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Living with HIV : new treatments, new hopes. [videorecording]: [United States] : Information Television Network, c1996 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in (Cutting edge medical report) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9615298; Volberding P; (Producer) This program examines the future of treatment for the AIDS/HIV virus, exploring advances in drug therapy, the latest breakthroughs in research, and a discussion of the HIV-2 virus. Featured in the program are highly respected medical professionals in the area of AIDS research: Dr. Michael Saag and Dr. Geor
Update HIV infection : diagnosis and treatment of oral manifestations. [sound recording]: [Chicago, Ill.] : Chicago Dental Society, [1994] 2 sound cassettes : analog Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9443471; Silverman S
AIDS-Bilanz : Bericht der Bayerischen Staatsregierung uber die bisher durchgefuhrten Massnahmen zur AIDS-Bekampfung 1987-1992).: Munchen : Bayerisches Staatsministerium fur Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit, [1994] 136 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9616431
AIDS : safety, sexuality, and risk.: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1995 vii, 232 p. : ill Social aspects of AIDS) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9613333; Aggleton P; Davies P; Hart G
ATL to AIDS.: Tokyo : Nankodo, 1994 viii, 150 p. : ill (Molecular medicine series) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9501074; Hatanaka M
Witnessing disease : autopathographies of AIDS and syphilis in 16th and 20th century Germany.: [Ithaca, N.Y.? : s.n.], c1992 vii, 188 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9614289; Hahn RL
Anti-AIDS drug development : challenges, strategies, and prospects.: [Chur, Switzerland?] ; United States : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995 x, 298 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9700251; Mohan P; Baba M
AIDS and the body politic : biomedicine and sexual difference.: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996 xii, 169 p. : ill (Writing corporealities) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9615979; Waldby C
AIDS trauma and support group therapy : mutual aid, empowerment, connection.: New York : Free Press, c1996 ix, 214 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9618061; Gabriel MA
Book of abstracts : the Fifth European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV Infection, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26-29, 1995.: [Hellerup, Denmark : International Conference Services, 1995?] 142 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9700239
Counselling in HIV infection and AIDS. 2nd ed.: Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1996 viii, 325 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9616178; Green J; McCreaner A
Crossing borders : migration, ethnicity, and AIDS.: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1996 xiv, 257 p. : ill Social aspects of AIDS) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9700441; Haour-Knipe M; Rector R
Health workers and AIDS : research, intervention, and current issues in burnout and response.: [Chur, Switzerland?] ; United States : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995 xv, 419 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9700250; Bennett L; Miller D; Ross MW
HIV a uklad odpornosciowy. Wyd. 2. zmienione.: Krakow : Nakl. Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, 1994 73 p. : ill Skrypty uczelniane / Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, ISSN 0239-6017 ; nr. 703) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9507194; Plytycz B; 703
HIV/AIDS community information services : experiences in serving both at-risk and HIV-infected populations.: New York : Haworth Press, c1996 144 p (Haworth medical information sources) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9612327; Huber JT
HIV, AIDS, and childbearing : public policy, private lives.: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 xx, 492 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9613474; Faden RR; Kass NE
Nihon no eizu.: Tokyo : Akashi Shoten, 1994 162 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9505906; Munakata T
Rassledovanie del o zarazhenii venericheskoi bolezniu i SPIDom : uchebnoe posobie.: Moskva : Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del Rossiiskoi Federatsii, Nauchno-issledovatelskii institut, 1992 66 p (Biblioteka sledovatelia) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9511469; Vlasova NA
Sometimes my heart goes numb : love and caregiving in a time of AIDS. 1st ed.: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1995 xxii, 316 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9612616; Garfield CA; Spring C; Ober D
Women and AIDS : coping and care.: New York : Plenum Press, c1996 xv, 248 p. : ill (AIDS prevention and mental health) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9700380; O'Leary A; Jemmott LS
Clinical guidelines for the use of zidovudine therapy in pregnancy to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV. Guidelines for the Use of Zidovudine Therapy in Pregnancy to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of HIV: [Albany, N.Y.] : The Dept., [1994] iv, 25 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9615281
Harvard AIDS review. Fall 1995-: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard AIDS Institute, [1995- v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9602085
The Hopkins HIV report : a bimonthly newsletter for healthcare providers. Vol. 8, no. 2 (July 1996)-: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Aids Service, Division of Infectious Diseases, [1996- v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9614441
Living with HIV : new treatments, new hopes. [videorecording]: [United States] : Information Television Network, c1996 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in (Cutting edge medical report) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9615298; Volberding P; (Producer) This program examines the future of treatment for the AIDS/HIV virus, exploring advances in drug therapy, the latest breakthroughs in research, and a discussion of the HIV-2 virus. Featured in the program are highly respected medical professionals in the area of AIDS research: Dr. Michael Saag and Dr. Geor
Update HIV infection : diagnosis and treatment of oral manifestations. [sound recording]: [Chicago, Ill.] : Chicago Dental Society, [1994] 2 sound cassettes : analog Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9443471; Silverman S
AIDS-Bilanz : Bericht der Bayerischen Staatsregierung uber die bisher durchgefuhrten Massnahmen zur AIDS-Bekampfung (1987-1992).: Munchen : Bayerisches Staatsministerium fur Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit, [1994] 136 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9616431
AIDS : safety, sexuality, and risk.: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1995 vii, 232 p. : ill (Social aspects of AIDS) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9613333; Aggleton P; Davies P; Hart G
ATL to AIDS.: Tokyo : Nankodo, 1994 viii, 150 p. : ill (Molecular medicine series) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9501074; Hatanaka M
Witnessing disease : autopathographies of AIDS and syphilis in 16th and 20th century Germany.: [Ithaca, N.Y.? : s.n.], c1992 vii, 188 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9614289; Hahn RL
Anti-AIDS drug development : challenges, strategies, and prospects.: [Chur, Switzerland?] ; United States : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995 x, 298 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700251; Mohan P; Baba M
AIDS and the body politic : biomedicine and sexual difference.: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996 xii, 169 p. : ill (Writing corporealities) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9615979; Waldby C
AIDS trauma and support group therapy : mutual aid, empowerment, connection.: New York : Free Press, c1996 ix, 214 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9618061; Gabriel MA
Book of abstracts : the Fifth European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV Infection, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26-29, 1995.: Infection [Hellerup, Denmark : International Conference Services, 1995?] 142 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700239
Counselling in HIV infection and AIDS. 2nd ed.: Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1996 viii, 325 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9616178; Green J; McCreaner A
Crossing borders : migration, ethnicity, and AIDS.: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1996 xiv, 257 p. : ill (Social aspects of AIDS) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700441; Haour-Knipe M; Rector R
Health workers and AIDS : research, intervention, and current issues in burnout and response.: [Chur, Switzerland?] ; United States : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995 xv, 419 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700250; Bennett L; Miller D; Ross MW
HIV a uklad odpornosciowy. Wyd. 2. zmienione.: Krakow : Nakl. Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, 1994 73 p. : ill (Skrypty uczelniane / Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, ISSN 0239-6017 ; nr. 703) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9507194; Plytycz B
HIV/AIDS community information services : experiences in serving both at-risk and HIV-infected populations.: New York : Haworth Press, c1996 144 p (Haworth medical information sources) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9612327; Huber JT
HIV, AIDS, and childbearing : public policy, private lives.: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 xx, 492 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9613474; Faden RR; Kass NE
Nihon no eizu.: Tokyo : Akashi Shoten, 1994 162 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9505906; Munakata T
Rassledovanie del o zarazhenii venericheskoi bolezniu i SPIDom : uchebnoe posobie.: Moskva : Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del Rossiiskoi Federatsii, Nauchno-issledovatelskii institut, 1992 66 p (Biblioteka sledovatelia) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9511469; Vlasova NA
Sometimes my heart goes numb : love and caregiving in a time of AIDS. 1st ed.: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1995 xxii, 316 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9612616; Garfield CA; Spring C; Ober D
Women and AIDS : coping and care.: New York : Plenum Press, c1996 xv, 248 p. : ill (AIDS prevention and mental health) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700380; O'Leary A; Jemmott LS
Clinical guidelines for the use of zidovudine therapy in pregnancy to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV.: Guidelines for the Use of Zidovudine Therapy in Pregnancy to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of HIV [Albany, N.Y.] : The Dept., [1994] iv, 25 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9615281
Harvard AIDS review. Fall 1995-: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard AIDS Institute, [1995- v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9602085
The Hopkins HIV report : a bimonthly newsletter for healthcare providers. Vol. 8, no. 2 (July 1996)-: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Aids Service, Division of Infectious Diseases, [1996- v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9614441
International conference on advances in AIDS vaccine development : Third Annual Meeting of the National Cooperative Vaccine Development Groups for AIDS, Oct. 1-5, 1990.: Meeting Bethesda, Md. : The Branch, 1990 1 v. (various pagings) : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9700811
Intimate details and vital statistics : AIDS, sexuality, and the social order in New Zealand.: Auckland : Auckland University Press, 1996 xiii, 234 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9617498; Davis P
Sex, drugs, and viruses in sin city Sydney, 1994 : report of the Australian study of HIV and injecting drug use (ASHIDU).: Sydney : University of New South Wales, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, [1996] iv, 80 p. : ill (Technical report / National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre ; no. 37) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE CAT/9615511; Rutter S
Enhancement of the Th1 cytokine response of bacillus Calmette-Guerin and streptococcal preparation OK-432 (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 37:A3308 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97633308; Fujimoto T; O'Donnell MA; Mai M; Duda RB; Beth Israel Hosp., Harvard Medical Sch., Boston, MA, 02215; In cancer immunotherapy with biological response modifiers (BRM) such as bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or streptococcal preparation OK-432, induced interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) plays a crucial role in the inhibition of tumor growth. This study was undertaken to determine whether additional cytokines would further enh
Immunotherapy of ovarian cancer with t-cell receptor Vbeta-specific, ex vivo-expanded cytotoxic T lymphocytes (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 37:A3339 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97633339; Oshidari F; Muniappan A; Freedman R; Lebkowski J; Talib S; Applied Immune Sciences Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA 95054; Recognition of tumor-associated antigen in the context of MHC, and subsequent activation of T-lymphocytes, are mediated by the alphabeta heterodimer of the T-cell receptor (TCR). The specificity of a TCR is determined by variable regions of alpha and beta chains (Valpha and Vbeta) and the third complimentary determini
Immune augmentation by an orally active peptide following transplantation for lymphoma (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 37:A3340 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97633340; Talmadge J; Ino K; Walker S; Heinmann D; Bierman P; Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198; Bestatin [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl-L-leucine], is an orally-active immune modulator which binds to CD13. Bestatin (Ubenimex) augments immune function, significantly prolongs survival in acute myelogenous leukemia and induces a graft-versus-host effect in allogenic bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients
A polyvalent melanoma vaccine induces a CD8 T-cell response to MART-1 and MAGE-3 peptides (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 37:A3350 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97633350; Reynolds SR; Vukmanovic S; Oratz R; Shapiro RL; Bystryn J-C; The Ronald O. Perelman Dept. of Dermatology, New York Univ.; Medical Center, New York, NY 10016; Melanoma patients immunized with a polyvalent vaccine were assessed for their peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) responses to the melanoma peptides MART-1, MAGE-3 and a control peptide from falciparum malaria. The vaccine was prepared from shed melanoma antigens, bound to alum, and administered sc every 3 weeks x 4 to
Clinical experience in phase I and phase II testing of direct intratumoral administration with allovectin-7: a gene-based immunotherapeutic agent (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A578 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635578; Vogelzang NJ; Sudakoff G; Hersh EM; Stopeck A; Rubin J; Galanis E; Schreiber A; Stahl S; University of Chicago, Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637; We have completed 3 phase I studies to determine the safety of direct intratumoral injection of allovectin-7, an allogeneic MHC class I gene, HLA-B7, in a DNA plasmid formulated with a cationic lipid in 47 (43 evaluable) HLAB7 negative patients (pts) with advanced metastatic melanoma (MM; n=14), colorectal cancer (CC;
Bioactivity of a human GM-CSF tumor vaccine for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A585 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635585; Jaffee EM; Marshall F; Weber C; Pardoll DM; Levitsky H; Nelson W; Carducci M; Mulligan R; Simons J; The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205; Tumor cells retrovirally transduced to secrete granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) induce potent T cell mediated immune responses that can cure mice of 4 pre-established tumor burdens. Based on these findings, a randomized, double-blinded, dose-escalating phase I trial was conducted to compare au
Incidence of Hodgkin's disease (HD) in a cohort of HIV seroconverters (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A847 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635847; Serraino D; Pezzotti P; Cozzi Lepri A; Grigoletto E; Tirelli U; Rezza G; Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, 33081 Aviano, Italy; Incidence rates of HD in HIV-infected individuals with known date of seroconversion are an important contribution to evaluate whether an increase of HD due to the AIDS epidemic really exists. This study is part of a larger Italian multicentre investigation aimed at assessing the incidence of AIDS in a cohort of seroco
Fulminant epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma (EKS): hallmark of AIDS in Zimbabwe (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A849 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635849; Borok M; Gudza I; Kiire C; Levy L; Otim-Oyet D; Olweny C; Clinch J; Schipper H; University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; A 10-fold increase in the incidence of AIDS associated epidemic Kaposi s sarcoma (EKS) has been observed in Harare, Zimbabwe since 1987. EKS differs from the endemic variety in many ways. It affects a younger age group (mean age 36 years versus 46 years); more females (M:F 4.6:1
Recombinant IL-3 in HIV seropositive patients with cytopenias: effective long-term therapy (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A851 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635851; Von Roenn JH; Gordon LI; Grace W; Lee S; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; HIV-infected patients develop multi-lineage bone marrow suppression which may compromise the ability to deliver optimal therapy for infections and neoplastic diseases. IL-3 is a multi-lineage hematopoietic-growth factor which has been shown in vitro to augment HIV expression in monocytes. We previously reported (ASCO;
Malignancies in the multicenter AIDS cohort study (MACS), 1984-1994 (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A852 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635852; Lyter DW; Kingsley LA; Rinaldo CR; Bryant J; Illinois Masonic Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60657; Since April 1, 1984, 5579 gay men have been followed by the MACS, a prospective study of the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The cohort includes 2896 HIV seronegative (SN) participants and 2683 who were seropositive (SP) at enrollment or who seroconverted during the course of the study
Total pain's evaluation (TPE) in 40 AIDS patients with cancer (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A856 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635856; Litovska S; Navigante A; Marantz A; Lewi D; Fernandez Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Without a cure on the horizon there is a need to identify ways to sustain hope, existential and spiritual well being in pts with AIDS and cancer (Carson V, Perspect Psychiatr Care; 26(2):28-34 1990). Proposal of the method to evaluate the total pain was published in Proc Asco; 11:386 1992. Despite the importance of th
Oral combination chemotherapy (CT) in the treatment of AIDS-associated Hodgkin's disease (HD) (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A858 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635858; Remick S; Doshi S; Bibighaus M; Eckstein A; Ramnes C; McSharry J; Rustau P; Pearce T; Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; We reported the results of an oral-based combination CT regimen given to patients (pts) with AIDS-related non-Hodgkin s lymphoma repeated at 6 week intervals consisting of CCNU 100 mg/m2 d 1 (odd cycles); VP-16 200 mg/m2 d 1-3; cyclophosphamide 100 mg/m2 and procarbazine 100 mg/m2
Randomized trial of trimetrexate (TMTX), leucovorin (LV) and dapsone (DAP) vs trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (T/S) for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP): clinical and pharmacokinetic results (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A863 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635863; Stansell JD; Sattler FR; Dube M; Koda RT; Lee WL; Chaterjee DJ; Sharpe E; Capizzi RL; Kurman MR; Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; PCP remains one of the most frequent infections among patients with chronic immunosuppression. TMTX, a non-classical antifol does not use the reduced folate (RF) carrier mechanism to enter cells. Since PCP does not have the RF carrier, TMTX is effective in PCP treatment when given with LV due to selective protection o
Case report with unexpected adverse events in one AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma treated with beta human chorionic gonadotropin (BETA-HCG) (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A867 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97635867; Yamaguchi NH; Varella D; Guerra CV; Santos MA; Mazuco C; Duarte AJ; Lunardi-Iskandar Y; Bryant J; Gallo AR; Immunology Division, University of Sao Paulo Clinical Hospital,; Sao Paulo, Brazil; AIDS related Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) is commonly observed in HIV infected homobisexual man being sex an independent risk factor. In vitro, KS malignant cells (KS Y-1) were unable to grow when incubated with BETA-HCG (Lunardi-Iskandar et al, Nature; 375:64-8 1995). Injected into the lesions, BETA-HCG induced a tumor regr
Incidence of extranodal lymphoma: a ten-year retrospective analysis (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A1306 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97636306; Mullai N; Parveez R; Shiomoto G; Allen S; Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612; A ten-year (1984-1994) retrospective analysis on the incidence of extranodal lymphoma was done at Cook County Hospital (CCH). A total of 378 patients was diagnosed with lymphoma during this period. Non-Hodgkin s lymphoma was reported in 256 patients, of whom 72 presented as extranodal lymphomas. Data are presented in
Large mediastinal mass (LMM) in children with Hodgkin's disease (HD) (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A1334 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97636334; Graziano J; Leonidas J; Lanzkowsky P; Karayalcin G; Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical; Center, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; We reviewed the records of all patients diagnosed and treated for HD with LMM at Schneider Children s Hospital between 1984-1994. LMM was defined as the maximum transverse width of the mass on PA chest film exceeding 33% of the width of the thoracic cage at its maximum. A total of 27 patients were studied (12 female a
Performance status in clinical oncology: different import in protocol and non-protocol settings (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A1617 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97636617; Hausner P; Otterson G; Mcelroy K; Curt GA; Medicine Branch, NCI, Bethesda, MD 20892; A 35-year-old male patient with AIDS and pulmonary Kaposi s sarcoma who was started on paclitaxel chemotherapy while in need of respiratory assistance for respiratory failure, and then 2 lived 11+ months, is presented as a case against dogmatic use of performance status (PS) to govern the utilization of non-protocol c
A preliminary evaluation of a combination of interferon alpha and cis-retinoic acid in patients with certain vascular tumors-malignant and benign (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 15:A1695 1996. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/97636695; Burgess MA; Patel SR; Plager C; Raney RB Jr; Benjamin RS; UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030; Based upon the antiangiogenic properties of both interferon-alpha (IFN-a) and 13-cis-retinoic acid (CRA), together with the effectiveness of IFN-a against benign (capillary hemangiomas of infancy) and malignant (HIV-related Kaposi s sarcoma) vascular lesions, a combination of IFN-a and CRA was used to treat 16 patient
Malignant tumors in patients with HIV infection.: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 1996 Nov;24(3):165-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97049674; Tirelli U; Errante D; Carbone A; Gloghini A; Vaccher E; Division of Medical Oncology and AIDS, Centro di Riferimento,; Aviano (PN), Italy.
Serum chemokine levels in patients with non-progressing HIV infection.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):F29-33. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006431; McKenzie SW; Dallalio G; North M; Frame P; Means RT Jr; AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, University of Cincinnati College of; Medicine, Ohio, USA.; OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum chemokines, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1 alpha, MIP-1 beta and RANTES, concentrations in non-progressing HIV-infected patients and AIDS patients. SETTING: University Hospital-based AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. DESIGN/METHODS: Serum MIP-1 alpha, MIP-1 beta and RANTES levels were de
Trends in age at AIDS diagnosis in Europe and the United States: evidence of pronounced "ageing' among injecting drug users.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1001-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006441; Zellweger U; Wang J; Heusser R; Somaini B; Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of; Zurich, Switzerland.; OBJECTIVES: To analyse trends in age at diagnosis for adult AIDS cases reported in Europe and the United States . DESIGN: We used AIDS surveillance data for the seven European countries with the highest cumulative number of AIDS cases reported through June 1994 and for the United States
Prevalence and risk behaviours for HIV infection among inmates of a provincial prison in Quebec City.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1009-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006442; Dufour A; Alary M; Poulin C; Allard F; Noel L; Trottier G; Lepine D; Hankins C; Research Centre, Saint-Sacrement Hospital, Quebec City, Canada.; OBJECTIVE: To assess HIV prevalence and related risk factors among inmates at the Quebec Detention Centre (QDC). DESIGN: Cross-sectional prevalence study. METHODS: Inmates incarcerated at the QDC in September 1994 were asked to participate in an anonymous survey concerning HIV infection. Volunteers answered a question
Risk factors for intravenous drug use and sharing equipment among young male drug users in Longchuan County, south-west China.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1017-24. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006443; Wu Z; Detels R; Zhang J; Duan S; Cheng H; Li Z; Dong L; Huang S; Jia M; Bi X; Department of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles; School of Public Health 90095-1772, USA.; OBJECTIVES: To identify the risk factors for intravenous drug use and sharing of equipment in Longchuan County in south-west China . METHODS: Demographic information and sexual and drug-use-related behavior between 1 January 1991 and 1 August 1994 were collected retrospectively from
The international epidemiology of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in AIDS. International MAC Study Group.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1025-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006444; Fordham von Reyn C; Arbeit RD; Tosteson AN; Ristola MA; Barber TW; Waddell R; Sox CH; Brindle RJ; Gilks CF; Ranki A; Bartholomew C; Edwards J; Falkinham JO 3rd; O'Connor GT; Infectious Disease Section, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,; Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.; OBJECTIVE: To determine rates of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection among AIDS patients in developed and developing countries, and to determine whether different rates reflect differences in exposure or immunity, or both. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: University hospitals and outpati
Psychiatric morbidity on entry to an HIV primary care clinic.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1033-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006445; Lyketsos CG; Hutton H; Fishman M; Schwartz J; Treisman GJ; AIDS Psychiatry Service, Johns Hopkins University School of; Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric distress in an inner-city HIV primary care clinic. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Inner-city adult HIV clinic. PARTICIPANTS: A series of 222 HIV-infected patients newly presenting to the medical clinic for evaluation over a 1-year period. OU
High frequency of invasive cervical cancer among female injecting drug users with AIDS in Italy [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1041-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006446; Serraino D; Napoli PA; Zaccarelli M; Alliegro MB; Pezzotti P; Rezza G
Replication of HIV-1 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells activated by exogenous Nef [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1042-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006447; Torres BA; Tanabe T; Johnson HM
Contribution of prostaglandin E2 to the interleukin-12 defect in HIV-infected patients [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1043-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006448; Chougnet CA; Margolis D; Landay AL; Kessler HA; Shearer GM
Does dapsone increase mortality when given for prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia? [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1045-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006449; Opravil M; Hirschel B; Luthy R
Low-dose dapsone, co-trimoxazole, and survival in Pneumocystis carinii primary prophylaxis [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1046-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006450; Antinori A; Murri R; Ammassari A
AIDS at a university hospital in Bangkok, Thailand [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1047-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006451; Ruxrungtham K; Muller O; Sirivichayakul S; Ubolyam S; Teeratakulpisarn S; Hanvanich M; Phanuphak P
Modulation of all-trans-retinoic acid administered on intermittent schedule by alpha-interferon 2a in a patient with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1049-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006452; Toma S; Iacona I; Palumbo R; Moresco L; Raffo P; Regazzi MB
Minimum effective dose and duration to reverse neutropenia in non-cancer patients with advanced HIV disease [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1050-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006453; Hermans P; Franchioly P; Thioux C; Gray SJ; Vannerom H; Clumeck N
Trifluorothymidine 0.5% ointment in the treatment of aciclovir-resistant mucocutaneous herpes simplex in AIDS [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1051-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006454; Amin AR; Robinson MR; Smith DD; Swenson CF; Luque AE
Cytokine network and HIV syncytium-inducing phenotype shift [letter]: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):1053-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006455; Torres Y; Medrano FJ; Rey C; Calderon EJ; Sanchez-Quijano A; Lissen E; Leal M
Risk factors associated with Epstein-Barr virus replication in oral epithelial cells of HIV-infected individuals.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):935-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006432; Boulter AW; Soltanpoor N; Swan AV; Birnbaum W; Johnson NW; Teo CG; Royal College of Surgeons, Department of Dental Sciences, King's; College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.; OBJECTIVE: To examine risk factors associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) replication in the oral epithelium of an HIV-infected cohort. DESIGN: Longitudinal study of behavioural, medication and immunological parameters of HIV-1-seropositive outpatients attending a genitourinary clinic. Outcome measure was EBV DNA po
Distribution of human herpesvirus-8 sequences throughout the spectrum of AIDS-related neoplasia.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):941-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006433; Gaidano G; Pastore C; Gloghini A; Cusini M; Nomdedeu J; Volpe G; Capello D; Vaccher E; Bordes R; Tirelli U; Saglio G; Carbone A; Department of Medical Science, University of Turin, Italy.; OBJECTIVE: AIDS frequently associates with certain malignancies, including Kaposi s sarcoma, non-Hodgkin s lymphoma (NHL), and anogenital neoplasia. In this study we aimed to define the frequency of infection by human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 throughout the spectrum of AIDS-related neop
Polymerase chain reaction on cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of virus-associated opportunistic diseases of the central nervous system in HIV-infected patients.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):951-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006434; Cinque P; Vago L; Dahl H; Brytting M; Terreni MR; Fornara C; Racca S; Castagna A; Monforte AD; Wahren B; Lazzarin A; Linde A; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, Italy.; OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic reliability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for virus-associated opportunistic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) in HIV-infected patients. DESIGN: CSF samples from 500 patients with HIV infection and CNS symptoms were examined by PCR. In 21
Lack of consistency between five definitions of nonprogression in cohorts of HIV-infected seroconverters.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):959-65. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006435; Strathdee SA; Veugelers PJ; Page-Shafer KA; McNulty A; Moss AR; Schechter MT; van Griensven GJ; Coutinho RA; Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British; Columbia, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.; OBJECTIVE: To identify appropriate criteria for characterizing HIV-infected nonprogressors. DESIGN: Five definitions were compared as follows: (1) last CD4 count > 500 x 10(6)/l; (2) two most recent CD4 counts > 500 x 10(6)/l; (3) calculated CD4 count based on linear regression > 500 x 10(6)/l; (4) CD4 slope > or = 0
Beta-carotene in HIV infection: an extended evaluation.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):967-73. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006436; Coodley GO; Coodley MK; Lusk R; Green TR; Bakke AC; Wilson D; Wachenheim D; Sexton G; Salveson C; Division of Internal Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University,; Portland 97201-3098, USA.; OBJECTIVE: Several small short-term intervention studies have suggested that beta-carotene supplementation in HIV-infected patients can increase the number of various immune cells including CD4 cells. This prospective double-blinded study was designed to investigate whether beta-carotene supplementation would result i
Drug resistance and virologic response in NUCA 3001, a randomized trial of lamivudine (3TC) versus zidovudine (ZDV) versus ZDV plus 3TC in previously untreated patients.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):975-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006437; Kuritzkes DR; Quinn JB; Benoit SL; Shugarts DL; Griffin A; Bakhtiari M; Poticha D; Eron JJ; Fallon MA; Rubin M; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Health; Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.; OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of HIV-1 resistance to lamivudine ( 3TC ) and zidovudine (ZDV), and syncytium-inducing (SI) phenotype on virologic response to treatment with ZDV, 3TC, or ZDV plus 3TC in previously untreated individuals with HIV-1 infecti
Dysregulation of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte--Candida spp. interaction in HIV-positive patients.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):983-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006438; Wenisch C; Parschalk B; Zedwitz-Liebenstein K; Graninger W; Rieger A; Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Vienna,; Austria.; OBJECTIVE: In HIV-infected patients there is an increased frequency of fungal infections. Dysregulation of the response of phagocytic cells to fungal pathogens may be involved. DESIGN: Phagocytosis of Candida spp., consecutive intracellular production of reactive oxygen species, and candicidal activity were analysed i
Faecal tumour necrosis factor-alpha in individuals with HIV-related diarrhoea.: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):989-94. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006439; Sharpstone DR; Rowbottom AW; Nelson MR; Lepper MW; Gazzard BG; Department of HIV/Genitourinary Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster; Hospital, London, UK.; OBJECTIVE: HIV-related gastrointestinal infection is associated with diarrhoea, weight loss, mucosal inflammation and increased intestinal permeability. As tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha may mediate these features this cytokine was measured in the faeces of HIV-seropositive individuals with diarrhoea to assess its
Resistance-related mutations in the HIV-1 protease gene of patients treated for 1 year with the protease inhibitor ritonavir (ABT-538).: AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):995-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97006440; Schmit JC; Ruiz L; Clotet B; Raventos A; Tor J; Leonard J; Desmyter J; De Clercq E; Vandamme AM; Rega Institute for Medical Research, Catholic University of; Leuven, Belgium.; OBJECTIVE: To define genotypic and phenotypic resistance patterns following prolonged therapy with the protease inhibitor ritonavir (ABT-538). DESIGN: Seven HIV-1-infected patients, all but one previously treated with dideoxynucleoside analogues (zido
Use of Culture Care Theory with Baganda women as AIDS caregivers.: J Transcult Nurs. 1996 Jan-Jun;7(2):14-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97105729; MacNeil JM; In Uganda , AIDS patients are increasingly cared for at home by women in their traditional role of family caregiver. This transcultural nursing study utilized Leininger s (1991) Culture Care Theory to discover the meanings, patterns, and expressions of AIDS caregiving for Baganda wo
Selective effects of electrostatic changes in the CD4 CDR-3-like loop on infection by different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1001-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424755; Signoret N; Blanc-Zouaoui D; Kwong PD; Sattentau QJ; Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, France.; The role of the CDR-3-like loop of the first domain of the CD4 molecule in infection by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is controversial. In an attempt to determine whether the strong negative charge in the CDR-3-like loop influences HIV-1 infection we have substituted by mutagenesis negative for posit
Altered CD4 interactions of HIV type 1 LAI variants selected for the capacity to induce membrane fusion in the presence of a monoclonal antibody to domain 2 of CD4.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1015-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424756; Klasse PJ; Sattentau QJ; Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research,; London, UK.; We selected HIV-1-LAI variants with the ability to induce syncytium formation of C8166 cells in the presence of a monoclonal antibody (MAb), 5A8, to domain 2 of CD4. Five biologically cloned variants with at least 60-fold greater resistance than wild type to 5A8-mediated inhibition of syncytium formation were obtained
Further insights on the inhibition of HIV type 1 infection in vitro by CD4-modified synthetic peptides containing phenylalanine.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1023-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424757; Prieto I; Lasarte JJ; Sarobe P; Golvano J; Civeira MP; Gullon A; Prieto J; Borras-Cuesta F; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina,; Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.; Phenylalanine-containing peptides from CD4 were synthesized on the basis of chemical similarity with active CD4(81-92)-benzylated peptides. Systematic replacement of amino acids of these peptides bearing the benzyl group by phenylalanine, afforded several peptides that were able to block the binding of gp120 to CD4 an
Role of HLA class I in HIV type 1-induced syncytium formation.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1031-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424758; de Santis C; Robbioni P; Longhi R; Carrow E; Siccardi AG; Beretta A; DIBIT, S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.; Neutralization of HIV-1 in vitro by anti-HLA class I antibodies suggests that class I molecules are involved in HIV-1 infection. HIV-infected cells can fuse with uninfected cells in a process that leads to the formation of multinucleated syncytia, involving an interaction between host and viral antigens expressed at t
In vitro effects of anti-HIV immunotoxins directed against multiple epitopes on HIV type 1 envelope glycoprotein 160.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1041-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424759; Pincus SH; Wehrly K; Cole R; Fang H; Lewis GK; McClure J; Conley AJ; Wahren B; Posner MR; Notkins AL; Tilley SA; Pinter A; Eiden L; Teintze M; Dorward D; Tolstikov VV; Laboratory of Microbial Structure and Function, Rocky Mountain; Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious; Diseases, Hamilton, Montana 59840, USA.; We have used a panel of anti-gp160 MAbs to construct anti-HIV immunotoxins by coupling antibodies to ricin A chain (RAC). The ability of the immunotoxins to kill HIV-1-infected cells and halt the spread of infection was tested in tissue culture on persistently and acutely infected cell lines and primary lymphocyte cul
Type 1 cytokine production and low prevalence of viral isolation correlate with long-term nonprogression in HIV infection.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1053-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424760; Clerici M; Balotta C; Meroni L; Ferrario E; Riva C; Trabattoni D; Ridolfo A; Villa M; Shearer GM; Moroni M; Galli M; Cattedra di Immunologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano,; Ospedale L. Sacco, Italy.; Cytokine production, prevalence of viral isolation, and surface marker expression of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were analyzed in HIV+ individuals with different patterns of disease progression to establish correlations between these parameters. Thus, mitogen-stimulated in vitro production of interferon
Immunological correlates of disease severity in pediatric slow progressors with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1063-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424761; Patarca R; Sandler D; Maher K; Hutto C; Martin NL; Klimas NG; Scott GB; Fletcher MA; E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Department of; Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101,; USA.; Pediatric slow progressors are a group of HIV-1-infected individuals who are homogeneous for route and length of infection and standard of care and are therefore amenable to cross-sectional population studies on the immunological correlates of disease progression. We report here that both clinical and immunological ca
Spread of HIV type 1 in Slovakia remains limited and is restricted to subtype B.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1069-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/U53203; Zachar V; Mayer V; Zacharova V; Schmidtmayerova H; Kasanicka J; Mokras M; Liu X; Goustin AS; Ebbesen P; Department for Virus and Cancer Research, Danish Cancer Society,; Aarhus C, Denmark.
In vivo and in vitro sequence diversity of the V3 env region of HIV type 1 from the Ivory Coast.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):1073-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE +; Audoly G; Fillon S; Pinay P; Desgranges C; Unite 271 INSERM, Lyon, France.
Perspective: research highlights at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Center for AIDS research. Approaches to control drug resistance in HIV: the role of increased polymerase fidelity.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):959-63. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424749; Prasad VR; Drosopoulos WC; Hamburgh ME; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein; College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
Use of floxuridine to modulate the antiviral activity of zidovudine.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):965-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424750; Medina DJ; Tung PP; Sathya B; Strair RK; Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson School of; Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey,; Piscataway 08854, USA.
The role of HIV type 1 phenotype and genotype in long-term responders to zidovudine therapy.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):969-75. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424751; Angarano G; Monno L; Vivirito MC; Appice A; Romanelli C; Giannelli A; La Grasta L; Fracasso C; Fiore JR; Milazzo F; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Italy.; We performed a cross-sectional and partly retrospective virological evaluation of 31 long-term responders (LTRs) to zidovudine (ZDV) (persistent increase in the CD4+ cell counts without progression of HIV infection throughout a period of ZDV therapy > 3 years) and 17 well-matched controls who developed a marked immuno
Quantitative analysis of the endogenous reverse transcriptase reactions of HIV type 1 variants with decreased susceptibility to azidothymidine and nevirapine.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):977-83. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424752; Krogstad P; Chen IS; Canon J; Rey O; Department of Pediatrics, University of California at Los; Angeles, School of Medicine 90095, USA.; A large number of nucleoside analog and nonnucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) have been developed for clinical use. Data confirm that resistant variants of HIV-1 rapidly emerge in response to the selective pressure of treatment with these agents. Detection of drug resistance generally involves d
Multiple immunizations with attenuated poxvirus HIV type 2 recombinants and subunit boosts required for protection of rhesus macaques.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):985-92. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424753; Myagkikh M; Alipanah S; Markham PD; Tartaglia J; Paoletti E; Gallo RC; Franchini G; Robert-Guroff M; Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, DBS, NCI, NIH, Bethesda,; Maryland 20892-4255, USA.; Vaccine protocols involving multiple immunizations with molecularly attenuated vaccinia virus (NYVAC) or naturally attenuated canarypox virus (ALVAC) HIV-2 recombinants and subunit boosts have conferred longlasting protection against HIV-2 infection of macaques. Similar complex protocols using HIV-1 NYVAC and ALVAC re
Protection against mucosal SIVsm challenge in macaques infected with a chimeric SIV that expresses HIV type 1 envelope.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Jul 20;12(11):993-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96424754; Quesada-Rolander M; Makitalo B; Thorstensson R; Zhang YJ; Castanos-Velez E; Biberfeld G; Putkonen P; Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska; Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.; In a monkey model we used a chimeric SIV expressing the HIV-1 envelope gene (SHIV-4) as a live attenuated vaccine and a virulent SIVsm as a mucosal challenge. Four cynomolgus monkeys were inoculated intravenously with SHIV-4. Virus was repeatedly isolated from blood mononuclear cells of all four animals for 2 to 7 mon
Nested polymerase chain reaction primers that distinguish between SIVSM and HIV type 2.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1077-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000982; Walther L; Grankvist O; Putkonen P; Biberfeld G; Thorstensson R; Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska; Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Overexpression and purification of a recombinant chimeric HIV type 2/HIV type 1 envelope peptide and application in an accelerated immunobased HIV type 1/2 antibody detection system (AIBS): a new rapid serological screening assay.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1081-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000983; Ecker B; Vollenhofer S; Bares T; Schalkhammer T; Schinkinger M; Pittner F; University of Vienna, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular; Cell Biology, Austria.; A chimeric HIV-2/HIV-1 envelope sequence containing an immunodominant region of HIV-2 gp36 and the corresponding region of HIV-1 gp41 was constructed and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant product (rp21/18) was purified and applied in a novel antibody-screening assay. Characteristics in the design of t
TAR- and Tat-independent replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in human hepatoma cells.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1093-101. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000984; Zhu M; Duan L; Pomerantz RJ; Dorrance H. Hamilton Laboratories, Department of Medicine,; Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University,; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.; The molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication may differ in various cell types and with various exogenous stimuli. TAR/Tat interactions play important roles in HIV-1-long terminal repeat (LTR)-directed transcription, and have become specific targets in m
Models of HIV type 1 proviral gene expression in wild-type HIV and MLV/HIV transgenic mice.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1103-16. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000985; Dickie P; Gazzinelli R; Chang LJ; Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of; Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health,; Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0460, USA.; Two proviral HIV transgenic mouse models, one bearing wild-type HIV proviral DNA and the other a modified provirus in which the viral LTRs contained the core enhancer of the Moloney murine leukemia virus (MLV), were compared. The MLV/HIV chimeric LTR, in which the MLV enhancer replaced the NF-kappa B-binding motifs, w
Point mutant frequencies in the pol gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are two- to threefold lower than those of env.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1117-28. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE +; Quinones-Mateu ME; Holguin A; Dopazo J; Najera I; Domingo E; Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM),; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain.; Nucleotide sequences have been determined for the HIV-1 genomic regions encoding codons 41-108 and 181-219 of reverse transcriptase (RT) (pol gene), and codons 198-331 of gp120 (the C2V3 domains; env gene). Eighty-one HIV-1 samples from patients treated or untreated with RT inhibitors were used to sequence pol and 28
HIV-specific cellular and humoral immune responses in primary HIV infection.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1129-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000987; Connick E; Marr DG; Zhang XQ; Clark SJ; Saag MS; Schooley RT; Curiel TJ; Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences; Center, Denver 80220, USA.; Primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by a high-titer viremia that declines precipitously within weeks, most likely as a result of host immune responses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and plasma of four recently HIV-infected individuals were examined to assess the humoral a
Differential production of interleukin 10 during human immunodeficiency virus infection.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1141-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000988; Chehimi J; Ma X; Chouaib S; Zyad A; Nagashunmugam T; Wojcik L; Chehimi S; Nissim L; Frank I; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases,; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.; Interleukin 10, a product of T and B cells and monocytes, displays many Th2-like properties through inhibition of Th1 cell functions. Interleukin 10 is thought to play a major role in the immune dysfunction seen in HIV-infected individuals. In this study, we evaluated in detail the production of IL-10 during HIV infec
Lack of in vivo effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on human immunodeficiency virus type 1.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1151-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000989; Scadden DT; Pickus O; Hammer SM; Stretcher B; Bresnahan J; Gere J; McGrath J; Agosti JM; Division of Hematology/Oncology, New England Deaconess Hospital,; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.; Neutropenia complicates HIV disease or its treatment in a large proportion of patients. Hematopoietic growth factor support has been tested in a number of clinical settings in HIV disease and has been demonstrated to be of benefit for specific parameters. One consideration regarding the use of hematopoietic growth fac
Inhibition of replication of fresh HIV type 1 patient isolates by a polypurine tract-specific self-complementary oligodeoxynucleotide.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1161-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000990; Jendis J; Strack B; Volkmann S; Boni J; Molling K; Institut fur Medizinische Virologie, Universitat Zurich,; Switzerland.; A previously described self-complementary oligodeoxynucleotide termed triplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotide (TFO A), 54 bases in length, designed against the polypurine tract of HIV-1 RNA, inhibited viral replication at a 1 to 3 microM concentration in acutely infected cells, whereas antisense and scrambled sequence ol
A model for alignment of Env V1 and V2 hypervariable domains from human and simian immunodeficiency viruses.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1169-78. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000991; Lamers SL; Sleasman JW; Goodenow MM; Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine,; University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville; 32610-0275, USA.; HIV-1 env gene encodes a multifunctional glycoprotein that is involved in virus infectivity, interactions between the virus and the host immune system, and phenotypic characteristics of virus isolates in culture. A number of Env functions map by genetic analysis to V3, one of five hypervariable domains that compose th
Evidence for HIV type 1 strains of U.S. intravenous drug users as founders of AIDS epidemic among intravenous drug users in northern Europe.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1179-83. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/L76863; Lukashov VV; Kuiken CL; Vlahov D; Coutinho RA; Goudsmit J; Department of Human Retrovirology, Academic Medical Center,; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; To establish an epidemiological link between HIV-1 epidemics in U.S. and European homosexual men and intravenous drug users (IVDUs) we analyzed the HIV-1 gp120 V3 sequences in both risk groups. Signature pattern analysis revealed that the V3 sequences of viruses from IVDUs in Northern Europe are distinguishable from t
Prevalence of HTLV type I infection in Iran: a serological and genetic study.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1185-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000993; Safai B; Huang JL; Boeri E; Farid R; Raafat J; Schutzer P; Ahkami R; Franchini G; Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla; 10595, USA.; Several publications describe the presence of the human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Jewish individuals born in Mash-had, Iran . We report here the results of HTLV-I serological and genetic studies in the non-Jewish population of Mash-had as well as a neighboring area:
Conference summary: pathogenic mechanisms of HIV type 1-associated neurological syndromes.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1191-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97000994; Chiodi F; Britton S; Elovaara I; Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute,; Stockholm, Sweden.
Sequential change of cysteine residues in hypervariable region 1 of glycoprotein 120 in primary HIV type 1 isolates of subtype B.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1195-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/U60161; Wang WK; Mayer KH; Essex M; Lee TH; Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health,; Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Envelope glycoprotein 120 sequences of primary HIV type 1 isolates from Pune and New Delhi, India.: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Aug 10;12(12):1199-202. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/U31364; Tripathy S; Renjifo B; Wang WK; McLane MF; Bollinger R; Rodrigues J; Osterman J; Tripathy S; Essex M; Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health,; Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
HIV risk behavior, street outreach, and condom use in eight high-risk populations.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):191-204. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400573; Anderson JE; Cheney R; Clatts M; Faruque S; Kipke M; Long A; Mills S; Toomey K; Wiebel W; Behavioral and Intervention Research Branch, Centers for Disease; Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.; In this paper we examine risk behavior, exposure to street outreach, and condom use in samples of injecting drug users (IDUs) and high-risk youth. We used systematic sampling methods to produce representative samples of injecting drug users IDUs (five sites) and high-risk youth (three sites). The populations surveyed
Male bisexual behavior and HIV risk in the United States: synthesis of research with implications for behavioral interventions.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):205-25. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400574; Doll LS; Beeker C; HIV, STD, & Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control; and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.; This paper reviews recent literature on male bisexuality and HIV risk and suggests new directions for intervention and research in the United States . AIDS case reports and behavioral studies based on convenience samples suggest that behaviorally bisexual men use condoms inconsistently
HIV risk correlates among non-injection cocaine dependent men in treatment.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):226-35. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400575; Malow RM; Ireland SJ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of; Miami, FL 33136, USA.; Guided by the AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM), psychosocial correlates of HIV risk behavior were examined among noninjection cocaine dependent, heterosexual men (NI-CD-HM) in treatment. Subjects (N = 111) completed a structured interview to measure ARRM mediating variables and HIV risk behaviors. The results indicate
HIV risks and risk reduction readiness in hard-to-reach, drug-using African American and Mexican American women: an exploratory study.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):236-46. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400576; Turner NH; Solomon DJ; School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion; and Gerontology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; 77555-1028, USA.; In an exploratory study of the HIV risk-taking behaviors and risk reduction readiness of a sample of 74 hard-to-reach, out-of-treatment African American and Mexican American drug-using women who are at high risk for HIV infection, Mexican American women were found to be more likely than African American women to have
Understanding why heterosexual adults do not practice safer sex: a comparison of two samples.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):247-57. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400577; Kusseling FS; Shapiro MF; Greenberg JM; Wenger NS; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.; We assessed why heterosexually active adults did not have safer sex with their last sexual partner. Subjects enrolled in HIV education and testing trials at a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic and a university student health service (SHS) completed questionnaires about their last sexual partner s risk factore
Examination of the relationship between African American adolescents' condom use at sexual onset and later sexual behavior: implications for condom distribution programs.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):258-66. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400578; Lawrence JS; Scott CP; Community Health Program, Jackson State University, MS; 39217-0105, USA.; School-based condom distribution programs have generated considerable controversy across the country. In the present study 249 sexually active African American adolescents who did (n = 119) and did not (n = 130) use a condom during their initial sexual experience were compared to assess whether condom use at the onsete
AIDS knowledge, teaching comfort, and support for AIDS education among school teachers: a statewide survey.: AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun;8(3):267-77. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96400579; Boscarino JA; DiClemente RJ; Outcomes Research Department, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth; Health System, Louisville, KY 40232-4037, USA.; With development of an effective HIV vaccine still elusive (Blower & McLean 1994; McLean & Blower 1993), the control of HIV infection may depend on our ability to successfully educate diverse groups of adolescents in different communities about homosexuality and other sensitive subject matter. A statewide surve
Pathogenesis of AIDS--related Kaposi's sarcoma.: Oncology (Huntingt). 1996 Mar;10(3):335-41; discussion: 342-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96417657; Emmanoulides C; Miles SA; Mitsuyasu RT; Division of Hematology-Oncology, UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS; Research and Education, University of California, Los Angeles,; USA.; The occurrence of Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) in patients with HIV infection is more than 7,000 times higher than in the non-HIV infected population. The reason for this association is unclear but may involve decreased immune surveillance as a result of the profound cellular immune deficiency caused by HIV, a sexually trans
Isolation of new transmissible herpesvirus suggests additional therapeutic approaches for KS [news]: Oncology (Huntingt). 1996 Mar;10(3):423-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96417666
A review of the aetiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva.: Br J Cancer. 1996 Nov;74(10):1511-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97086638; Newton R; Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit,; Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.; Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a rare tumour with a multifactorial aetiology. There is strong epidemiological evidence that exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation is an important cause and that HIV infection predisposes to its development. The role of other factors, such as human papillomavirus infecti
Findings fuel HIV fears [news]: Nurs Stand. 1996 Aug 28;10(49):14. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97106423; Chinnock P
Confidential business.: Nurs Stand. 1996 Aug 28;10(49):54. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97106433; Cox C
A shadow from the past: tuberculosis today (continuing education credit).: Nurs Stand. 1996 Sep 25;11(1 Suppl Nu):5-18; quiz 21-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97086038; Gleissberg G
Screening for HIV in antenatal clinics [editorial; comment]: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1996 Nov;103(11):viii. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97074560; Grant JM
Antenatal testing for HIV: to opt in or opt out, that is the question.: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1996 Nov;103(11):1059-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97074561; Smith JR; Barton SE; Boag FC; Steer PJ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea and Westminster; Hospital, London.
Sexual risk behaviour in women carriers of Mycoplasma hominis.: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1996 Nov;103(11):1124-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97074574; Elshibly S; Kallings I; Hellberg D; M~ardh PA; Institute of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Sweden.; OBJECTIVE: To study the sexual behaviour of women harbouring Mycoplasma hominis in the vagina. SETTING: Two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice. METHODS: The vaginal flora of 996 women were investigated microbiologically, including culturing for M. hominis from the posterior vaginal for
Voluntary universal antenatal HIV testing [see comments]: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1996 Nov;103(11):1129-33. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97074575; Mercey D; Helps BA; Copas A; Petruckevitch A; Johnson AM; Spencer J; Academic Department of Genitourinary Medicine, University College; London Medical School, UK.; OBJECTIVES: To assess the uptake of universal voluntary named HIV testing of hospital booked antenatal women and to identify behavioural and demographic factors associated with testing. To identify the number of previously undiagnosed women detected by the new policy and to compare prevalence among those testing with
A reiterative mode of DNA synthesis adopted by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase after a misincorporation.: Biochemistry. 1996 Nov 26;35(47):14970-83. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97098122; Ricchetti M; Buc H; Unite de Physicochimie des Macromolecules Biologiques (URA 1149; du CNRS), Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.; Amplification of oligonucleotide repeats is a major cause of variability and instability of genomes. This phenomenon is probably due to an aberration in the copying process of polymerases. We show here that in the presence of MnCl2, mismatch formation commits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase to a new mode of DNA synthesis
Quantitative analysis of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine incorporation into DNA in human colon tumor cells.: Bioconjug Chem. 1995 Sep-Oct;6(5):536-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96113584; Sharma M; Jain R; Ionescu E; Darnowski JW; Department of Biophysics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo,; New York 14263, USA.; We have previously reported that 3 -azido-3 -deoxythymidine ( AZT ) can possess significant antineoplastic activity in vitro and in vivo when combined with agents which inhibit de novo thymidylate synthesis. Under these conditions cytotoxicity is closel
Synthesis and antiviral activity of peptide-oligonucleotide conjugates prepared by using N alpha-(bromoacetyl)peptides.: Bioconjug Chem. 1995 Sep-Oct;6(5):573-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96113589; Arar K; Aubertin AM; Roche AC; Monsigny M; Mayer R; Laboratoire de Biochimie des Glycoconjugues, CNRS, Orleans,; France.; Antisense oligonucleotides represent an interesting tool for selective inhibition of gene expression. In order to direct oligonucleotides to specific compartments within the cell, we have investigated the possibility of coupling them to a signal peptide Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL). This sequence should be able to convey ol
Intra- and extracellular immunization against HIV-1 infection with lymphocytes transduced with an AAV vector expressing a human anti-gp120 antibody.: Hum Gene Ther. 1996 Aug 20;7(13):1515-25. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97018136; Chen JD; Yang Q; Yang AG; Marasco WA; Chen SY; Department of Cancer Biology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine,; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27006, USA.; Recently, we developed a novel anti-HIV-1 approach by transducing an anti-gp120 antibody gene into lymphocytes, resulting in the resistance to HIV-1 infection by the combined intra- and extracellular binding activities of the neutralizing antibody. To extend this study, we improved the co-expression of the heavy and l
RANTES secretion by gene-modified tumor cells results in loss of tumorigenicity in vivo: role of immune cell subpopulations.: Hum Gene Ther. 1996 Aug 20;7(13):1545-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97018139; Mule JJ; Custer M; Averbook B; Yang JC; Weber JS; Goeddel DV; Rosenberg SA; Schall TJ; Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of; Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.; An immunogenic murine fibrosarcoma cell line was genetically modified to express and produce the human RANTES chemokine stably. In in vitro chemotaxis assays purified recombinant human RANTES as well as human RANTES secreted by the modified murine tumor cells were strongly chemoattractant for mouse CD8+ /Thy-1+ tumor-
Determination of the HIV protease inhibitor BILA 2185 BS in rat plasma by liquid-liquid extraction and high performance liquid chromatography photodiode array detector.: J Pharm Biomed Anal. 1995 Dec;14(1-2):151-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96430895; Liard F; Ghiro E; Paris W; Yoakim C; Department of Pharmacology, Bio-Mega/Boehringer Ingelheim; Research Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada.; A novel series of hydroxyethylamine-based inhibitors of HIV protease which contain a substituted pipecolinic amide were developed. After preliminary screening, a representative of this series, compound BILA 2185 BS, demonstrated an IC50 value of 3.3 nM in the enzymatic assay and an EC50 value of 2.0 nM in cell culture
Determination of BMS-186318 in dog, rat and monkey plasma by liquid chromatography-ionspray mass spectrometry.: J Pharm Biomed Anal. 1995 Dec;14(1-2):43-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96430883; Jemal M; Hawthorne D; Department of Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Bristol-Myers; Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Princeton, NJ; 08543-4500, USA.; BMS-186318 is a member of the recently discovered aminodiol class of HIV protease inhibitors . A simple but sensitive method was developed for the determination of BMS-186318 in dog plasma and then applied to monkey and rat plasma. The compound was extracted from d
HIV seroprevalence among Atlanta's homeless.: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1996 May;7(2):83-93. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97089476; Paris NM; East RT; Toomey KE
Community-acquired pneumonia in a cohort of former injection drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection: incidence, etiologies, and clinical aspects.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):107-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412892; Boschini A; Smacchia C; Di Fine M; Schiesari A; Ballarini P; Arlotti M; Gabrielli C; Castellani G; Genova M; Pantani P; Lepri AC; Rezza G; San Patrignano Centro Medico, Rimini, Italy.; Although the association among bacterial pneumonia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and injection-drug use seems to have been well established, accurate estimates of the risk of community-acquired pneumonia among HIV-positive and HIV-negative injection-drug users (IDUs) are still needed. To estimate the
Enterocytozoon bieneusi as a cause of chronic diarrhea in a heart-lung transplant recipient who was seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):114-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412893; Rabodonirina M; Bertocchi M; Desportes-Livage I; Cotte L; Levrey H; Piens MA; Monneret G; Celard M; Mornex JF; Mojon M; Departement de Parasitologie et de Mycologie, Universite; Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France.; Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a major cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption in patients with AIDS. We report what we believe is the first case of intestinal infection due to E. bieneusi in a heart-lung transplant recipient who was seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical presentation and th
Infection due to Penicillium marneffei, an emerging pathogen: review of 155 reported cases.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):125-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412895; Duong TA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of; Wisconsin, Madison, USA.; A disseminated and progressive infection, penicilliosis marneffei is the third most common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in certain parts of Southeast Asia. Penicillium marneffei is endemic in Southeast Asia and the southern part of Chin
Infectious complications of human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I infection.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):138-45. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412897; Marsh BJ; Infectious Disease Section, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,; Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.; Infection with human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) has been etiologically associated with two diseases: adult T cell leukemia and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. Increasing evidence suggests that HTLV-I infection may be associated with immunosuppression and, as a consequence
Guide to major clinical trials of antiretroviral therapy administered to patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):15-27. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412877; Spooner KM; Lane HC; Masur H; Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health,; Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Reliving a nightmare: a hard (and tragic) lesson in humility.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):160-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412899; DiNubile MJ; Department of Medicine, Cooper Hospital/University Medical; Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Remember Rocky Mountain spotted fever--a lesson in ethical principles [editorial]: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):165-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412900; Woodward TE
Increased radionuclide uptake on bone scintiscans: a common but not clinically significant finding for human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients free of osteoarticular symptoms.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):170-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412902; Rubies-Prat J; Coll J; del Rio L; Soriano JC; Marinoso ML; Serrano S; Department of Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Universidad Autonoma; de Barcelona, Spain.; The aim of this study was to describe findings of bone scintiscans and their clinical significance for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1); 33 HIV-1-infected patients (22 men and 11 women) free of osteoarticular symptoms were included in the study. Plain bone roentgenograms, bone mineral
Primary tuberculosis of the larynx in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):183-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412907; Nasti G; Tavio M; Rizzardini G; De Paoli P; Morassut S; Barzan L; Carbone A; Tirelli U; Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (Division of Medical Oncology; and AIDS, Microbiology-Immunology-Virology Division, Department; of Radiology, Division of Otolaryngology, and Division of; Pathology) Aviano, Italy.
Maxillary sinusitis caused by Nocardia nova.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):184-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412908; Unzaga MJ; Crovetto MA; Santamaria JM; Rojo P; Llanos A; Ezpeleta C; Cisterna R; Department of Microbiology, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain.
Thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography in the management of contrast-enhancing brain lesions in a patient with AIDS.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):185-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412909; Gianotti N; Marenzi R; Messa C; Terreni MR; Rocca A; Castagna A; Department of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific; Institute, Milan, Italy.
The significance of isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen seropositivity in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):189-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412912; Davaro RE; Cheeseman SH; Keroack MA; Ellison RT 3rd; Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical; Center, Worcester, USA.
Polysaccharide antigen in brain tissue of AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):194-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412915; Lee SC; Casadevall A; Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Albert Einstein College; of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Pleural pseudotumoral mass revealing an extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii infection.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):199-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412919; Kaplanski G; Granel B; Di Stefano D; Durand JM; Soubeyrand J; Service de Medecine Interne, Hopital Sainte-Marguerite, Institut; Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France.
Prednisone therapy is not associated with increased risk of herpetic infections in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):201-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412921; Keiser P; Jockus J; Horton H; Smith JW; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
Adjunctive immunologic therapy for Cryptococcus neoformans infections [letter]: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):209-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412927; Kitchen LW
Photo quiz. Pepto Bismol poisoning.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):37,159. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412879; Hearney EG; Fuhrer J; Marioz P; Department of Infectious Diseases, SUNY at Stony Brook 11794,; USA.
Natural history of perinatal hepatitis C virus infection.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):47-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412882; Palomba E; Manzini P; Fiammengo P; Maderni P; Saracco G; Tovo PA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Italy.; In order to outline the natural course of perinatal hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, we prospectively followed seven HCV-positive children for a mean period of 65.1 months (range, 26-90 months). Physical examination findings, growth, and bilirubin and immunoglobulin levels were constantly normal. All children were s
Acute primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in a patient with concomitant cytomegalovirus encephalitis.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):66-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412885; Berger DS; Bucher G; Nowak JA; Gomatos PJ; Center for Special Immunology, Chicago Illinois 60626, USA.; We report what we believe is the first case of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and simultaneous cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) encephalitis, which was confirmed by detection of CMV DNA in the patient s ce
Diagnosing and treating cytomegalovirus pneumonia in patients with AIDS.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):76-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412887; Rodriguez-Barradas MC; Stool E; Musher DM; Gathe J Jr; Goldstein J; Genta RM; Yoffe B; Medical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas; 77030, USA.; Because cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) can be isolated from pulmonary secretions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients without causing disease, its clinical significance as a cause of pneumonia in this patient popula
Epidemiology of cryptococcosis in France: a 9-year survey (1985-1993). French Cryptococcosis Study Group.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):82-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412888; Dromer F; Mathoulin S; Dupont B; Laporte A; Centre National de Reference des Mycoses et des Antifongiques,; Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.; We analyzed the data collected during a nationwide survey of cryptococcosis (1985-1993). We first checked the quality of the survey. The stability of its completeness (approximately 50%) and its representativity were assessed by the capture-recapture method after we cross-checked our data on cryptococcosis (as a prese
Individual and environmental factors associated with infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D. French Cryptococcosis Study Group.: Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):91-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96412889; Dromer F; Mathoulin S; Dupont B; Letenneur L; Ronin O; Centre National de Reference des Mycoses et des Antifongiques,; Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.; Differences between the two varieties of Cryptococcus neoformans with regard to geographic distribution, epidemiology, and even pathogenicity have been described. None between C. neoformans variety neoformans serotypes A and D have been reported. We reviewed 452 cases of cryptococcosis diagnosed in
[Count of major lymphocyte subsets and their mitogenic response after lethal irradiation and transplantation of syngeneic bone marrow from young and old donors]: Biull Eksp Biol Med. 1996 Sep;122(9):301-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97096461; Butenko GM; Kudinov IuG; Maksiuk TV; Pishel' IN; Bazyka DA; Beliaeva NV; Azarskova MV
Beliefs and attitudes towards AIDS policies and educational programs among Japanese businesses.: Occup Med (Oxf). 1996 Oct;46(5):356-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97075759; Muto T; Fukuwatari Y; Onoda K; Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Juntendo; University, Tokyo, Japan.; This study was undertaken to clarify the beliefs and attitudes of Japanese businesses towards AIDS. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,655 Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June 1993, and the response rate was 38% (n = 620). About 60% of the responding companies had already implemented or were deve
Gender differentials in tuberculosis: the role of socio-economic and cultural factors.: Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Oct;77(5):391-400. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97118258; Hudelson P; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.; This paper reviews current knowledge about the role that socio-economic and cultural factors play in determining gender differentials in tuberculosis (TB) and tuberculosis control. The studies reviewed suggest that socio-economic and cultural factors may be important in two ways: first, they may play a role in determi
The molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in New York City: the importance of nosocomial transmission and laboratory error.: Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Oct;77(5):407-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97118260; Frieden TR; Woodley CL; Crawford JT; Lew D; Dooley SM; National Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease; Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.; SETTING: During the 1980s, New York City experienced a rapid increase of tuberculosis cases, more than 40% of which were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated. OBJECTIVE: To better define the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in New York City. DESIGN: We collected an isolate from every patient in New York
Impact of short-course therapy on tuberculosis drug resistance in South-West Burkina Faso.: Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Oct;77(5):429-36. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97118264; Ledru S; Cauchoix B; Yameogo M; Zoubga A; Lamande-Chiron J; Portaels F; Chiron JP; Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre MURAZ, OCCGE, Burkina Faso.; SETTING: The Regional Tuberculosis Centre and the Muraz Centre in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso . OBJECTIVES: To observe the trend of primary drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients 5 years into a short-course treatment programme and to assess the possible implementation
Effects of the human immunodeficiency virus on tuberculosis in children.: Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Oct;77(5):437-43. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97118265; Jeena PM; Mitha T; Bamber S; Wesley A; Coutsoudis A; Coovadia HM; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine,; University of Natal, Congella, South Africa.; Pillays@Med.und.ac.za; SETTING: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has altered the epidemiological and clinical profile of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. In children however, unlike in adults, very little has been documented about the interaction between the two diseases. OBJECTIVE: To examine the clinical features and response to T
No increased prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis.: Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Oct;77(5):444-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97118266; Hawken MP; Ojoo JC; Morris JS; Kariuki EW; Githui WA; Juma ES; Gathua SN; Kimari JN; Thiong'o LN; Raynes JG; Broadbent P; Gilks CF; Otieno LS; McAdam KP; Clinical Research Centre, Kenya Medical Research Institute,; Nairobi, Kenya.; SETTING: Acute medical wards, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected and non-infected patients with tuberculosis. DESIGN: One hundred and seventy-four patients with proven tuberculosis (90 HIV-1
The effect of in vitro human immunodeficiency virus infection on dendritic-cell differentiation and function.: Blood. 1996 Dec 1;88(11):4215-28. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97099280; Canque B; Rosenzwajg M; Camus S; Yagello M; Bonnet ML; Guigon M; Gluckman JC; Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie des Deficits Immunitaires,; l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Faculte de Medecine, Paris,; France.; CD1a+ dendritic cells (DC) differentiate from a major population of nonadherent CD13(hi)lin- cells that appear when human cord blood CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells are cultured with stem-cell factor, granulocyte/macrophage (MA) colony-stimulating factor, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) for 5 days. CD
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma: a distinct clinicopathologic entity of cytotoxic gamma delta T-cell origin.: Blood. 1996 Dec 1;88(11):4265-74. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97099286; Cooke CB; Krenacs L; Stetler-Stevenson M; Greiner TC; Raffeld M; Kingma DW; Abruzzo L; Frantz C; Kaviani M; Jaffe ES; Hematopathology Section, National Cancer Institute, National; Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1500, USA.; We identified eight cases of T-cell lymphoma with evidence of a gamma delta phenotype over a 13-year period. Seven of these cases conformed to a distinct clinicopathologic entity of hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma. Nearly all of these patients were young adult males (five of seven), with a median age at pres
Apoptotic antigens, B2-glycoprotein I, and antiphospholipid autoantibodies [letter]: Blood. 1996 Dec 1;88(11):4396. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97099301; Cheng HM
Inhibition of HIV-1 infectivity by low molecular weight heparin. Results of in vitro studies and a pilot clinical trial in patients with advanced AIDS.: Int J Clin Lab Res. 1996;26(2):124-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97009261; Howell AL; Taylor TH; Miller JD; Groveman DS; Eccles EH; Zacharski LR; Veterans Administration Medical Center, White River Junction, VT; 05009, USA.; Several sulfated polysaccharides have been shown to have anti-HIV activity in vitro. However, many of these compounds are not suited for use in vivo because they present an increased risk of bleeding or cannot be administered chronically. We tested the anti-HIV effects of low molecular weight heparin (LMW-heparin) (En
Development of Th 1- or Th 2-dominated immune responses: what about the polarizing signals?: Int J Clin Lab Res. 1996;26(2):83-98. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97009256; Romagnani S; Istituto di Medicina Interna e Immunoallergologia, Universita di; Firenze, Florence, Italy.; Type 1 helper T cells and type 2 helper T cells represent two extremely polarized forms of the effector specific immune response, based on a distinctive profile of cytokine production. Type 1- and type 2 helper T cell-dominated immune responses play a different role in both protection and immunopathology. The differen
T-cell gene therapy.: Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1996 Dec;7(6):629-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97094563; Hege KM; Roberts MR; Cell Genesys Inc, 322 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, USA.; hege_kristen@cellgenesys.com; In the past year, a number of human gene therapy trials involving the adoptive transfer of genetically modified T lymphocytes have been reported. These include trials of adenosine deaminase gene transfer in children with severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome, a gene-marking study of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cyt
The new generation of recombinant viral subunit vaccines.: Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1996 Dec;7(6):646-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97094566; Ellis RW; Astra Research Center Boston, 128 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA; 02139, USA.; There have been two major focal points for the development of recombinant viral subunit vaccines. Expression strategies for the candidate antigens have focused increasingly on producing more natural antigenic structures, for example, virus-like particles. Also, new adjuvants have been used in order to increase immunog
Men with learning disabilities who have sex with men in public places: mapping the needs of services and users in south east London.: J Intellect Disabil Res. 1996 Jun;40 ( Pt 3):241-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96405525; Cambridge P; Tizard Centre, University of Kent at Canterbury, England.; This survey investigated the prevalence of men with learning disabilities who have sex with men in public places in three south east London boroughs. The work was administered through contact with providers of services for people with learning disabilities and was commissioned by the local health authority. It represe
Idiopathic esophageal ulceration in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.: J Assoc Acad Minor Phys. 1996;7(4):93-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97091200; Vega KJ; Bollu J; Dajani EZ; Trotman BW; Gastroenterology Division/Department of Medicine, LMDNJ-New; Jersey, Medical School 07103, USA.; Esophageal disease is a common and important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The etiology of HIV-related esophageal ulceration varies. After all known etiologies are excluded, a subgroup of patients remains with esophageal ulceration known as idiopathic e
Early bronchoscopic diagnosis of concomitant tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.: J Assoc Acad Minor Phys. 1996;7(4):99-103. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97091201; Albino JA; Shapiro JM; National Tuberculosis Center, LMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School,; Newark, 07103, USA.; Pulmonary infections, including mixed infections, are common in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and a specific diagnosis is desirable to direct therapy. In a retrospective study of patients suspected of having Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, we examined the usefulness of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in th
Cross-linking the TCR complex induces apoptosis in CD4+8+ thymocytes in the presence of cyclosporin A.: Dev Immunol. 1996;5(1):1-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96425665; Poetschke HL; Klug DB; Walker D; Richie ER; University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville; 78957, USA.; Although it is generally agreed that TCR ligation is a minimal requirement for negative selection in the CD4+8+ double-positive (DP) thymocyte subset, the costimulatory requirements and specific signaling events necessary to induce apoptosis are not well defined. We have explored the consequences of cross-linking CD3/
Advances in HIV markers [news]: Can Fam Physician. 1996 Nov;42:2301-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97093863; Elliott EB
The time has come. One world, one hope [news]: Can Fam Physician. 1996 Nov;42:2302-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97093864; Elliott EB
Psychiatric morbidity among dermatology inpatients.: Natl Med J India. 1996 Sep-Oct;9(5):208-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97091339; Pulimood S; Rajagopalan B; Rajagopalan M; Jacob M; John JK; Department of Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil; Nadu, India.; BACKGROUND: Research on psychiatric morbidity among patients with dermatological diseases generally focuses on outpatients and questionnaire-based surveys. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and nature of psychiatric morbidity among dermatological inpatients with diagnosis being made by psychiatric
A new method for the detection and quantitative measurement of the contents of trichosanthes root component composing Chinese traditional medicines.: Biol Pharm Bull. 1996 Jun;19(6):783-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96392685; Kitagawa T; Bai G; Fujiwara K; Akahori A; Sonoi S; Kondo S; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan.; A new method was developed to estimate the content of Trichosanthes root (TR) component in two Chinese traditional medicines. Characteristic antigens of TR were separated from TR extract using rabbit antiserum specific for TR, a dried root tuber of Trichosanthes kirilowii. Two selected antibody enzyme immunoassay (SAE
Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected women: evidence for the reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 20.: Qual Life Res. 1996 Feb;5(1):47-55. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97057027; Smith MY; Feldman J; Kelly P; DeHovitz JA; Chirgwin K; Minkoff H; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, New York,; 10021, USA.; The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, validity and responsiveness of a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument, the Medical Outcomes Short-Form 20-Item General Health Survey (MOS SF-20), in a sample of women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Longitudinal data were collected on 2
Identification of Microsporidia causing human disease.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):104S-105S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK; Hollister WS; Canning EU; Anderson CL; Department of Biology, Imperial College, London, England.
Identification of a new Nosema-like microsporidian associated with myositis in an AIDS patient.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):108S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420194; Cali A; Takvorian PM; Lewin S; Rendel M; Sian C; Wittner M; Weiss LM; Dept. of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University Newark, NJ; 07102, USA.
Comparative rDNA analysis of Microsporidia including AIDS related species.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):110S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420196; Vossbrinck CR; Baker MD; Didier ES; Conn. Ag. Expt. Sta., New Haven 06504, USA.
Detection of T.gondii-DNA by PCR in AIDS-related toxoplasmic encephalitis.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):118S-119S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420201; Cingolani A; De Luca A; Ammassari A; Murri R; Linzalone A; Grillo R; Giancola ML; Antinori A; Department of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University, Rome,; Italy.
Cyclospora sp:life cycle studies in patient by electron-microscopy.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):128S-129S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420207; Deluol AM; Teilhac MF; Poirot JL; Heyer F; Beaugerie L; Chatelet FP; Parasitology Laboratory, Hopital Rothschild, Paris, France.
Cutaneous lesions due to Acanthamoeba sp in a patient with AIDS.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):130S-131S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420208; Deluol AM; Teilhac MF; Poirot JL; Maslo C; Luboinski J; Rozenbaum W; Chatelet FP; 1 Parasitology Laboratory, Hopital Rothschild, Paris, France.
Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in HIV patients with P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) and in animal models.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):18S-19S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420125; Tamburrini E; Mencarini P; Visconti E; Zolfo M; De Luca A; Siracusano A; Ortona E; Margutti P; Wakefield AE; Peters SE; Denis CM; Dei-Cas E; Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Univ. Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome,; Italy.
Comparison of two PCR methods for detection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):20S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420126; Tamburrini E; Mencarini P; Visconti E; Zolfo M; De Luca A; Siracusano A; Ortona E; Margutti P; Wakefield AE; Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Univ. Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome,; Italy.
Pneumocystis carinii detection in 158 HIV-seronegative patients.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):28S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420133; Mazars E; Herbecq S; Szypura AS; Fruit J; Camus D; Dei-Cas E; U42 INSERM, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
Development of a molecular typing method for Pneumocystis carinii sp.f. hominis.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):34S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420138; Hauser PM; Blanc DS; Bille J; Telenti A; Francioli P; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Prevalence of various Pneumocystis carinii sp. f. hominis types in different geographical locations.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):37S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420141; Lee CH; Lu JJ; Tang X; Jiang B; Li B; Jin S; Bartlett MS; Lundgren B; Atzori C; Orlando G; Cargnel A; Smith JW; Dept. of Path. and Lab. Med., Indiana Univ. School of Medicine,; Indianapolis, USA.
Diagnosis of PCP by ITSs nested PCR on notinvasive oropharingeal samples.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):41S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420145; Atzori C; Agostoni F; Gubertini G; Cargnel A; II Div.Inf.Dis., L.Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is an opportunistic disease usually affecting immunocompromised hosts. Diagnosis is based on the microscopical detection of microrganism on BAL, an invasive sample which requires pt compliance for collection and skilled health care personnel for examination. In order to verify the possib
P.carinii DNA detected by ITSs nested PCR in serum and PBMC of AIDS patients with PCP.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):42S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420146; Atzori C; Agostoni F; Angeli E; Orlando G; Cargnel A; II Div. Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is usually diagnosed by examination of BAL, a sample often unpleasant to be collected from immunocompromised host affected by acute respiratory disease. We studied by the Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITSs) nested PCR the presence of P.carinii DNA in serum and Peripheral Blood Mono
ITSs typing of P.carinii samples from Italy, The Netherlands and Tanzania.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):43S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420147; Atzori C; Agostoni F; Cargnel A; Perenboom R; Beckers P; II Div. Inf. Dis., L.Sacco Hosp. Milan, Italy.; P.carinii molecular epidemiology appears a new interesting investigational field to understand distribution and incidence of isolates from different geographical locations. Recently a typing system, the Type Specific Oligoblotting (TSO) based on 6 different sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITSs) of P.car
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in four mammal species: histopathology and ultrastructure.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):47S-48S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420151; Creusy C; Bahon-le Capon J; Fleurisse L; Mullet C; Dridba M; Cailliez JC; Antoine M; Camus D; Dei-Cas E; Faculte Libre Medecine, Univ. Catholique, Lille, France.
Multi-locus genotype switching in Pneumocystis carinii sp. f. hominis: evidence for reinfection.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):50S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420153; Keely SP; Stringer JR; Dept. Mol. Genet. Biochem. & Microbiol., Univ. of Cincinnati,; Ohio 45267, USA.
Biodiversity of French and Italian human Pneumocystis carinii.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):54S-55S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420157; Latouche S; Ortona E; Mazars E; Margutti P; Siracusano A; Tamburrini E; Guyot K; Nigou M; Roux P; Lab. of Parasitol-Myco, CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris.
Usefulness of molecular biology for Pneumocystis carinii hominis pneumonia epidemiology.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):56S-57S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420158; Latouche S; Poirot JL; Lavrard I; Miltgen M; Nigou M; Roux P; Lab. of Parasitol-Myco, CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: evolution from 1981 to 1995 in two Paris hospitals.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):58S-59S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420159; Poirot JL; Marteau M; Lavrard I; Meyohas MC; Cadranel J; Roux P; Dept. of Parasitol, Saint-Antoine Hospital Paris.
Broncho-pulmonary cryptosporidiosis in four HIV-infected patients.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):78S-79S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420173; Poirot JL; Deluol AM; Antoine M; Heyer F; Cadranel J; Meynard JL; Meyohas MC; Girard PM; Roux P; Dept. of Parasitol, Saint-Antoine hospital.
Evaluation of PCR technique for diagnosing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV positive patients using oropharyngeal washings.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):9S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96420118; Lundgren B; Benfield T; Lundgren JD; Dept. of Clin. Microbiol, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Molecular epidemiology of Encephalitozoon cuniculi and first detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in faecal samples of pigs.: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1996 Sep-Oct;43(5):93S. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE GENBANK/U61180; Deplazes P; Mathis A; Muller C; Weber R; Institute of Parasitology, Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland.
Retesting of sera for antibodies to HIV-1/HIV-2.: Commun Dis Rep CDR Wkly. 1996 May 3;6(18):153. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97089510
HIV infection and AIDS in the United States.: Commun Dis Rep CDR Wkly. 1996 May 3;6(18):153, 156. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97089511
AIDS and HIV-1 infection in the United Kingdom: monthly report.: Commun Dis Rep CDR Wkly. 1996 Oct 18;6(42):371-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97091053
Romanian adoption. The Manitoba experience.: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996 Dec;150(12):1278-82. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97112311; Benoit TC; Jocelyn LJ; Moddemann DM; Embree JE; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Children's Hospital,; Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.; OBJECTIVE: To study the developmental, behavioral, and medical features in a cohort of Romanian children adopted by Manitoba families. DESIGN: A prospective longitudinal study. SETTING: The Child Development Clinic, Children s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, from September 1990 to June 1992. PATIENTS: Developmental, beh
Evolving ethical issues in selection of subjects for clinical research.: Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 1996 Summer;5(3):334-45. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97016184; Weijer C; Clinical Trials Research Group, McGill University, Montreal,; Canada.
For her own good: protecting (and neglecting) women in research.: Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 1996 Summer;5(3):346-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97016185; Shuster E; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania,; Philadelphia, USA.
Patient access to experimental drugs and AIDS clinical trial designs: ethical issues.: Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 1996 Summer;5(3):400-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97016189; Schuklenk U; Hogan C; Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics, Australia.
HIV-related parotid lymphoepithelial cysts. Immunohistochemistry and 3-D reconstruction of surgical and autopsy material with special reference to formal pathogenesis.: Virchows Arch. 1996 Oct;429(2-3):139-47. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97075324; Ihrler S; Zietz C; Riederer A; Diebold J; Lohrs U; Institute of Pathology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munchen,; Germany.; Whether lymphoepithelial cysts in the parotid glands in HIV-infected patients develop from pre-existing salivary gland inclusions in intraparotid lymph nodes or from a lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary parenchyma is unclear. To examine their pathogenesis we performed a histological and immunohistochemical study of s
Chronic rejection of concordant aortic xenografts in the hamster-to-rat model.: Transpl Immunol. 1996 Sep;4(3):192-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97048617; Scheringa M; Buchner B; de Bruin RW; Geerling RA; Melief MJ; Mulder AH; Schraa EO; Ijzermans JN; Marquet RL; Department of Surgery, Leiden University Hospital, The; Netherlands.; Several groups have demonstrated that it is possible to obtain long-term graft survival of concordant xenografts. One of the important questions that remains is whether xenografts are susceptible to chronic rejection. To answer this question we used the aorta transplantation model. One centimetre of hamster aorta was
Xenogeneic iso-skin graft and mixed lymphocyte reaction studies using HLA-DP transgenic mice.: Transpl Immunol. 1996 Sep;4(3):220-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97048622; Hagihara M; Shimura T; Takebe K; Munkhbat B; Sato T; Tsuchida F; Sato K; Tsuji K; Department of Transplantation Immunology, Tokai University School; of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.; To elucidate the cellular responses against xeno-MHC antigens, in vitro mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) and in vivo skin grafting (SG) studies were conducted using HLA-DP transgenic mice (B6-DP mice). Xenogenic iso-(B6-DP to B6 mice) MLC showed positive but much lower responses compared to allo-MLC responses. Neverthel
[Expanded serologic infection testing of autologous blood donors: a report of experiences]: Beitr Infusionsther Transfusionsmed. 1996;33:196-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97019457; Zimmermann R; Weisbach V; Wittmann G; Zingsem J; Neidhardt B; Eckstein R; Abteilung fur Transfusionsmedizin und Hamostaseologie,; Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Deutschland.; PURPOSE: The transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1/2) may cause serious disease in the recipient in cases of inadvertant homologous transfusion of autologous blood. Therefore data on the incidence of these infections in autologous blood donors are nece
[Nanofiltration in production of Beriplex P/N: increasing the capacity of virus elimination while maintaining product quality]: Beitr Infusionsther Transfusionsmed. 1996;33:220-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97019462; Romisch J; Groner A; Bernhardt D; Diehl KH; Hein B; List W; Muller HG; Nowak T; Ronneberger H; Schuler E; Weimer T; Hilfenhaus J; Centeon Pharma GmbH, Marburg/Lahn, Deutschland.; For the manufacture of the PCC Beriplex P/N, nanofiltration was introduced into the production process of Beriplex HS providing an additional means to heat treatment for the clearance/inactivation of viruses. By nanofiltration, large enveloped viruses (HSV-1, HIV-1) were completely eliminated by a factor of more than
[Donor exclusions, discarded blood and transfusion unsuited blood conserves of 2,13 million potential blood donors 1991 to 1994]: Beitr Infusionsther Transfusionsmed. 1996;33:81-92. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97019436; Diekamp U; Wehrend W; Marklof E; Kamutzky K; DRK-Blutspendedienst NSOB, Springe, Deutschland.; German authorities plan to legislate transfusion safety. We report on the efficacy of donor selection, unit pre-release testing, quality assurance and look-back efforts (LBE): Among 2,127,102 visits by 503,971 donors are 8.7% first-time donors. 96% of repeaters present our donor ID-card. We defer 5.6% repeat and 18.2%
High frequencies of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection and presence of HTLV-II proviral DNA in blood donors with anti-thyroid antibodies.: J Mol Med. 1996 Aug;74(8):471-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97026683; Mine H; Kawai H; Yokoi K; Akaike M; Saito S; First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine,; University of Tokushima, Japan.; To investigate the relationship between human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types I and II and the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases, we examined serum anti-thyroid antibodies in 1019 blood donors with or without serum anti-HTLV-I antibody as well as proviral DNA for HTLV-II in leukocyte DNA by the polymerase
Interesting resources from the Web.: NP News. 1996 Jul-Aug;4(4):2, 5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97086737; Smithing RT; Wiley MD
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in HIV-positive patients with ocular syphilis.: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 1996 Aug;27(8):699-705. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97011626; Williams JK; Kirsch LS; Russack V; Freeman WR; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at San; Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA.; The purpose of this study is to report retinal manifestations of lues in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients and to suggest a method for treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in these patients. Two HIV-positive patients with bilateral retinitis were examined and treated at the authors insti
TH2 cells in allergic inflammation: a target of immunotherapy.: Clin Exp Allergy. 1996 Jul;26(7):756-65. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96440237; Lord CJ; Lamb JR; Department of Biology, Imperial College of Science, Technology; and Medicine, London, UK.
Experimental graft versus host disease in the (BN x LEW) F1 rat hybrid: an immunohistochemical study of early disease in oral mucosa.: Oral Dis. 1996 Mar;2(1):2-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97116847; Peszkowski MJ; Fujiwara K; Warfvinge G; Larsson A; Department of Oral Pathology, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden.; OBJECTIVE: To study the initial cellular events in oral mucosa (tongue) of experimental hyperplastic GVHD, in order to increase our understanding of the possible pathogenic mechanisms that may be shared with eg mercury (and other drug)-induced immunological reactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GVHD was induced by one i.v
Knowledge of and attitudes about blood-borne viruses and infection control in Brazilian dental practice.: Oral Dis. 1996 Mar;2(1):41-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97116851; Jorge J; Jorge R; Almeida OP; Scully C; Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Piracicaba; SP, Brazil.; OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there were any recent changes in hepatitis B immunisation of dental staff, infection control or understanding of viral infections in Brazilian dentists. DESIGN: A randomised survey was conducted on 740 dentists attending the National Dental Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1994. SUBJECT
The periodontal health of homosexual men with HIV infection: a controlled study.: Oral Dis. 1996 Mar;2(1):45-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97116852; Robinson PG; Sheiham A; Challacombe SJ; Zakrzewska JM; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College,; London, UK.; OBJECTIVE: Identify types, prevalence and severity of periodontal changes associated with HIV infection. DESIGN: Cross-sectional controlled blinded study. SETTING: Open access genito-urinary medicine clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of 794 homosexual men aged 18-65. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence, extent and sev
Cellular immunity and hypersensitivity as components of periodontal destruction.: Oral Dis. 1996 Mar;2(1):96-101. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97116858; Seymour GJ; Gemmell E; Kjeldsen M; Yamazaki K; Nakajima T; Hara K; Department of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane,; Australia.; BACKGROUND: Cellular immunity has been implicated in periodontal destruction for over 25 years. Studies in the 1970s used lymphocyte transformation and lymphokine assays to establish a role for cell-mediated mechanisms in periodontal disease. Immunohistological studies subsequently showed that the formation of gingivi
Expression of inflammatory cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase in brains of SIV-infected rhesus monkeys: applications to HIV-induced central nervous system disease.: Mol Med. 1996 Jan;2(1):27-37. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97056192; Lane TE; Buchmeier MJ; Watry DD; Fox HS; Department of Neuropharmacology, Scripps Research Institute, La; Jolla, California 92037, USA.; BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to severe impairments in cognition, behavior, and motor skills. The mechanism(s) by which HIV-1 induces CNS disease are not well understood. Recent evidence suggests that expression of inducible nitric oxide
Role of IgE immune complexes in the regulation of HIV-1 replication and increased cell death of infected U1 monocytes: involvement of CD23/Fc epsilon RII-mediated nitric oxide and cyclic AMP pathways.: Mol Med. 1996 Jan;2(1):38-49. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97056193; Ouaaz F; Ruscetti FW; Dugas B; Mikovits J; Agut H; Debre P; Mossalayi MD; Molecular Immuno-hematology Group, CNRS URA625,; Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France.; BACKGROUND: IgE/anti-IgE immune complexes (IgE-IC) induce the release of multiple mediators from monocytes/macrophages and the monocytic cell line U937 following the ligation of the low-affinity Fc epsilon receptors (Fc epsilon RII/CD23). These effects are mediated through an accumulation of cAMP and the generation of
Neurovirulent simian immunodeficiency virus infection induces neuronal, endothelial, and glial apoptosis.: Mol Med. 1996 Jul;2(4):417-28. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96425269; Adamson DC; Dawson TM; Zink MC; Clements JE; Dawson VL; Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of; Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.; BACKGROUND: Studies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) associated dementia have shown neuronal loss in discrete areas. The presence and mechanism of neuronal death, however, has remained quite elusive. One mechanism of cell death, apoptosis, has been clearly demonstrate
Overexpression of select T cell receptor V beta gene families within CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets of myasthenia gravis patients: a role for superantigen(s)?: Mol Med. 1996 Jul;2(4):452-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ME