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Urinary tract infection in HIV-positive women

Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in women and can cause systemic repercussions. In pregnant women, for example, the occurrence of UTI or asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) can lead to premature birth and fetal death. The generalized immune depletion caused by HIV is related to the exace...

Ethics and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adolescents: an integrative review

Introduction: Worldwide estimates suggest an increase in the number of deaths by AIDS among adolescents. The Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has been considered a potential intervention of major impact on new HIV infections. However, the discussion on PrEP in the adolescent population needs to expand mai...

Analysis of sexually transmitted infections in PrEP users: population assessment in Curitiba, Brazil

Introduction: The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a globally recognized pharmacological approach, consisting of a daily dose of antiretroviral drugs used to reduce the contamination rate by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This combined prevention program was first offered by the Brazilian publ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection associated with crack cocaine use: the impact on perinatal transmission among 890 pregnancies in Brazil

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection is a prevalent infection occurring during pregnancy. The implementation of a program to screen and prevent vertical transmission is highly important in Public Healthcare. Pregnant crack users could face difficulties to test and adhere to the Highly Act...

Lineamientos técnicos para la provisión de condones masculinos, femeninos y lubricantes a base de agua en el Sistema Nacional Integrado de Salud

Los presentes lineamientos técnicos han sido elaborados en función de garantizar la cobertura y el acceso universal en salud. Sin embargo, la prevención de ITS/VIH, en particular en los grupos de población clave y vulnerable, se ve impactada por el estigma y discriminación, desigualdad en materia de...

Síndrome de Ramsay-Hunt: a propósito de dos casos en que se identificó el genoma del virus de la varicela-zóster en líquido cefalorraquídeo

Biomédica (Bogotá); 41 (4), 2021
Resumen | Como los otros herpesvirus alfa, el virus de la varicela-zóster (VZV) permanece en estado de latencia en los ganglios neurales después de la infección primaria (varicela). La reactivación de una infección latente por VZV en los ganglios de la raíz dorsal, produce el herpes zóster. La eru...

Hombres homosexuales: conocimiento sobre el VIH y respuestas ante su situación de diagnóstico

J. Health NPEPS; 6 (2), 2021
RESUMENObjetivo: identificar en un grupo de hombres homosexuales el conocimiento que tienen sobre el VIH y los tipos de respuesta ante su situación de diagnóstico.Método:estudio cualitativo y descriptivo. Los participantes fueron seleccionados mediante muestreo bola denieve. La recole...

Liquid-based anal cytology as a screening tool for prevention of anal cancer in at-risk populations: a single-center retrospective analysis on 111 patients

Objective: Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in almost 90% of the cases. Its incidence is alarmingly high among men who have sex with men (MSM) and continues to increase at an average rate of 2% per year. The objective of the present study ...

Assistência de enfermagem em ambiente prisional e exposição ocupacional à tuberculose e ao HIV

Enferm. foco (Brasília); 12 (4), 2021
Objetivo: descrever medidas de prevenção e entraves à redução da exposição ocupacional a infecções por tuberculose e pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana em unidades de saúde prisionais, na perspectiva de profissionais de enfermagem. Método: estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa, reali...