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HIV knowledge and its correlation with the Undetectable = Untransmittable slogan in Brazil

ABSTRACT Knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention is a necessary step for adopting preventive behaviors. We assessed HIV knowledge and its correlation with the perceived accuracy of the "Undetectable = Untransmittable" (U=U) slogan in an online sample with 401 adult Brazilians. Overall, 28% of par...

Lípidos anormales e inmunidad adquirida Síndrome de Deficiencia: Asociación de Suero Lípidos con estatus de VIH
Abnormal Lipids and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Association of Serum Lipids with HIV Status

Prensa méd. argent; 106 (6), 2020
Context and Aim: Hematological abnormalities are amongst the most common complications of infection with HIV.There have been quite a few studies on the alterations in lipid profile, too, though the results have largely been inconclusive. The present study was carried-out to assess CD4 cell counts and lip...

Kaposi sarcoma of th e penis in anHIV-negative patient

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative disorder that ranges from a single indolent skin lesion to respiratory and gastrointestinal/visceral involvement. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in non-immunosuppressed patients. Nineteen cases of penile Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negative patients were reported in 201...

Linfoma primario difuso de células B grandes de mucosa gingival, en paciente VIH y EBV negativos
Primary gingival diffuse large b-cell lymphoma in HIV/EBR negative patient abstract

El linfoma difuso de células B grandes (LDCBG) es el linfoma más frecuente. La presentación clínica puede ser nodal o extranodal y sus síntomas dependen de la localización tumoral; en la mayoría de los casos están asociados a algún tipo de inmunodeficiencia. Referiremos un caso de LDCBG de prese...

Sería baja la tasa de transmisión de VIH entre parejas serodiscordantes con tratamiento supresivo
HIV transmission rate in serodiscordant couples would be low with suppressive treatment

Angiosarcoma in HIV-negative patients is not associated with HHV-8

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Angiosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant neoplasm of vascular or lymphatic origin. Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a member of the herpes family with a tropism for endothelial cells and it has been proven to induce vascular neoplasms, such as Kaposi's sarcoma. The role of HHV-8 in the pa...

Ventriculitis e hidrocefalia secundaria a criptocococis meníngea en un paciente no-VIH: reporte de un caso en el Hospital de San José en 2014

Acta neurol. colomb; 31 (1), 2015
La criptocococis meníngea es la infección fúngica más frecuente del sistema nervioso central; generalmente se presenta en pacientes VIH seropositivos, aunque existe una proporción considerable de paciente VIH seronegativos, siendo en estos casos su presentación más agresiva. Esta infección tiene ...

Narrativas únicas de vida: pessoas vivendo em situação de sorodiscordância frente ao desejo de reprodução

Este estudo pretendeu conhecer e analisar a história de vida de casais sorodiscordantes para o HIV frente ao desejo de reprodução. Desta forma , nossos objetivos nesta pesquisa foram: Identificar quais os sentimentos que emergem em pessoas em situação de sorodiscordância para o HIV frente ao desejo...

What are the benefits and barriers of communicating parental HIV status to seronegative children and the implications for Jamaica? A narrative review of the literature in low/middle income countries

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To examine the benefits/barriers for HIV positive parents of communicating their status to seronegative children in low/middle income countries in order to inform policy and practice in Jamaica. METHODS: The authors carried out a systematic search of published literature on parental disclosure...