Top hiv Articles in Infectious Disease

HIV-Specific Health Care Utilization and Mortality among Tuberculosis/HIV Coinfected Persons
AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 10/06/2009

Gadkowski LB et al. – The authors conclude that TB/HIV coinfected patients had low utilization rates of HIV–specific care prior to TB diagnosis. Many did not receive potentially lifesaving HIV ... treatment while on TB therapy, and mortality was high as a result. Interventions to enhance utilization of HIV–related health care and integration of TB and HIV services should be studied to improve outcomes. [more...]

Sperm May Play Leading Role In Spreading HIV
ScienceDaily, 10/27/2009

Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells, report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting DCs, which carry the virus and potently pass it to ... spreading HIV. During sexual intercourse, HIV–infected men transmit HIV through their semen, which carries free–floating virus as well as HIV–infected leukocytes. Traces of HIV have been detected on sperm as well, but the role they play in viral transmission has been a matter of ... popular press,hiv/aids [more...]

Female sex work and HIV risks in Croatia
AIDS Care, 10/29/2009

Stulhofer A et al. – The findings of this first systematic study on HIV–related risks among FSWs in Croatia point to the need to update targeted intervention programs by improving the prevention of HIV risks associated with injecting drug use ... efficient HIV educational approach. [more...]

Changes in At-Risk Behavior for HIV Infection among HIV-Positive Persons in Italy
AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 10/06/2009

Camoni L et al. – The results indicate that though at–risk behavior seems to decrease after the diagnosis of HIV infection, seropositive persons continue to engage in at–risk practices, indicating ... specifically geared toward HIV–positive persons. [more...]

Validity and reliability of the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF in patients with HIV infection
AIDS Care, 10/07/2009

Saddki N et al. – The Malay version of WHOQOL–HIV BREF is a valid and reliable instrument in assessing quality of life in HIV positive patients. [more...]

HIV-1 infection of a nurse from a newborn with an unknown HIV infection: A case report
Journal of Clinical Virology, 10/06/2009

Gibellini D et al. – This case indicates that HIV serological screening of pregnant women and prompt accident notification by health–care workers represent basic preventive measures that should ... effectively tackle the spread of HIV infection. [more...]

Concentrated and linked epidemics of both HSV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 infections in Senegal: public health impacts of the spread of HIV
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 10/30/2009

Kane CT et al. – HIV epidemic remains concentrated in high–risk groups of the Senegalese population, such as the FSW population in which the seroprevalence ... against STI including HSV–2 is urgently needed to prevent the spreading of HIV epidemic. [more...]

HIV testing men in the antenatal setting: understanding male non-disclosure
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 10/30/2009

Katz DA et al. – Male ANC HIV testing did not result in shared knowledge of HIV status. Couple counselling models that incorporate disclosure may yield greater HIV prevention benefits than offering individual partner ... HIV testing services at ANC. [more...]

GB virus type C interactions with HIV: the role of envelope glycoproteins
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 10/13/2009

Mohr EL et al. – A putative GBV–C E2 fusion peptide interferes with HIV gp41 peptide oligomerization required for HIV–1 fusion, further suggesting that GBV–C E2 may inhibit HIV entry. Additional work is needed ... ndash;C E2 cellular receptor, characterize GBV–C E2 domains responsible for HIV inhibition, and to examine GBV–C E2–mediated fusion in the context of the entire envelope protein or viral–particles. [more...]

Elevated NT-pro-BNP Levels Are Associated with Comorbidities among HIV-Infected Women
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 10/16/2009

Mansoor A et al. – Although HIV–infected women have higher NT–pro–BNP levels than HIV–uninfected women, the differences are due to non–HIV factors such as anemia, kidney disease, and HCV ... peptide levels are a global marker of comorbidity in the setting of HIV infection. [more...]