Occult hepatitis B in HIV-infected patients

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to access the prevalence and significance of active and occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection where sample was taken from 2 prospective multicenter treatment intervention cohorts and prevalence of HBV serologic markets and quantitative HBV DNA were determined. Patients with a serologic pattern of HBsAg or HB anticore alone reactivity had HBV DNA and occult HBV was observed in 10% of HIV-infected patients with HB anticore IgG antibody in a geographically representative national cohort.

HIV infection, HIV infections, Hepatitis B virus

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Insulin resistance is associated with congnition among HIV-1 infected patients: The Hawaii aging with HIV cohort

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to determine if insulin resistance (IR) is associated with lower cognitive performance among HIV-1-infected adults and to determine if advanced age magnifies risk. The findings suggest that IR is associated with cognitive dysfunction in the contemporary HIV-1 cohort enriched with older individuals and metabolic dysfunction might contribute to the multifactorial pathogenesis of cognitive impairment in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Hawaii, Risk factors, AIDS (Disease), Insulin resistance, Clinical report

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Modeling trends in HIV incidence among homosexual men in Australia 1995-2006

Article Abstract:

The study conducted to determine the effects of antiretroviral (ARV) use and increase unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners (UAIC) in homosexual men on HIV incidence during 1995-2001 and to project HIV incidence depending on trends in ARV use and UAIC, is presented. Mathematical model suggests that widespread ARV treatment among homosexual men in Australia has some effect in decreasing HIV incidence between 1995-1998.

Australia, Gay men

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