abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive, chronic hepatitis that has rarely been reported in HIV-infected individuals. Among patients who are candidates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, screening for AIH should be considered, because interferon has the potential to cause fulminant hepatic failure in the setti...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Wan DW,Marks K,Yantiss RK,Talal AH

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has markedly improved survival in HIV-infected patients, but not without significant adverse effects including ART-associated dyslipdemia and insulin resistance, which may in part contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Other contributing factors to cardiovasc...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Nayak G,Ferguson M,Tribble DR,Porter CK,Rapena R,Marchicelli M,Decker CF

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:As the New York City HIV=AIDS epidemic began generalizing beyond traditionally high-risk groups in the early 1990s, AIDS Service Organizations (ASO) sought to increase access to medical care and broaden service offerings to incorporate the needs of low-income women and their families. Strategies to achieve entry into ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Pillai NV,Kupprat SA,Halkitis PN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular disease are increasingly recognized in HIV-infected patients. While HIV-infected patients older than 50 years of age account for up to 25% of HIV cases in the United States, there are limited data on these individuals. To determine the prevalence and predictors of the metabol...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Adeyemi O,Rezai K,Bahk M,Badri S,Thomas-Gossain N

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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：:We conducted a demonstration project to design, implement, and evaluate a risk-reduction intervention delivered by medical providers to patients with HIV during routine care in 2005 and 2006. Medical providers at seven HIV clinics in the United States received training to deliver an intervention in which they screened...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Gardner LI,Marks G,O'Daniels CM,Wilson TE,Golin C,Wright J,Quinlivan EB,Bradley-Springer L,Thompson M,Raffanti S,Thrun M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the myriad advances in antiretroviral therapy since the original highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens were developed, there remain numerous important and pressing unmet needs that, if addressed, would substantially improve the quality of life and longevity of HIV-infected patients. The most achievable...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Moyle G,Gatell J,Perno CF,Ratanasuwan W,Schechter M,Tsoukas C

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 introduction of protease inhibitors (PIs) and highly active antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s dramatically altered the treatment of HIV infection, enabling suppression of viral replication to undetectable levels and preventing disease progression. Most PIs present a strong barrier against viral resistance; t...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kim R,Baxter JD

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In HIV/AIDS, symptoms of depression or post-traumatic stress may interfere with important self-care behaviors such as the ability to adhere to one's medical treatment regimen. However, these problems may frequently go undetected in HIV care settings. The present study used brief self-report screening measures of depre...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Vranceanu AM,Safren SA,Lu M,Coady WM,Skolnik PR,Rogers WH,Wilson IB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is a commonly used HIV antiretroviral. A relatively uncommon adverse effect of this drug is Fanconi syndrome. What is known about this toxicity, especially in regards to concomitant medication use and outcomes, is limited to isolated case reports and small case series. Therefore, a ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Gupta SK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection is increasing in minority groups, particularly in African American and Hispanic women. Although the incidence of HIV dementia has decreased since the advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment, prevalence of neurocognitive complications has increased as patients are now living longer. This study's ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Wojna V,Skolasky RL,McArthur JC,Maldonado E,Hechavarria R,Mayo R,Selnes O,Ginebra T,de la Torre T,Garcia H,Kraiselburd E,Melendez-Guerrero LM,Zorrilla CD,Nath A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe repeated episodes of hepatitis C (HCV) activation associated with initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in two HIV/HCV coinfected individuals with undetectable serum HCV RNA. Both patients developed high HCV viremia (>1 million IU/mL) and elevations in aminotransferases >10 times upper...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kim HN,Harrington RD,Shuhart MC,Cook L,Morishima C,Jerome KR,Wang CC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While many factors contribute to mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1, maternal plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load (RNA-VL) has been consistently found as the main risk factor, including when antiretroviral prophylaxis was used to prevent MTCT. However the predictive value of RNA-VL is poor. A recent study of HIV-1-p...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Arvold ND,Ngo-Giang-Huong N,McIntosh K,Suraseranivong V,Warachit B,Piyaworawong S,Changchit T,Lallemant M,Jourdain G,Perinatal HIV Prevention Trial (PHPT-1), Thailand.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-seropositive blacks, Hispanics, women of all ethnicities, and injection drug users (IDUs) have low rates of clinical trial participation. The opinions of research nurses and study coordinators as potential facilitators and barriers to access to clinical trials may contribute to this disparity. Study coordinators a...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： King WD,Defreitas D,Smith K,Andersen J,Perry LP,Adeyemi T,Mitty J,Fritsche J,Jeffries C,Littles M,Fischl M,Pavlov G,Mildvan D,Underrepresented Populations Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG).

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine retrospective reports of rates of HIV disclosure to family and friends over a 15-year time span. Participants included 116 HIV-positive men who have sex with men recruited primarily from an AIDS clinical trials unit associated with a large Midwestern university. Disclosure data...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Serovich JM,Esbensen AJ,Mason TL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents of parents infected with HIV/AIDS (HIV-affected adolescents) were recruited from August 1993 to March 1995 to examine their depression as a function of their social support. Adolescent depression and the size, frequency of contact, satisfaction, negative role model influence, and positive social support we...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Lee SJ,Detels R,Rotheram-Borus MJ,Duan N,Lord L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of HIV seroprevalence in Nigeria is troublesome because it is one of the highest prevalence rates worldwide. As in most developing countries, vertical transmission from mother to child accounts for most of the HIV infections in Nigerian children. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness, attit...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Okonkwo KC,Reich K,Alabi AI,Umeike N,Nachman SA

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Little is known about the effectiveness of outreach interventions to engage and retain underserved populations living with HIV in stable, primary medical care. This study provided an opportunity to adapt a patient navigation model first developed for cancer care to assess its effectiveness with HIV-infected disadvanta...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Bradford JB,Coleman S,Cunningham W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been well documented, particularly among HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell counts below 200/mm(3). Despite this, eligible individuals may continue to show some reluctance to use HAART. The present study explored the factors influencing patients' dec...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Alfonso V,Bermbach N,Geller J,Montaner JS

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:This study compared a multiple method measurement model of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence with single-method models to determine optimal validity in predicting HIV viral load. Repeated measures of antiretroviral adherence were collected over a 15-month period using three different measurement m...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Llabre MM,Weaver KE,Durán RE,Antoni MH,McPherson-Baker S,Schneiderman N

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：: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：:The threat of social stigma may prevent people living with HIV from revealing their status to others and serve as a barrier to HIV treatment adherence. We evaluated the effect of such concerns on self-reported treatment adherence using a short, three-item measure among 204 people living with HIV. Overall, the mean age...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Rintamaki LS,Davis TC,Skripkauskas S,Bennett CL,Wolf MS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique occurrence of two subsequent episodes of HIV-associated Cryptococcus neoformans followed by C. laurentii meningoencephalitis (successfully cured with fluconazole after demonstrated amphotericin B resistance) is presented and discussed. The available literature reported only two cases of HIV-associated C. laur...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Manfredi R,Fulgaro C,Sabbatani S,Legnani G,Fasulo G

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：:Clinical trials commonly measure rates of virologic suppression at a specific time point, whereas sustained virologic suppression is the goal of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We explored factors associated with sustained virologic suppression in an urban clinic population. The study population was draw...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Purkayastha T,Wasi F,Shuter J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the median age of menopause, factors associated with postmenopausal status, and the prevalence of menopausal symptoms in HIV-infected women. We surveyed 120 HIV-infected women between 40 and 57 years old who attended an inner city infectious diseases clinic. Ninety-five perce...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fantry LE,Zhan M,Taylor GH,Sill AM,Flaws JA

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:We sought to determine the consequences of stopping highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a group of 41 HIV-infected individuals with undetectable HIV viral loads and CD4+ counts greater than 500 cells per microliter for 6 months or more. Clinical and laboratory parameters were monitored, as was the time to ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Jacobs B,Neil N,Aboulafia DM

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：: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