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Inflammatory Biomarkers and Carotid Thickness in HIV Infected Patients under Antiretroviral Therapy, Undetectable HIV-1 Viral Load, and Low Cardiovascular Risk

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: People living with HIV are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and carotid thickness, due to the inflammation caused by the virus, the antiretroviral therapy, and other risk factors. However, few studies have observed the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and carotid thi...

Consumo de álcool de pessoas vivendo com HIV e suas implicações para os desfechos clínicos

Objetivou-se analisar a prevalência do consumo de álcool em pessoas vivendo com HIV e sua associação com os desfechos clínicos. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, analítico, realizado com pessoas que vivem com HIV em tratamento ambulatorial no município de Ribeirão Preto, SP. Realizou-se ...

Monitoring HIV infection in Minas Gerais state: 15-year assessment of adults living with HIV initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Abstract INTRODUCTION The first Brazilian HIV treatment recommendation was put forward in 1996, resulting in 12 subsequent guidelines. Several changes were made regarding "when" and "how" to begin treatment. The latest guideline recommends immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This stud...

Unsatisfactory long-term virological suppression in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in the Amazonas State, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Achieving viral suppression (VS) in children is challenging despite the exponential increase in access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). We evaluated VS in children >1 year of age and adolescents 5 years after they had begun ART, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. METHODS: HIV...

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and viral load analysis in patients with different clinical presentations

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Influenza viral load (VL) can be a decisive factor in determining the antiviral efficacy in viral clearance. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the rate of infection and the role of influenza VL on the clinical spectrum of illnesses among different patient groups attended at a tertiary ...

Modelo matemático pra uma coisa que não é matemática: narrativas de médicos/as infectologistas sobre carga viral indetectável e intransmissibilidade do HIV

Physis (Rio J.); 30 (1), 2020
Resumo Este artigo parte de uma discussão internacional sobre a intransmissibilidade do vírus HIV, quando a pessoa soropositiva está em tratamento e com carga viral indetectável. Trata-se de um dos resultados da pesquisa qualitativa sobre sociabilidades de jovens vivendo com HIV, com ênfase nos novo...

Recomendaciones en el tratamiento actual de la infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis B

Hepatología; 1 (1), 2020
La infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis B (VHB) se considera un problema de salud pública mundial. Se estima que al menos dos mil millones de personas han estado expuestas al VHB, y a pesar de una vacuna efectiva, 300 millones de personas están infectadas crónicamente a nivel mundial. Aunq...

Driving forces for COVID-19 clinical trials using chloroquine: the need to choose the right research questions and outcomes

Surveillance of human retroviruses in blood samples from patients with hepatitis B and C in São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Human retroviruses and the hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV, respectively) share routes of transmission; thus, coinfections occur and could alter subsequent disease outcomes. A preliminary study on human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) in serum samples from HBV...