BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and examine the factors associated with reproductive desire among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Central Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving 274 WLWHA, aged 18 to 49 years, was conducted with the support of treatment services and non-governmental organizations that assist people living with HIV/AIDS. Data...

Although maternal age has been associated with a number of birth defects in several reports, the literature on the association of maternal age with isolated congenital heart defect (CHD) phenotypes has been limited. We evaluated CHD prevalence based on a cohort of 5,289 infants and fetuses with isolated CHDs born during the period 1968-2005 and ascertained by the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital...

AIMS The aim of the present study was to evaluate the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) structure and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activation capacity in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with different acute-phase inflammatory response (APR). METHODS AND RESULTS Forty-five STEMI patients were stratified in quartiles according to the delta CRP level, calculated by subtracting...

PURPOSE We did a controlled study to assess adverse psychological reactions (APR) associated with high-dose glucocorticoid therapy and tried to detect somatic correlates for the observed reactions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Our study included 37 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 11 patients with Morbus Hodgkin (MH) disease, who were treated with high-dose glucocorticoid therapy,...

This study investigated whether lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an acute-phase reactant that can cause important bias in risk factor analysis for coronary heart disease among patients with an acute-phase response (APR patients). To determine whether serum Lp(a) concentrations increase among APR patients, we compared the Lp(a) concentrations and apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotypes of 100 controls wi...

OBJECTIVE Inflammatory markers are associated with vascular disease; however, variation in the acute phase response (APR) has not been evaluated. We evaluated whether the APR magnitude in men with severe carotid artery disease (CAAD) (>80% stenosis) differed from that of men without stenosis (<15% stenosis). METHODS AND RESULTS White males with (n=43) and without (n=61) severe CAAD receiving ...

Background. Abdominoperineal resection (APR) has been associated with impaired survival in nonmetastatic rectal cancer patients. It is unclear whether this adverse outcome is due to the surgical procedure itself or is a consequence of tumor-related characteristics. Study Design. Patients were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The impact of APR compared to...

BACKGROUND Latent Tuberculosis treatment is a key tuberculosis control intervention. Adolescents are a high risk group that is not routinely treated in low income countries. Knowledge of latent Tuberculosis (TB) burden among adolescents may influence policy. OBJECTIVES We determined the prevalence and risk factors of latent TB infection among adolescents in rural Uganda. METHODS We analyzed...

BACKGROUND Reduced antimicrobial susceptibility threatens treatment efficacy in sub-Saharan Africa, where data on the burden and correlates of antibiotic resistance among enteric pathogens are limited. METHODS Fecal samples from children aged 6 mos-15 yrs presenting with acute diarrhea in western Kenya were cultured for bacterial pathogens. HIV-uninfected children with identified Shigella or ...

121 words Word count: 3105 words Review Article Arthritis Care & Research DOI 10.1002/acr.20228 © 2010 American College of Rheumatology Received: Mar 06, 2010; Revised: Apr 06, 2010; Accepted: Apr 09, 2010