HIV infection and immune activation: the role of coinfections

A Boulougoura, I Sereti - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Better understanding of the role of opportunistic infections at ART initiation and IRIS
pathogenesis will assist in improved strategies for prevention and treatment. The long-term …

The HIV epidemic in eastern Europe and central Asia

J DeHovitz, A Uuskula, N El-Bassel - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Eastern Europe and Central Asia represent one of the few regions globally where
there is a continued increase in the incidence of HIV infection. For example, in Eastern …

Impact on life expectancy of HIV-1 positive individuals of CD4+ cell count and viral load response to antiretroviral therapy

MT May, M Gompels, V Delpech, K Porter, C Orkin… - Aids, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study is to estimate life expectancies of HIV-positive patients
conditional on response to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: Patients aged more than …

CD4/CD8 ratio normalisation and non-AIDS-related events in individuals with HIV who achieve viral load suppression with antiretroviral therapy: an observational …

C Mussini, P Lorenzini, A Cozzi-Lepri, G Lapadula… - The lancet HIV, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background In patients with HIV, immune reconstitution after antiretroviral therapy (ART) is
often incomplete. We assessed the probability of patients reaching a CD4/CD8 ratio of 1 or …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on testing services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region, March to …

D Simões, AR Stengaard, L Combs, D Raben… - …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We present preliminary results of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact assessment on
testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European …

Causes of death among HIV-infected patients in France in 2010 (national survey): trends since 2000

P Morlat, C Roussillon, S Henard, D Salmon, F Bonnet… - Aids, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The Mortalité 2010 survey aimed at describing the causes of death among HIV-
infected patients in France in 2010 and their evolution since 2000. Design and methods: A …

Long-term mortality in HIV-infected individuals 50 years or older: a nationwide, population-based cohort study

RA Legarth, MG Ahlström, G Kronborg… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although the prevalence of HIV-infection among individuals≥ 50 years of age
has increased, the impact of HIV-infection on risk of death in this population remains to be …

Internet-accessed sexually transmitted infection (e-STI) testing and results service: a randomised, single-blind, controlled trial

E Wilson, C Free, TP Morris, J Syred, I Ahamed… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Internet-accessed sexually transmitted infection testing (e-STI testing) is
increasingly available as an alternative to testing in clinics. Typically this testing modality …

Facilitators and barriers for retention in HIV care between testing and treatment in Asia—A study in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and …

S Koirala, K Deuba, O Nampaisan, G Marrone… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The need for efficient retention in HIV care is more evident than ever because of
the expansion of earlier ART initiation and the shift towards 'Test and Treat'. This study …

Estimating HIV incidence, time to diagnosis, and the undiagnosed HIV epidemic using routine surveillance data

A Van Sighem, F Nakagawa, D De Angelis… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Estimates of the size of the undiagnosed HIV-infected population are important
to understand the HIV epidemic and to plan interventions, including “test-and-treat” …