Published in AIDS care
Few studies have examined health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 180 PLWHIV aged 18 years+ in Armenia who were on cART and used the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey to assess HRQoL. The highest HRQoL domain score was 85.3 (SD 24.7) for...
Published in AIDS care
Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is essential, but linkage to care following community-based services is often poor, and inadequately understood. This study examined factors influencing linkage to care following home-based HIV-testing services (HBHTS) in a hyper-endemic setting in South Africa. HBHTS was offered to participants (N = 10...
Published in HIV research & clinical practice
Background: Women ageing with HIV undergo sex-specific changes. There is limited evidence available with regards to how the menopause impacts HIV outcomes. Objective: To investigate whether menopausal age is associated with engagement-in-care (EIC), viral load (VL) suppression and rebound among women living with HIV. Methods: Women were grouped by ...
Published in Clinical case reports
Asymptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis can develop after starting antiretroviral therapy. The decision on whether to treat sarcoidosis with corticosteroids should be based on the disease severity. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Published in Sexually transmitted infections
Published in Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
Bien que la réception d'un diagnostic, l’orientation et le traitement de la dépression soient rares, ils semblaient bien ciblés. La privation socioéconomique n'était pas associée au traitement.
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Long-acting (LA) injectable regimens are a potential therapeutic option in people living with HIV-1. ATLAS (NCT02951052) and FLAIR (NCT02938520) were 2 randomized, open-label, multicenter, multinational phase 3 studies. Adult participants with virologic suppression (plasma HIV-1 RNA
Published in Expert review of anti-infective therapy
Introduction: Thanks to antiretroviral therapy (ART), persons living with HIV (PLWH), have a longer life expectancy. However, immune activation and inflammation remain elevated, even after viral suppression, and contribute to morbidity and mortality in these individuals. Areas covered: We review aspects related to immune activation and inflammation...
Published in Viruses
With the current widespread use of dolutegravir in low-income countries, the understanding of the impact of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI-) associated mutations on the efficacy of dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) is of utmost importance. We describe a rare case of a patient with pre-existing M184V/I mutation a...
Published in Journal of infection in developing countries
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an effective preventive strategy against tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV (PLWH). In Kazakhstan, according to the revised HIV treatment guideline (2017), ART should be initiated immediately after HIV diagnosis established, regardless of CD4+ count. To evaluate the impact of early initiation of ART on TB in...
