Emergomycosis (<b><i>Emergomyces africanus</i></b>) in Advanced HIV Disease

Occult miliary tuberculosis in advanced HIV disease.

Manifestations of HIV Disease in ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)

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Postpartum Morbidity Associated With Advanced HIV Disease

OBJECTIVE To investigate the postpartum morbidity and postpartum management of febrile morbidity associated with advanced HIV infection. METHODS A case control study of HIV infected women at a tertiary care center during January 2000-June 2005 was performed. Postpartum morbidity was defined as endometritis, blood transfusion, wound complication, readmission, infectious morbidity, or unexpecte...

Randomised placebo-controlled trial of ritonavir in advanced HIV-1 disease. The Advanced HIV Disease Ritonavir Study Group.

BACKGROUND Ritonavir is a potent, orally bioavailable inhibitor of HIV-1 protease. We undertook an international, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ritonavir in patients with HIV-1 infection and CD4-lymphocyte counts of 100 cells/microL or less, who had previously been treated with antiretroviral drugs. METHODS 1090 patients were randomly assigned twice-daily ...

Anaemia in Pregnancy Is Associated with Advanced HIV Disease

BACKGROUND Anaemia is a common clinical finding in HIV infected women and has been associated with advanced disease. The use of antiretroviral drugs such as Zidovudine (ZDV) either for prevention of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV or used in combination with other antiretrovirals have been implicated in the development or increased severity of anaemia. We report the prevalence, type,...