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Treatment of Kaposi sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Mozambican children with antiretroviral drugs and chemotherapy

Vaz, paula; Eugenia, macassa; Jani, ilesh, v; Thome, beatriz; Mahagaja, epifanio; Madede, tavares; Muando, valeria; Biberfeld, gunnel; Anderson, soren; Blanche, stephane.
Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 30 (10), 2011
AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma occurs in children, but treatment experience reports are very scarce. A retrospective analysis of 28 children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy and monthly paclitaxel showed unexpected results with 19 children in complete and sustainable remission, including...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/methods, Drug Therapy/methods, HIV Infections/complications, HIV Infections/virology, HIV-1/isolation & purification, Sarcoma, Kaposi/therapy, Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology, Treatment Outcome
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Risk of extended viral resistance in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Mozambican children after first-line treatment failure

Vaz, paula; Chaix, marie-laure; Jani, ilesh; Macassa, eugenia; Bila, Dulce; Vubil, Adolfo; Anderson, Soren; Rouzioux, christine, pharmD; Briand, nelly; Blanche, stephane.
Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 28 (12), 2009
Background: Resistant virus may be selected by sub-optimal control of HIV-1 replication during antiretroviral treatment. The incidence and profile of resistance in children receiving World Health Organization-recommended treatment remains to be evaluated on a large scale. Goals: Assessment of the frequen...
Drug Resistance, HIV-1/genetics, Anti-HIV Agents, HIV Infections/blood, Virus Replication, Analysis of Variance, HIV-1/physiology, HIV Infections/therapy, HIV Infections/virology, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/pharmacology, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology, Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use, Treatment Failure, Mozambique
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Falciparum malaria and HIV-1 in hospitalized adults in Maputo, Mozambique: does HIV-infection obscure the malaria diagnosis?

Berg, Aase; Patel, Sam; Langeland, Nina; Blomberg, Bjorn.
Malar. j. (Online); 7 (252), 2008
Background: The potential impact of HIV-1 on falciparum malaria has been difficult to determine because of diagnostic problems and insufficient epidemiological data. Methods: In a prospective, cross-sectional study, clinical and laboratory data was registered consecutively for all adults admitted to a me...
Infections/complications, d0024870, HIV Infections/mortality, d0067610, HIV Infections/virology, Malaria, Falciparum/epidemiology, d0000829220, HIV-1/isolation & purification, Hypoglycemia, Hypotension, Malaria, Falciparum/mortality, Risk Factors
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