug-related effects are absent and vari...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Zhang S,van Sighem A,Kesselring A,Gras L,Prins JM,Hassink E,Kauffmann R,Richter C,de Wolf F,Reiss P,ATHENA national observational HIV cohort study.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as an important health problem in the era of effective HIV treatment. However, very few data exist on the health status and disease burden of HIV/HCV-coinfected Canadians. METHODS:HIV/HCV-coinfected patients were enrolled prospectively in a multicentre cohort from 16 cent...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Klein MB,Rollet KC,Saeed S,Cox J,Potter M,Cohen J,Conway B,Cooper C,Côté P,Gill J,Haase D,Haider S,Hull M,Moodie E,Montaner J,Pick N,Rachlis A,Rouleau D,Sandre R,Tyndall M,Walmsley S,Canadian HIV-HCV Cohort Inve

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:The aim of the study was to identify differences in infant outcomes, virological efficacy, and preterm delivery (PTD) outcome between women exposed to lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) and those exposed to atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r). METHODS:A retrospective case note review was carried out. The case notes of 49...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Perry ME,Taylor GP,Sabin CA,Conway K,Flanagan S,Dwyer E,Stevenson J,Mulka L,McKendry A,Williams E,Barbour A,Dermont S,Roedling S,Shah R,Anderson J,Rodgers M,Wood C,Sarner L,Hay P,Hawkins D,deRuiter A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:Conflicting results have been reported regarding the ability of valproic acid (VPA) to reduce the size of HIV reservoirs in patients receiving suppressive highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In a randomized multicentre, cross-over study, we assessed whether adding VPA to stable HAART could potentia...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Routy JP,Tremblay CL,Angel JB,Trottier B,Rouleau D,Baril JG,Harris M,Trottier S,Singer J,Chomont N,Sékaly RP,Boulassel MR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare the metabolic and morphological effects of enfuvirtide plus an optimized background (OB) regimen vs. OB alone (control group) in treatment-experienced patients in the T-20 vs. Optimized Regimen Only (TORO) studies. METHODS:Body composition and metabolic changes were invest...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Cooper DA,Cordery DV,Reiss P,Henry K,Nelson M,O'Hearn M,Reynes J,Arastéh K,Chung J,Rowell L,Guimaraes D,Bertasso A,TORO 1 and TORO 2 Study Groups.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite the availability of HIV testing guidelines to facilitate prompt diagnosis, late HIV diagnosis remains high across Europe. The study synthesizes recent evidence on HIV testing strategies adopted in health care settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). METHODS:Preferred Reporting...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Desai S,Tavoschi L,Sullivan AK,Combs L,Raben D,Delpech V,Jakobsen SF,Amato-Gauci AJ,Croxford S

更新日期：2020-03-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effective HIV therapy reflects suppression of plasma HIV RNA levels below assay detection thresholds, although lower levels of "residual viraemia" have also been demonstrated over extended periods of effective antiretroviral treatment. Here we examine the determinants of HIV RNA suppression below the standar...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： McKinnon E,Castley A,Payne L,Pummer S,Nolan D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of anaemia in patients treated with zidovudine (ZDV) with that in patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) not including ZDV. METHODS:Using HIV Insight, a database of abstracted US HIV care centre medical charts, ZDV-naïve patients s...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Curkendall SM,Richardson JT,Emons MF,Fisher AE,Everhard F

更新日期：2007-11-01 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:People with HIV (PWHIV) are likely to need therapies for comorbidities as they age. We assessed risk of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in PWHIV. METHODS:The Climate-HIV electronic recording system was used to cross-sectionally analyse records from PWHIV aged ≥ 18 years attending four UK HIV units with a curr...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Okoli C,Schwenk A,Radford M,Myland M,Taylor S,Darley A,Barnes J,Fox A,Grimson F,Reeves I,Munshi S,Croucher A,Boxall N,Benn P,Paice A,van Wyk J,Khoo S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An HIV-infected man presented with a pneumonic illness following an episode of treated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). He had a rise in his CD4 count from 4 to 125 cells/microL on antiretroviral therapy prior to the onset of the second respiratory event. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) revealed no pathogen, althoug...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Barry SM,Lipman MC,Deery AR,Johnson MA,Janossy G

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have become the standard of care for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We aimed to assess treatment uptake and efficacy in routine clinical settings among HIV/HCV coinfected patients after the introduction of the first generation DAAs. METHODS:...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Schaerer V,Haubitz S,Kovari H,Ledergerber B,Ambrosioni J,Cavassini M,Stoeckle M,Schmid P,Decosterd L,Aouri M,Böni J,Günthard HF,Furrer H,Metzner KJ,Fehr J,Rauch A,Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the safety and efficacy of amprenavir [APV/j Agenerase trade mark; GlaxoSmithKline, [Ware, UK; 600 mg twice a day (bid)] boosted with low-dose ritonavir (RTV, 100 mg bid) with those of other protease inhibitors (PIs) in PI-experienced HIV-infected patients. STUDY DESIGN:Parallel-group, randomized...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Pulido F,Katlama C,Marquez M,Thomas R,Clumeck N,Pedro Rde J,Cattelan AM,Zhu C,Tymkewycz P

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For the last 10 years there has been an epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe, North America and Australia. The majority of those infected are also HIV-positive and it is unclear to what extent HIV-negative MSM are also at increased risk of infection with ...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Price H,Gilson R,Mercey D,Copas A,Parry J,Nardone A,Johnson A,Hart G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In recent years, new technologies and new approaches to scale up HIV testing have emerged. The objective of this paper was to synthesize the body of recent evidence on strategies aimed at increasing the uptake and coverage of HIV testing outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Eco...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Croxford S,Tavoschi L,Sullivan AK,Combs L,Raben D,Delpech V,Jakobsen SF,Amato-Gauci AJ,Desai S

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:The aim of the study was to explore HIV testing frequency among UK men who have sex with men (MSM) in order to direct intervention development. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys were completed by 2409 MSM in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in 2011 and a Scotland-wide online survey was carried out in 2012/13. Th...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： McDaid LM,Aghaizu A,Frankis J,Riddell J,Nardone A,Mercey D,Johnson AM,Hart GJ,Flowers P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to compare the effects on lipids, body composition and renal function of once-daily ritonavir-boosted saquinavir (SQV/r) or atazanavir (ATV/r) in combination with tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) over 48 weeks. METHODS:An investigator-initiated, randomized, open-label, multinationa...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Vrouenraets SM,Wit FW,Fernandez Garcia E,Moyle GJ,Jackson AG,Allavena C,Raffi F,Jayaweera DT,Mauss S,Katlama C,Fisher M,Slama L,Hardy WD,Dejesus E,van Eeden A,Reiss P,BASIC Study Group.

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to explore the awareness of rectal microbicides, the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) and the willingness to participate in biomedical HIV prevention trials in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men. METHODS:In a community-based cohort study, HIV-negative homosexually active men in ...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Poynten IM,Jin F,Prestage GP,Kaldor JM,Imrie J,Grulich AE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Adipose tissue affects several aspects of the cellular immune system, but prior epidemiological studies have differed on whether a higher body mass index (BMI) promotes CD4 T-cell recovery on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The objective of this analysis was to assess the relationship between BMI at ART initia...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Koethe JR,Jenkins CA,Lau B,Shepherd BE,Silverberg MJ,Brown TT,Blashill AJ,Anema A,Willig A,Stinnette S,Napravnik S,Gill J,Crane HM,Sterling TR,North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA-ACCORD).

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected patients is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Circulating markers of endothelial dysfunction may be used to study early atherogenesis. The aim of our study was to investigate changes in such markers during initiation of ART. METHODS:In 115 HIV-positi...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Kristoffersen US,Kofoed K,Kronborg G,Giger AK,Kjaer A,Lebech AM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Study 903 was a 144-week, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled study of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) therapy in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients. Patients received either TDF (n = 299) or stavudine (d4T) (n = 301) with lamivudine (3TC) and efavirenz (EFV). Resistance analyses were perform...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Margot NA,Lu B,Cheng A,Miller MD,Study 903 Team.

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Community HIV testing represents an opportunity for diagnosing HIV infection among individuals who may not have contact with health services, especially in hard-to-reach groups. The aim of this review was to assess the evidence for feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of HIV testing strategies in com...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Thornton AC,Delpech V,Kall MM,Nardone A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antiretroviral therapy has dramatically improved the survival of HIV-infected children. Nevertheless, side effects comparable to those found in adults have been encountered, such as facial lipoatrophy, which can have a negative impact on the self-esteem of otherwise healthy adolescents. Cosmetic surgical pro...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Dollfus C,Blanche S,Trocme N,Funck-Brentano I,Bonnet F,Levan P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Different experimental approaches have shown that, despite plasma viral loads under the threshold of detection, HIV-1 frequently continues to replicate in patients receiving potent antiretroviral therapy. However, whether this low-grade viral replication is sufficient for the generation of new major quasispe...

journal_title：HIV medicine

authors： Birk M,Aleman S,Visco-Comandini U,Sönnerborg A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00