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Quality of health care and viral suppression among human immunodeficiency virus patients

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (5), 2019
Background In Mexico, the quality of health care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is unknown. The study objectives were to develop quality of care (QoC) indicators for outpatient care of HIV patients, evaluate the quality of the processes of care (QPC) and outcomes, and analyze the associa...

Feedback on research results to healthcare professionals in the context of HIV

ABSTRACT Objective: Reporting the feedback on the results of a multicenter research for healthcare professionals that attend people living with HIV and AIDS in a Specialized Healthcare Center at Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. Method: Case report of the presentation and interpretation of research resul...

Counseling practices in Sexually Transmitted Infections/AIDS: the female health professionals' perspective

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the health professionals' perception about counseling in a Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento em Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (Center for Testing and Counseling in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and AIDS) in Maceió, Alagoas. Method: it is a qualitati...

Neurocysticercosis and HIV Infection: what can we learn from the published literature?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and by the larvae of Taenia solium (i.e., cysticercosis) are still widespread in many developing countries. Both pathologies modify host immune status and it is possible that HIV infection may modulate the frequency and pathogeny of cys...

Diagnósticos de enfermagem associados às necessidades humanas no enfrentamento do HIV

Resumo Objetivo: Identificar as implicações e mudanças na vida do indivíduo, considerando o momento da revelação do diagnóstico de HIV, e construir diagnósticos de enfermagem adequados às necessidades humanas relacionadas às implicações e mudanças. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva retrospecti...

Prevalência da coinfecção HIV/TB em pacientes de um hospital de referência na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de coinfecção HIV/TB em pacientes submetidos a tratamento de TBMR em um hospital de referência do Rio de Janeiro. Método: Uma investigação transversal, cuja população foi composta por 40 pacientes em tratamento para TBMR, no período de março a dezembro de 2016. ...

Neurosífilis e infección por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana. Una puesta al día

Medical literature shows that the co-infection of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasing dramatically worldwide. HIV infection and syphilis have a synergistic relationship. Syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmission and acquisition, while HIV affects the presentation, diagnosi...

Evaluation of the health attention to pregnant women with HIV: comparison between primary and specialized service

ABSTRACT The public network for health care of pregnant women with HIV, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil, includes primary and specialized care services. Objective: Evaluating whether the type of service interferes in the quality score of the health care in the experience of the pregnant women w...

Cross-border healthcare and prognosis of HIV infection in the triple border Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina

Abstract: The act of crossing an international border for healthcare is a reality in border areas and the flow is in the direction of the city with more human and healthcare resources. Although several prognostic factors related to HIV+ patients are known, the prognostic value of this type of mobility fo...