Top hiv Articles in Infectious Disease

Prevalence and Correlates of Elevated Body Mass Index among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in the Womens Interagency HIV Study
AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 11/19/2009

Boodram B et al. – Risk factors for elevated BMI were similar for HIV+ and HIV– women in the WIHS. For HIV+ women, all markers of advanced HIV infection and ART use were ... infectious disease,hiv/immunodeficiency [more...]

Effectiveness of Increasing Emergency Department Patients' Self-perceived Risk for Being Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Through Audio Computer Self-interview–based Feedback About Reported HIV Risk Behaviors
Academic Emergency Medicine, 11/11/2009

Merchant RC et al. – Some ED patients can be moved, although modestly, to recognize their risk for being HIV infected by asking about their HIV risk behaviors. However ... HIV risk behaviors do not increase subjects' self–perceived HIV risk. Female ED patients appear to increase their self–perceived HIV risk more than males when queried about their HIV risk behaviors. [more...]

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...]

War and Peace between Microbes: HIV-1 Interactions with Coinfecting Viruses
Cell Host & Microbe, 11/23/2009

Lisco A et al. – HIV–1 disrupts the homeostatic equilibrium between the host and coinfecting microbes, facilitating reactivation of persistent viruses and invasion by new viruses. These viruses usually accelerate HIV disease but ... create conditions detrimental for HIV–1. Understanding these phenomena may lead to anti–HIV–1 strategies that specifically target interactions between HIV–1 and coinfecting viruses. [more...]

Mediators of HIV-related stigma and risk behavior in HIV infected young women
AIDS Care, 11/12/2009

Clum G et al. – Results suggested that depression was a significant mediator between HIV–related stigma and risk behavior. Implications for interventions with young HIV positive women who report high levels of HIV ... related stigma include a focus on depression as a method of reducing engagement in risk behavior and improving mental health and health behaviors in persons living with HIV. [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...]