Providers' attitudes towards treating depression and self-reported depression treatment practices in HIV outpatient care.

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：:Although rates of crystal methamphetamine use in the United States have fallen from their peak in the mid-2000s, use remains a major public health concern, which disproportionately affects gay and bisexual men (GBM). It poses a particular challenge for HIV-positive men, for whom it has been linked to medication adhere...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Starks TJ,Millar BM,Lassiter JM,Parsons JT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressing women's low uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) requires improved understanding of their product preferences. Such preferences should be contextualized according to other aspects of their reproductive health, including their contraception practices. We investigated women's preferences across 10 Pr...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Calabrese SK,Galvao RW,Dovidio JF,Willie TC,Safon CB,Kaplan C,Caldwell A,Blackstock O,Phillips NJ,Kershaw TS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2004, Cambodia, a low-income country, undertook a rapid scale-up of free antiretroviral therapy (ART) through the public sector in order to respond to the need for treatment for those living with HIV/AIDS. A cohort of patients initiating ART in a provincial national hospital was set up at the beginning of the progr...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Morineau G,Vun MC,Barennes H,Wolf RC,Song N,Prybylski D,Chawalit N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many methods for assessing adherence have been developed, most are not feasible for busy clinical settings. Using patients from the Adherence and Efficacy of Protease inhibitor Therapy (ADEPT) study (1998-2000), we systematically evaluated the relationship between psychosocial, environmental, clinical, and ot...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Liu H,Miller LG,Hays RD,Golin CE,Zhao H,Wenger NS,Kaplan AH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational studies have examined the prevalence and impact of internalized stigma among African American women living with HIV, but there are no intervention studies investigating stigma reduction strategies in this population. Based on qualitative data previously collected, we adapted the International Center for ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Rao D,Desmond M,Andrasik M,Rasberry T,Lambert N,Cohn SE,Simoni J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the short-term response to and safety of protease inhibitor (PI) therapy in HIV-infected children by performing a retrospective chart review of open-label PI containing combination therapy at two urban pediatric HIV centers. Seventy HIV-infected children received 101 PI containing antiretroviral therapy (A...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Feingold AR,Rutstein RM,Meislich D,Brown T,Rudy BJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the recent trends in AIDS-defining cancers in Western Europe, we analyzed the June 2002 European Non-Aggregate AIDS Data Set. We obtained the percentage of people with AIDS aged 15 years or older (n = 125,691; males, 99,560, females, 26,131) who had cancers as the initial AIDS-defining illness in 17 Europ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Ebrahim SH,Abdullah AS,McKenna M,Hamers FF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young men who have sex with men (MSM) represent an increasing number of new HIV infections in many communities. Many individuals still hold beliefs that may lead to discrimination against HIV-positive individuals. HIV stigma is associated with negative health and psychosocial outcomes and may lead to greater challenge...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Dowshen N,Binns HJ,Garofalo R

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) calls for a reduction in health disparities, a reduction in new HIV infections, and improved retention in HIV care and treatment. It acknowledges that HIV-positive peers can play an important role in supporting these aims. However, peer training must be comprehensive enough to equ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Tobias CR,Downes A,Eddens S,Ruiz J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To successfully implement the Seek, Test, and Treat (STT) strategy to curb the HIV epidemic, the criminal justice system must be a key partner. Increasing HIV testing and treatment among incarcerated persons has the potential to decrease HIV transmission in the broader community, but whether it is feasible to consider...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Beckwith C,Bazerman L,Gillani F,Tran L,Larson B,Rivard S,Flanigan T,Rich J

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Since the end of the 1980s, primary anti-Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis has become a fundamental part of the global AIDS control strategy in industrialized countries. The widespread adoption of anti-PCP chemoprophylaxis has been a key element in prolonging the survival of patients with AIDS. There is...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Bonora S,Di Perri G,Vento S,Cazzadori A,Concia E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) decreases morbidity and mortality for persons with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and reduces costs of care. Yet many patients for whom HAART is indicated do not receive it. This study investigated the reasons why c...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Maisels L,Steinberg J,Tobias C

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation reduces the risk of disease progression and HIV transmission, but data on time from HIV care entry to ART initiation are lacking. Using data from the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), a population-based probability sample of HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in th...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Adedinsewo DA,Wei SC,Robertson M,Rose C,Johnson CH,Dombrowski J,Skarbinski J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental illness and substance abuse are common among HIV-infected individuals and are associated with negative outcomes, including poor medication adherence. Therefore, quick and effective methods for detecting these co-occurring disorders are necessary for health care practitioners. This article reports on the creatio...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Whetten K,Reif S,Swartz M,Stevens R,Ostermann J,Hanisch L,Eron JJ Jr

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:China is experiencing a rapid increase in the incidence of HIV infections, which it is addressing proactively with broad implementation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Within a cultural context extolling familial responsibility, family caregiving may be an important component to promote medication adherence for perso...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fredriksen-Goldsen KI,Shiu CS,Starks H,Chen WT,Simoni J,Kim HJ,Pearson C,Zhao H,Zhang F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Patient adherence (the degree to which patients follow their therapeutic regimen as prescribed within a set period of time) and persistence (the time to treatment discontinuation, with a permissible gap) with drug therapy are essential components of HIV/AIDS treatment. Select community pharmacies offer specialized ser...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Murphy P,Cocohoba J,Tang A,Pietrandoni G,Hou J,Guglielmo BJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The average reported age of sexual debut for youth in the United States is 14.4 years, with approximately 7% reporting their sexual debut prior to age 13. While the research literature on sexual debut for youth addresses gender and ethnic differences (with males and African-American youth experiencing earlier sexual d...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Outlaw AY,Phillips G 2nd,Hightow-Weidman LB,Fields SD,Hidalgo J,Halpern-Felsher B,Green-Jones M,Young MSM of Color SPNS Initiative Study Group.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection and substance use disorders are chronic diseases with complex contributions to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 951 HIV-infected adults receiving care at 14 HIV Research Network sites in 2003 to estimate associations between HRQOL and specific substance use...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Korthuis PT,Zephyrin LC,Fleishman JA,Saha S,Josephs JS,McGrath MM,Hellinger J,Gebo KA,HIV Research Network.

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:The authors report an 18-year-old girl with HIV infection who developed new-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in association with anemia. IDDM among patients with HIV infection has been infrequently reported and suggested to be caused by different etiologies. Susceptibility to autoimmune diseases, such ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Abdel-Khalek I,Moallem HJ,Fikrig S,Castells S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While debate continues at what stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease to begin combination antiretroviral therapy, a number of clinical and public health benefits are linked to early entry into primary care soon after first testing HIV positive. However, HIV-infected patients continue to test late and del...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Milberg J,Sharma R,Scott F,Conviser R,Marconi K,Parham D

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:More than 30 million people are infected with HIV, and HIV remains the fifth leading cause of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically decreases mortality rate, but there are side effects, long-term toxicities, expenses, stigmas, and inconveniences associated with chronic tre...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Wagner TA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women living with HIV in high-income settings continue to experience modifiable barriers to care. We sought to determine the features of care that facilitate access to comprehensive primary care, inclusive of HIV, comorbidity, and sexual and reproductive healthcare. Using a systematic mixed studies review design, we r...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： O'Brien N,Hong QN,Law S,Massoud S,Carter A,Kaida A,Loutfy M,Cox J,Andersson N,de Pokomandy A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe what nurses know about HIV/AIDS in the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Heilongjiang Province, China. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Only 7.9% of the nurse (n = 177) used condoms during their first experience of sexual intercourse. Eight-six per...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Chen WT,Han M,Holzemer WL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00