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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Exposure Alters Ex Vivo Function of B Lymphocytes Isolated From Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Receiving Zidovudine
Functional status of peripheral B-lymphocytes following treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with HIV infection: What is the impact on host defense?
Journal Article, July 10, 2009
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Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV
A 30-year-old HIV-positive male presents with a rare case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Journal Article, July 10, 2009
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Physicians Are Talking About: The Audacity That Physicians Should Take the Helm of Healthcare Reform
As the US healthcare reform movement gains momentum, Medscape Physician Connect commentators propose their own strategies for change.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 9, 2009
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CD4 Cell-Guided Scheduled Treatment Interruptions in HIV-infected Patients With Sustained Immunologic Response to HAART
This study compares continuous HAART with a CD4 cell-driven scheduled treatment interruption strategy
Journal Article, July 7, 2009
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Brief Report: Language Ability and School Functioning of Youth Perinatally Infected With HIV
Study subjects performed poorly on tests of verbal and reading ability, although their scores were not dissimilar to those of other samples of inner-city youths.
Journal Article, July 6, 2009
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Access to Medications and Medical Care After Participation in HIV Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of Trial Protocols and Informed Consent Documents
Whether patients participate in clinical trials may hinge on whether they’ll receive medications or medical care after the trial ends. How often are retroviral drug trials providing this information?
Journal Article, July 5, 2009
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Rates of HCV Treatment Eligibility Among HCV-Monoinfected and HCV/HIV-Coinfected Patients in Tertiary Care Referral Centers
HIV coinfection often interferes with treatment for HCV, but addressing modifiable factors may enhance treatment eligibility in HCV/HIV coinfected patients.
Journal Article, July 5, 2009
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HIV Transmission Risk Among HIV Seroconcordant and Serodiscordant Couples: Dyadic Processes of Partner Selection
Selecting sex partners of the same HIV status or serosorting is a sexual risk reduction strategy used by many men who have sex with men. However, the effectiveness of serosorting for protection against HIV is potentially limited.
Journal Article, June 30, 2009
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Effect of Pulmonary Tuberculosis on Mortality in Patients Receiving HAART
The authors sought to estimate the effect of ongoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis at time of initiation of HAART on subsequent risk of death.
Journal Article, June 30, 2009
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Kaposi's Sarcoma in the Pediatric Population: The Critical Need for a Tissue Diagnosis
A 31-month-old Malawian boy presented with diffuse cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymphadenopathy of several months duration.
Journal Article, June 30, 2009
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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Settings
What strategies work best to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-poor environments?
Journal Article, June 30, 2009
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Too Few HIV-Infected Patients Are Receiving Care
Only 35% of HIV-infected adults in South Carolina received consistent HIV care from 2004 through 2006.
Journal Article, June 26, 2009
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Long-Term Correlates of Childhood Abuse Among Adults With Severe Mental Illness: Adult Victimization, Substance Abuse, and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior
The prevalence of childhood sexual and physical abuse among persons with severe mental illness (SMI) is disproportionately high. Adults with SMI also engage in high rates of HIV risk behaviors. This study examined the association between childhood abuse and adult victimization, substance abuse, and lifetime HIV sexual risk.
Journal Article, June 24, 2009
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Personal Responsibility, Public Policy, and the Economic Stimulus Plan
The role of personal responsibility in health care vs the role of social factors that influence individual decisions: how might this debate affect the economic stimulus package?
Journal Article, June 18, 2009
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Pay for Performance in Primary Care in England and California: Comparison of Unintended Consequences
With P-4-P, unintended consequences are not necessarily unavoidable!
Journal Article, June 16, 2009
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Does Valganciclovir Reduce Oral HHV-8?
This study set out to prove anecdotal evidence that valganciclovir reduces oral shedding of HHV-8. Are more trials needed?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 16, 2009
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What Men Who Have Sex With Men Think About the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
The human papillomavirus vaccine may gain acceptance among men who have sex with men, but will they receive it soon enough?
Journal Article, June 15, 2009
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Pregnancy Outcome in Women Infected With HIV-1 Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Before Versus After Conception
Antiretroviral effects on pregnancy outcome are examined according to the timing of treatment initiation in a cohort of pregnant women.
Journal Article, June 12, 2009
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Routine Offering of HIV Testing to Hospitalized Pediatric Patients at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: Acceptability and Feasibility
Routine counseling and antibody testing of pediatric inpatients can identify large numbers of HIV-seropositive children in high prevalence settings.
Journal Article, June 12, 2009
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Male Circumcision and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia Trachomatis and Trichomonas Vaginalis: Observations After a Randomised Controlled Trial for HIV Prevention
Are women with circumcised partners less at risk for certain STDs than women with uncircumcised partners? Data from a male circumcision randomized controlled trial are reviewed
Journal Article, June 9, 2009
