Psychosocial issues of women with HIV/AIDS.

abstract：:We evaluated the prevalence of menstrual disorders in HIV-1-infected women and explored the association between such disorders and adherence to antiretroviral therapy, sexual functioning, and depressive symptoms in a group of HIV-1-infected women aged younger than 46 years and on antiretroviral therapy. Participants w...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fumaz CR,Muñoz-Moreno JA,Ferrer MJ,Negredo E,Pérez-Alvarez N,Tarrats A,Clotet B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial linkage to medical care is a critical step in the HIV care continuum leading to improved health outcomes, reduced morbidity and mortality, and decreased HIV transmission risk. We explored differences in perspectives on engagement in HIV care between people living with HIV who attended (Arrived) their initial m...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Taylor BS,Fornos L,Tarbutton J,Muñoz J,Saber JA,Bullock D,Villarreal R,Nijhawan AE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study examined patient-provider communication dynamics regarding adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and protective sexual behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We conducted 20 direct observations of routine consultations between PLWHA and care providers in two larg...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fehringer J,Bastos FI,Massard E,Maia L,Pilotto JH,Kerrigan D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of updated estimates of HIV-2 infection in Italy. Moreover, lack of standardized HIV-2 viral load (VL) and drug resistance tests challenges clinical practice. Among 2941 HIV-positive patients followed in our center (Brescia, Northern Italy), 220 (7.5%) were African at the beginning of the study period....

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Costarelli S,Torti C,Rodella A,Baldanti F,Paolucci S,Lapadula G,Manca N,Quiros-Roldan E,Izzo I,Carosi G

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years, major advances have been made in the field of primary HIV-1 infection. Several studies have reevaluated the clinical syndrome. The emergence of new molecular laboratory techniques has permitted a detailed analysis of viral dynamics and subsequent immunologic changes. Measurements of subsets of T...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kaufmann GR,Duncombe C,Zaunders J,Cunningham P,Cooper D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal ulcerations in persons infected with HIV have many causes, the most common being opportunistic infections and neoplasms. Recently, idiopathic ulcerative lesions of the colon and rectum have been described. Two cases are reported of idiopathic colonic and anorectal inflammation and ulceration which fai...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fu CS,Conteas CN,LaRiviere MJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective cohort study of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected patients evaluated time trends and rates of HCV evaluation for patients seen between January 1, 1997 and October 30, 2004. Survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards modeling were used to describe the time to evaluation and covariates associ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Scott JD,Wald A,Kitahata M,Krantz E,Drolette L,Corey L,Wang CC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a unique type of small bowel obstruction resulting from the compression of the duodenum by the SMA. This is a case of SMA syndrome in a cachectic 6-year-old boy with AIDS who presented after a 2.3-kg weight loss in the preceding month. Unfamiliarity with this condition coup...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Hoffman RJ,Arpadi SM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The once daily, single-tablet regimen (STR) combining rilpivirine (RPV), emtricitabine (FTC), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) provides a simplified treatment option for antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve patients with baseline HIV-1 RNA (BLVL) of ≤100,000 copies/mL. The aim of this analysis is to compare long-...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Behrens G,Rijnders B,Nelson M,Orkin C,Cohen C,Mills A,Elion RA,Vanveggel S,Stevens M,Rimsky L,Thorpe D,Bosse M,White K,Zhong L,DeMorin J,Chuck SK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For treatment of HIV/AIDS in jails and prisons to be effective, these institutions must identify as many HIV-positive inmates as they can. We compare HIV status among a drug-addicted jail population determined through a physical examination and a voluntary HIV testing program, with self-reported status in an interview...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Lyons T,Goldstein P,Kiriazes J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality rates have decreased in medically compliant patients with HIV. More HIV-positive patients are requesting procedures that improve their quality of life. Reduction mammoplasty has been proven to predictably relieve back, neck, and shoulder pain related to macromastia. A case report is presented demonstrating a...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Johnson RM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of resistance to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is a major impediment to optimum treatment of HIV-1 infection. Although resistance testing can help to select subsequent regimens when virologic failure occurs, cross-resistance, which affects all classes of ARVs, may make it more difficult to achieve optimum co...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kuritzkes DR

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV share the same parenteral routes of transmission. This common epidemiology explains the high frequency of combined infections by HCV and HIV. The aim of this review is to clarify some important issues dealing with the reciprocal impact of HIV and HCV-associated infections, including the...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Zylberberg H,Pol S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence to antiretroviral regimens is thought to be imperative for HIV-positive patients. However, little is known about health care professionals' willingness to discuss adherence with patients, nor what barriers, if any, may impede their adherence communication. The aims of the study were to examine physicians' be...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Roberts KJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection drug use (IDU) is an important vector of HIV infection in the United States. Many patients with HIV infection have comorbid substance use disorders. Integrated treatment for HIV and substance use disorders has been shown to improve HIV and other health outcomes, but significant barriers to integrated treatme...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Batkis MF,Treisman GJ,Angelino AF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although emerging evidence suggests differing interventions may improve antiretroviral adherence, there has not been a formal evaluation to identify the impact of a clinic-based multidisciplinary program designed to provide education and identify and correct potential adherence barriers prior to the initiation of high...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Frick P,Tapia K,Grant P,Novotny M,Kerzee J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the use and outcome of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-infected Chinese have been scarce. We evaluated risk of progression to (1) nonaccidental death and (2) new AIDS-defining illness (ADI) or death in 223, 89.9% of 248 HIV-1-infected adult Chinese patients who were first initiated on HA...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Wong KH,Chan KC,Cheng KL,Chan WK,Kam KM,Lee SS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, the publically supported national HIV medical care system is designed to provide HIV medical care to those who would otherwise not receive such care. Nevertheless, many HIV-infected persons are not receiving medical care. Limited information is available from HIV-infected persons not currently in...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Beer L,Fagan JL,Valverde E,Bertolli J,Never in Care Project.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the clinical, immunologic, and virological characteristics of 30 vertically human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected children older than 8 years of age (long-survivors) before the introduction of protease inhibitors therapy. All of them were followed from birth. At the age of 8 years, ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Salvini F,Scarlatti G,Bossi A,Pinzani R,Zibordi F,Giovanettoni C,Plebani A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the coping self-efficacy (CSE) scale and adherence to HIV medication in men and women enrolled in a large HIV treatment program in Kenya. Data were collected from a sample of 354 volunteers attending Nazareth Hospital's nine satellite clinics located i...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kamau TM,Olson VG,Zipp GP,Clark M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This secondary analysis compares health behavior outcomes for two groups of HIV+ substance users randomized in a 3-arm trial [1] to receive Patient Navigation with (PN+CM) or without (PN) contingent financial incentives (CM). Mean age of participants was 45 years; the majority was male (67%), African American (78%), u...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Stitzer ML,Hammond AS,Matheson T,Sorensen JL,Feaster DJ,Duan R,Gooden L,Del Rio C,Metsch LR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated pain frequency and severity in 339 women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Among these, 63% were 39 years of age or younger, 17% were white, 54% African American, and 29% Hispanic; 32% did not complete high school; 58% had a CD4 less than 200; 65% had clinical AIDS; 60% were on highly ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Richardson JL,Heikes B,Karim R,Weber K,Anastos K,Young M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article argues that enhancing efficacious social networks or developing new adaptive social ties for HIV-infected individuals without adequate social resources may enhance their adaptive response to the disease and its treatment. It further suggests that the success of an adaptive response to the disease may to s...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Tsasis P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of inadequate adherence to prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) drug regimens to treat HIV infection and AIDS is ubiquitous. Adherence can be inadequate despite both provider and patient understanding of the consequences of nonadherence. Successful long-term treatment of HIV/AIDS require...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Chesney M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric syphilis in the setting of HIV is rare in the literature with only one other case reported. Herein, we present a case of a 40-year-old HIV-infected man with gastric syphilis. Evaluation revealed a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) of 1:2056, and cerebrospinal fluid with evidence of neurosyphilis. An esophagogastroduod...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Guerrero AF,Straight TM,Eastone J,Spooner K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Despite great strides in HIV prevention, including biobehavioral HIV prevention strategies such as pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention, there has been relatively l...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Nelson KM,Pantalone DW,Gamarel KE,Carey MP,Simoni JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study explored the dynamics of adolescent HIV risk through focus group interviews of male and female adolescents at an Alabama juvenile detention facility, key informant interviews, and through interviews of HIV-positive and -negative adults in institutional settings and public health clinics in Alaba...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Lichtenstein B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but well-described complication of HIV infection, which occurs equally frequently during the early asymptomatic phase of HIV infection and with clinical AIDS. The clinical spectrum varies from a low-grade asymptomatic thrombocytopenia with mild renal insufficiency to...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Sood R,Rakkar AS,Carmosino L,Mir T,Khan FA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV stigma is rooted in culture and, therefore, it is essential to investigate it within the context of culture. The objective of this study was to examine the interrelationships among individualism-collectivism, HIV stigma, and social network support. A social network study was conducted among 118 people living with ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Zang C,Guida J,Sun Y,Liu H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zambia has a generalized HIV epidemic, and HIV is concentrated along transit routes. Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by the epidemic. HIV testing is the crucial first step for engagement in HIV care and HIV prevention activities. However, to date little work has been done with FSWs in Zambia,...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Chanda MM,Perez-Brumer AG,Ortblad KF,Mwale M,Chongo S,Kamungoma N,Kanchele C,Fullem A,Barresi L,Bärnighausen T,Oldenburg CE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00