patients and methods 720 cases including 120 patients undergoing hemodialysis, and 600 patients with hiv infection were studied. all cases with positive results for hbsag were evaluated for the presence of anti-hdv antibodies. samples with anti-hdv positive results were subjected to nested pcr for hdv-rna confirmation, and sequenced for hdv genotype determination. results hbsag was found in 9 (...

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 a...

conclusions hiv/hcv co-infection is an important medical problem in north-eastern poland. a history of incarceration and younger age at hiv diagnosis were additional to idu risk factors for hcv seropositivity in this cohort. patients and methods adult hiv-1 infected patients, with at least one antihcv result, treated in one of polish hiv/aids reference centers, participated in this cross-sectio...

background and purpose: tgf-β is a potent regulator and suppressor of the immune system and overproduction of this cytokine may contribute to immunosuppression in hiv-infected patients. increasing population of immunosuppressed patients has resulted in increasingly frequent of fungal infections, including oral candidiasis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma levels of tgf-β under i...

background: cobalamin deficiency and peripheral neuropathy (pn) are commonly seen in hiv-infected adults. the level of urine methylmalonic acid (umma), a reliable indicator of tissue cobalamin status, was determined in hiv infected subjects with and without pn to establish this association. methods: one hundred and ninety-eight (198) consenting hiv infected subjects with and without pn were rec...

Introduction: The first case of HIV-infection in Iran was a hemophilic child who was infected by imported blood products in 1989. Since then, the HIV epidemic in Iran has undergone significant changes. This study investigated the time variations of the epidemiology of reported HIV/AIDS -infections during 2011-2017 in Yazd, Iran. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out us...

Oral cavity is one of the manifestations that results from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Some these lesions are suggestive whilst others specific. However, oral candidiasis was observed during HIV infection specific in terms its severity and resistance to usual treatment. Therefore, it important for all practitioners know well order be able make diagnosis propose an adequate Dur...

background: the interaction between hiv and trichomonas vaginalis infection has been widely studied in most developed countries but with scanty information in sub-saharan africa. while many of these studies have examined the prevalence of t. vaginalis infection in hiv positive individuals, no study in nigeria has shown the effect of t. vaginalis on hiv transmission. therefore, the study aimed t...

conclusions this study found that gbv-c infection has a high frequency among injecting drug users with hiv/hcv coinfection and hcv mono-infection in yunnan, china. in patients with chronic hepatitis c and hiv coinfection, gbv-c rna was associated with significantly lower alt and ast levels, suggesting a beneficial effect of gbv-c infection on chronic hepatitis c. results gbv-c rna was identifie...