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Socio-Demographic, Clinical, and Mortality Differences between HIV-Infected and HIV/HTLV-1 Co-Infected Patients in Peru
(MDPI, 2023)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In Peru, the estimated prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) co-infection has been reported to be as high as 18%. Despite the endemicity of HTLV-1 ...
Predictors of visceral leishmaniasis relapse in HIV-Infected patients: A systematic review
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Laboratory Evaluation of a Dual-Path Platform Assay for Rapid Point-of-Care HIV and Syphilis Testing
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
We assessed the laboratory performance of the Chembio dual-path platform HIV-syphilis rapid immunodiagnostic test and electronic reader for detection of HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in 450 previously characterized ...
Laboratory evaluation of a dual rapid immunodiagnostic test for HIV and syphilis infection
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
New dual tests for HIV and syphilis have been developed. Our study aimed to evaluate the laboratory performance of a dual rapid immunodiagnostic test for HIV and syphilis. Our evaluation showed high performance of this ...
A Controlled Study of Tuberculosis Diagnosis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Children in Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing tuberculosis in children is challenging because specimens are difficult to obtain and contain low tuberculosis concentrations, especially with HIV-coinfection. Few studies included well-controls so ...
Factors associated with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection in a population of men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women in Lima, Peru
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016)
The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women in Lima, Peru. We analyzed ...
The “moral career” of perinatally HIV-infected children: revisiting Goffman's concept
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Missed opportunities for HIV control: Gaps in HIV testing for partners of people living with HIV in Lima, Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Based on the hypothesis that HIV programs struggle to deliver health services that harmonize necessities of treatment and prevention, we described the outcomes of routinely provided HIV testing to partners ...
Diagnosis, antiretroviral therapy, and emergence of resistance to antiretroviral agents in HIV-2 infection: a review
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2003-02-01)
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) are the causative agents of AIDS. HIV-2 is prevalent at moderate to high rates in West African countries, such as Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, and Cape Verde. ...