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- Antiretroviral Therapy Regimens for Neuro-AIDS. Arendt, G.; von Giesen, H.J. // Current Drug Targets - Infectious Disorders;Sep2002, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p187
In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) the central nervous system (CNS) becomes increasingly important as a sanctuary site for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). HIV-1-associated brain disease is subdivided into the minor cognitive / motor disorder, the minor cognitive...
- Pediatric HIV infection guidelines are revised. // AIDS Alert;Oct2008, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p114
The article cites the revisions in the "Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection."
- Mozambique issues compulsory license for HIV antiretrovirals. // WHO Drug Information;2004, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p141
The HIV/AIDS pandemic constitutes a serious handicap in Mozambique's struggle against hunger, illness, underdevelopment and misery. High rates of morbidity and mortality have put Mozambique among the ten countries in Africa worst hit by HIV. Antiretroviral drugs are available which prolong the...
- Sarcoidosis and HIV infection: a case report and a review of the literature. Trevenzoli M; Cattelan A M; Marino F; Marchioro U; Cadrobbi P // Postgraduate Medical Journal;Sep2003, Vol. 79 Issue 935, p535
Sarcoidosis occurring in patients with AIDS is rare. This infrequent association has been attributed to the impairment of the immune system that may interfere with the granuloma formation in HIV infected patients. However, the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has...
- Cancer Burden in the HIV-Infected Population in the United States. Shiels, Meredith S.; Pfeiffer, Ruth M.; Gail, Mitchell H.; Hall, H. Irene; Jianmin Li; Chaturvedi, Anil K.; Bhatia, Kishor; Uldrick, Thomas S.; Yarchoan, Robert; Goedert, James J.; Engels, Eric A. // JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute;May2011, Vol. 103 Issue 9, p753
Background Effective antiretroviral therapy has reduced the risk of AIDS and dramatically prolonged the survival of HIV-infected people in the United States. Consequently, an increasing number of HIV-infected people are at risk of non-AIDS-defining cancers that typically occur at older ages. We...
- HIV/AIDS. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: South Africa;May2005, p9
Focuses on the prevalence of AIDS in South Africa. Percentage of the population infected with the disease; Estimated number of new HIV infections occurring everyday; Overview of a 2003 national operational plan which outlines provides for a national program for antiretroviral therapy.
- The burden of pediatric HIV/AIDS in Constanta, Romania: a crosssectional study. Kozinetz, Claudia A.; Matusa, Rodica; Cazacu, Andreaa // BMC Infectious Diseases;2001, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p7
Background: By 1990, 94 percent of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in Romania were in children less than 13 years of age. The majority of the cases were identified in the city of Constanta. The purpose of this paper was to describe the current burden of pediatric human...
- Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Viral Response in HIV Type 2 Infection. Mullins, Christopher; Eisen, Geoffrey; Popper, Stephen; Dieng Sarr, Abdoulaye; Sankal�, Jean-Louis; Berger, Judith J.; Wright, Sharon B.; Chang, Hernan R.; Coste, G�rard; Cooley, Timothy P.; Rice, Peter; Skolnik, Paul R.; Sullivan, Margaret; Kanki, Phyllis J. // Clinical Infectious Diseases;6/15/2004, Vol. 38 Issue 12, p1771
Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2), the second human retrovirus known to cause AIDS, is endemic to West Africa but is infrequently found outside this region. We present a case series of 10 HIV-2-infected individuals treated in the United States. Physicians applied the principles of...
- Globalization and its methodological discontents: Contextualizing globalization through the study of HIV/AIDS. // Globalization & Health;2011, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p29
The article presents a research which aimed to investigate the concept of globalization in a contextual approach of HIV/AIDS programs. In this research, three case studies on link between globalization and local HIV/AIDS issues in Peru, Madagascar, and Mbekweni, South Africa, were examined. The...
