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Tuberculosis treatment intermittency in the continuation phase and mortality in HIV-positive persons receiving antiretroviral therapy
(BioMed Central, 2022)
BACKGROUND: Some tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines recommend daily TB treatment in both the intensive and continuation phases of treatment in HIV-positive persons to decrease the risk of relapse and acquired drug ...
Universal definition of loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: A statistical analysis of 111 facilities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
Background: Although patient attrition is recognized as a threat to the long-term success of antiretroviral therapy programs worldwide, there is no universal definition for classifying patients as lost to follow-up (LTFU). ...
Faldaprevir (BI 201335) for the treatment of hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-02)
Chronic HCV infection affects 130-170 million individuals worldwide and there are currently 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS. The aim of treatment of HCV is the elimination of the virus (sustained virological response). ...
Complexity-entropy maps as a tool for the characterization of the clinical electrophysiological evolution of patients under pharmacological treatment with psychotropic drugs
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2017-10-13)
In the clinical electrophysiological practice, reading and comparing electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings are sometimes insufficient and take too much time. Tools coming from the information theory or nonlinear systems ...
The provision of and need for social support among adult and pediatric patients with tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: A qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Peru, causing an estimated 35,000 new cases each year, 6.7% of whom are co-infected with HIV. Social support mechanisms are key in influencing ...
(De)Gendering Older Patients: exploring Views on Aging and Older Patients in Romanian General Practitioners
(Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016)
Weight variation over time and its relevance among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-09-15)
Objectives: We aimed to assess the variation in patient body weight over time according to the treatment outcome among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. The ...
Detection of Taenia solium taeniasis coproantigen is an early indicator of treatment failure for taeniasis.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2012)
Taenia solium causes taeniasis and cysticercosis, a zoonotic complex associated with a significant burden of epilepsy in most countries. Reliable diagnosis and efficacious treatment of taeniasis are needed for disease ...
Coronectomy - An alternative approach to remove impacted teeth in oncological patients
(Medicina Oral, 2018)
Background: Coronectomy involves the section of the tooth crown leaving the roots in the socket. Possibility of inferior alveolar nerve injury and mandibular fracture are the main indications for this approach. Herein, we ...