Attitudes and perceptions of AIDS clinical trials group site coordinators on HIV clinical trial recruitment and retention: a descriptive study.

abstract：:Persistent air leak and failure of the lung to expand completely after closed thoracostomy complicate the course of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. In such cases, attempts to discontinue chest tube drainage may fail. The following is a case of a patient with AIDS and spontaneous pneumothorax who respon...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Gerst PH,Mukherjee A,Rosario PG,Albu E

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：:Little is known about how people living with HIV in low prevalence contexts face the challenges of stigma and discrimination. Low prevalence and rural communities are unique environments in which HIV-related stigma and discrimination may be intensified due to lower tolerance of differences among people and greater fea...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Zukoski AP,Thorburn S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among places where people living with HIV experience and anticipate HIV-related stigma, stigma in health care settings may be particularly harmful. Utilizing an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, we conducted interviews (n = 76) and questionnaires (N = 460) with older adult women living with HIV enrolled i...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Rice WS,Turan B,Fletcher FE,Nápoles TM,Walcott M,Batchelder A,Kempf MC,Konkle-Parker DJ,Wilson TE,Tien PC,Wingood GM,Neilands TB,Johnson MO,Weiser SD,Turan JM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health information technology (HIT) offers the potential to improve care for persons living with HIV. Provider satisfaction with HIT is essential to realize benefits, yet its evaluation presents challenges. An HIV-specific, electronic clinical management and reporting system was implemented in Louisiana's eight HIV cl...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Magnus M,Herwehe J,Andrews L,Gibson L,Daigrepont N,De Leon JM,Hyslop NE Jr,Styron S,Wilcox R,Kaiser M,Butler MK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) of color are at particularly increased risk for HIV infection compared to white MSM. National data highlight the need to link YMSM of color to care to improve their overall health and stem further infections, yet, there is limited data on interventions and clinical outcomes focus...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Hightow-Weidman LB,Smith JC,Valera E,Matthews DD,Lyons P

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Two children (ages 12 and 13 years) with transfusion-acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented with facial pain and rhinorrhea. Radiographic imaging showed extensive paranasal sinus disease, presumed to be bacterial sinusitis, and the patients were treated with broad-spectrum oral antibiotics. Bo...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Robinson MR,Salit RB,Bryant-Greenwood PK,Zeichner SL,Wood LV,Jaffe ES,van Waes C,Magrath IT

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing interest in promoting and supporting self-management of HIV and antiretroviral treatment (ART), including in resource-limited settings. Although the impact of HIV and ART on people in Uganda has been explored, little attention has been paid to how people self-manage. This qualitative study collecte...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Martin F,Kiwanuka T,Kawuma R,Zalwango F,Seeley J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk behaviors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people living with HIV (PLWH) have not been well characterized in the US military. We identified risk behaviors associated with a new STI in this population after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." US Military HIV Natural History Study par...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Noiman A,Macalino G,Won SH,Byrne M,Deiss R,Haw NJ,Ganesan A,Okulicz JF,Schofield C,Lalani T,Maves RC,Wang X,Agan BK,Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program HIV Working Group.

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationships between survival after AIDS diagnosis and outpatient mental health service use among men with history of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Analysis involved 1913 black and 1684 white men with AIDS who received HIV care in 2003 in the Veterans Affairs health care system. Negati...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Mkanta WN,Mejia MC,Duncan RP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess metformin effects on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) composition of patients with HIV-associated lipodystrophy (LDHIV). Twenty-four adult outpatients were enrolled to receive metformin (1700 mg/d) during 6 months, but 2 were lost to follow-up and 6 stopped the drug due to adverse...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Diehl LA,Fabris BA,Barbosa DS,De Faria EC,Wiechmann SL,Carrilho AJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:We report a case of dual Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) (PCP) lymphadenitis in a patient with HIV who had been receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) as systemic prophylaxis for PCP. This patient was successfully treated with antituberculosis medications and TMP-SMX. Our...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Khawcharoenporn T,Apisarnthanarak A,Sakonlaya D,Mundy LM,Bailey TC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis occurs with at least undiminished frequency in HIV-infected individuals. The behavior of psoriasis in HIV disease is of interest, in terms of pathogenesis and therapy because of the background of profound immunodysregulation. It is paradoxical that, while drugs that target T lymphocytes are effective in psor...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Mallon E,Bunker CB

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-seropositive injection drug users (IDU) continue to suffer from elevated levels of morbidity and mortality. Evidence is needed to identify social- and structural-level barriers to effective ART. We investigated the impact of homelessness on plasma HIV R...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Milloy MJ,Kerr T,Bangsberg DR,Buxton J,Parashar S,Guillemi S,Montaner J,Wood E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linking and engaging HIV-positive patients in care is the key bridging step to glean the documented health and prevention advantages of antiretroviral therapy (ART). In China, HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) is surging, yet many HIV-positive MSM do not use HIV care services. We conducted a quali...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Liu Y,Osborn CY,Qian HZ,Yin L,Xiao D,Ruan Y,Simoni JM,Zhang X,Shao Y,Vermund SH,Amico KR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are common in the general and HIV-infected populations alike. Defined as levels less than 30 ng/mL, suboptimal vitamin D is known to afflict over 70% of representative samples from each group in resource-rich countries with even greater prevalence in resource-poor regions of the world. I...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Griffin AT,Arnold FW

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Previous investigational data using abacavir (ABC), lamuvidine (3TC), and zidovudine has suggested the possibility of triple nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) therapy as an option in the treatment of HIV infection. We performed a pilot study to assess the potency of once daily ABC+ 3TC+ tenof...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Khanlou H,Yeh V,Guyer B,Farthing C

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disclosure of HIV-positive status to sex partners is critical to protecting uninfected partners. In addition, people living with HIV often risk criminal prosecution when they do not inform sex partners of their HIV status. The current study examined factors associated with nondisclosure of HIV status by men living wit...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kalichman SC,Kalichman MO,Cherry C,Grebler T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction (ED) appear to be more common among men infected with HIV compared to age-matched men within the general U.S. population. HIV providers should consider these conditions and utilize standardized evaluation and diagnostic criteria. Treatment of both hypogonadism and ED increases sex...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Crum NF,Furtek KJ,Olson PE,Amling CL,Wallace MR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor engagement in HIV care has been associated with delayed access to antiretroviral treatment and increased HIV transmission. Using viral load (VL) results from HIV laboratory surveillance data to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses, we examined linkage to care, retention in care, and their associated ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Hu YW,Kinsler JJ,Sheng Z,Kang T,Bingham T,Frye DM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth failure is a common problem in HIV-infected children. The extent to which this growth failure could be reversed after the children receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not known. This study assessed the incidence of growth failure in HIV-infected Thai children, impact of ART on growth, and the predictors of ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Aurpibul L,Puthanakit T,Taecharoenkul S,Sirisanthana T,Sirisanthana V

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to understand issues affecting prenatal care access and utilization from the perspectives of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women who receive inadequate prenatal care, we conducted three in-depth qualitative and quantitative interviews. From a thematic analysis of the narrative interviews, fo...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Napravnik S,Royce R,Walter E,Lim W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite high HIV prevalence among transgender women (TGW) in India, there is limited exploration of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability. With PrEP licensure pending, we conducted six focus group discussions (FGDs) with diverse TGW (n = 36), and eight key informant interviews with community leaders and physic...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Chakrapani V,Shunmugam M,Rawat S,Baruah D,Nelson R,Newman PA

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：: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