background & objective: interleukin (il)-10 is an important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory cytokine. some authors believe that single nucleotide polymorphisms (snp) in the promoter region of the il-10 gene have been associated with susceptibility to hiv infection and progression to aids, but its role is not clearly defined yet. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the associ...

Purpose: HIV infection is associated with a variety of ocular surface diseases. Understanding the difference microbiota between HIV-infected and healthy individuals as well influence antiretroviral therapy will help to investigate pathogenesis these conditions.

Abstract Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition, especially in people HIV (PWH). According to the WHO, there were 10.6 million new (TB) cases 2021, 700,000 of those among PWH. Macrophages are host cell for both pathogens play an important innate immune role determining outcome disease. C-type lectin receptors (CLR) pattern recogni...

In the modern world, problem of simultaneous infection with syphilis and HIV is particular relevance. The same conditions transmission routes, identical contingents at risk infection, make it possible to assume presence coinfection a high degree probability. It should be noted that in an HIV-infected pregnant woman, against background receiving antiretroviral therapy, clinical picture changes, ...

objectives: human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome “aids” in human and demonstration of hiv-1 genome in samples is accepted as evidence of infection. transmission of infection during window period in blood transfusion settings is a world wide concern. also there is a need for a rapid, sensitive and accurate technique to detect hiv-1 infe...

background helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection is common among humans and plays a major role in the etiology of peptic ulcer disease with significant morbidity in patients with hiv-1 on antiretroviral therapy. there are conflicting prevalence patterns of h. pylori in hiv-1 infected patients using various methods of detection. the noninvasive technique used for detection of h. pylori infec...

background and objectives: intravenous drug using is a main risk factor for getting infected with hiv, hepatitis b and c viruses. the syphilis is a common infection. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiology of hiv, syphilis, hepatitis b and c among the intravenous drug users (idus) at loghman hakim hospital, tehran. materials & methods: a descriptive (cross- sectional) stud...

We examine the effects of HIV-infection on school attendance in Zimbabwe using recent nationally representative data 11,673 children aged 6–18 years. employ a non-linear multivariate decomposition approach to how HIV affects gender gaps attendance. find between HIV-positive boys and girls HIV-negative positive girls. About 44% gap both cohorts is attributed differences observable characteristic...

Data about co-infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), HIV, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are still scarce. We describe a patient hospitalized for sore throat, fatigue, myalgia with personal history HIV occult HBV infection. His antiretroviral therapy included bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide. The nasopharyngeal swab was positive SARS-CoV-2...