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AIDS : ASCO fall conference. [sound recording]: Chicago, IL : Teach'em, [1990] 1 sound cassette : analog Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300126A; Levine AM
Diagnosis and management of HIV-associated gastrointestinal disorders. [videorecording]: Atlanta, Ga. : Emory University, c1990 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300140A; Wilcox M
Protecting yourself from bloodborne pathogens. [videorecording]: Cleveland, Ohio : Cinecraft Productions, c1992 1 videocassette (ca. 27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300117A; Winar D; Murray K
Bloodborne pathogens in the healthcare environment. [videorecording]: [Wilmington, Del.] : The Group, c1992 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300131A; (Producer) Program was developed to assist in fulfilling the training requirements of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. Viewers learn how exposure to bloodborne pathogens occurs, and that Hepatitis B and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are two diseases that pose the greatest threat to employees. The mod
OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard for emergency and public safety workers. [videorecording]: Fullerton, CA : SAVANT, c1992 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300167A
OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard for laboratory and healthcare workers. [videorecording]: Fullerton, CA : SAVANT, c1992 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300168A
The:HIV test. [videorecording]: [United States] : James Przeslawski, c1992 1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300205A; Erichson M; Przeslawski J; (Producer) This program deals with the issues of who should be tested for HIV, why a person should be tested for HIV, and what the meanings of positive and negative results are. The program also deals with the importance of modifying behavior following a positive test. Elements such as good nutrition and hygiene pr
Perinatal management issues : the HIV positive woman. [videorecording]: Pittsburgh, PA : ECI, c1992 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (Dynamics in OGN nursing) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300207A; Bendell A; Simon T; Dauphinee JE; (Producer) Focuses on physical and psychosocial aspects of perinatal care highlighting antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal nursing applications of the latest research findings. Key management issues addressed include risk appraisal/screening, management of HIV-related complications, infection preventio
Dent-AIDS : current titles on AIDS-related to dentistry.: Immunodeficiency Virus Copenhagen, Denmark : WHO Collaborating Center on Oral Manifestations of the Immunodeficiency Virus, v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301505
Enzootic bovine leucosis.: East Melbourne, Vic., Australia : Published for the Australian Agricultural Council, Standing Committee on Agriculture, by CSIRO Australia, 1984 30 p. : ill (Australian standard diagnostic techniques for animal diseases ; no. 49) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301537; Chung YS
AIDS update : the Lambda report on AIDS-related legal issues.: New York : Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302142
The:Implications of AIDS for life assurance companies : the proceedings of a seminar at Staple Inn Hall on 1st February 1988.: [Great Britain] : Institute of Actuaries, [1988] 35 p. : ill (Supplement to Bulletin no. 2 of the AIDS Working Party) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301617
[Le:citoyen, le medecin et le sida : l'exigence de verite.]: Paris : L'Harmattan, 1988 233 p. : ill (Collection Catalyses) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302063; Malherbe J
AIDS surveillance update.: New York, NY : The Office, v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301434
AIDS information press clips services. Vol. 2, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1988)-v. 5, no. 3 (May-June 1991).: Information Service Albany, N.Y. : University of the State of New York, State Education Dept., New York State Library, Educational Programs and Studies Information Services, 1988-1991 4 v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301954
TB--HIV, the connection: what health care workers should know.: Control Atlanta, Ga. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Prevention Services, Division of TB Control, [1989] 11 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301897
[Begleitforschung zum Grossmodell Gesundheitsamter-AIDS.]: Kiel : Institut fur Gesundheits-System-Forschung, [1989] 119 p (Schriftenreihe ; Bd. 24) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302148; Jenke A
Dangerous love.: Harare, Zimbabwe : Baobab Books, c1990 34 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301235; Zankanani A
AIDS protocol : AIDS education and risk-reduction counseling in chemical dependency treatment settings. 2nd ed., rev.: Rockville, MD : ARC Research Foundation, 1990 27 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301433; Ryan C
[Liebe, Sexualitat, Partnerschaft und AIDS : ein sexualpadagogischer Umgang mit HIV-Infektion und Aids im Unterricht.]: Freie Hansestadt Bremen : Wissenschaftliches Institut fur Schulpraxis, 1990 41 p. : ill., port (WIS-Materialien ; 2'90) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302361; Thal J
Out of the shadows : building an agenda and strategies for preventing HIV infection and AIDS among street and homeless youth.: AIDS and HIV Prevention among Adolescents Washington, DC : National Initiative on AIDS and HIV Prevention among Adolescents of the Center for Population Options, c1990 33 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302426
[La:Perception du SIDA par les medecins quebecois.]: clinique et de traitement du SIDA [Sainte-Foy, Quebec] : Dep. de sante communautaire, Centre hospitalier de l'Universite Laval, [1990] v, 62, [103] p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302433
HIV/AIDS : a developing issue for general practitioners. Issue 1 (June 1990)-: Balgowlah, NSW, Australia : ADIS Press Australasia Pty Ltd., c1990- v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302306
[Adolescenti e prevenzione dell'Aids.]: Milano, Italy : F. Angeli, c1991 309 p (Politiche sociali) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301395; Costanzi C
[Einsichten statt Ansichten : lernen aus den Erfahrungen von Eltern und Betreuerinnen von HIV-infizierten gesunden und von aidskranken Kindern : mit Sacherlauterungen zu medizinischen, rechtlichen, und zwischenmenschlichen Fragen.]: [Zurich] : Verlag Pro Juventute, c1991 56 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301526; Burkart D
[Die:geschenkte Zeit : Erfahrungen mit Aids.]: Basel : Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, c1991 105 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302071; Vogel C
[Arbeitsrechtliche Konsequenzen von Aids : Aids und Arbeitsrecht in Deutschland und Osterreich.]: Hamburg : Verlag Dr. Kovac, c1991 vii, 227 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302124; Walter AM
[HIV-positiv : psychische Verarbeitung, subjektive Infektionstheorien, und psychosexuelle Konflikte HIV-Infizierter : eine komparativ-kasuistische Studie.]: Stuttgart : Ferdinand Enke Verlag, 1992 222 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301612; Clement U
Digest of organisational responses to AIDS & HIV. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1992)-: Bradford, UK : EASAH, The Employers' Advisory Service on Aids and HIV, c1992- 3 v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301512
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome : biological, medical, social, and legal issues.: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1993 xxxii, 462 p. : ill., ports Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301199; Stine GJ
AIDS, HIV, and mental health.: New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1993 ix, 197 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301216; King MB
Vaccines93 : modern approaches to new vaccines including prevention of AIDS.: Plainview, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1993 xxv, 454 p. : ill., ports Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9301906; Ginsberg HS
AIDS prevention and services : community based research.: Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1994 x, 285 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9302141; Vugt JP
The HIV-1 regulator of virion protein expression (rev).: Harvard AIDS Inst Ser; 1:311-90 1991. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93686278; Anonymous; No affiliation given; A unique feature of the human retroviruses is that they utilize a novel mechanism of post-transcriptional gene regulation that is differential for the expression of regulatory and structural viral proteins. Although a single primary RNA transcript is made, a complex splicing scheme is employed to generate the multiple
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) (Meeting abstract).: Asian-Pacific Division International Society of Haematology VII Congress. November 17-21, 1991, Hong Kong, p.70, 1991.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93686769; Takatsuki K; Kumamoto Univ. Medical Sch., Kumamoto 860, Japan; ATL was first reported in Japan , where it has a high incidence in the southwest region. Typical ATL has the following features: (1) it occurs in adults; (2) ATL cells have the nature of CD4-positive peripheral T cells; (3) skin lesions, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy
Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood and tumor infertility: lymphocytes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (Meeting abstract).: J Tumor Marker Oncol; 6(4):66 1991. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93686905; Al-Sedairy S; Lee JC; Taibah K; Otieschan A; Abuzeid M; Mahasin Z; McArthur P; No affiliation given; We have used monoclonal antibodies in 2-color flow cytometric analysis to study the phenotype of peripheral blood lymphocytes (n=29) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (n=11) of untreated Saudi patients (pts) with nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC). Normal healthy Saudis were used as controls. We found the percentage of
AIDS in Africa.: AIDS Updates; 4(6):1-16 1991. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688362; Quinn TC; Lab. of Immunoregulation, Natl. Inst. of Allergy and Infectious; Diseases, Bethesda, MD; In 1991 more than 350,000 cases of AIDS have been reported to the WHO from 162 countries. Due to weaknesses in the health infrastructure required for diagnosis and reporting of AIDS cases in many countries, it is estimated that 1 million persons have already developed AIDS, more than half of whom have died. Although A
TNF and TGF-beta: the opposite sides of the avenue?: Tumor Necrosis Factors: The Molecules and Their Emerging Role in Medicine. Beutler B, ed. New York, Raven Press, p. 131-44, 1991.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688881; Flynn RM; Palladino MA; Dept. of Cell Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; 94080; Cytokines, by modulating the synthesis and activities of additional factors with both agonist and antagonist functions, play a key role in regulating a highly controlled immune response. Some of the interactive immunoregulatory properties of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ar
Genital mucosal transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus: an animal model for the heterosexual transmission of HIV.: Diss Abstr Int [B]; 52(7):3418 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93682469; Miller CR; Univ. of California, Davis; An animal model for the heterosexual transmission of HIV was developed by the application of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) onto the genital mucosas of both mature and immature male and female rhesus macaques. Virus preparations were infused into the vaginal canal (females) or urethra (males) through a soft plast
Regression mechanism of mycoplasma pulmonis-infected AH66 tumor (Meeting abstract).: FASEB J; 6(4):A1151 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93687070; Ding XD; Ishiguro T; Tamura H; Maejima K; Lab. Animal Center, KIEO Univ. Sch. of Medicine, 35; Shinano-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160, Japan; AH66 is a hepatoma tumor cell line that was derived from rat ascites. After being iv injected into syngeneic rats, the tumor cells were expanded in the lung, and the recipient rats died in 12 days. However, if the tumor cells had been infected with Mycoplasma pulmonis before injection, tumor regression was observed af
HIV-associated T-cell lymphoma: monoclonal integration of a lentivirus adjacent to a proto-oncogene (Meeting abstract).: FASEB J; 6(5):A1979 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93687683; Herndier B; Shiramizu B; Reyes G; McGrath M; Dept. of Pathology, AIDS Program, San Francisco General Hosp.,; Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA 94143; A man at risk for HIV-infection died after a short hospital course, with a multisite CD4-positive T-cell lymphoma. The tumor consisted of large pleomorphic lymphomas expressing HIV p24 antigen and IL-2 receptor (CD25) and was negative for B-cell, monocyte and myeloid m
Patients with AIDS NHL have a higher frequency of circulating CD5+CD21- B cells relative to HIV-infected and -uninfected controls (Meeting abstract).: FASEB J; 6(5):A1990 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93687690; McGrath M; Herndier B; Nolan T; Ward A; Mercolino T; Dept. of Lab. Medicine, AIDS Program, San Francisco General; Hosp., Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA 94143; AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin s lymphoma (NHL) is one of the most frequent malignancies that occurs in individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In our study of AIDS-associated NHL, we observe (by immunohistology) mainly large cell lymphomas of B-cell origin.
Acute mononuclear cell leukemia in outbred rabbits inoculated with HTLV-I-transformed rabbit cell lines (Meeting abstract).: FASEB J; 6(5):A2009 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93687697; Sawasdikosol S; Simpson RM; Zhao TM; Hague BF; Bowers F; Robinson MA; Kindt TJ; Lab. of Immunogenetics, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, MD 20852; A series of transformed rabbit cell lines as derived by coculture of PBMC with cell lines chronically infected with human T-lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) and subsequently inoculated into mature outbred New Zealand white rabbits. Some of these cell lines were capable of ki
The graft-vs-leukemia reaction (GvLR) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT): preclinical studies (Meeting abstract).: Exp Hematol; 20(6):721 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688165; Kloosterman TC; Martens AC; van Bekkum DW; Hagenbeek A; Inst. of Applied Radiobiology and Immunology TNO, Rijswijk, The; Netherlands; Relapse remains the major problem in the treatment of leukemia with BMT. Allogeneic BMT with or without clinical signs of graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) is correlated with a lower relapse rate, as compared with autologous BMT, while T-cell depletion of the graft results in a higher relapse rate. Thus, GvHD is accompanie
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated T-cell lymphoma in AIDS (Meeting abstract).: J Pathol; 167(Suppl):170A 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688512; Thomas JA; Cotter F; Hanby A; Morgan P; ICRF/RCS Histopathology Unit, Imperial Cancer Res. Fund, 35-43; Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PN, UK; The strictly B-lymphoepitheliotropic nature of EBV has been challenged by recent evidence that normal T cells and thymocytes support short-term EBV infection in vitro. Furthermore, EBV involvement has been clinically documented in small numbers of patients with T-cell disorders ranging from reactive hyperplasia to hig
Lymphomas in immunocompromised host (Meeting abstract).: Eighth Mediterranean Congress of Chemotherapy. May 24-29, 1992, Athens, Greece, p. 621, 1992.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688733; Pangalis GA; Boussiotis VA; First Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Athens Sch. of Medicine,; Athens, Greece; Immunocompromised host population consisted of patients (pts) with primary congenital immunodeficiencies and the recently evolving group of immunocompromised pts: allograft recipients, malignant disease survivors receiving antineoplastic drug therapy, and pts with autoimmune diseases (AD) or acquired immune deficiency
The potential for effective antisense inhibition of retroviral replication mediated by retroviral vectors.: Raven Press Ser Mol Cell Biol; 1:261-71 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93689044; To RY; Neiman PE; Div. of Basic Science, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Center,; Seattle, WA 98104; Retroviruses are a class of RNA viruses that replicate through a unique life cycle involving the reverse transcription of their positive-strand RNA genomes into DNA copies. These viral DNA copies, called proviruses, are covalently integrated into the host chromosome and expressed by normal eukaryotic transcriptional a
Antisense therapeutics.: Raven Press Ser Mol Cell Biol; 1:285-93 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93689045; Bradley MO; Chrisey LA; Hawkins JW; Synthecell Corporation, Rockville, MD 20850; It is now clear that, in living cells in vitro, appropriately modified antisense DNA molecules can decrease the amount or translatability of mRNAs from both cells and infectious organisms. Such decreases in mRNA lead directly to a decrease in the protein coded by that mRNA or to the destruction of an RNA form or criti
A flow cytometry (FCM) study of 35 Kaposi's sarcomas (KS) from HIV+ patients (Meeting abstract).: J Pathol; 168(Suppl):113A 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93689089; El-Jabbour J; Wilson G; Henry K; Hawkins D; McLean K; Sannino P; Barrett M; Dept. of Histopathology Charing Cross and Westminster Medical; Sch., London, UK; KS is a common disease in HIV+ patients and is a marker of their progression to AIDS. However, it is not yet clear whether KS is a neoplastic or a hyperplastic process. Recent FCM studies on sporadic KS (from HIV- individuals) have shown a low rate of DNA-aneuploidy. We document here the results of a FCM analysis of 3
Graft-vs-host disease and immunologic reconstitution in bone marrow transplant recipients of related and unrelated grafts using total T-cell depletion (Meeting abstract).: Exp Hematol; 20(6):707 1992. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/93688142; Hedderman A; Tricot G; Ballas CB; Leemhuis T; Grigsby S; Graves V; Hoffman R; Lebkowski J; Srour EF; Indiana Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) and immunologic reconstitution in 38 patients (pts) transplanted for different hematopoietic malignancies with allogenic-matched (n=28) or -mismatched (n=10), related (n=18) or -unrelated (n=20) T-cell-depleted bone marrow (BM) grafts were examined. BM grafts were T-cell-depleted using soy
[Phagocytic function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocyte subpopulations in patients with amebiasis]: G E N. 1990 Jan-Mar;44(1):21-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083914; Urquiola G; Goihman M; San Martin B; Pereira J; Tapia F; Vaducci P; Ocanto A; Servicio de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Vargas de Caracas.; We initiated a pilot study to evaluate the functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and also to analyze the behavior of lymphocyte subpopulations in patients with different clinical forms of amoebiasis. We found significant differences in many aspects as NBT reduction, Candida digestion, CD4/CD8 relation, Ia expressi
Serum B2-microglobulin and human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users: a cross-sectional study.: Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1990 Jun;69(2):447-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93090344; De Mercato R; Rezza G; Giuliani M; Perna E; Iovinella V; Bassi A; Tagliaferro R; Universita degli Studi di Napoli, II Facolt di Medicina.; Beta 2-microglobulin level has been evaluated in 183 male intravenous drug users and 50 apparently healthy blood donors. The aim of the study was to assess the possible association between high values of the peptide and both HIV infection and disease progression in intravenous drug users. Beta 2-microglobulin values w
[Antibodies against hepatitis C virus in patients with liver diseases and in risk subjects. Preliminary report]: G E N. 1990 Oct-Dec;44(4):343-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083945; Garassini MA; Ortega F; Valdes A; Alvarado M; Cid A; Serrano L; Torres G; Hagen E; Dugarte I; Perez N; Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos; Arvelo, Caracas, Venezuela.; The recent discovery of an antigenic component of the causative agent of Non-A, Non-B hepatitis, has led to the characterization of this virus--Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)--and to the identification of an antibody present in infected subjects (anti-HCV) detected by means of the C-100 antigen derived from a nonstructural r
Behaviour of different clinical, immunological and serological parameters observed in a group of HIV positive patients during a 12 month treatment period with zidovudine.: Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1990 Jun;69(2):423-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93090340; Crocchiolo PR; Lizioli A; Arcidiacono I; Cantaluppi P; Filippi C; Sobatti D; Bedarida G; D'Agostino F; Cambie G; Nardella ML; et al; Infectious Diseases Department, Ospedale Maggiore, Lodi, Italy.; During a 12 month open clinical trial, 14 patients (6 with AIDS, 2 with ARC and 6 with PGL) were continuously administered a daily 1200 mg dose of Zidovudine. Clinical course was correlated with a number of serological (HIV p24 antigen, p17 and p24 antibodies) and immunological (CD4 cell counts, serum neopterin and be
Affinity and concentration of anti-HIV antibodies in asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV infection.: Mater Med Pol. 1991 Oct-Dec;23(4):256-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078437; Radkowski M; Laskus T; Goch A; Slusarczyk J; Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Infectious and; Parasitic Diseases, Warszawa, Poland.; A novel method based on dose-response curve of antibodies and employing a hyperbolic function for its description was used for the assessment of the affinity and concentration of anti-HIV antibodies in eighteen anti-HIV positive males. The patients were followed up for a period of 8 months to 5 years and affinity and
The isolation of Toxoplasma gondii in the blood of a positive H.I.V. patient.: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1991 Jul-Sep;86(3):371-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93086472; Fernandez J; Vazquez JJ; Sanchez S; Barbado J; de Diego JA; Departamento de Medicina Interna, C.S.S.S., La Paz, Madrid,; Espana.
HIV infection/AIDS, cancer: nurses' concern [editorial]: ANPHI Pap. 1991 Jan-Dec;26(1-2):1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93111717; Laurente CM
Integration of HIV infection/AIDS in the basic nursing curriculum and continuing education activities for nurses.: ANPHI Pap. 1991 Jan-Dec;26(1-2):2-23. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93111718; Bailon-Reyes SG
Serological profiles for HBV, HDV, HIV-1 and HTLV-1 in Saudi patients with a malignancy.: J Commun Dis. 1991 Dec;23(4):270-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93107617; Arya SC; Ashraf SJ; Pathak VP; Nanda V; Parande CM; Tajuddin S; Centre for Logistical Research and Innovation, New Delhi, India.; Serologic markers for HBV, HDV, HIV-1 and HTLV-1 were tested in 42 patients with a primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC); 19 with a malignancy of epithelial origin (EPM) and 16 with a non-epithelial malignancy (NEPM) in the Gizan Area of
Executive summary of the AIDS Research Advisory Committee. The staff of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.: Mol Biother. 1992 Sep;4(3):114-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075470
[Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent patient: efficacy of fluconazole (letter)]: Neurologia. 1992 Nov;7(9):276-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075540; Minguez Castellanos A; Ortega Moreno A; Vilches Carrillo RM; Foronda Bengoa J
Cell therapy may be useful in BMT, HIV, and kidney cancer [news]: Oncology (Huntingt). 1992 Nov;6(11):43. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075610
Proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines in multiple sclerosis and central nervous system acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.: J Immunother. 1992 Oct;12(3):167-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075649; Merrill JE; Department of Neurology, Reed Neurological Research Center, UCLA; School of Medicine 90024.; While certain cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-6, and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) may be involved in pro- and anti-inflammatory events in the central nervous system (CNS) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and CNS acquired immunodeficiency syndrom
Presentation of three different viral peptides is determined by common structural features of the human lymphocyte antigen-A2.1 molecule.: J Immunother. 1992 Oct;12(3):180-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075652; Utz U; Biddison WE; Molecular Immunology Section, National Institute of Neurological; Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 20892.; To assess whether similar or dissimilar molecular features of class I human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) molecules determine the presentation of structurally diverse peptides, we have examined the influence of different pockets within the HLA-A2.1 molecule on the presentation of three different viral peptides. The influen
Concomitant esophageal and penile ulcerations healed with steroid therapy in a patient with AIDS: case report.: Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Nov;15(5):861-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075886; Slomianski A; Snyder M; Goldmeier P; Federman M; Rivera E; Sklar M; Bloom R; Department of Medicine, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48235.; A 50-year-old man with AIDS developed concomitant esophageal and penile ulcerations. An etiology could not be found despite intensive investigation. Both ulcers healed after treatment with corticosteroids. To our knowledge, such a situation has been described only for aphthous ulcerations involving the mouth, orophary
Use of zidovudine following occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [letter; comment] [see comments]: Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Nov;15(5):884-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93075894; Para MF
[The reappearance of chancroid in Algeria]: Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1992;85(4):276-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076117; Boudghene-Stambouli O; Merad-Boudia A; Aissa-Mamoun A; Service de Dermato-Venereologie, Centre; Hospitalo-Universitaire de Tlemcen, Algerie.; After 35 observations of the chancroid observed in the department of dermato-venereology of the University Hospital of Tlemcen (West Algeria ) from August 1988 to December 1991, we are led to analyze the flare of this sexual transmitted disease. The principal affected subjects are
Neurotoxicity of macrophages infected by HIV1.: Cell Biol Toxicol. 1992 Jul-Sep;8(3):117-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076218; Tardieu M; Hery C; Peudenier S; Laboratoire de Neurovirologie et Neuroimmunologie, Universite; Paris XI UFR Kremlin Bicetre.
Variations of lymphocyte sub-populations in vulvar condylomata during therapy with beta-interferon.: Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1992;19(2):120-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076417; Resta L; Troia M; Russo S; Colucci GA; Sabatini R; Loiudice L; Cagnazzo G; Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari, Italy.; Several experiences induced us to consider genital HPV infection as an expression of a local immunodeficiency. The aim of our study was to research the effect of immunotherapy on the lymphocyte subpopulations and Langerhans cells in vulvar condyloma. Twenty women with persistent vulvar condylomata, treated with 2,000,
HIV infection in women.: Baillieres Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1992 Sep;6(3):617-28. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076449; Priolo L; Minkoff HL; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Health Science; Center, Brooklyn 11203-2098.
Lung cancer in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection compared with historic control subjects [see comments]: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1704-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076530; Sridhar KS; Flores MR; Raub WA Jr; Saldana M; Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine.; Lung cancer infrequently may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This retrospective case-control study was undertaken to determine if there were differences in age, sex, and stage distribution and in survival between HIV-positive and HIV-indeterminate lung cancer patients. We compared 19 p
Reduction of pulmonary surfactant in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1730-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076534; Hoffman AG; Lawrence MG; Ognibene FP; Suffredini AF; Lipschik GY; Kovacs JA; Masur H; Shelhamer JH; Critical Care Medicine Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical; Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892.; We assessed qualitative and quantitative differences in surfactant lipid composition of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii (PC) pneumonia. Five normal volunteers and 27 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection underw
Large pericardial effusions in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1746-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076537; Reynolds MM; Hecht SR; Berger M; Kolokathis A; Horowitz SF; Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New; York 10003.; The increasing importance of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a cause of large, clinically significant pericardial effusions has not been well documented. To determine the frequency and characteristics of large AIDS-associated pericardial effusions, we reviewed the records of 50 consecutive patients un
Multisystem organ failure predicts mortality of ICU patients with acute respiratory failure secondary to AIDS-related PCP.: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1823-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076552; Montaner JS; Hawley PH; Ronco JJ; Russell JA; Quieffin J; Lawson LM; Schechter MT; AIDS Research Program, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.; OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of a variety of scoring systems to predict mortality of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure (ARF) secondary to AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). METHODS: All patients with AIDS-related PCP admitted to ICU at St. Paul s Hos
Intravenous pentamidine-induced bronchospasm.: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1891-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076569; Gearhart MO; Bhutani MS; Ohio Northern University, Ada.; A 41-year-old man with AIDS developed a recurrence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and was treated with intravenous pentamidine. This was associated with a significant bronchospastic reaction requiring treatment with an antihistamine and an aerosolized beta-agonist therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report
Coexistent sarcoidosis and HIV infection. A comparison of bronchoalveolar and peripheral blood lymphocytes [see comments]: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1899-901. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076573; Newman TG; Minkowitz S; Hanna A; Sikand R; Fuleihan F; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New; York 10029.; A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis diagnosed in an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected man is reported. The transbronchial lung biopsy specimen revealed noncaseating granuloma. A comparison of the lymphocyte subsets in both peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed a pattern more typical of HIV i
Pulmonary Hodgkin's disease in HIV-infected patient. Diagnosis by bronchoalveolar lavage.: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1913-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076580; Fajac I; Cadranel JL; Mariette X; Tulliez M; Cesari D; Akoun G; Bernaudin JF; Department of Chest Diseases, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France.; We report herein the pulmonary recurrence of Hodgkin s disease coincidental with a marked decrease in the peripheral blood CD4 lymphocyte count in an HIV-seropositive patient with alveolar consolidation on chest roentgenogram. The diagnosis of lung parenchyma involvement was made by bronchoalveolar lavage cell analysi
Apical Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia associated with HIV infection [letter; comment]: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1917-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076590; Marino W; Teffera F
Primary pulmonary hypertension in HIV infection [letter; comment]: Chest. 1992 Dec;102(6):1918-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076591; Kane GC
Subclinical neuropathy in children with inherited haemostasis disorders.: Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1992 Oct-Nov;32(10-11):511-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93076653; Stamboulis EJ; Syrigou-Papavasiliou A; Platokouki HG; Mitsika AP; Aronis SA; Department of Neurology Medical School, University of Athens,; Greece.; Motor and sensory conduction of the right peroneal and sural nerves was studied in 28 children (17 HIV seropositive) with inherited hemostasis disorders, without any symptoms of neuropathy. The amplitude ratio of the evoked muscle potential (EMP) at distal stimulation to that at proximal stimulation at the right peron
Phagocytosis and microbicidal capacity of human monocytes in the course of HIV infection.: Immunol Lett. 1992 Jul;33(2):145-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93077186; Szkaradkiewicz A; Institute of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Academy of; Medicine, Poznan, Poland.; Phagocytosis and bactericidal activity of human monocytes were studied in asymptomatic HIV carriers and in patients with clinically apparent HIV infection, diagnosed as persistent generalised lymphadenopathy (PGL) or AIDS-related complex (ARC). Monocytes of asymptomatic HIV carriers manifested no significant changes w
Failure of predicted creatinine clearance equations in HIV-seropositive patients.: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol. 1992 Oct;30(10):394-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93077229; Smith BL; Sarnoski TP; Dennis S; Luke DR; Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Newark, New; Jersey.; The Cockcroft and Gault (CG) [1976] method of predicted creatinine clearances (CCR) accurately predicts measured 24-hour CCR values in healthy volunteers. The present study compared the relationship between measured and predicted CCR through 5 methods: CG, J1 [Jelliffe 1971], J2 [Jelliffe 1973], M [Mawer et al. 1972],
Elution mode of Pneumocystis carinii cysts in gravitational field-flow fractionation.: J Chromatogr. 1992 Aug 7;579(1):143-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93077740; Bories C; Cardot PJ; Abramowski V; Pous C; Merino-Dugay A; Baron B; Mougeot G; Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et d'Electrochimie Organique,; Universite Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, France.; The simplest field-flow fractionation technique, i.e. gravitational, was used in an attempt to purify a Pneumocystis carinii cyst suspension. This parasite is an opportunistic invader in immunocompromised patients, especially those suffering from AIDS. The cyst stage is spherical and 5 microns in diameter. Unexpected
Probable heterosexual transmission of AIDS in an aged woman.: J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992 Dec;40(12):1261-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93077866; Rosenzweig R; Fillit H; Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mt. Sinai Medical; Center, New York, New York 10029.
PCR detection of HIV proviral DNA in the brain of an asymptomatic HIV-positive patient [letter]: J Neurol. 1992 Oct;239(8):469-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078035; Sinclair E; Gray F; Scaravilli F
Cerebral artery aneurysms in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: J Pediatr. 1992 Dec;121(6):927-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078121; Husson RN; Saini R; Lewis LL; Butler KM; Patronas N; Pizzo PA; Pediatric Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; 20892.; More than 250 children treated at our institution on antiretroviral treatment protocols have been monitored with brain imaging studies. We documented the occurrence and progression of aneurysms of major cerebral arteries in two children with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. In both cases these lesions
AIDS in children [news]: J Miss State Med Assoc. 1992 Sep;33(9):311. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078240
Vicksburg AIDS clinic could be model for U.S. small towns.: J Miss State Med Assoc. 1992 Sep;33(9):336. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078246
[Is it possible to predict the evolution of HIV infection? (editorial)]: Med Clin (Barc). 1992 Nov 21;99(17):653-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078457; Muga R; Tor J
[Respiratory distress and fulminant septic shock, diagnosed by lymph node biopsy in and adult patient with unrecognised HIV infection (letter)]: Med Clin (Barc). 1992 Nov 21;99(17):677-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078464; Navarrete Navarro P; Vazquez Mata G; Fernandez Mondejar E; Rivera Fernandez R
[Brucella abortus meningitis in a patient with HIV infection (letter)]: Med Clin (Barc). 1992 Nov 21;99(17):678. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078465; Rubio Gutierrez A; Portu Zapirain J; Zubizarreta Garcia J; Ayensa Dean C
Use of sulphonated probes for detecting human immunodeficiency virus-1 transcripts by in situ hybridization.: Liver. 1992 Aug;12(4 Pt 2):252-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078591; Pezzella M; Vonesch N; Sturchio E; Institute of Infectious Diseases, University La Sapienza,; Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.; A detailed procedure is described that allows detection of the presence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) transcripts within both acetone-fixed tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. This assay uses cDNA probes labelled by a non-isotopic procedure that results in the modification of cytosine residues
Identification of infection of an Australian resident with the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2).: Med J Aust. 1992 Sep 21;157(6):415-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078646; Downie JC; Dwyer DE; Kazazi F; Chew CB; Dowton DN; Randle C; Singh V; Dax EM; Cunningham AL; Department of Virology, Westmead Hospital, NSW.; OBJECTIVE: To present the first confirmed case of human immunodeficiency virus infection type 2 (HIV-2) in an Australian resident. CLINICAL FEATURES: HIV-2 infection in a west African man resident in Sydney was diagnosed in 1992 at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, by serological testing. He was asymptomatic and the blood CD
HIV infection, confidentiality and discrimination [letter; comment]: Med J Aust. 1992 Sep 21;157(6):430. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078666; Crompton DO
HIV infection, confidentiality and discrimination [letter; comment]: Med J Aust. 1992 Sep 21;157(6):430. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078667; Steven ID
A controlled trial of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or aerosolized pentamidine for secondary prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 021.: N Engl J Med. 1992 Dec 24;327(26):1842-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078813; Hardy WD; Feinberg J; Finkelstein DM; Power ME; He W; Kaczka C; Frame PT; Holmes M; Waskin H; Fass RJ; et al; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.; BACKGROUND. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) continues to be the most common index diagnosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but it is not clear which of several available agents is the most effective in preventing a recurrence of PCP. METHODS. We conducted a comparative, open-label trial in 310
Prevention and treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia [published erratum appears in N Engl J Med 1993 Apr 15;328(15):1136] [see comments]: N Engl J Med. 1992 Dec 24;327(26):1853-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078815; Masur H; Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health,; Bethesda, MD 20892.
Prevalence of HIV-infected syringes during a syringe-exchange program [letter]: N Engl J Med. 1992 Dec 24;327(26):1883-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078828; Heimer R; Kaplan EH; Cadman EC
Dutch win a reprieve over threatened lab closing [news]: Nature. 1992 Dec 3;360(6403):402. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078862; Abbott A
AIDS and sexual behaviour in France. ACSF investigators.: Nature. 1992 Dec 3;360(6403):407-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078865; The results of a massive telephone survey of sexual lifestyles in France should provide a basis for prevention strategies for AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
Sexual lifestyles and HIV risk.: Nature. 1992 Dec 3;360(6403):410-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93078866; Johnson AM; Wadsworth J; Wellings K; Bradshaw S; Field J; Academic Department of Genito Urinary Medicine, University; College London Medical School, UK.; Britain s first large, national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles will allow improved estimates of the magnitude of the HIV epidemic in Britain and should lead to better strategies for prevention.
Crack cocaine: a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus infection type 1 among inner-city parturients.: Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec;80(6):981-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079009; Lindsay MK; Peterson HB; Boring J; Gramling J; Willis S; Klein L; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University,; Atlanta, Georgia.; OBJECTIVE: To define the relationship between crack cocaine use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection while controlling for other HIV risk factors. METHODS: We performed a case-control study among inner-city pregnant women who were followed at a large urban hospital in Atlanta, Georgia; 79 of the women were
Management and therapy of human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnancies in maternal-fetal medicine fellowship training programs.: Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec;80(6):985-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079010; Grossman JH 3d; Nies BM; Lopez-Zeno J; Bathgate SL; Parenti DM; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, George Washington University; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.; OBJECTIVE: To determine attitudes and practices of obstetricians in maternal-fetal medicine fellowship programs regarding the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the use of zidovudine during pregnancy. METHODS: We sent a questionnaire to the directors of all 78 approved maternal-fetal medici
[HIV screening of milk donors (letter)]: Orv Hetil. 1992 Nov 29;133(48):3113. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079044; Krizsanics A
Chronic epiglottitis in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992 Sep;11(9):770-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079089; Diamant EP; Dische RM; Barzilai A; Hodes DS; Peters VB; Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New; York, NY.
Diagnosis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection in infants.: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992 Sep;11(9):782. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079099; Andiman W
Lung cancer in women. Rising epidemic, preventable disease.: Nurs Clin North Am. 1992 Dec;27(4):859-69. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079136; Dumas L; College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Boston.; Lung cancer is a preventable disease. Like acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, lung cancer is reaching epidemic proportions in women. This article overviews selected epidemiology of lung cancer and discusses public health issues that are gender-specific to women. Community nursing approaches are advocated that address
HIV infection in women. Implications for nursing practice.: Nurs Clin North Am. 1992 Dec;27(4):925-36. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079141; Hanley E; Lincoln P; Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York.; Much remains to be explained regarding women with HIV infection or AIDS. Interest in determining whether the natural history of the disease or the clinical manifestations are gender specific is leading to more research focused on women. The female roles of childbearer and caretaker evoke ethical issues that are unique
Older women. Sexually transmitted diseases and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.: Nurs Clin North Am. 1992 Dec;27(4):937-49. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079142; Tichy AM; Talashek ML; College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago.; Increasingly, American women aged 50 and over are afflicted with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In order to meet the US Public Health Services Health Objective for the Year 2000, health care workers must address the issues that impact on the older woman s ability t
Tumour-like lesions of the salivary glands. The new WHO classification.: Pathol Res Pract. 1992 Oct;188(7):836-46. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079148; Seifert G; Institute of Pathology, University of Hamburg, FRG.; Tumour-like lesions must be distinguished from true tumours of the salivary glands. In the new WHO classification of salivary gland tumours seven entities were considered: sialadenosis, oncocytosis (diffuse oncocytosis and focal adenomatous oncocytic hyperplasia), necrotizing sialometaplasia (salivary gland infarction
AIDS, aesthetic surgery, and the plastic surgeon [editorial] [see comments]: Plast Reconstr Surg. 1992 Dec;90(6):1061-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079313; Goldwyn RM
Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis as the presenting manifestation of AIDS.: Plast Reconstr Surg. 1992 Dec;90(6):1065-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079314; Song IC; Hunter JG; Department of Surgery, State University of New York Health; Science Center, Brooklyn.; Presented is a case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis, presenting as a papular facial lesion with subsequent ulceration, as the initial manifestation of AIDS. This unusual condition must be considered in the workup of unexplained or therapeutically unresponsive skin lesions. If it is diagnosed in an ostensibly healt
Reply to the editorial on AIDS, aesthetic surgery, and the plastic surgeon [letter; comment]: Plast Reconstr Surg. 1992 Dec;90(6):1129-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079338; Morain WD
AIDS and the ethics of medical care and treatment. Institute of Medical Ethics Working Party on the Ethical Implications of AIDS.: Q J Med. 1992 Jun;83(302):419-26. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079357; HIV infection and AIDS have accelerated a trend from paternalism to partnership in relationships between clinicians and patients. Partnership is based on respect for autonomy and is expressed through open dialogue; its moral aims are summed up in the concept of mutual empowerment. This has practical implications for c
A study of neuropathy in HIV infection.: Q J Med. 1992 Jun;83(302):473-88. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079362; Winer JB; Bang B; Clarke JR; Knox K; Cook TJ; Gompels M; Hughes RA; Hall SM; Pinching AJ; Harris JW; et al; Department of Neurology, St Mary's Hospital, London.; A prospective study of possible aetiological factors for neuropathy associated with HIV infection was performed in 80 patients and 28 homosexual controls. At entry to the study twelve patients (15 per cent) had evidence of a generalized neuropathy not due to any other cause and a further three patients developed sympt
[A case from practice (257). Cryptococcus meningitis in AIDS (Group IVc1, Center for Disease Control)]: Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1992 Nov 17;81(47):1439-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079463; Maurer P; Medizinische Universitats-Poliklinik, Departement fur Innere; Medizin, Kantonsspital Basel.
[What is your roentgen diagnosis? Aphthous esophagitis?]: Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1992 Nov 24;81(48):1443-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079464; Campana L; FMH Radiologie, Bern.
[HIV transmission by saliva? (news)]: Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1992 Nov 24;81(48):1468. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079470
[Health status of methadone recipients before entering a methadone program]: Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1992 Nov 14;122(46):1758-69. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079568; Tschan F; Tueller N; Psychologisches Institut, Universitat Bern.; Data were analyzed from 905 opiate addicts who participated for the first time in a methadone maintenance program in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland , between 1979 and 1989. Data of their physical and psychological state at the time of application for the methadone maintenance
[Fever of unknown origin in a cohort of HIV-positive patients]: Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1992 Nov 21;122(47):1797-802. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079573; Genne D; Chave JP; Glauser MP; Departement de medecine interne, Centre hospitalier; universitaire vaudois, Lausanne.; The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in a cohort of HIV positive patients and to describe their evolution and the final diagnosis. The clinical records of 412 patients followed from January 1987 to December 1990 at our HIV outpatient clinic were reviewed: in 151 pa
Teenagers seeking condoms at family planning services. Part I. A user's perspective.: S Afr Med J. 1992 Nov;82(5):356-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079608; Abdool Karim Q; Preston-Whyte E; Abdool Karim SS; South African Medical Research Council, Durban.; The promotion of condom use is an essential part of any AIDS prevention programme. By distributing condoms and promoting their use, clinics that provide family planning services can play an important role in preventing the spread of AIDS. This study assesses the accessibility of condoms to teenagers at selected family
Teenagers seeking condoms at family planning services. Part II. A provider's perspective.: S Afr Med J. 1992 Nov;82(5):360-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079609; Abdool Karim Q; Abdool Karim SS; Preston-Whyte E; South African Medical Research Council, Durban.; This study assessed the ability and preparedness of staff at family planning clinics in Durban to assist in AIDS prevention by promoting condom use among teenagers. Staff at 12 randomly selected clinics were interviewed to assess their attitudes towards teenagers seeking condoms, the information imparted on AIDS and c
HIV positivity and abnormal cervical cytology [letter; comment]: S Afr Med J. 1992 Nov;82(5):372-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079615; van Bogaert LJ
[Executive Board]: Sygeplejersken. 1992 May 13;92(20):22-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079653
Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic profiles of cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma and bacillary angiomatosis.: Ultrastruct Pathol. 1992 Nov-Dec;16(6):629-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079798; Kostianovsky M; Lamy Y; Greco MA; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical; College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 19107.; Thirty cases of cutaneous Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) were evaluated and compared with eight cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related bacillary angiomatosis (BA). The morphologic features of both lesions were studied by light and electron microscopy and by immunoh
Two strains of SIVmac show differential transactivation mediated by sequences in the promoter.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):559-68. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079858; Anderson MG; Clements JE; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins; University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.; Two infectious molecular clones of simian immunodeficiency virus, SIVmac251 and SIVmac239, have very different in vivo properties, SIVmac239 being much more pathogenic than SIVmac251. To assess whether the in vivo differences between the two viruses would be reflected in transcriptional rates in vitro, transcriptional
Interaction of cellular factors with intragenic cis-acting repressive sequences within the HIV genome.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):709-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079873; Olsen HS; Cochrane AW; Rosen C; Department of Gene Regulation, Roche Institute of Molecular; Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey.; Expression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) structural gene products is suppressed in the absence of the Rev protein. The block to expression reflects, in part, nuclear retention of those mRNAs which encode the structural proteins. The presence of intragenic cis-acting repressive sequences (CRS) and inefficie
The restricted nature of HIV-1 tropism for cultured neural cells.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):813-25. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079884; Sharpless N; Gilbert D; Vandercam B; Zhou JM; Verdin E; Ronnett G; Friedman E; Dubois-Dalcq M; Laboratory of Viral and Molecular Pathogenesis, National; Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda,; Maryland 20892.; Infection of the central nervous system by HIV-1, the agent of AIDS, is characterized by the presence of infected and giant microglial cells as well as astrocytosis, demyelination, and neuronal loss. To determine whether cells of neuroectoderm origin can be infected by HIV-1, we have inoculated primary cultures derive
Complex intrapatient sequence variation in the V1 and V2 hypervariable regions of the HIV-1 gp 120 envelope sequence.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):837-45. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079886; Pedroza Martins L; Chenciner N; Wain-Hobson S; Laboratoire de Retrovirologie Moleculaire, Institut Pasteur,; Paris.; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) quasi-species fluctuate both in time and in space. In general intrapatient variation is less extensive than interpatient variation. The V1 and V2 hypervariable regions of the envelope gene were analyzed for patient samples harboring highly divergent genomes in other loci. Proviral se
Constitutive expression of the nef gene suppresses human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in monocytic cell lines.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):960-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079899; Tsunetsugu-Yokota Y; Matsuda S; Maekawa M; Saito T; Takemori T; Takebe Y; Department of Immunology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo,; Japan.; In order to study the effect of nef gene expression on viral replication in monocytic cells, we established monocytic (U937 and THP-1) cell transfectants constitutively expressing the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef gene. We constructed a plasmid expressing the nef gene derived from an infectious clone, NL432,
Natural variants of the HIV-1 long terminal repeat: analysis of promoters with duplicated DNA regulatory motifs.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):968-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079901; Koken SE; van Wamel JL; Goudsmit J; Berkhout B; Geelen JL; Department of Virology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Sequence variation in the long terminal repeat (LTR) region of HIV-1 was analyzed in viral isolates of 17 infected individuals. Two classes of LTR size variants were found. One HIV-1 variant was detected containing an additional binding site for the transcription factor Sp1. Another LTR size variation was observed in
The genetic evolution of the envelope gene of simian immunodeficiency virus in cynomolgus macaques infected with a complex virus pool.: Virology. 1992 Dec;191(2):996-1002. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/M92738; Almond N; Jenkins A; Heath AB; Taffs LF; Kitchin P; National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters; Bar, Herts, United Kingdom.; Two cynomolgus macaques were infected with a complex, but characterized, challenge stock of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVmac251 32H). The polymerase chain reaction was applied in a temporal sequence analysis to determine the sequences of the gp120 region of the SIV env gene, which were present in the blood of bot
[The current diagnostic problems of HIV infection in military medicine]: Voen Med Zh. 1992 Sep;(9):36-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079919; Dmitriev VI
Manufacture and in vitro characterization of a solvent/detergent-treated human plasma.: Vox Sang. 1992;63(3):178-85. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079937; Hellstern P; Sachse H; Schwinn H; Oberfrank K; Institut fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, Klinikum; Ludwigshafen, BRD.; We have developed a modified solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment to inactivate viruses in human plasma using 1% w/w final concentration of tri(n-butyl) phosphate (TNBP) and Triton X-100 and an incubation period of 4 h at 30 degrees C. The procedure inactivates > or = 10(6) chimpanzee-infectious doses (CID50) of HBV, > o
Whole virus lysate or recombinant synthetic ELISA assay to HIV-1: which is better? [letter]: Vox Sang. 1992;63(3):234-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079947; Cavalli P; Pennacchio A; Romanini GL
[Medical workers and AIDS: the attitude to the problem]: Vrach Delo. 1992 Jul;(7):101-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93079953; Frolov AF; Kobyshcha IuV; Shabarova ZA; Kostenich TL; A questionnaire was spread among Kiev physicians with the purpose of evaluating their level of information concerning the AIDS problem. An interrelation of level of knowledge and character of relation to the HIV infection was found. It was established that the idea of air-drop ways of HIV transmission is widely spread
High-risk sexual behaviors of intravenous drug users in- and out-of-treatment: implications for the spread of HIV infection.: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1992;18(4):389-98. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080156; Watkins KE; Metzger D; Woody G; McLellan AT; Center for Studies of Addiction, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 19104.; This paper examines the sexual behaviors of 255 intravenous drug users (IVDUs) to assess the potential for the sexual transmission of HIV and to examine differences in sexual behaviors between in- and out-of-treatment IVDUs. In-treatment subjects (N = 152) were a random sample of clients at a large, publicly funded me
Gastrointestinal pneumocystosis in HIV-infected patients on aerosolized pentamidine: report of five cases and literature review.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1763-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080177; Dieterich DT; Lew EA; Bacon DJ; Pearlman KI; Scholes JV; New York University Medical Center, New York.; Extrapulmonary infection with Pneumocystis carinii in AIDS patients on aerosolized pentamidine is occurring more frequently. We report five patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal pneumocystosis while on aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxis and have identified infections involving the peritoneum, liver, and transverse
Clinical, endoscopic, immunologic, and therapeutic aspects of oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis in HIV-infected patients: a survey of 114 cases.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1771-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080178; Lopez-Dupla M; Mora Sanz P; Pintado Garcia V; Valencia Ortega E; Uriol PL; Khamashta MA; Aguado AG; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital La Paz, Universidad; Autonoma, Madrid, Spain.; The medical records of 114 consecutive HIV-infected patients with oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis, in whom esophagoscopy was performed, were reviewed. Esophageal candidiasis and isolated oral candidiasis were found in 75% and 25% of patients, respectively. Esophageal candidiasis was the AIDS-defining illness
Gastric acid secretion in HIV-1 infection.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1777-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080179; Shaffer RT; LaHatte LJ; Kelly JW; Kadakia S; Carrougher JG; Keate RF; Starnes EC; Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio,; Texas.; It has been suggested that AIDS patients may have reduced gastric acid output. This is of concern because gastric acid may be required for absorption of oral antifungal agents that are important in AIDS management. The cause as well as the progression of reduced gastric acid output in AIDS patients is unclear. This st
Decreased intrinsic factor secretion in AIDS: relation to parietal cell acid secretory capacity and vitamin B12 malabsorption.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1781-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080180; Herzlich BC; Schiano TD; Moussa Z; Zimbalist E; Panagopoulos G; Ast A; Nawabi I; Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New; York.; AIDS-associated gastric secretory failure has been characterized by decreased secretion of acid, pepsin, and gastric juice volume. To determine whether decreased intrinsic factor secretion and vitamin B12 malabsorption occur in this entity, we performed prospective measurements of maximal acid output, intrinsic factor
Syphilitic gastritis in an HIV-infected individual.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1820-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080189; Kasmin F; Reddy S; Mathur-Wagh U; Sarlin J; Goldman A; Antosofsky H; Strutynsky N; Department of Medicine, The Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,; New York.; We report the first known case of syphilitic gastritis in an HIV-infected person. The presentation of nonspecific abdominal pain and weight loss in a 48-yr-old former intravenous drug user previously treated for asymptomatic syphilis led to a barium swallow which demonstrated linitis plastica. Upper endoscopy reinforc
Gastrointestinal obstruction due to Mycobacterium avium intracellulare associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.: Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec;87(12):1823-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080190; Cappell MS; Hassan T; Rosenthal S; Mascarenhas M; Department of Medicine, University of Medicine of New; Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick.; Three patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had complete or incomplete gastrointestinal obstruction resulting from infection with Mycobacterium avium intracellulare. The pathophysiologic mechanisms of the obstruction in the three cases were ileal volvulus due to adhesions from matted infected mes
Cryptosporidiosis among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zulia State, Venezuela.: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Nov;47(5):582-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080242; Chacin-Bonilla L; Guanipa N; Cano G; Raleigh X; Quijada L; Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia,; Maracaibo, Venezuela.; We studied the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in 29 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from Zulia State, Venezuela . They ranged in age from five months to 46 years. Two were children and 27 were adults, of which six were women. Of the 21 men, 66.6% reported h
HTLV-I-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with HTLV-I-associated neurological disease.: Ann Neurol. 1992 Nov;32(5):651-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080295; Jacobson S; McFarlin DE; Robinson S; Voskuhl R; Martin R; Brewah A; Newell AJ; Koenig S; Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,; MD 20892.; Recently, it has been shown that in patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated neurological disease, high levels of HTLV-I-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) could be detected in the peripheral blood. These CTLs predominantly recognized products of the pX region of HTLV-I, had a CD8+
Blood-brain barrier abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: immunohistochemical localization of serum proteins in postmortem brain.: Ann Neurol. 1992 Nov;32(5):658-66. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080296; Petito CK; Cash KS; Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), New York; Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, NY.; Abnormalities in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) may be important in mediating some of the tissue damage that accompanies human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of the brain, as well as in facilitating viral entry into the central nervous system. Accordingly, immunohistochemical detection of fibrinogen (FIB) and i
[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and AIDS: histopathologic features]: Arch Anat Cytol Pathol. 1992;40(2-3):105-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080310; Raphael M; Lamine M; Abd Alsamad I; Debre P; Binet JL; Departement d'Hematologie, Groupe Hospitalier; Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris.; HIV-related non-hodgkin lymphomas currently occur in 5 to 8% of AIDS patients. AIDS-related lymphomas are high-grade tumors with the morphologic characteristics of either small noncleaved cell lymphomas of the Burkitt type or large cell centroblastic and immunoblastic lymphomas. Mixed features may be found, making cla
[AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy limited to U fibers, responsible for subacute encephalopathy with normal CT scan findings]: Arch Anat Cytol Pathol. 1992;40(2-3):132-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080313; Gray F; Geny C; Lescs MC; Lionnet F; Brugieres P; Mikol J; Sobel A; Departement de Neurosciences Medicales, Universite Paris; Val-de-Marne, Creteil.; A 41-year-old male homosexual with AIDS was hospitalized for temperature elevation to 40 degrees C with confusion. Neurologic evaluation found psychomotor slowing and temporospatial disorientation with no focal signs. The CD4 count was 100/mm3. CSF analysis and the CT scan were normal. Despite antiviral treatment the
A Tat antagonist inhibits HIV-1 induction in naturally infected and experimentally infected T cells.: Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Nov 30;189(1):250-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080565; Potash MJ; Bentsman G; McKinley G; Volsky DJ; Molecular Virology Laboratory, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital; Center, Columbia University, New York, New York.; Ro 5-3335, a novel antagonist of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat activity, inhibits acute and chronic HIV-1 infection in T lymphocytes. Here we describe the effects of Ro 5-3335 on the accumulation of viral DNA during primary infection, the induction of virus from a latently infected cell line, and the
Correlation of the conformation of a modified ribonuclease octapeptide, homologous to peptide T, with its ability to induce CD4-dependent monocyte chemotaxis.: J Protein Chem. 1992 Oct;11(5):475-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080725; Licht D; Cronstein B; Dykes DC; Pedersen J; Luster SM; Trampota M; Hull E; Friedman FK; Pincus MR; Heterocycle Research Corp, New City, New York 10956.; Peptide T, from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), whose sequence is Ala-Ser-Thr-Thr-Thr-Asn-Tyr-Thr, has been shown to inhibit attachment of this virus to T cells and neural cells bearing the CD4 receptor. This peptide shares extensive homology with the 19-26 segment of ribonuclease A (RNase A), whose sequence i
Stereotactic biopsy in AIDS patients [letter; comment]: Br J Neurosurg. 1992;6(5):505-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080827; Ball PA; Marchand EP; Benzel EC; Willis BK
Perinatal HIV transmission facts and controversies.: Immunodefic Rev. 1992;3(4):305-27. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93080984; Delfraissy JF; Blanche S; Rouzioux C; Mayaux MJ; Service de Medecine Interne, Immunologie Clinique, Hopital A.; Beclere, Clamart, France.; In 1992, HIV infection in children is essentially due to vertical or perinatal transmission, i.e. from the mother to the fetus and neonates. This is a particularly serious public-health problem in Africa where the percentage of infected women of child bearing age is as high as 20% in some suburban areas. During the la
[Tropical spastic paraparesis and HTLV-1 infection in Spain (letter)]: Neurologia. 1992 Oct;7(8):237-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081066; Prieto JM; Lema M; Castillo J; Noya M
'Oral infections in the immunocompromised patient' [letter; comment]: Br Dent J. 1992 Nov 7;173(8):261. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081090; Diz Dios P
Recognizing the oral manifestations of AIDS.: Oncology (Huntingt). 1992 Sep;6(9):64-70, 75; discussion 75-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081251; Sciubba JJ; Department of Dental Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center,; New Hyde Park, New York.; The first sign of HIV infection may be an unusual or rapidly progressive condition of the oral cavity, including malignancies such as Kaposi s sarcoma. Early diagnosis of these oral conditions can lead to early diagnosis of HIV infection and subsequent treatment with antiretroviral agents that may improve the prognosi
New oral agent for PCP is effective, well tolerated [news]: Oncology (Huntingt). 1992 Sep;6(9):88. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081252
Need for consistency in AIDS education [news]: Nurs Stand. 1992 Oct 7-13;7(3):17. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081262
Theatre nursing. An alternative to swab racks.: Nurs Stand. 1992 Oct 7-13;7(3):55-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081276; Fish J
Women who prostitute are practising safer sex [news]: Nurs Stand. 1992 Oct 14-20;7(4):16. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081277
Xerostomia and treatment with ddI [news]: Nurs Stand. 1992 Oct 14-20;7(4):17. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081278
HIV/AIDS: beyond the fringe [news]: Nurs Stand. 1992 Oct 21-27;7(5):19. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081296; Alderman C
AIDS and cancer: let's begin thinking globally [news]: Ann Oncol. 1992 Sep;3(8):580. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081317
To fight AIDS, the Swiss Government ready to provide heroin [news]: Ann Oncol. 1992 Sep;3(8):583. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081318
The epidemiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and associated tumours in Europe.: Ann Oncol. 1992 Sep;3(8):595-603. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081322; Serraino D; Franceschi S; Tirelli U; Monfardini S; Epidemiology Unit, Aviano Cancer Centre (PN), Italy.; By the end of September 1991, more than 60,000 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by 31 countries in the WHO European region. Most of the cases (58,280/60,485-96%) were recorded in western Europe, chiefly in five
Mechanisms of hypercalcemia in lymphomas [letter; comment]: Ann Oncol. 1992 Sep;3(8):664-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081336; Seymour J
'Staging' systems for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [editorial]: Ann Oncol. 1992 Nov;3(9):675-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081339; Armitage JO
Hodgkin's disease in 92 patients with HIV infection: the Italian experience. GICAT (Italian Cooperative Group on AIDS & Tumors).: Ann Oncol. 1992 Sep;3 Suppl 4:69-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081383; Tirelli U; Errante D; Vaccher E; Repetto L; Rizzardini G; Spina M; Gastaldi R; Bertola G; Serraino D; Carbone A; et al; Division of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico,; Aviano, Italy.; Ninety-two cases of Hodgkin s disease (HD) in patients with HIV infection have been collected by the Italian Cooperative Group on AIDS and Tumors (G.I.C.A.T.). In accordance with the epidemiology of HIV infection in Italy , 82% were intravenous drug users (IVDU), 8% homosexual men, 5
Antenatal HIV testing [editorial]: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1992 Nov;99(11):867-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081441; McCarthy KH; Johnson MA; Studd JW
[Mycosis in the 1990's (editorial)]: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Aug-Sep;10(7):385-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081578; Ponton J; Quindos G
[HIV infection in an autonomous Spanish community (La Rioja). Features, trends and conclusions applicable to other regions]: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Aug-Sep;10(7):399-402. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081581; Labarga P; Anton F; Pinilla J; Gurpide A; Asensio MP; Gimeno C; Gangutia S; Soto MJ; Milazzo A; Seccion de Medicina Interna, Hospital San Millan, INSALUD,; Logrono, La Rioja.; BACKGROUND: The epidemiologic characteristics of HIV infection in La Rioja ( Spain ) were studied and the future tendencies of the same analyzed. METHODS: The data from official Health sources were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: In La Rioja, the 5th region in Spain regarding to AIDS
[Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with primary resistance to chemotherapeutic agents in patients with HIV infection]: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Aug-Sep;10(7):416-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081585; Sesma P; Esteban J; Gegundez MI; Manrique A; Espinosa P; Fernandez-Guerrero ML; Divisione de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz,; Madrid.; BACKGROUND: To evaluate the resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in subjects with simultaneous infection by the human immunodeficiency virus. METHODS: Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was carried out in a University hospital over a period of 7 years with selection of those corresponding to subjects with HIV
[Strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (letter)]: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Aug-Sep;10(7):431-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081590; Batista N; Davila MF; Gijon H; Perez MA
[Disseminated infection caused by Mycobacterium kansasii in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (letter)]: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Aug-Sep;10(7):435-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081594; Gutierrez A; Alonso JJ; Urra E; Blanco S; Aguirre C
The effects of type of factor VIII concentrate used in haemophilia on T-helper cell number and inhibitor incidence.: Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 1992 Oct;3(5):597-604. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081659; Prowse C; National Science Laboratory, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.; This review surveys the available published data on the impact of the type of factor VIII concentrate infused on T-helper lymphocyte count and factor VIII inhibitor induction in haemophiliacs. While concern has been expressed that certain products may have adverse effects on these parameters, only one trial published
Puerperium and breast-feeding.: Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec;4(6):818-25. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081682; Labbok MH; Colie C; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University; Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.; The issues related to breast-feeding and problems of the puerperium are often obfuscated by the general but outdated practice of recommending cessation of lactation. This article examines recent literature (June 1991 to May 1992) on breast-feeding and the treatment of puerperal problems, emphasizing that breast-feedin
Adolescents and human immunodeficiency virus infection.: Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec;4(6):849-54. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081686; Anderson JR; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University; School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-8319.; As of March 31, 1992, individuals 13 to 19 years of age had been diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; over one third were diagnosed in the past 2 years alone. Because of the long incubation period from initial infection to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome diagnosis, the majority of young adults with ac
[Between isolation and acceptance--hepatitis B and AIDS in community facilities]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):535-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081946; Leidel J; Gesundheitsamt, Stadt Koln.; Both Hepatitis B and the HIV-infection are spread either through blood or sexual contact. The danger of these infections spreading in day nurseries and schools is very remote but nonetheless there are confused fears. These fears lead to isolation and enormous problems for the carriers, who, for the most part, are chil
[Prostitution--a sequela of sexual abuse]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):569-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081952; Marwitz G; Hornle R; Bezirksamt Schoneberg, Berlin.; AIDS has consolidated the isolated state of prostitutes and stigmatized them as HIV carriers. Due to the threat of AIDS, the Berlin senate has worked out a programme for prostitutes. For the programme to succeed, knowledge of the causes of prostitution is a prerequisite, such as sexual abuse during childhood and adole
[AIDS counseling in social welfare for prostitutes in the rural area]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):572-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081953; Rieke U; Gerharz G; Engel D; Untersuchungsstelle fur Prostituierte, Gesundheitsamt Montabaur.; Prostitute welfare and AIDS counselling are in the hands of one person in the rural area of the Westerland district. This offers the opportunity of continuously preventing this disease and giving guidance and the human touch in close care in case of a possible infection, especially in view of the lower number of cases
[Results from the Frankfurt a.M. AIDS counseling unit 1988 and 1989]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):575-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081954; Fienbork B; Peters M; AIDS-Beratungsstelle Stadtgesundheitsamt Frankfurt a.M.; An AIDS counselling office of the Public Health Service has been available to the public of Frankfurt a.M. since September 1985. 6969 blood samples were examined for HIV antibodies between January 1988 and the end of December 1989. The prevalence of positive tests was 1.9% (n = 141). Until now most of the HIV-positive
[Yes to sex education, but comprehensive, please. The health fair medium in health promotion, 6 years experiences exemplified by AIDS education]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):580-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081955; von Schwarzkopf H; Masch A; AIDS-Beratungsstelle im Hauptgesundheitsamt Bremen.; The basic conditions for HIV/AIDS prevention have been changing during the last years. The interdisciplinary approach must be emphasised very clearly nowadays. Models of cooperation within the community must be enhanced. AIDS counselling in Bremen underwent various stages: from a critical analysis of the risk factor t
[Special characteristics of physician involvement in AIDS counseling]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):584-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081956; Nitschack M; Voigt I; AIDS-Beratungsstelle, Gesundheitsamt Hannover.; Characteristic features of medical work at an AIDS Information Centre are pointed out with particular regard to the present situation in the city and district of Crenter? Hannover. Persons infected with HIV are reviewed, drawing particular attention to the extreme stress of living with the knowledge of being HIV-infec
[Medical management of HIV infected and AIDS patients in the Hannover metropolitan area as an interdisciplinary construct]: Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Oct;54(10):586-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93081957; Voigt I; Nitschack M; Gesundheitsamt Hannover.; Two wards for consultation of AIDS have opened in Hannover in 1987, one in the Public Health Department for the city of Hannover, the other in the Public Health Department for the surroundings. It was a big step towards prevention of AIDS. At the same time a centre, especially for AIDS, was opened at the Medical colle
Sequences within the R region of the long terminal repeat activate basal transcription from the HIV-1 promoter.: Gene Expr. 1992;2(3):215-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082093; Boris-Lawrie KA; Brady JN; Kumar A; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George; Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037.; The importance of the R region in basal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transcription was addressed by comparing a panel of HIV-1 R region mutants using in vitro and in vivo assays. Using deletion, base substitution mutants, and compensatory mutants, the precise R region sequences essential for basal HIV-1
Interferon alpha 2-b therapy of HCV and nonBnonC chronic hepatitis.: Arch Virol Suppl. 1992;4:304-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082170; Gargiulo M; Tarquini P; Di Ottavio L; Lattanzi E; De Nigris-Urbani A; Sezione Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Civile G. Mazzini, Teramo,; Italy.; Twenty-four patients with HCV and NonBNonC chronic hepatitis--4 with HIV coinfection--were treated with r-IFN alpha for at least six months. In this period 62.5% of patients show a normalization of ALT but not a sustained remission. Non-responders have histologically more severe and long-lasting chronic hepatitis.
HBV and HCV infection in i.v. drug addicts; coinfection with HIV.: Arch Virol Suppl. 1992;4:329-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082178; Botti P; Pistelli A; Gambassi F; Zorn AM; Caramelli L; Peruzzi S; Smorlesi C; Masini E; Mannaioni PF; Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, Florence; University, Italy.; A group of 122 drug addict patients were studied to evaluate the incidence of HIV, HBV, HCV infections and of laboratory findings of hepatic damage. Our data show that hepatic damage is more frequent in patients affected by HBV-HCV coinfection than those with HBV or HCV infection alone and that HIV positivity supports
HCV and HIV infection among intravenous drug abusers in eastern Sicily.: Arch Virol Suppl. 1992;4:333-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082179; Cacopardo B; Fatuzzo F; Cosentino S; Celesia BM; Mughini MT; La Rosa R; Bruno S; Lupo G; Zipper F; La Medica G; et al; Institute of Infectious Disease, University of Catania, Italy.; In a study of 175 intravenous drug addicts from Eastern Sicily, 58.3% were found to be anti-HCV positive. In this population, the presence of anti-HCV was independent of HIV infection, age, duration of drug use and the practice of needle sharing. This may indicate that HCV is more readily transmitted (or spread earlie
HIV-1 envelope protein evokes intracellular calcium oscillations in rat hippocampal neurons.: Brain Res. 1992 Oct 30;594(2):189-96. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082487; Lo TM; Fallert CJ; Piser TM; Thayer SA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical; School, Minneapolis 55455.; Treatment of single rat hippocampal neurons with 200 pM recombinant HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein, gp120, resulted in large increases in the intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) as measured with indo-1-based microfluorimetry. Three patterns of [Ca2+]i increases were observed: in one pattern the [Ca2+]i ros
Role of rel family genes in normal and malignant lymphoid cell growth.: Cancer Surv. 1992;15:69-87. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082681; Gilmore TD; Department of Biology, Boston University, Massachusetts 02215.; The rel family of genes encodes transcription factors, such as the v-rel oncoprotein and cellular transcription complexes (eg NF-kappa B), consisting of c-rel and related polypeptides. The expression of these genes is correlated most closely with lymphoid cell differentiation and growth stimulation in a variety of cel
The enigma of Kaposi's sarcoma: an answer at last?: Clin Exp Dermatol. 1992 May;17(3):146-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082892; Wolff K; Department of Dermatology I, University of Vienna, Austria.
Acute monocytic leukaemia in a HIV-seropositive man.: Clin Exp Dermatol. 1992 May;17(3):203-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082909; Rivers JK; Laubenstein LJ; Postel AH; Department of Dermatology, New York University School of; Medicine, New York.; Individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been reported to develop a number of malignant neoplasms. We recently treated an HIV patient who had acute monocytic leukaemia which was first evident in the skin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of acute monocytic leukaemia occ
Elevation of feline interleukin 6-like activity in feline immunodeficiency virus infection.: Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1992 Dec;65(3):207-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082934; Ohashi T; Goitsuka R; Watari T; Tsujimoto H; Hasegawa A; Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of; Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.; The involvement of feline interleukin 6 (IL-6)-like activity in polyclonal B-cell activation in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection was investigated by using the proliferative response of hybridoma cell clone B3B1. Cats spontaneously infected with FIV had hyperimmunoglobulinemia, as shown by increases in the
Human immunodeficiency virus infection during pregnancy.: Clin Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec;35(4):813-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93082987; Moreno JD; Minkoff H; Division of Humanities in Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center,; Brooklyn.
Ultrastructure of the bone marrow in HIV infection: evidence of dyshaemopoiesis and stromal cell damage.: Clin Lab Haematol. 1992;14(3):213-29. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083028; Wickramasinghe SN; Beatty C; Shiels S; Tomlinson DR; Harris JR; Department of Haematology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School,; Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.; The ultrastructure of bone marrow cells was studied in nine patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two of these (cases 1 and 3) were thrombocytopenic, had never suffered from opportunistic infections and had not received any drugs prior to the time of study. A number of ultrastructural abnormal
Allergic contact dermatitis from ethanol in a transdermal estradiol patch.: Contact Dermatitis. 1992 Oct;27(4):275-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083224; Pecquet C; Pradalier A; Dry J; Centre d'Allergie, Hopital Rothschild, Paris, France.
[A study on lymphocyte subpopulations and immunologic status of female workers exposed to benzene]: Chung Hua Yu Fang I Hsueh Tsa Chih. 1992 Mar;26(2):77-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083309; Luan FJ; Department of Hygiene, Dalian Medical College.; Peripheral blood from 29 female subjects occupationally exposed to benzene for an average duration of 8.6 years were analysed with monoclonal antibodies (McAbs). Acid alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE)-positive cells among lymphocytes and serum IgG, IgA and IgM levels were determined simultaneously. The results sh
Automated magnetic preparation of DNA templates for solid phase sequencing.: Electrophoresis. 1992 Aug;13(8):547-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083491; Wahlberg J; Holmberg A; Bergh S; Hultman T; Uhlen M; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Royal Institute of; Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.; An integrated protocol for solid-phase DNA sequencing using a robotic work station is described involving magnetic separation of DNA and analysis of the sequencing product by electrophoresis with automated detection of the fluorescently labeled fragments. The method, which is based on magnetic beads in combination wit
1991 end-of-year AIDS case summary.: Del Med J. 1992 Jun;64(6):387-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93083703
[Measurement of T-lymphocyte subsets in bronchial alveolar lavage fluid on smokers and patients with lung cancer]: Hua Hsi I Ko Ta Hsueh Hsueh Pao. 1992 Jun;23(2):213-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084132; Shi Y; Chen W; The measurements of T-lymphocyte subsets (as expressed by, CD3 CD4 and CD8) in the peripheral blood and bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) on 30 cases of lung cancer, 26 cases of smoker and 25 cases of nonsmoker have been done. The results showed that there existed no differences in the peripheral blood of the abo
Quality of life of hospitalized persons with AIDS.: Image J Nurs Sch. 1992 Winter;24(4):259-65. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084171; Ragsdale D; Kotarba JA; Morrow JR Jr; This study explores quality of life from the viewpoint of Persons with AIDS (PWAs) who were interviewed during periods of hospitalization. Quality of life was viewed as the patients perception of the relative effectiveness of a chosen or ascribed management style in solving the practical problems associated with bein
Diversity and variation in human immunodeficiency virus: implications for immune control.: Immunol Cell Biol. 1992 Jun;70 ( Pt 3):215-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084225; Ramsay AJ; Division of Cell Biology, John Curtin School of Medical Research,; Australian National University, Canberra.
MHA-Tp testing on HIV positive and negative women in vigilance home at Madurai.: Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 1992 Jan;35(1):44-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084247; Ganapathysundaram S; Mallika M; Chandrasekaran S; Mohan G; Institute of Microbiology, Madurai Medical College, Tamilnadu.; In the study group of 94 cases of female prostitutes and their children 55 cases showed positive for HIV infection by ELISA and Western Blot tests. They showed positive also for syphilis in 37 cases by VDRL and in 43 cases by MHA-Tp tests among HIV positive and negative women. The association of HIV infection and syph
Psycho-social aspects of HIV infection and AIDS in multiple transfused thalassemic children.: Indian J Pediatr. 1992 Jul-Aug;59(4):429-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084265; Khan MA; Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,; New Delhi.; Two hundred and three multi-transfused children with thalassemia attending the thalassemia clinic of the Charak Palika Hospital, New Delhi were screened for human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) antibodies by ELISA test. All positive cases were confirmed by the Western blot test. Of the 203 children screened, 17 (8.37%)
Characterization of a > 900,000-M(r) Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoite glycoprotein recognized by protective hyperimmune bovine colostral immunoglobulin.: Infect Immun. 1992 Dec;60(12):5132-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084361; Petersen C; Gut J; Doyle PS; Crabb JH; Nelson RG; Leech JH; Parasitology Laboratory, San Francisco General Hospital,; California.; Cryptosporidium parvum, a zoonotic Apicomplexan pathogen, causes profound diarrhea, malnutrition, and dehydration in patients with AIDS. A less severe, self-limited disease occurs in immunocompetent individuals, particularly children, animal handlers, and residents of the developing world. Very little is known about t
Behavioral characteristics of seroconverted intravenous drug users.: Int J Addict. 1992 Dec;27(12):1413-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084413; Nemoto T; Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California-San; Francisco.; A total of 440 participants (218 in 1987 and 222 in 1988) were recruited from methadone maintenance clinics in New York City. After obtaining informed consent, a standardized questionnaire was administered. Also, sera were collected and tested for HIV antibody. The overall HIV infection rate was 60% in 1987 and 52% in
Modification of spleen cell subsets by chronic cocaine administration and murine retrovirus infection in normal and protein-malnourished mice.: Int J Immunopharmacol. 1992 Oct;14(7):1153-63. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084422; Lopez MC; Chen GJ; Huang DS; Wang Y; Watson RR; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Arizona Health; Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.; We have developed an experimental mouse model to study the effect of daily cocaine administration on the immune system during an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Mice were infected with LP-BM5 murine leukemia virus, a retrovirus which causes immunosuppression with the development of functional murine AIDS.
Nervous system cryptococcosis in the immunocompromised [editorial; comment]: J Assoc Physicians India. 1992 Apr;40(4):227-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084592; Bhabha SK; Chowdhary NK
Differential diagnosis of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections by restriction enzyme analysis of 'nested' PCR products.: J Virol Methods. 1992 Nov;40(2):163-73. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084714; Tuke PW; Luton P; Garson JA; Department of Medical Microbiology, University College and; Middlesex School of Medicine, London, UK.; A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay is described which is capable of detecting single copies of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). A single set of nested oligonucleotide primers, based on the highly conserved tax/rex region of
Detection of specific antibodies in gingival crevicular transudate by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Nov;30(11):2780-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084735; Soto-Ramirez LE; Hernandez-Gomez L; Sifuentes-Osornio J; Barriga-Angulo G; Duarte de Lima D; Lopez-Portillo M; Ruiz-Palacios GM; Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de la; Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.; The purpose of this open and multicenter trial was to determine the usefulness of antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in gingival crevicular transudate (GCT), which was collected with an investigational device (Orasure; Epitope, Beaverton, Oreg.), for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency
Susceptibility testing of Cryptococcus neoformans: a microdilution technique.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Nov;30(11):2881-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084754; Ghannoum MA; Ibrahim AS; Fu Y; Shafiq MC; Edwards JE Jr; Criddle RS; Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance; 90509.; We studied a series of test conditions in a microtiter system to define the optimal method for determining the susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans to antifungal agents. Twenty-one isolates of C. neoformans were grown for 24 or 48 h in four chemically defined media: yeast nitrogen base (BYNB 7); RPMI 1640; synthe
A novel polymerase chain reaction method for detection of human immunodeficiency virus in dried blood spots on filter paper.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Nov;30(11):2887-92. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084755; Yourno J; Conroy J; New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center for; Laboratory and Research, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York; 12201-0509.; A method for detection of proviral human immunodeficiency virus DNA in dried blood spots on filter paper by direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been developed. To develop the method, a standard system was used which was prepared from cells each containing a single integrated provirus and titrated with normal do
DNA probe for strain typing of Cryptococcus neoformans.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Nov;30(11):2960-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084768; Varma A; Kwon-Chung KJ; Clinical Mycology Section, National Institute of Allergy and; Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.; A 7-kb linear plasmid, harbored by a URA5 transformant, hybridized to all the chromosomes of Cryptococcus neoformans separated by contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresis. Its linear maintenance was determined to have been facilitated by the presence of telomere-like sequences at its free ends. Hybri
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in cerebrospinal fluid from AIDS patients by polymerase chain reaction.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Nov;30(11):3000-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084777; Parmley SF; Goebel FD; Remington JS; Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Research; Institute, Palo Alto, California 94301.; The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect Toxoplasma gondii DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 14 patients with AIDS by amplification of the repetitive B1 gene. Positive PCRs were obtained in CSF from four of nine patients with toxoplasmic encephalitis. CSF samples from five control patients were negat
Stability of dried blood spot specimens for detection of human immunodeficiency virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Dec;30(12):3039-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084789; Cassol S; Salas T; Gill MJ; Montpetit M; Rudnik J; Sy CT; O'Shaughnessy MV; Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, University of British; Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.; Blood sampling on filter paper has many advantages for the detection of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However, if the method is to be widely used, an assessment of its performance under field conditions is required. To simulate conditions in the field, 5
Peripheral intramonocytic leishmanias in an AIDS patient.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Dec;30(12):3284-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084836; Fillola G; Corberand JX; Laharrague PF; Levenes H; Massip P; Recco P; Laboratoire d'Hematologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; Toulouse Ranguiel, Purpan, France.; Intramonocytic leishmanias were unexpectedly observed in blood smears of a Spanish AIDS patient. In immunodepressed patients from exposed countries, careful microscopic examination of blood smears should be requested by the clinician in cases of prolonged fever, and biologists must be informed that leishmanias may be
Early diagnosis of toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS patients by dot blot hybridization analysis.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Dec;30(12):3286-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084837; Angel S; Maero E; Blanco JC; Pzsenny V; Zala C; Gonzalez R; Perelmulter H; Garberi JC; Centro de Investigaciones Medicas, Albert Einstein Fundacion; CIMAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Central nervous system toxoplasmosis is a life-threatening infection with a mortality rate of higher than 60%. An early and rapid diagnosis is important for effective treatment of the disease. A new approach for detection of cerebral toxoplasmosis is described here. DNAs extracted from cells in cerebrospinal fluid sam
Immunoglobulin G antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: a versatile assay for detection of anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 antibodies in body fluids.: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Dec;30(12):3288-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084838; Thongcharoen P; Wasi C; Louisirirotchanakul S; Parry J; Connell J; Mortimer P; Department of Microbiology, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.; In tests on specimens of dried blood, saliva, and urine from 55 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and 55 HIV-seronegative patients, an immunoglobulin G capture enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to HIV types 1 and 2, GACELISA, gave 109 of 110, 109 of 109, and 109 of 110 correct results, r
Bordetella pertussis versus non-L. pneumophila Legionella spp.: a continuing diagnostic challenge [letter; comment]: J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Dec;30(12):3300-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084843; Ng V; Weir L; York MK; Hadley WK
Periodontal changes by HIV serostatus in a cohort of homosexual and bisexual men.: J Clin Periodontol. 1992 Nov;19(10):794-801. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93084932; Barr C; Lopez MR; Rua-Dobles A; Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Dental Medicine, New; York, NY 10003.; These data represent 20 months of follow-up on 114 homo/bisexual men. Periodontal changes were analyzed in relation to HIV-1 serostatus, immune status, age and plaque. Gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), and relative attachment levels recorded by the computerized Florida disk probe were performed every 4 months. A
Preventing the acquisition and further transmission of the HIV virus.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):347-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085266; Brandon WR
TB: new problems for an old menace.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):354-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085267; Manocha KL; Fontaine B; VA Medical Center, Shreveport.
AIDS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an epidemic transforms an old disease.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):357-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085268; Farley TA; Office of Public Health, Louisiana Dept of Health and Hospitals,; New Orleans.; Since 1985, tuberculosis case counts in the United States have increased, primarily because of the influence of the HIV epidemic. In addition, during this time outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with AIDS or HIV infection have been reported in New York City an
Current concepts in the management and prevention of tuberculosis in adults.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):363-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085269; Fox CW; George RB; Dept of Medicine, LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport.; After a steady decline in incidence during most of this century, tuberculosis case rates stabilized in the mid-1980s, and since then have steadily increased. Several factors may have been responsible for the increase, including the influx of immigrants from endemic areas and the appearance of AIDS. This review outline
Attacking today's tuberculosis problem: a multifaceted, coordinated effort.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):371-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085270; Degraw C; Fontaine B; Hebert LJ; ALA of Louisiana, New Orleans 70130.; Tuberculosis is making a comeback in communities across the nation. Increased rates of the disease, particularly with those having HIV/AIDS, have sounded the alarm that quick and decisive action is needed to halt the spread of TB. Multidrug-resistant TB is becoming a primary concern with public health officials. Speci
Tuberculosis in children in 1992.: J La State Med Soc. 1992 Aug;144(8):375-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085271; Smith MH; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.; In children, as in adults, tuberculosis is much commoner among minority population groups, in Louisiana particularly among blacks. Since 1986 tuberculosis in some states has increased notably; in Louisiana the increase is only now, in 1992, becoming apparent. Eighteen new cases in children under 20 were reported in 19
Indeterminate HIV-1 western blots: implications and considerations for widespread HIV testing.: J Gen Intern Med. 1992 Nov-Dec;7(6):640-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085447; Celum CL; Coombs RW; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104.
Physicians and AIDS: sexual risk assessment of patients and willingness to treat HIV-infected patients.: J Gen Intern Med. 1992 Nov-Dec;7(6):657-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085450; Gerbert B; Bleecker T; Maguire BT; Caspers N; Division of Behavioral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University; of California San Francisco.
Characterization of human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected cells of myeloid-monocytic lineage (ML-1, HL-60, THP-1, U-937).: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1001-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085575; Ushijima H; Kunisada T; Ami Y; Tsuchie H; Takahashi I; Klocking HP; Muller WE; Division of AIDS Virus, AIDS Research Center, National Institute; of Health, Tokyo, Japan.; The myeloid-monocytic cells ML-1, HL-60, THP-1, and U-937 were chronically infected (for > 2 years) with the lymphotropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strain HTLV-IIIB. Reinfection experiments revealed that viruses obtained from chronically infected ML-1/HIV-1 and HL-60/HIV-1 cells showed a low infectiv
Pharmacokinetics of dideoxyinosine in pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) after intravenous and subcutaneous administration.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1016-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085578; Ravasco RJ; Unadkat JD; Tsai CC; Nosbisch C; Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle; 98195.; Four macaques (Macaca nemestrina; 1 female and 3 males) were administered dideoxyinosine (DDI) at three dose levels (3.2 mg/kg i.v., 10 mg/kg i.v., and 20 mg/kg s.c.). Blood and urine samples were collected during 6-8 h and 24 h after drug administration, respectively. The mean plasma clearance (16.7 +/- 4.9 ml/min/kg
Report of a Consensus Workshop, Siena, Italy, January 17-18, 1992. Maternal factors involved in mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1019-29. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085579; Although most children with AIDS have acquired HIV from their mothers, transmission from an HIV-infected mother to her infant is neither uniform nor currently predictable. With the rapid worldwide spread of HIV infection, particularly into women of child-bearing age, definition of the risk factors associated with mate
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients with HIV infection: lack of impact of early diagnosis by stereotactic brain biopsy.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1030-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085580; Karahalios D; Breit R; Dal Canto MC; Levy RM; Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Northwestern University; Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.; Thirteen patients with HIV-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), representing an institutional incidence of 4.2%, are reported. All cases were diagnosed by image guided stereotactic brain biopsy shortly after their presentation for neurologic complaints. All patients were males; risk factors includ
The identification and tracking of Candida albicans isolates from oral lesions in HIV-seropositive individuals.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1039-46. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085581; Miyasaki SH; Hicks JB; Greenspan D; Polacheck I; MacPhail LA; White TC; Agabian N; Greenspan JS; Department of Stomatology, University of California, San; Francisco 94143-0512.; Restriction fragment polymorphism analysis was used to investigate the identity and genotypic relatedness of Candida albicans strains isolated from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with or without oral candidiasis and from some of their sexual partners. Use of the species-specific DNA probe Ca3 rev
D-xylose malabsorption: characteristic finding in patients with the AIDS wasting syndrome and chronic diarrhea.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1047-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085582; Ehrenpreis ED; Ganger DR; Kochvar GT; Patterson BK; Craig RM; Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School,; Chicago, Illinois.; The AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS) is characterized by > 10% loss of baseline body weight during 6 months and may occur in patients with or without associated chronic diarrhea. To determine whether the presence of small-intestinal malabsorption is associated with the development of AWS in human immunodeficiency virus (HI
Pneumocystis carinii choroiditis in patients with AIDS: clinical features, response to therapy, and outcome.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1051-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085583; Sha BE; Benson CA; Deutsch T; Noskin GA; Murphy RL; Pottage JC Jr; Finn WG; Roth SI; Kessler HA; Department of Medicine, Rush Medical; College/Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL; 60612.; To further characterize the clinical features, response to therapy, and outcome of Pneumocystis carinii choroiditis in patients with AIDS, we retrospectively reviewed the course of choroiditis for eight patients identified from two institutions through April 1991. Seven patients had prior Pneumocystis carinii pneumoni
Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in HIV-infected patients: an unsuspected opportunistic pathogen [see comments]: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1059-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085584; Magnani G; Elia GF; McNeil MM; Brown JM; Chezzi C; Gabrielli M; Fanti F; Divisione di Malattie Infettive, U.S.L. 4 di Parma, Italy.; Two patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and with no previous acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining conditions developed cavitary pneumonia and pleural disease caused by Rhodococcus equi. R. equi was isolated from these patients sputum and lung biopsy specimens, respectively, but the mic
The effect of antiviral therapy on the natural history of HIV infection [letter; comment]: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1065-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085585; Phillips AN; Keenlyside R; Johnson AM
Very low seroprevalence of HTLV-I in patients with gynecologic disorders in Thailand [letter]: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):1066-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085586; Roongpisuthipong A; Suphanit I; Yamaguchi K; Nakamitsu M; Yoshiki K; Kiyokawa T; Takatsuki K; Miyazaki K; Okamura H; Kawano F
HIV disease and AIDS in women: current knowledge and a research agenda.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):957-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085587; Hankins CA; Handley MA; Department of Community Health, Montreal General Hospital,; Quebec, Canada.; The study of the clinical manifestations, progression, and outcome of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in women has begun in earnest. AIDS-defining diseases that are more common in women than in men include wasting syndrome, esophageal candidiasis, and herpes simplex virus disease, whereas Kaposi s sarcoma
HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in a high-risk population in Bombay, India: evidence for the spread of HIV-2 and presence of a divergent HIV-1 subtype.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):972-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085588; Pfutzner A; Dietrich U; von Eichel U; von Briesen H; Brede HD; Maniar JK; Rubsamen-Waigmann H; Chemotherapeutisches Forschungsinstitut, Georg-Speyer-Haus (GSH),; Frankfurt, Germany.; A high-risk population (patients of a sexually transmitted disease clinic and the GT hospital in Bombay) was tested for antibodies against HIV-1 and HIV-2. Among 405 serum samples, 226 had previously been classified HIV-positive in India using different locally available enzyme-link
Variations in inpatient mortality for AIDS in a national sample of hospitals.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):978-87. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085589; Turner BJ; Ball JK; Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas; Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5083.; In this project, we examined the spectrum of AIDS-related conditions and variations in associated inpatient mortality for AIDS patients treated in a national sample of hospitals. We identified 10,538 adult discharges with a diagnosis indicating AIDS from 258 hospitals from a national sample of 438 acute-care hospitals
The significance of western blot assays indeterminate for antibody to HIV in a cohort of homosexual/bisexual men. The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Oct;5(10):988-92. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085590; Phair J; Hoover D; Huprikar J; Detels R; Kaslow R; Rinaldo C; Saah A; Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, Northwestern University Medical; School, Chicago, Illinois 60611.; The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and significance of nondiagnostic Western blot (WB) assays in homosexual/bisexual men at risk of infection with HIV-1. The presence of a positive enzyme-linked antibody assay (EIA) confirmed by a positive WB was used as evidence of infection and seroconversion
Inhibition of HIV-1 RNA production by the diphtheria toxin-related IL-2 fusion proteins DAB486IL-2 and DAB389IL-2.: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1992 Dec;5(12):1181-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93085592