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1 Telephone delivered interventions for preventing HIV infection in HIV-negative persons Cochrane Reviews, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
2 Emergency department (ED) utilization by HIV-infected ED patients in the United States in 2009 and 2010 - a national estimation HIV Medicine, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Decreasing incidence of herpes zoster in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Review Article
4 Risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients under and over 40 years: a case--control study Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Adherence-enhancing interventions for highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients - a systematic review HIV Medicine, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
6 Telephone delivered interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV infection Cochrane Reviews, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
7 Pilot evaluation of the Making Employment Needs [MEN] Count intervention: Addressing behavioral and structural HIV risks in heterosexual Black men AIDS Care, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Patient and provider perspectives on cellular phone-based technology to improve HIV treatment adherence AIDS Care, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Heart rate variability and heart rate turbulence in HIV-infected patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Role of the carbohydrate-binding sites of griffithsin in the prevention of dc-sign-mediated capture and transmission of HIV-1 PLOS ONE, June 19, 2013 Review Article
11 Effectiveness of a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program in Guangdong province from 2007 to 2010 Full Text BMC Public Health, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Prevalence of consensual male–male sex and sexual violence, and associations with HIV in south africa: a population-based cross-sectional study Full Text PLoS Medicine, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Bigotry and oppressive laws in africa drive HIV in men who have sex with men Full Text PLoS Medicine, June 19, 2013
14 Impaired lipoprotein processing in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Achievement and maintenance of viral suppression in persons newly diagnosed with HIV, New York City, 2006–2009: Using population surveillance data to measure the treatment part of “test and treat” Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Sexual risk behavior and viremia among men who have sex with men in the HIV outpatient study, United States, 2007–2010 Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, and efavirenz in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected individuals over 144 weeks: An open-label randomized controlled trial Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Incidence, timing, and determinants of bacterial pneumonia among HIV-infected patients: Data from the ICONA foundation cohort Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Assessment of HIV-related risky behaviour: a comparative study of face-to-face interviews and polling booth surveys in the general population of Cotonou, Benin Sexually Transmitted Infections, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Influence of low-dose ritonavir with and without darunavir on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled beclomethasone Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV in Adults: A Review of Current Methods Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2013 Review Article
2 Sirtuin-1 and HIV-1: An Overview Current Drug Targets, May 21, 2013 Review Article
3 Cost-effectiveness of efavirenz vs rilpivirine in HIV patients initiating first-line combination antiretroviral therapy Journal of Medical Economics , April 12, 2013
4 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV Pain Practice, April 5, 2013
5 Efficacy and safety of raltegravir for treatment of HIV for 5 years in the BENCHMRK studies: final results of two randomised, placebo-controlled trials The Lancet Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013
6 Clinical Implications of HIV-1 Minority Variants Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 14, 2013
7 Omega-3 fatty acid therapy reduces triglycerides and interleukin-6 in hypertriglyeridemic HIV patients HIV Medicine, May 21, 2013
8 SWIFT: Prospective 48-Week Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Switching to Emtricitabine/Tenofovir From Lamivudine/Abacavir in Virologically Suppressed HIV-1 Infected Patients on a Boosted Protease Inhibitor Containing Antiretroviral Regimen Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013
9 A Pill for HIV Prevention: Deja Vu All Over Again Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013
10 Effects of Smoking on Non-AIDS-Related Morbidity in HIV-Infected Patients Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 29, 2013
11 Bone and vitamin D metabolism in HIV Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, May 13, 2013 Review Article
12 Examining the evidence on the causal effect of HAART on transmission of HIV using the Bradford Hill criteria AIDS, May 13, 2013
13 The effect of HIV infection on atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism: A one year prospective study Atherosclerosis, May 13, 2013
14 HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 61 Cities in China Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013
15 Intimate partner violence is associated with incident HIV infection in women in Uganda AIDS, May 13, 2013
16 Tubulointerstitial Nephropathies in HIV-Infected Patients over the Past 15 Years: A Clinico-Pathological Study Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 7, 2013
17 Long-term outcomes of a cell phone-delivered intervention for smokers living with HIV/AIDS Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 28, 2013
18 Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists BMC Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013 Free full text
19 Currently available medications in resource-rich settings may not be sufficient for lifelong treatment of HIV AIDS, May 7, 2013
20 A case of possible HIV prophylaxis-induced anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder General Hospital Psychiatry, May 10, 2013
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