Abstract: The cascade of care for people living with HIV infection (PLHIV) describes steps in diagnosis, linkage and retention in care, as well as the provision and success of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). The aim of this study was to evaluate the rates regarding the retention in care, on cA...
Brasil,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Darunavir/uso terapéutico,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones por VIH/inmunología,
Infecciones por VIH/virología,
Inhibidores de la Proteasa del VIH/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Ritonavir/uso terapéutico,
Terapia Recuperativa
BACKGROUND The main clinical forms of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) are the acute/subacute form (AF) and the chronic form (CF), and they both display considerable clinical variability. The immune responses of PCM patients, during and after treatment, remain neglected, mainly in the case of CF patients, du...
Abstract This cross-sectional study assessed the immunization status of human immune deficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving care at an outpatient clinic in Brazil. The sociodemographic characteristics, CD4 count and HIV viral load of 281 out of 612 adult outpatients were analyzed. A total of ...
Infecciones Bacterianas/prevención & control,
Vacunas Bacterianas/administración & dosificación,
Vacunas Bacterianas/clasificación,
Brasil,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Programas de Inmunización,
Vacunación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Vacunas Virales/administración & dosificación,
Vacunas Virales/clasificación,
Virosis/prevención & control
Abstract INTRODUCTION: In the 1990s, Brazil adopted a public policy that allowed for universal, free access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Since then, treatment adherence has become a new challenge for administrators of sexually transmitted disease/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (STD/AIDS) policie...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/prevención & control,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/tratamiento farmacológico,
Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria/estadística & datos numéricos,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Estudios Transversales,
Cumplimiento de la Medicación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Programas Nacionales de Salud,
Política Pública,
Autoinforme,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the rate and predictive factors of the hospitalization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), aged 50 years or older. Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted at two inpatient units specialized in infectious diseases in a teaching hospital. Data were gath...
To characterize the epidemiology of HIV in Paraguay, from january to december, in 2015. The epidemic remains focused in those groups under risk, predominantly male. The characteristics of the study population shows that most of the affected were from the central area and from the capital city, and sexual...
Summary Introduction: The Brazilian HIV/AIDS management and treatment guideline (PCDT), published in 2013, recommends and standardizes the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in all adult patients, in spite of LTCD4 count. This study aimed to analyze the first year of HAART use in patien...
Análisis de Varianza,
Fármacos Anti-VIH/efectos adversos,
Fármacos Anti-VIH/clasificación,
Fármacos Anti-VIH/uso terapéutico,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/efectos adversos,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/clasificación,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Sustitución de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores Sexuales
ABSTRACT Background: The increase in life expectancy for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has resulted in health complications related to a chronic disease. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of bone mineral density (BMD) alterations and vitamin D concentrations in ...
Absorciometría de Fotón,
Densidad Ósea/fisiología,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Calcio/administración & dosificación,
Infecciones por VIH/sangre,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Infecciones por VIH/fisiopatología,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Carga Viral,
Vitamina D/administración & dosificación,
Vitamina D/sangre
ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated factors in a group of HIV-infected middle-aged women. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 273 HIV-infected climacteric women of 40-60 years of age under care in two HIV outpatient reference centers in ...
Fármacos Anti-VIH/uso terapéutico,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/etiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Carga Viral
