BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Mother-to-child transmission of HIV can be prevented by prenatal and peripartum interventions. We sought to determine the prevalence of vertical HIV transmission in an urban cohort of HIV-exposed infants and describe cases of vertical HIV infection presenting during and after the neonatal period. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included HIV-exposed infants bor...

Reductions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) will require significant coverage of those at risk. We propose a simplified framework, similar to the HIV care continuum, to achieve protection with PrEP as follows: 1. At-risk MSM; 2. Awareness of and willingness to take PrEP; 3. Access to healthcare; 4. Receiving...

Compared with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), little is known about the susceptibility of HIV-2 to antibody neutralization. We characterized the potency and breadth of neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses in 64 subjects chronically infected with HIV-2 against three primary HIV-2 strains: HIV-2(7312A), HIV-2(ST), and HIV-2(UC1). Surprisingly, we observed in a single-cycle JC53bl-13...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention continuum is a framework that illustrates the interconnectedness of each step in the spectrum of prevention services, while emphasizing that all steps are needed to decrease HIV acquisition and transmission. This continuum, similar to the HIV care continuum, begins with HIV testing followed by linkage of HIV-uninfected persons to prevention serv...

Highlights: Gynecomastia is a known potential side effect of efavirenz, which may manifest in HIV patients. Healthcare providers should be vigilant and address the adverse effects medications prescribed to individuals with HIV, including gynecomastia. Surgeons resource-limited areas show flexibility can achieve satisfactory results procedures despite limited resources surgical options. Abstract...

INTRODUCTION Responding to patients' needs and preferences is important in the delivery of outpatient care. Recent and systematically collected data reflecting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients' opinions on how their outpatient care should be delivered are lacking. Our aim was to identify aspects of care that people with HIV in outpatient care in The Netherlands consider impo...

Cystoisospora belli (C. belli) is an opportunistic protozoal parasite. It prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. frequently encountered immunocompromised patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) other immunodeficiency illnesses. Infection usually occurs due to faecal contamination food water. Chronic severe watery diarrhoea C. infected patients. diagnosed by de...

Objective. To establish a probable source of infection using phylogenetic analysis in the investigation cases HIV infection. Materials and methods. genome sequencing was carried out kit ViroSeq (Celera). The tree constructed maximum likelihood method Mega 6 program. As comparison group, 40 samples HIV-infected patients from Krasnoyarsk region were used, as well 25 nucleotide sequences various s...

This paper is structured around the following: autonomy and consent, confidentiality, disclosure, knowledge of patient and provider HIV status, the right to choose whom to treat, testing for HIV and the importance of HIV policies in the workplace to guard against discrimination. The emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has challenged traditional ethical values of the health care profession. These...