1998
- Advances in management of HIV and its complications. [videorecording]
- Marshfield, WI : The Network, [1993] 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9707870
- Bernstein B
- (Producer) Review advances in understanding pathogenesis of HIV. Discuss recent recommendations for antiretroviral therapy.
- AIDS. 2nd ed. [computer file]
- Philadelphia, PA : Current Medicine, c1996 1 computer laser optical disc : col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (26 p.) (Atlas of infectious diseases on CD-ROM ; v. 1) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9716934
- Mildvan D
- Le journal du sida. No 21 (oct. 1990)-
- Paris : ARCAT-SIDA, [1990- v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9425805
- Survivre face au sida en Afrique.
- Paris : Editions Karthala, c1994 314 p. : ill (Economie et developpement) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9505617
- Joinet B
- Journal du sida. La lettre. No 1-
- Paris : ARCAT-SIDA, [1994- v Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9615566
- Maternite et seropositivite VIH : Hopital Hotel Dieu, Paris, 1994, colloque.
- Paris : Arnette Blackwell, c1995 iv, 59 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9505605
- Bensaid-Mrejen D
- Sang contamine : priorites de l'Etat et decisions politiques.
- Montpellier : Editions Espaces 34, c1995 236 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9708689
- Roux J
- Anthropologie et SIDA : bilan et perspectives.
- Paris : Editions Karthala, c1996 381 p. : ill (Collection Medecines du monde) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9707035
- Benoist J
- La depressione nel cancro e nell'infezione da HIV : cause, conseguenze e trattamento.
- Milano, Italy : FrancoAngeli, c1997 182 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9711863
- Grassi L
- A world of silence : living with HIV in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe.
- Amsterdam : Royal Tropical Institute, c1997 372 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9710730
- Meursing K
- HIV-Infekt : Pathogenese, Diagnostik, Therapie.
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, c1997 viii, 181 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9710053
- Brockmeyer NH
- Pflege von Menschen mit HIV-Infektion und AIDS.
- Bern ; Seattle : Huber, c1997 340 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9710114
- Wierz V
- HIV prevention and AIDS care in Africa : a district level approach.
- Amsterdam : Royal Tropical Institute, c1997 400 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9712359
- Ng'weshemi J
- No place for borders : the HIV/AIDS epidemic and development in Asia and the Pacific.
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997 xxii, 191 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9711456
- Linge GJ; Porter D
- Examining relationships between HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programs in Title I eligible metropolitan areas. Office of Science and Epidemiology
- [Rockville, Md.?] : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Resources Development, Office of Science & Epidemiology, [1997] 35 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9712366
- Viral sex : the nature of AIDS.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997 xix, 260 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9711831
- Goudsmit J
- The AIDS cult : essays on the gay health crisis.
- Provincetown, MA : Asklepios, 1997 223 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9714908
- Lauritsen J; Young I
- AIDS therapeutics in HIV disease. 2nd ed. / Adrian Palfreeman, Mike Youle, and Charles Farthing.
- Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1998 Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9716967
- Palfreeman A; Youle M; Farthing CF
- Progress in preventing AIDS? : dogma, dissent, and innovation : global perspectives.
- Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co., c1998 vii, 359 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9708786
- Buchanan DR; Cernada GP
- Nutrients and foods in AIDS.
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1998 (CRC series in modern nutrition) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED9717531
- Watson RR
- A deadly dance.
- Newsweek. 1997 Sep 29;130(13):76-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98010190
- Peyser M
- Consequences of adult HIV infection for outpatient morbidity and treatment costs: a prospective study in a factory clinic in Tanzania.
- Health Policy Plan. 1997 Sep;12(3):234-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97474978
- Kikumbih SN; Isingo R; Boerma JT; National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
- Most studies of the medical costs of HIV infection focus on the terminal stage of this chronic illness when the patients have developed AIDS or severe HIV disease and in-patient care dominates. Data are also needed on the medical costs during the prolonged phase of HIV infection preceding severe terminal illness and t
- Planning with PRA: HIV and STD in a Nepalese mountain community.
- Health Policy Plan. 1997 Sep;12(3):253-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97474981
- Butcher K; Kievelitz U; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Pulchowk,; Nepal.
- The application of Participatory Rural Appraisal methods (PRA) to the topic of sexual health enabled us to explore key factors concerning local people s perceptions regarding HIV/AIDS and STDs and to plan collectively to address the emerging issues. Conducting the process in a gender sensitive way enabled people to fe
- The duty to warn third parties and AIDS in Canada.
- Health Law Can. 1996 Feb;16(3):83-97. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97465399
- Sestito J
- The ethics of deception in biomedical research.
- Health Law Can. 1996 May;16(4):101-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97465400
- Sharpe G; Weisstub DN; McMaster University.
- The care is getting there. Data show U.S. system is making people healthier [news]
- Mod Healthc. 1997 Oct 6;27(40):58-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98028280
- Moore JD Jr
- AIDS information needs: conceptual and content analyses of questions asked of AIDS information hotlines.
- Health Educ Res. 1997 Sep;12(3):279-88. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97480423
- Kalichman SC; Belcher L; Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303,; USA.
- Dissemination of accurate information about HIV is an essential element of national AIDS prevention strategies and AIDS telephone hotlines serve a vital function in providing such information. In this study, questions asked of two AIDS information hotlines were collected and examined to determine the AIDS information
- Prenatal HIV screening in pregnant women: a medical-legal review.
- Birth. 1997 Sep;24(3):165-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98016908
- Oldenettel D; Dye TD; Artal R; SUNY Health Science Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,; Syracuse 13202, USA.
- Identifying pregnant women s human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status provides them with the opportunity to seek appropriate treatment and to take measures to prevent vertical and horizontal transmission. Prenatal screening program options include targeting at-risk women, testing on a voluntary basis, or ma
- Treatment of NOD diabetes with a novel peptide of the hsp60 molecule induces Th2-type antibodies.
- J Autoimmun. 1997 Aug;10(4):323-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97383171
- Bockova J; Elias D; Cohen IR; Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot,; 76100, Israel.
- A peptide from the sequence of hsp60 molecule, designated p277, has been shown to be functionally involved in modulating the development of auto-immune diabetes in the NOD mouse: administration of p277 to NOD mice can arrest the diabetogenic autoimmune process, even when far advanced. Is p277 the only hsp60 peptide ab
- Oral administration of the immunodominant B-chain of insulin reduces diabetes in a co-transfer model of diabetes in the NOD mouse and is associated with a switch from Th1 to Th2 cytokines.
- J Autoimmun. 1997 Aug;10(4):339-46. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97383173
- Polanski M; Melican NS; Zhang J; Weiner HL; Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Oral administration of antigen leads to systemic immune unresponsiveness. Low dose oral tolerance generates regulatory cells which, when triggered in an antigen-specific manner, suppress inflammatory responses. We have previously shown that oral administration of an organ-specific antigen, porcine insulin, protects ag
- TCR vbeta usage of TSH receptor-specific CD4+ T cells in Graves' disease patients and healthy humans.
- J Autoimmun. 1997 Oct;10(5):479-89. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98018742
- Raju R; Navaneetham D; Kellermann SA; Freeman SL; Morris JC; McCormick DJ; Conti-Fine BM; Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN; 55108, USA.
- Healthy humans have CD4+ T cells specific for self-components. Since autoreactive T cells in autoimmune patients may use a limited number of TCR V-region genes, we investigated here whether this also occurs for the potentially autoreactive CD4+ cells present in healthy persons. We studied CD4+ cells specific for human
- The role of virologic and immunologic factors in mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
- Am J Reprod Immunol. 1997 Sep;38(3):197-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97466052
- Colognesi C; Halapi E; Jansson M; Hodara V; Steuer G; Tresoldi E; Leitner T; Scarlatti G; Unit of Immunobiology of HIV, DIBIT, San Raffaele Scientific; Institute, Milano, Italy.
- PROBLEM: More than 90% of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 HIV-1) infection in children is acquired by mother-to-child transmission. However, infection of the child occurs in between 14 and 35% of cases. METHOD OF STUDY: To understand the mechanisms involved in HIV-1 transmission, we have investigated the antigenic
- HIV transmission via breastfeeding: reflections on the issues [editorial]
- J Hum Lact. 1997 Sep;13(3):179-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000553
- Nommsen-Rivers L; Heinig MJ
- Characterization of a putative retroviral env-related human protein.
- Pathobiology. 1997;65(3):123-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97455420
- Turbeville MA; Rhodes JC; Hyams DM; Distler CM; Steele PE; Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,; Ohio, USA.
- In this study, we developed a rabbit polyclonal antibody to a fusion protein containing the envelope (env) transmembrane (TM) region from the human endogenous retroviral family, HERV-E. We used this reagent to document the expression of TM-related protein by Western blot in endothelial, colon and prostate carcinoma an
- Targeting IL-12, the key cytokine driving Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases.
- Chem Immunol. 1997;68:175-97. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97469800
- Adorini L; Aloisi F; Galbiati F; Gately MK; Gregori S; Penna G; Ria F; Smiroldo S; Trembleau S; Roche Milano Ricerche, Milano, Italia. Luciano.Adorini@Roche.com
- Regulation of IL-12 receptor expression in early T-helper responses implies two phases of Th1 differentiation: capacitance and development.
- Chem Immunol. 1997;68:54-69. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97469794
- Murphy KM; Murphy TL; Szabo SJ; Jacobson NG; Guler ML; Gorham JD; Gubler U; Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St.; Louis, Mo., USA.
- Web alert. Immunity to infection. Genetic effects on immunity. HIV.
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):451. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433394
- Greaves DR; Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1; 3RE, UK. david.greaves@path.ox.ac.uk
- The role of CD1 molecules in immune responses to infection [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):456-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433396
- Maher JK; Kronenberg M; Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology Institute University of; California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. juli@liai.org
- Recent work on CD1 molecules has demonstrated that human CD1b and a lipoglycan from mycobacteria that CD1b presents colocalize to late endosomes. Presentation of this lipoglycan by CD1b requires antigen uptake via the mannose receptor. CD8(+) CD1-restricted T cells can decrease the load of intracellular mycobacteria b
- Interference with antigen processing by viruses [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):470-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433398
- Hengel H; Koszinowski UH; Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Lehrstuhl Virologie, Genzentrum, Ludwig; Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377,; Munchen, Germany. hengel@lmb.uni-muenchen.de
- Viruses that establish persistent infections in their host, such as herpesviruses, adenoviruses or HIV, express proteins designed to pre-empt or evade recognition and elimination by MHC class I restricted CD8+ T lymphocytes. Notable discoveries during the annual period of review have demonstrated that, in principle, e
- The impact of host genetics on susceptibility to human infectious diseases.
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):509-16. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433404
- Abel L; Dessein AJ; Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale,; Mathematical and Statistical Modeling in Biology and Medicine, Centre; Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France. abel@biomath
- The development of genetic epidemiology methods using recent human genetic mapping information, together with the growing availability of candidate genes, has led to major advances in the identification of host genes involved in human infectious diseases. Within the past year, highlights include the mapping of a locus
- Recombinant viruses as vaccines and immunological tools [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):517-24. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433405
- Rolph MS; Ramshaw IA; Department of Immunology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology,; Monbijoustrasse 2, D-10117, Berlin, Germany. rolph@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
- Recombinant viruses have been investigated as candidate vaccines, and have also been used extensively as immunological tools. Recent advances in this area include the following: the construction and testing of a recombinant simian immunodeficiency virus encoding human interferon-gamma; the development of new vectors s
- HIV. A clever hijacker of the immune system [editorial; comment]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):549-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433410
- Bolognesi DP; Duke University Medical Center, Center for AIDS Research, Department; of Surgery, Box 2926, Durham, NC 27710-2926, USA.
- Co-receptors for HIV-1 entry [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):551-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433411
- Moore JP; Trkola A; Dragic T; The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, The Rockefeller University,; 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. jmoore@adarc.org
- HIV-1 enters its target cells by fusion at the plasma membrane. The primary cellular receptor for HIV is CD4, but this molecule is insufficient to permit viral fusion. During 1996, the necessary entry co-factors (co-receptors or second receptors) were identified as being members of the seven-transmembrane-spanning rec
- Role of dendritic and follicular dendritic cells in HIV infection and pathogenesis [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):563-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433412
- Grouard G; Clark EA; Regional Primate Research Center, Department of Microbiology,; University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
- Dendritic cells (DCs) and follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) play important roles in HIV-mediated pathogenesis. Recent studies have defined new DC subsets and shown that DCs in lymphoid mucosa can both harbor virus and stimulate its spread into CD4(+) T cells. FDCs harbor unspliced HIV mRNA and immune complexed virus,
- Immune reconstitution in HIV infection [see comments]
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):568-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97433413
- Emery S; Lane HC; National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University; of New South Wales, 2nd floor, 376 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst,; Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. semery@nchecr.unsw.edu.au
- Progressive immune deficiency arising during HIV disease reflects the continual degradation and the ultimate deletion of immune specificites defined by the CD4(+) T lymphocyte repertoire. Recent evidence suggests that improvements in the immune function of patients with HIV who receive therapy primarily reflects the e
- Bibliography. Current world literature. HIV.
- Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug;9(4):602-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98028252
- Impact of protease inhibitors on AIDS-defining events and hospitalizations in 10 French AIDS reference centres. Federation National des Centres de Lutte contre le SIDA.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):F101-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000108
- Mouton Y; Alfandari S; Valette M; Cartier F; Dellamonica P; Humbert G; Lang JM; Massip P; Mechali D; Leclercq P; Modai J; Portier H; Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier, Tourcoing,; France.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical and economic consequences of the use of protease inhibitors in the treatment of HIV infection. DESIGN: Multicentric, observational, retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Ten AIDS reference centres in
- Protease inhibitor therapy in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):F107-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000109
- Rutstein RM; Feingold A; Meislich D; Word B; Rudy B; Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,; Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To review the short-term response and safety of protease inhibitor therapy in HIV-infected children. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of open-label protease inhibitor-containing combination therapy . SETTING: Two urban pediatric HIV centers. PATIENTS: Twent
- The associations between cervicovaginal HIV shedding, sexually transmitted diseases and immunosuppression in female sex workers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):F85-93. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000106
- Ghys PD; Fransen K; Diallo MO; Ettiegne-Traore V; Coulibaly IM; Yeboue KM; Kalish ML; Maurice C; Whitaker JP; Greenberg AE; Laga M; Projet RETRO-CI, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- OBJECTIVE: To measure the frequency and associated factors of cervicovaginal HIV shedding and to determine the impact of sexually transmitted disease (STD) treatment on HIV shedding. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with 1-week follow-up. SETTING: Confidential clinic for female sex workers in Abidjan,
- Toxicity, efficacy, plasma drug concentrations and protease mutations in patients with advanced HIV infection treated with ritonavir plus saquinavir. Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):F95-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000107
- Lorenzi P; Yerly S; Abderrakim K; Fathi M; Rutschmann OT; von Overbeck J; Leduc D; Perrin L; Hirschel B; Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Geneva,; Switzerland.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety, efficacy and plasma drug levels of the combination of ritonavir plus saquinavir for the treatment of advanced HIV infection. DESIGN: Multicentre pilot study. PATIENTS: Eighteen protease inhibitor-naive patients, with i
- The influence of MT-2 tropism on the prognostic implications of the delta32 deletion in the CCR-5 gene.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1415-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000110
- Bratt G; Sandstrom E; Albert J; Samson M; Wahren B; Gay Men's Health Clinic, the Department of Dermatovenereology,; Stockholm Soder Hospital, Sweden.
- BACKGROUND: Long-term non-progression in HIV-1-infected patients has been reported to be associated with a 32 base-pair deletion delta32) in one CCR-5 allele. The normal gene product acts as a coreceptor for HIV cell entry and is essential for infection of cells by non-syncytium-inducing and MT-2-negative HIV-1 strain
- HIV-1 Tat protein exits from cells via a leaderless secretory pathway and binds to extracellular matrix-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans through its basic region.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1421-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000111
- Chang HC; Samaniego F; Nair BC; Buonaguro L; Ensoli B; Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National; Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mechanisms of release and the extracellular fate of the HIV-1 Tat protein and to determine the Tat domain binding to the extracellular matrix. DESIGN AND METHODS: Release of Tat was studied by pulse-chase experiments with Tat-transfected COS-1 cells in the presence or absence of different ser
- Development of genetic vaccines for pathogenic genes: construction of attenuated vif DNA immunization cassettes.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1433-44. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000112
- Ayyavoo V; Nagashunmugam T; Boyer J; Mahalingam S; Fernandes LS; Le P; Lin J; Nguyen C; Chattargoon M; Goedert JJ; Friedman H; Weiner DB; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To develop a putative immunization cassette using HIV-1 vif accessory gene derived from HIV-1 clinical specimens as a component of a DNA vaccine for HIV-1. METHODS: vif genes were cloned from HIV-1-infected patients and the sequence variation present within the patients was analyzed. Prototypic genetic vari
- HIV infection alters the production of both type 1 and 2 cytokines but does not induce a polarized type 1 or 2 state.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1445-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000113
- Fakoya A; Matear PM; Filley E; Rook GA; Stanford J; Gilson RJ; Beecham N; Weller IV; Vyakarnam A; Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, University College London; Medical School, UK.
- OBJECTIVE: To test the T-helper (TH)1/TH2 cytokine paradigm in HIV infection. DESIGN AND METHODS: Cytokine profiles in two separate studies of HIV patients and controls are presented: (i) a longitudinal study of HIV patients with CD4 counts > 500 x 10(6)/l tested at three timepoints compared with controls; (ii) a blin
- Effect of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on HIV-related leukopenia: a randomized, controlled clinical study.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1453-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000114
- Barbaro G; Di Lorenzo G; Grisorio B; Soldini M; Barbarini G; Department of Emergency Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on white blood cell (WBC) count and on the rate of opportunistic infections in a large and selected population of leukopenic HIV-positive patients compared with non-treated controls. DESIGN: Open-label, randomized, comparative
- Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) compared with amphotericin B both followed by oral fluconazole in the treatment of AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1463-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000115
- Leenders AC; Reiss P; Portegies P; Clezy K; Hop WC; Hoy J; Borleffs JC; Allworth T; Kauffmann RH; Jones P; Kroon FP; Verbrugh HA; de Marie S; University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- OBJECTIVE: Amphotericin B deoxycholate initial therapy and fluconazole maintenance therapy is the treatment of choice for AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis. However, the administration of amphotericin B is associated with considerable toxicity. A potential strategy for reducing the toxicity and increasing the th
- Susceptibility to levofloxacin of Myocobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with HIV-related tuberculosis and characterization of a strain with levofloxacin monoresistance. Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS 019 and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group 222 Protocol Team.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1473-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000116
- Perlman DC; El Sadr WM; Heifets LB; Nelson ET; Matts JP; Chirgwin K; Salomon N; Telzak EE; Klein O; Kreiswirth BN; Musser JM; Hafner R; Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To characterize the susceptibility to levofloxacin of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) obtained from patients with HIV-related tuberculosis and to characterize the molecular genetics of levofloxacin resistance. DESIGN AND METHODS: Isolates from culture-positive patients in a
- Increased losses of CD4+CD45RA+ cells in late stages of HIV infection is related to increased risk of death: evidence from a cohort of 347 HIV-infected individuals.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1479-85. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000117
- Ullum H; Lepri AC; Victor J; Skinhoj P; Phillips AN; Pedersen BK; Department of Infectious Diseases, Rhima Centre, Rigshospitalet,; Copenhagen, Denmark.
- OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in the distribution of CD4+CD45RA+ naive) and CD4+CD45RO+ (memory) lymphocytes in various stages of HIV infection and the effect of these changes on disease progression. DESIGN AND METHODS: Expression of CD45RA+ and CD45RO+ on CD4+ lymphocytes was analysed by flow cytometry in a prospecti
- Longitudinal evaluation of severely anemic children in Kenya: the effect of transfusion on mortality and hematologic recovery.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1487-94. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000118
- Lackritz EM; Hightower AW; Zucker JR; Ruebush TK 2nd; Onudi CO; Steketee RW; Were JB; Patrick E; Campbell CC; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious; Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; 30333, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of transfusion on hematologic recovery and mortality among severely anemic children during and after hospitalization in rural Kenya . DESIGN: Prospective cohort. METHODS: We collected clinical and laboratory information on all severely anemic childr
- Actual versus perceived HIV status, sexual behaviors and predictors of unprotected sex among young gay and bisexual men who identify as HIV-negative, HIV-positive and untested.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1495-502. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000119
- Hays RB; Paul J; Ekstrand M; Kegeles SM; Stall R; Coates TJ; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San; Francisco 94105, USA.
- OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence and predictors of HIV sexual risk behavior among young gay and bisexual men who perceived themselves to be HIV-negative, HIV-positive, or who were untested. DESIGN: Population-based sample of young gay and bisexual men. METHODS: Using multi-stage probability sampling, 408 gay and
- Increasing diversity of HIV-1M serotypes in French blood donors over a 10-year period (1985-1995). Retrovirus Study Group of the French Society of Blood Transfusion.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1503-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000120
- Barin F; Courouce AM; Pillonel J; Buzelay L; Laboratoire de Virologie, Equipe Postulante Centre National de la; Recherche Scientifique 117, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire,; Bretonneau, Tours, France.
- OBJECTIVE: Phylogenetic analysis of gene sequences of HIV-1 has led to the classification of isolates into a major group (M) of viruses, itself divided into subtypes (A to I), and a minor group O) of rare isolates. Subtype B viruses are the most prevalent in Western countries but little is known about the dynamics of
- CD4 surveillance in Scotland: perspectives on severe HIV-related immunodeficiency. CD4 Collaborative Group.
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1509-17. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000121
- OBJECTIVE: To analyse factors that influence the following: the square root of first CD4 cell count; which individuals are severely immunodeficient at or before the start of monitoring; progression from the date of the earlier of two consecutive CD4 counts
- Knowledge of HIV transmission and sexual behavior of college students in Pune, India [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1519-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000122
- Singh U; Porterfield D; Thilakavathi S; Shepard M; Mawar N; Divekar AD; Bollinger R
- Nimodipine plus zidovudine versus zidovudine alone in the treatment of HIV-1-associated cognitive deficits [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1520-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000123
- Galgani S; Balestra P; Narciso P; Tozzi V; Sette P; Pau F; Visco G
- Evaluation of contrast-enhancing brain lesions in AIDS patients by means of Epstein-Barr virus detection in cerebrospinal fluid and 201thallium single photon emission tomography [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1522-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000124
- Castagna A; Cinque P; d'Amico A; Messa C; Fazio F; Lazzarin A
- Stavudine, lamivudine and indinavir in children with advanced HIV-1 infection: preliminary experience [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1523-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000125
- Monpoux F; Sirvent N; Cottalorda J; Mariani R; Lefbvre JC
- Nonoxynol-9 as a xenobiotic with endocrine activity [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1525-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000126
- Bourinbaiar AS
- Regression of progressive multifocal encephalopathy with highly active antiretroviral therapy [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1526-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000127
- Baqi M; Kucharczyk W; Walmsley SL
- Drug resistance mutations as predictors of phenotypic zidovudine resistance in HIV-1 infection [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1528-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000128
- Chen P; Schmit JC; Arendt V; Plesseria JM; Lambert C; Fontaine E; Kirpach P; Ninove D; Schneider F; Hemmer R
- Diagnosis of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected patients [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1529-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000129
- Gianotti N; Cinque P; Castagna A; Novati R; Moro M; Lazzarin A
- Human herpesvirus DNA in prostate and semen from HIV-negative individuals in Italy [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1530-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000130
- Monini P; Howard MR; Rimessi P; de Lellis L; Schulz TF; Cassai E
- Large proportion of non-B HIV-1 subtypes and presence of zidovudine resistance mutations among German seroconvertors [letter]
- AIDS. 1997 Oct;11(12):1532-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000131
- Dietrich U; Ruppach H; Gehring S; Knechten H; Knickmann M; Jager H; Wolf E; Husak R; Orfanos CE; Brede HD; Rubsamen-Waigmann H; von Briesen H
- A research agenda for AIDS prevention in the developing world.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S1-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025843
- Hearst N; Mandel JS; University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA.
- BACKGROUND: In the developing world, HIV is spreading in many epidemiologic patterns, ranging from slow spread in limited segments of the population to exponential growth to mature epidemics. These differences are superimposed on widely varying cultures and patterns of behavior, creating unique challenges for preventi
- Rapid HIV testing and counseling for voluntary testing centers in Africa.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S103-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025856
- McKenna SL; Muyinda GK; Roth D; Mwali M; Ng'andu N; Myrick A; Luo C; Priddy FH; Hall VM; von Lieven AA; Sabatino JR; Mark K; Allen SA; Project San Francisco, Lusaka, Zambia.
- OBJECTIVE: Voluntary HIV testing and counseling (VTC) has been shown to reduce the incidence of HIV in cohabiting couples who now represent the majority of new infections in many African cities. Community and client perceptions of a 1-day voluntary testing and counseling program in Lusaka,
- Traditional Balinese youth groups as a venue for prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S111-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025857
- Merati TP; Ekstrand ML; Hudes ES; Suarmiartha E; Mandel JS; Udayana University AIDS Working Group and Citra Usadha Indonesia; Foundation, Bali, Indonesia.
- OBJECTIVES: Our aims were to assess the feasibility of conducting peer-led educational interventions against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) through traditional Balinese youth groups and to gather information on sexual risk-taking and its correlates among Balinese youth. DESIGN: A cross-sectional s
- Evaluating an AIDS sexual risk reduction program for young adults in public night schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S121-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025858
- Antunes MC; Stall RD; Paiva V; Peres CA; Paul J; Hudes M; Hearst N; AIDS Prevention Studies Nucleus (NEPAIDS), Institute of Psychology,; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- OBJECTIVES: To describe sexual risk for HIV infection among adult night school students in Sao Paulo, Brazil , and to evaluate the effect of an HIV/AIDS prevention workshop to reduce sexual risk. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted among four demographically sim
- Truck drivers in Brazil: prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, risk behavior and potential for spread of infection.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S15-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025845
- Lacerda R; Gravato N; McFarland W; Rutherford G; Iskrant K; Stall R; Hearst N; ASPPE-Associacao Santista de Pesquisa Prevencao e Educacao em DST/AIDS; and Secretaria de Higiene e Saude de Santos, Brazil.
- OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of HIV and syphilis and related risk behavior in a sample of truck drivers in Santos, Brazil . SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed of 300 male truck drivers recruited in the port of Santos, Brazil, including a face-to-f
- Adolescent sexual behavior along the Trans-Africa Highway in Kenya.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S21-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025846
- Nzyuko S; Lurie P; McFarland W; Leyden W; Nyamwaya D; Mandel JS; African Medical and Research Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
- OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic characteristics and HIV-related risk behaviors of adolescents frequenting truck stops along the Trans-Africa Highway in Kenya . METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 200 adolescents (52% female) aged 15-19 years was conducted at the Malaba, Sachan
- Extremely low awareness of AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and condoms among Dai ethnic villagers in Yunnan province, China.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S27-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025847
- Liao S; Choi KH; Zhang K; Hall TL; Qi B; Deng Y; Fang J; Yang Y; Kay J; Qin Z; Liu W; Mandel JS; Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Peking; Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess the awareness of AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), condoms, sources of health information and HIV-related societal risks among Dai villagers in southern Yunnan Province, China . SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In November-December 1994, a cross-sectional de
- Risk behavior and HIV seroprevalence among injecting drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S35-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025848
- Telles PR; Bastos FI; Guydish J; Inciardi JA; Surratt HL; Pearl M; Hearst N; Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Atencao ao uso de Drogas, State; University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- OBJECTIVE: To characterize HIV seroprevalence and risk behavior among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , between 1990 and 1996. DESIGN: We report data from three separate cross-sectional samples of IDUs in Rio de Janeiro: the World H
- HIV risk behavioral surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand: sexual behavior trends among eight population groups.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S43-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025849
- Mills S; Benjarattanaporn P; Bennett A; Pattalung RN; Sundhagul D; Trongsawad P; Gregorich SE; Hearst N; Mandel JS; AIDS Control and Prevention Project, Family Health International,; Bangkok, Thailand.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in HIV risk behaviors over a 3-year period in eight population groups in Bangkok, Thailand . DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Using a repeated cross-sectional survey design with a structured questionnaire, we collected five sets of self-reported sexual behavior dat
- Rising HIV infection rates in Ho Chi Minh City herald emerging AIDS epidemic in Vietnam.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S5-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025844
- Lindan CP; Lieu TX; Giang LT; Lap VD; Thuc NV; Thinh T; Lurie P; Mandel JS; University of California, San Francisco 94025, USA.
- OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of HIV in Ho Chi Minh City in the context of current surveillance data from Vietnam . METHODS: Since the late 1980s, HIV surveillance data have been collected in Ho Chi Minh City from centers for the treatment of venereal disease and tubercul
- The correlates of safer behavior among homosexually active men in Lima.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S53-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025850
- Caceres CF; Rosasco AM; Institute of Population Studies, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima,; Peru.
- OBJECTIVE: To describe sexual behavior patterns and identify psychosocial and situational correlates of safer practices among men who have sex with other men in Lima. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey. Subjects and methods: In 1992, 223 mostly young, working- and middle-class homosexually active men in Lima, who report
- Condom use with casual partners by men in Kampala, Uganda.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S61-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025851
- Kamya M; McFarland W; Hudes ES; Ssali A; Busuulwa R; Hearst N; Department of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
- OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and correlates of condom use with casual sex partners by men in urban Uganda and to identify barriers to condom use that are amenable to intervention. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, door-to-door survey of men residing in a poor area of Kampala, Ugand
- Young people and the structure of sexual risks in Lima.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S67-77. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025852
- Caceres CF; Marin BV; Hudes ES; Reingold AL; Rosasco AM; Institute of Population Studies, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima,; Peru.
- OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe psychosocial variables related to sexual activity and the prevalence of contextual factors (e.g. coercion, paid sex and drug/alcohol use) and various sexual experiences among young men and women in Lima; and (2) to assess the relationship between psychosocial, contextual and behavioral fact
- HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and practices of hospital-based health workers in Kampala, Uganda.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S79-85. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025853
- Mungherera M; van der Straten A; Hall TL; Faigeles B; Fowler G; Mandel JS; Butabika Mental Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
- OBJECTIVE: To assess HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and practices of hospital-based health workers in Kampala, Uganda . METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Mulago Hospital, the main national referral hospital in Uganda. A total of 155 physicians and nurses completed a brie
- Men with sexually transmitted diseases in Bangkok: where do they go for treatment and why?
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S87-95. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025854
- Benjarattanaporn P; Lindan CP; Mills S; Barclay J; Bennett A; Mugrditchian D; Mandel JS; Pongswatanakulsiri P; Warnnissorn T; AIDS Control and Prevention Project, Family Health International,; Bangkok, Thailand.
- OBJECTIVES: To describe and identify predictors of health-care seeking behavior among men with sexually transmitted diseases STDs) in Bangkok, Thailand . DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. METHODS: Men presenting with STDs were recruited from government clinics (n = 101), private cli
- Risk factors for prevalent and incident HIV infection in a cohort of volunteer blood donors in Harare, Zimbabwe: implications for blood safety.
- AIDS. 1997 Sep;11 Suppl 1:S97-102. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98025855
- McFarland W; Mvere D; Katzenstein D; University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA.
- OBJECTIVES: To compare risk factors for HIV seropositivity with risk factors for HIV seroconversion in a population of volunteer blood donors in Harare, Zimbabwe , and to assess the impact of risk factor exclusion strategies on the safety of the blood supply. DESIGN: A secondary a
- Purulent meningitis due to Rhodococcus equi. A case of posttraumatic infection.
- APMIS. 1997 Sep;105(9):705-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98011289
- Tunger A; Ozkan F; Vardar F; Burhanoglu D; Ozinel MA; Tokbas A; Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University; Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
- Opportunistic infections due to Rhodococcus equi have been increasingly reported in the immunocompromised population, especially in patients with AIDS. In this report, we present an unusual case of purulent meningitis that developed in an immunocompetent six-year-old child through direct inoculation of R. equi.
- Transduction potential of human retroviruses in highly proliferating small-cell lung cancer cells as well as non-proliferating hematopoietic stem cells.
- APMIS. 1997 Sep;105(9):723-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98011292
- Hansen JE; Gram GJ; Nielsen SD; Sorensen A; Jensen PB; Sehested M; Nielsen JO; Rorth M; Department 144, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark.
- Direct gene transfer to solid tissues or metastatic cancer cells requires vectors capable of in vivo transduction to specific cells. The predominant retroviral vectors of murine origin are inactivated by human complement, which precludes their use in vivo. Such inactivation does not take place with vectors based on hu
- Safety profile of phase I and II preventive HIV type 1 envelope vaccination: experience of the NIAID AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1163-77. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454208
- Keefer MC; Wolff M; Gorse GJ; Graham BS; Corey L; Clements-Mann ML; Verani-Ketter N; Erb S; Smith CM; Belshe RB; Wagner LJ; McElrath MJ; Schwartz DH; Fast P; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York; 14642, USA.
- The NIAID-sponsored AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group was established in 1988 to perform phase I/II clinical trials with candidate preventive HIV-1 vaccines. This report includes safety data from 1398 HIV-negative, healthy volunteers who were enrolled into 25 phase I and 1 phase H multicentered, randomized, double-blind s
- High-level ability of secretory IgA to block HIV type 1 transcytosis: contrasting secretory IgA and IgG responses to glycoprotein 160.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1179-85. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454209
- Hocini H; Belec L; Iscaki S; Garin B; Pillot J; Becquart P; Bomsel M; Unite INSERM U430 (Immunopathologie Humaine), Hopital Broussais,; Paris, France. hakim.hocini@brs.ap-hop-paris.fr
- The IgG and secretory IgA (S-IgA) responses to the HIV-1 envelope gp160 antigen) were analyzed in the colostrum (Col) and in the cervicovaginal fluid (CVF) of HIV-l-infected women. We show IgG antibodies (Abs) to the recombinant gp160 to be predominant as compared with the corresponding S-IgA isotype. The low level of
- Induction of mucosal and systemic responses against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 glycoprotein 120 in mice after oral immunization with a single dose of a Salmonella-HIV vector.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1187-94. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454210
- Wu S; Pascual DW; Lewis GK; Hone DM; Division of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, School of; Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA.
- Previous studies from our group showed that a Salmonella-HIV vector vaccine that expressed recombinant HIV-1 envelope protein gp120 stably in the vector cytoplasm elicited type 1 helper T cell (Th1) responses to gp120. Despite the promise of such vaccines, a major limitation in their use was that multiple immunization
- An HIV type 1 epidemic among injecting drug users in the former Soviet Union caused by a homogeneous subtype A strain.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1195-201. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454211
- Bobkov A; Cheingsong-Popov R; Selimova L; Ladnaya N; Kazennova E; Kravchenko A; Fedotov E; Saukhat S; Zverev S; Pokrovsky V; Weber J; The D.I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Moscow, Russia.
- Epidemiological data have demonstrated rapid growth of HIV-1 infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Ukraine and Russia , during 1996. Here we describe the results of genetic analysis of isolates derived from 12 HIV-1-infected IDUs i
- Membrane fusion induced by the HIV type 1 fusion peptide: modulation by factors affecting glycoprotein 41 activity and potential anti-HIV compounds.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1203-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454212
- Pereira FB; Goni FM; Nieva JL; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Biomembrane; Laboratory-CSIC), University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
- Peptides representing a sequence of 23 amino acid residues at the N terminus of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein gp41 bind and subsequently induce fusion of large unilamellar vesicles (LUV), an activity presumably related to gp41 function in viral infection. These in vitro effects can
- Cytotoxic activity of the amino-terminal region of HIV type 1 Nef protein.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1213-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454213
- Curtain CC; Lowe MG; Arunagiri CK; Mobley PW; Macreadie IG; Azad AA; Biomolecular Research Institute, Parkville Victoria, Australia.; ccurtain@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
- Myristoylated 21- and 25-residue N-terminal peptides of the Nef protein of HIV-1 lysed human erythrocytes and were cytotoxic toward a human CD4+ T cell line, CEM, and primary human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The corresponding nonmyristoylated N-terminal peptides were only very weakly hemolytic and cyt
- Activation of the HIV type 1 long terminal repeat and viral replication by dimethylsulfoxide and related solvents.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1221-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454214
- Klebanoff SJ; Mehlin C; Headley CM; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7185,; USA.
- The HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) introduced into the macrophage cell line THP-1 and the T lymphocyte cell line Jurkat in association with the luciferase reporter gene is activated by the polar, aprotic solvents dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylacetamide (DMAC), and dimethylformamide (DMF). These solvents also gre
- Effect of DNA synthesis inhibitors on Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus cyclin and major capsid protein gene expression.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1229-33. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454215
- Flore O; Gao SJ; Department of Pathology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New; York 10021, USA.
- Epidemiological studies strongly suggest that a newly discovered herpesvirus, Kaposi s sarcoma associated-herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8), is the likely infectious cause of Kaposi s sarcoma (KS). Identification of this agent suggests the possibility that existing anti-herpesvirus chemotherapeutics have activity against KSHV.
- Interaction of pregnancy steroid hormones and zidovudine in inhibition of HIV type 1 replication in monocytoid and placental Hofbauer cells: implications for the prevention of maternal-fetal transmission of HIV.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1235-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454216
- Lee AW; Mitra D; Laurence J; Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York,; New York 10021, USA.
- Zidovudine ( AZT ) has been shown to reduce maternal-fetal transmission of HIV-1 by more than two-thirds in a variety of clinical settings. However, the mechanism of action of AZT in this setting is unclear. Suppression of vertical transmission has occu
- Circadian secretory pattern of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor type I, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and prolactin during HIV infection.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1243-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454217
- Rondanelli M; Solerte SB; Fioravanti M; Scevola D; Locatelli M; Minoli L; Ferrari E; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy.
- The circadian rhythms of plasma growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I), cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and prolactin PRL) were evaluated in 13 HIV-seropositive patients (8 males and 5 females; mean age [+/-SD], 30 +/- 5 years), classified as CDC
- HIV type 1 gag subtype A is predominant in Malaysian intravenous drug users.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1251-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454218
- Kasper P; Chalwatzis N; Duraisamy G; Ofenloch-Hahnle B; Faatz E; Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
- Sequence analysis of two HTLV type I infections imported to Germany.
- AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1997 Sep 20;13(14):1255-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454219
- Ellerbrok H; Fleischer C; Vandamme AM; Kucherer C; Pauli G; Department of Virology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
- Lack of positive outcomes from a cognitive-behavioral HIV and AIDS prevention intervention for inner-city men: lessons from a controlled pilot study.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):299-313. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017407
- Kalichman SC; Rompa D; Coley B; Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of; Wisconsin, USA.
- African American men are at increasingly high risk for HIV infection, but there have been few studies of HIV risk reduction interventions for heterosexual ethnic minority men. The present study randomly assigned 81 African American men to one of two HIV prevention interventions: a four-session cognitive-behavioral ski
- Unprotected sex and HIV risk taking among young gay men within boyfriend relationships.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):314-29. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017408
- Hays RB; Kegeles SM; Coates TJ; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San; Francisco 94105, USA.
- A growing body of research shows that gay men in primary relationships engage in higher rates of unprotected anal intercourse than single gay men. We sought to (a) describe patterns of HIV risk taking among young gay men in boyfriend relationships and (b) identify characteristics of relationships that were most associ
- Evaluation of a video-supplement to informed consent: injection drug users and preventive HIV vaccine efficacy trials.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):330-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017409
- Fureman I; Meyers K; McLellan AT; Metzger D; Woody G; University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
- We evaluate the impact of a videotape specially produced to supplement written information about preventive HIV vaccine trials. One hundred eighty-six injection drug users were randomly assigned to an education session in which either: (a) a pamphlet was reviewed before a brief discussion period or (b) the videotape w
- Gender differences and other factors associated with HIV testing in a national sample of active drug injectors.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):342-58. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017410
- Davis WR; Deren S; Beardsley M; Wenston J; Tortu S; National Development and Research Institutes, Two World Trade Center,; New York, NY 10048, USA.
- Gender, health, HIV risk, and demographic factors were examined with chi-square and logistic regression analyses to assess which of these factors are most predictive of active injection drug users (IDUs ) getting tested for HIV. Analyses were based on 36,898 IDUs recruited to participate in a nationwide multisite HIV
- Magic Johnson and children's conceptions of AIDS.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):359-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017411
- Quadagno D; Eberstein IW; Foster K; Sittig JE; Sly DF; Kistner JA; Florida State University, Center for the Study of Population,; Tallahassec 32306-4063, USA.
- Longitudinal data for a heterogeneous sample of 609 elementary school children are used to assess the long-term effects of Magic Johnson s announcement on children s HIV and AIDS conceptions. Four hypotheses are tested concerning these relationships, and background variables measured prior to Johnson s announcement ar
- Perception of risk and sexual self-protective behavior: a methodological critique.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):373-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017412
- Poppen PJ; Reisen CA; George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
- Although several theories suggest that perceptions of the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, motivate individuals to adopt or maintain self-protective behaviors, the research literature has generally failed to demonstrate this relationship. Because many HIV prevention interventions a
- HIV and AIDS attitudes in Syleti Bengali community of Chapeltown in Leeds.
- AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Aug;9(4):391-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017413
- Prasad V; Price H; Pratt A; Pointon B; Leeds School of Medicine, Great Britain.
- Legal penalties and HIV [news]
- Nurs Stand. 1997 Aug 13;11(47):12. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98017158
- Waters A
- Chronic actinic dermatitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Br J Dermatol. 1997 Sep;137(3):431-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98010057
- Meola T; Sanchez M; Lim HW; Buchness MR; Soter NA; Photomedicine Section, Ronald O.Perelman Department of Dermatology,; New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
- Chronic actinic dermatitis is a photodistributed, eczematous dermatitis that preferentially affects elderly men and persists for months to years. Its occurrence in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been described in five patients. We report four additional cases of this uncommon, chronic
- Atypical Lyme borreliosis in an HIV-infected man.
- Br J Dermatol. 1997 Sep;137(3):437-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98010058
- Cordoliani F; Vignon-Pennamen MD; Assous MV; Vabres P; Dronne P; Rybojad M; Morel P; Service de Dermatologie, Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
- We report the fourth case of Lyme borreliosis in a man infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The erythema chronicum migrans was persistent, overlapping with meningoradiculitis. Repeated immunofluorescence tests for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato remained negative in both sera and cerebrospinal fluid CSF),
- Human herpesvirus 8 DNA sequences in angiosarcoma of the face [letter]
- Br J Dermatol. 1997 Sep;137(3):467. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98010065
- Gyulai R; Kemeny L; Kiss M; Nagy S; Adam E; Nagy F; Dobozy A
- Genetic heterogeneity of AIDS-related small non-cleaved cell lymphoma.
- Br J Haematol. 1997 Sep;98(3):726-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473477
- Gaidano G; Pastore C; Gloghini A; Canzonieri V; Capello D; Franceschi S; Saglio G; Carbone A; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino at Novara, Italy.
- AIDS-related small noncleaved cell lymphoma (AIDS-SNCCL) includes Burkitt s lymphoma (BL) and high-grade B-cell Burkitt-like lymphoma (BLL). Due to the marked polymorphism of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin s lymphomas (AIDS-NHL), the morphologic distinction between these two types of lymphomas is frequently controversial, a
- Transplantation of HLA-mismatched CD34+ selected cells in patients with advanced malignancies: severe immunodeficiency and related complications.
- Br J Haematol. 1997 Sep;98(3):760-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473482
- Bacigalupo A; Mordini N; Pitto A; Piaggio G; Podesta M; Benvenuto F; van Lint MT; Valbonesi M; Lercari G; Carlier P; Lamparelli T; Gualandi F; Occhini D; Bregante S; Figari O; Soracco M; Vassallo F; De Stefano G; Divisione Ematologia II, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy.
- This trial was designed to test the use of CD34+ selected haemopoietic stem cells (HSC) in HLA-mismatched donor-recipient pairs, following intensive conditioning with thiotepa, antilymphocyte globulin (ALG), cyclophosphamide and single-dose total-body irradiation (sTBI). 10 patients aged 16-50 with advanced malignanci
- Detection of maternal cells in human fetal blood during the third trimester of pregnancy using allele-specific PCR amplification.
- Br J Haematol. 1997 Sep;98(3):767-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473483
- Petit T; Dommergues M; Socie G; Dumez Y; Gluckman E; Brison O; Laboratoire de Genetique Oncologique, URA 1967 CNRS, Institut; Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
- Using a highly sensitive allele-specific PCR amplification method, we have previously shown that maternal cells could be detected in all 10 cord bloods tested. This raised the question of whether maternal cells are released into cord blood during the process of delivery or whether they are already present during pregn
- Retinoid-mediated inhibition of cell growth with stimulation of apoptosis in aggressive B-cell lymphomas.
- Cell Growth Differ. 1997 Oct;8(10):1071-82. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98000232
- Sundaresan A; Claypool K; Mehta K; Lopez-Berestein G; Cabanillas F; Ford RJ Jr; Department of Molecular Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson; Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
- Retinoids have been shown to modulate cell growth and differentiation in a variety of human tumor cell types, but their effects on B-cell non-Hodgkin s lymphomas (NHL-B) have not been explored. In this study, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in the free form and liposome-encapsulated form (L-ATRA) were used to determine
- The history of tuberculosis and its resurgence in the community.
- West Afr J Med. 1997 Jan-Mar;16(1):1-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97279362
- Ankrah TC; Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, U.S.T. Kumasi.
- Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterised by the formation of granulomas in infected tissues and by florid cell-mediated hypersensitivity. The usual site of disease is the lungs but other organs may be involved.
- IL-4 abrogates the inhibitory effect of IL-10 on the development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in SJL mice.
- Int Immunol. 1997 Sep;9(9):1243-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97456871
- Nagelkerken L; Blauw B; Tielemans M; Division of Immunological and infectious Diseases, TNO Prevention and; Health, Leiden, The Netherlands.
- IL-10 and IL-4 were studied with respect to their capacity to inhibit experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) induced in SJL/J mice by immunization with the proteolipid protein peptide PLP139-151. Treatment with 2 micrograms IL-10/day from day 0 until day 12 delayed onset of disease and inhibited the severity ofJ
- Neutralization of HIV-1 primary isolates by polyclonal and monoclonal human antibodies.
- Int Immunol. 1997 Sep;9(9):1281-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97456875
- Hioe CE; Xu S; Chigurupati P; Burda S; Williams C; Gorny MK; Zolla-Pazner S; New York University, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, NY 10010, USA.
- To examine antibody-mediated neutralization of HIV-1 primary isolates in vitro, we tested sera and plasma from infected individuals against four clade B primary isolates. These isolates were analyzed further for neutralization by a panel of several human anti-HIV-1 mAb in order to identify the neutralizing epitopes ofJ
- A dominant mechanism coordinately suppresses the expression of Th2 lymphokines.
- Int Immunol. 1997 Sep;9(9):1347-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97456882
- Weiss A; Waiser J; Serfling E; Nebl G; Samstag Y; Jack HM; Gessner A; Rollinghoff M; Lohoff M; Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Erlangen/Nurnberg,; Germany.
- This study, we present evidence for a negatively acting control mechanism that coordinately suppresses the synthesis of the Th2 lymphokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-6. This control mechanism operates in the murine thymoma cell line BW 5147. When cells of this line were fused to four independently established, well-defined ThJ
- BCL-XL-regulated apoptosis in T cell development.
- Int Immunol. 1997 Sep;9(9):1375-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97456885
- Chao DT; Korsmeyer SJ; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Medicine and Pathology,; Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Thymocyte differentiation progresses through well-defined stages in which apoptosis is central to the selection of a functional TCR repertoire. In the present study, we explored the developmental effects of BCL-XL, a repressor of apoptosis. We found that endogenous BCL-XL is down-regulated by both positive and negativJ
- Detection of glove puncture and skin contamination during caesarean section.
- Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1997 Oct;104(10):1209-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97472134
- Eckford SD; James M; Jackson SR; Hamer AJ; Browning JJ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Michael's Hospital,; Bristol.
- Measures that can be taken to reduce exposure to potentially infected body fluids are of particular relevance in obstetric and gynaecological surgery due to high rates of glove puncture and relatively higher prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity in the obstetric age group. We describe the use of a J
- Effect of RNA secondary structure on the kinetics of DNA synthesis catalyzed by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12459-67. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98026067
- Suo Z; Johnson KA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 106 Althouse; Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,; Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- The effect of RNA secondary structure on the kinetics of DNA synthesis catalyzed by HIV-1 RT was determined using a 66 nucleotide RNA template containing a stable 12 base pair hairpin structure. Prior to reaching the hairpin structure, the primer elongation by RT was fast and the kinetics of polymerization was not affJ
- Effect of RNA secondary structure on RNA cleavage catalyzed by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12468-76. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98026068
- Suo Z; Johnson KA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 106 Althouse; Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,; Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Using a synthetic 66 nucleotide RNA template containing a stable hairpin structure derived from the HIV-1 genome, six predominant RNA cleavage products are found during DNA synthesis catalyzed by HIV-1 RT. These major RNA cleavage sites correlate well with the pause sites seen during primer elongation [Suo, Z., & J
- Ion selective folding of loop domains in a potent anti-HIV oligonucleotide.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12498-505. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98026071
- Jing N; Rando RF; Pommier Y; Hogan ME; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of; Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- Previously, we have described inhibition of HIV-1 infection by T30177, 5 -(GTGGTGGGTGGGTGGGT)-3 , an oligonucleotide that is a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase in vitro (Mazumder et al. 1996) Biochemistry 35, 13762). Here a family of oligonucleotides, analogs of T30177, has been studied. On the basis of thermal den
- Binding of the nucleocapsid protein of type 1 human immunodeficiency virus to nucleic acids studied using phosphorescence and optically detected magnetic resonance.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12506-18. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98026072
- Wu JQ; Ozarowski A; Maki AH; Urbaneja MA; Henderson LE; Casas-Finet JR; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California; 95616, USA.
- The binding of p7 nucleocapsid protein of type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) to various oligonucleotides and polynucleotides has been investigated by phosphorescence and optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy. The intrinsic spectroscopic probe used in these studies is the photoexcited tripl
- Probing the proximity of the core domain of an HIV-1 Tat fragment in a Tat-TAR complex by affinity cleaving.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12592-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98026082
- Huq I; Rana TM; Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson (Rutgers) Medical; School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes; Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
- Transactivation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gene expression depends upon the interaction of the viral regulatory protein Tat with the transactivation responsive region (TAR) RNA, a 59-base stem-loop structure located at the 5 -end of all mRNAs. We have used a site-directed RNA-cleaving strategy to determine
- Implications of RNA structure on the annealing of a potent antisense RNA directed against the human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 21;36(42):12711-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97477317
- Eckardt S; Romby P; Sczakiel G; Forschungsschwerpunkt Angewandte Tumorvirologie, Deutsches; Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, D-69120 Heidelberg,; Germany.
- Antisense RNA-mediated regulation in bacterial systems is related to the kinetics of RNA-RNA annealing in vitro. Here, we investigated the secondary structure of alphaY69, an effective HIV-directed antisense RNA in human cells. Purified RNA preparations contain a single conformer. The global structure was identified b
- RNA recognition by a bent alpha-helix regulates transcriptional antitermination in phage lambda.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 21;36(42):12722-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97477318
- Su L; Radek JT; Hallenga K; Hermanto P; Chan G; Labeots LA; Weiss MA; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chicago,; Chicago, Illinois 60637-5419, USA.
- A novel RNA recognition motif is characterized in an arginine-rich peptide. The motif, derived from lambda transcriptional antitermination protein N, regulates an RNA-directed genetic switch. Its characterization by multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) demonstrates specific RNA-dependent folding of N- and
- Synergistic inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by combinations of chain-terminating nucleotides.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 28;36(43):13223-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98002694
- Villahermosa ML; Martinez-Irujo JJ; Cabodevilla F; Santiago E; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of; Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.
- Synergistic inhibition of HIV replication in cell culture has been reported for many combinations of reverse transcriptase inhibitors. However, the biochemical basis underlying this interaction is in most cases unknown. It has been previously shown that combinations of L-697,661 or U-90152s with
- Site-specific phosphorylation of the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Rev protein accelerates formation of an efficient RNA-binding conformation.
- Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 28;36(43):13256-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98002698
- Fouts DE; True HL; Cengel KA; Celander DW; Department of Microbiology and College of Medicine, University of; Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
- Phosphorylation is important in the regulation of many cellular processes, yet the precise role of protein phosphorylation for many RNA-binding protein substrates remains obscure. In this report, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of a recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Rev protein promotes rapid formati
- Sexual behavior of HIV-seropositive young men with congenital coagulopathies. Hemophilia Behavioral Intervention Projects HBIEP) Study Group.
- J Adolesc Health. 1997 Oct;21(4):232-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97449438
- Remafedi G; Parsons JT; Schultz JR; Schulz SL; Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
- PURPOSE: To describe the self-reported sexual behaviors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive youths with congenital coagulopathies in order to guide the development of interventions to prevent secondary transmission. SUBJECTS: A total of 297 HIV-seropositive males, 12-24 years of age, were sampled from 1
- Suicidal ideation, bereavement, HIV serostatus and psychosocial variables in partners of men with AIDS.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):373-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479230
- Rosengard C; Folkman S; Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA.; crosen@itsa.ucsf.edu
- This prospective 2-year study examines suicidal ideation in 86 HIV-positive and 167 HIV-negative caregiving partners of men with AIDS. One hundred and fifty-six of the caregivers became bereaved during the course of the study. The study focuses on the relationship between suicidal ideation and bereavement status berea
- Suicidality among HIV-positive psychiatric in-patients.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):385-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479231
- Wood KA; Nairn R; Kraft H; Siegel A; Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine,; Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Rates of suicidality with HIV-infected, seriously mentally ill individuals were investigated. Fifty asymptomatic HIV-positive psychiatric in-patients were compared to a demographically-matched HIV-negative cohort. The groups were similar, except that seropositive subjects were less likely to be diagnosed with schizoph
- Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):391-405. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479232
- Foster G; Makufa C; Drew R; Mashumba S; Kambeu S; Paediatric Department, Mutare Provincial Hospital, Zimbabwe.
- Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe . Orphan concerns included feeling different from other children, stress, stigmatization, exploitation, schooling, lack of visits
- Sexual relationships, condom use and risk perception among female bar workers in north-west Tanzania.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):407-16. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479233
- Mgalla Z; Pool R; Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- This paper discusses the background characteristics, sexual relationships, condom use and risk perception of bar workers in Magu district, north-west Tanzania . Bar workers in Magu are geographically mobile. They are not highly educated but probably have a higher level of schoolin
- STD/HIV/AIDS knowledge, beliefs and practices of traditional healers in Botswana.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):417-25. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479234
- Chipfakacha VG; Department of Health & Social Welfare, Mmabatho, Republic of South; Africa.
- The study investigated knowledge, beliefs, practices and experiences of traditional healers in relation to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV and AIDS. Traditional healers see about 70% of the African patients, with all kinds of ailments. The advent of HIV/AIDS and the introduction of home-based care in most Af
- Widely varying HIV prevalence and risk behaviours among the ethnic minority peoples of northern Thailand.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):427-39. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479235
- Beyrer C; Celentano DD; Suprasert S; Sittitrai W; Nelson KE; Kongsub B; Go V; Phanupak P; Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, USA.; rihes@cmu.chiangmai.ac.th
- We compared HIV prevalence, risk behaviours, and social and sexual norms among nine ethnic minority (Hilltribe) groups in northern Thailand . Communities were selected on the basis of size, ethnicity, development level and geography. Subjects (15-45 years) were stratified by gende
- HIV-seropositive men who engage in high-risk sexual behaviour: psychological characteristics and implications for prevention.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):441-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479236
- Kalichman SC; Greenberg J; Abel GG; Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA.; psysck@panther.gsu.edu
- A minority of people who test HIV seropositive continue to engage in sexual behaviour that places their partners at high risk for HIV infection. However, little is known about factors that contribute to sexual risk behaviour among. HIV-seropositive men. In this study, HIV-seropositive men participating in substance ab
- A new out-patient care facility for HIV-infected destitute populations in Paris, France.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):451-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479237
- Chauvin P; Mortier E; Carrat F; Imbert JC; Valleron AJ; Lebas J; Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (INSERM U444),; Paris, France.
- In France , the entire population theoretically has access to health coverage, but in fact a section of the poorest population does not. Institutions have therefore been set up to provide medical care for the destitute. The objectives of this study were to describe the social charac
- Cross-sectional survey of hospital paediatric HIV/AIDS care in Catalonia, 1992. Hospital Contributors.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):461-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479238
- Miret M; Vall M; Fortuny C; Casabona J; Centre d'Estudis Epidemiologics sobre la Sida a Catalunya CEESCAT),; Badalona, Spain.
- A cross-sectional survey to assess the impact of the paediatric HIV/AIDS epidemic on the hospital-based health care system was performed in state-financed hospitals in Catalonia during 1992, raising issues of relevance today. Out of the 27 hospitals contacted, 20 responded. A considerable proportion of the health care
- Sexual Risk Cognitions Questionnaire: a reliability and validity study.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):471-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479239
- Shah D; Thornton S; Burgess AP; Psychological Medicine Unit, Mental Health Centre, Chelsea &; Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
- The Sexual Risk Cognitions Questionnaire was designed to assess the type and frequency of cognitions associated with unsafe sex. It consists of 22 core items (SRCQ-22) with six subsections. Each subsection consists of 8-12 items designed for specific subgroups defined by gender, sexual orientation and HIV serostatus.
- Encounters with the Israeli Health Service: impressions from a support group for people with HIV.
- AIDS Care. 1997 Aug;9(4):481-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97479240
- Weishut DJ; Israel AIDS Task Force, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- The article which follows documents one of the first short-term support groups for HIV-infected people (PWH) in Israel . The group enabled its members to cope in a positive way with issues of life and death and with the daily hardships that accompany their condition, and became an e
- Cancer in AIDS.
- Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Sep;9(5):B135-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97468087
- Treatment of epidemic (AIDS-related) Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Sep;9(5):433-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97468077
- Jie C; Tulpule A; Zheng T; Masood R; Espina B; Gill PS; Department of Medicine and Pathology, University of Southern; California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
- Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) is the most common tumor seen in patients with HIV-1 infection. KS causes significant morbidity and mortality through involvement of the skin and visceral organs. The optimal treatment for KS depends on the extent of the disease and immunologic status. However, with knowledge gained on the pathog
- Human herpesvirus-8.
- Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Sep;9(5):440-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97468078
- Gillison ML; Ambinder RF; Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
- Our current understanding of Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) has evolved from initial descriptions of this idiopathic sarcoma to a progressively detailed characterization of its probable infectious origin. This article traces the explosive discovery of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) and its etiologic associations with KS, Castle
- HIV-associated lymphomas.
- Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Sep;9(5):450-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97468079
- Straus DJ; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
- Intermediate and high-grade non-Hodgkin s lymphomas (NHL) with a B-cell phenotype are AIDS-defining illnesses. The incidence of systemic NHL increased greatly and primary central nervous system NHL increased even more in the HIV-infected population. Further increases in frequency are anticipated as HIV-infected indivi
- The use of new antiretroviral therapy in combination with chemotherapy.
- Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Sep;9(5):455-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97468080
- Tan B; Ratner L; Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- With rapid scientific advances in HIV pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy, the oncologist is faced with new challenges in the treatment of patients with HIV infection and malignancy. HIV infection, by causing immune dysregulation and cytokine production, may alter the natural history of certain neoplasms. Treatmen
- [Esophageal ulcer in a patient with AIDS]
- Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1997 May;15(5):269-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97398768
- Blanco JR; Ibarra V; Oteo JA; Servicio de Medicina Interna y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital de; La Rioja.
- [Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi in patients with AIDS: difficulty in defining the most appropriate initial treatment letter)]
- Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1997 May;15(5):274-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97398772
- Baraia-Etxaburu J; Malero P; Unzaga MJ; Teira R; Munoz J; Cisterna R; Santamaria JM
- [Ritonavir]
- Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1997 May;15(5):281. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97398778
- GaLV pseudotyped vectors and cationic lipids transduce human CD34+ cells.
- Hum Gene Ther. 1997 Sep 20;8(14):1685-94. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97462644
- Dybing J; Lynch CM; Hara P; Jurus L; Kiem HP; Anklesaria P; Targeted Genetics Corporation, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
- High transduction frequency of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells is essential to derive clinical benefits for treating certain inherited and acquired diseases. We demonstrate here stable gene transfer into human bone marrow-derived CD34+ progenitors using cationic lipids to facilitate GaLV and amphotroic pseudotyped
- Female genital mutilation [editorial]
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):599-601. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454142
- Fox EF; de Ruiter A; Bingham JS
- Sex, thrush and bacterial vaginosis.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):603-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454143
- Hay PE; Ugwumadu A; Chowns J; Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St George's Hospital, London,; UK.
- Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. In some women it shows a relapsing and remitting course with apparently spontaneous onset and resolution. There are intermediate patterns of vaginal flora in which lactobacilli and other species co-exist. We asked wome
- Physician concurrence with primary care guidelines for persons with HIV disease.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):609-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454144
- Heath K; Hogg RS; Singer J; Schechter MT; O'Shaughnessy MV; Montaner JS; British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's; Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
- An anonymous questionnaire was mailed to 3 groups of physicians in British Columbia: 659 registrants of a province-wide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug treatment programme (Group 1); 765 who had had a patient test positive for HIV (Group 2); and a random sample of 484 (Group 3). Questionnaires provided data ab
- Recombinant human interferon-beta for condylomata acuminata: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of intralesional therapy.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):614-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454145
- Bornstein J; Pascal B; Zarfati D; Goldshmid N; Abramovici H; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carmel Medical Center and; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of; Technology, Haifa, Israel.
- To assess the efficacy of a novel glycosylated mammalian cell derived recombinant human interferon-beta (r-hIFN-beta-1a) in the intralesional treatment of genital condylomata acuminata. The study was randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled. Patients (n=60) with up to 8 distinct condylomata acuminata were rando
- Recombinant human interferon-beta in the treatment of condylomata acuminata.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):622-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454146
- Dinsmore W; Jordan J; O'Mahony C; Harris JR; McMillan A; Radcliffe KW; Engrand P; Jackson BW; Galazka AR; Abdul-Ahad AK; Illingworth JM; Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital,; Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- The number of clinic consultations for condylomata acuminata genital warts) has increased substantially during the last 30 years. Most infections produce benign lesions but a few types may be associated with cervical and penile cancers. Interferons (IFN) have shown antiviral properties to these infections and IFN-beta
- Introduction of HIV into drug injector networks outside AIDS epicentres.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):629-35. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454147
- Williams ML; Zhao Z; Bowen AM; Freeman RC; Elwood WN; Rusek R; NOVA Research Company, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Injection drug users (IDUs) continue to be at risk for HIV infection despite high levels of knowledge about how human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV/AIDS) is transmitted. Yet, among not-in-treatment injection drug users, the chances of becoming infected with HIV vary substantially. Infor
- Sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infections in women attending an antenatal clinic in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):636-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454148
- Diallo MO; Ettiegne-Traore V; Maran M; Kouadio J; Brattegaard K; Makke A; Van Dyck E; Laga M; De Cock KM; Projet RETRO-CI, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- A cross-sectional survey was conducted among women attending an antenatal clinic in Abidjan to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection, and to identify factors associated with the presence of gonococcal and/or chlamydial cervical infection. Among 546 women, 3.7% had a gonococ
- Relationship of genital wart burden to therapeutic response to fluorouracil/epinephrine injectable gel.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):639-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454149
- Swinehart JM; Korey A; Orenberg EK; Colorado Medical Research Center, Denver 80210, USA.
- The efficacy of a single cycle of a new therapy for genital warts, intradermal fluorouracil/epinephrine (5-FU/epi) injectable gel, has been evaluated in 2 large pivotal trials; the objective of this study was to evaluate a second cycle of treatment. Twenty-two patients with total wart areas of 5-447 mm2 were treated w
- The last sexual encounter: the contextualization of sexual risk behaviour.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):643-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454150
- Leonard L; Ross MW; Center for Health Promotion Research and Development, University of; Texas-Houston School of Public Health, 77225, USA.
- We aim to apply critical incident methodology to details of respondents last sexual encounter to provide contextualized data on sexual behaviour and alleviate the problem of recall bias. In areas of Houston, Texas, registering high prevalence rates of syphilis, we elicited information from 400 men and women about the
- HIV infection among pregnant women in Burkina Faso: a nationwide serosurvey.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):646-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454151
- Sangare L; Meda N; Lankoande S; Van Dyck E; Cartoux M; Compaore IP; Catraye J; Sanou PT; Soudre R; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa.
- To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Burkina Faso and to identify factors associated with HIV infection in this population, we performed in 4 antenatal clinics in 4 urban centres located in the centre, the north, the east and the south-west of the c
- Calcifying Pneumocystis carinii thyroiditis.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):652-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454152
- O'Donovan ML; Fitzpatrick F; Mulcahy F; Gaffney EF; Department of Histopathology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
- Extragenital chancre of the tongue.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):655-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454153
- Arunkumar S; Prasad S; Loganathan B; Johnson M; Jayapaul K; Institute of Venereology, Government General Hospital, Chennai Medical; College, Tamilnadu, India.
- An audit of clinic acceptability for patients.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):657-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454154
- Fisk PG; Julian S; Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
- Female genital mutilation in a genitourinary medicine clinic: a case note review [letter]
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Oct;8(10):659-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97454155
- Fox E; de Ruiter A; Bingham JS
- Testosterone treatment of clinical hypogonadism in patients with HIV/AIDS.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):537-45. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437808
- Rabkin JG; Rabkin R; Wagner GJ; Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia; University, New York, USA.
- The use of testosterone to treat clinical symptoms of hypogonadism and wasting among patients with HIV/AIDS is a relatively new area of inquiry and clinical application. Outcome measures have included changes in mood, libido, energy, weight and muscle mass. The purpose of this review is to identify the questions most
- Ureaplasma urealyticum [editorial]
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):546-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437809
- Hudson MM; Talbot MD
- Prognostic markers and surrogate markers of clinical progression in HIV infection.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):552-6; quiz 557. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437810
- Churchill DR; Department of Genitourinary Medicine and Communicable Diseases,; Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's, London, UK.
- Isolated microscopic haematuria in the genitourinary clinic: the value of renal biopsy.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):558-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437811
- Topham P; Young S; Harper S; Furness P; Riley V; Feehally J; Department of Nephrology, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
- Isolated microscopic haematuria is a common finding in the genitourinary clinic. The conventional approach to investigation includes urological referral for cystourethroscopy if renal imaging is normal. However the diagnostic yield is very low; in particular urothelial malignancy at age
- Bacterial infections in adult patients hospitalized with AIDS: case-control study of prophylactic efficacy of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus aerosolized pentamidine.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):563-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437812
- Tabet SR; Krone MR; Hooton TM; Koutsky LA; Holmes KK; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington,; Seattle, USA.
- To determine the association between trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and risk of bacterial infections in persons with AIDS, we abstracted hospital records from 6496 adult admissions to 42 hospitals in western Washington state. Of these admissions, 570 involved 637
- HIV/AIDS care giving physicians: their experience and practice patterns.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):570-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437813
- Heath KV; Bally G; Yip B; O'Shaughnessy MV; Hogg RS; British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's; Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
- To identify associations between HIV-related experience and patterns of service provision, physicians across Canada were solicited by mail to register in a national network of HIV/AIDS care givers. Respondents provided data about: personal, demographic and practice characteristics;
- Patterns of sexually transmitted diseases in female sex workers in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):576-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437814
- Joesoef MR; Linnan M; Barakbah Y; Idajadi A; Kambodji A; Schulz K; Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and; Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
- Sex workers and their clients as core groups of high frequency transmitters play a dominant role in the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In Surabaya, Indonesia , little is known about the prevalence of STDs in various sex establishments. We cond
- Intracavitary contact X-ray therapy of oral HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):581-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437815
- Caccialanza M; Piccinno R; Gnecchi L; Beretta M; Cusini M; Department of Photoradiotherapy, University of Milan, Ospedale; Maggiore, IRCCS, Italy.
- A retrospective study was performed to assess the efficacy and low mucosal toxicity of intracavitary contact X-ray therapy ICRT), a proposed treatment of small/medium sized lesions of oral HIV-associated Kaposi s sarcoma (HIV-KS). Twenty-six patients with histologically confirmed oral HIV-KS underwent ICRT in the peri
- Immunohistochemical investigations of genital ulcers caused by Haemophilus ducreyi.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):585-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437816
- Abeck D; Freinkel AL; Korting HC; Szeimis RM; Ballard RC; Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University, Munich,; Germany.
- To gain information on the specific composition of the inflammatory infiltrate of genital ulcers caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, biopsies of 6 genital ulcers which were diagnosed as chancroid on clinical and microbiological grounds were subjected to immunohistochemical investigations after conventional haematoxylineosi
- Colpitis macularis and macular vaginitis unrelated to Trichomonas vaginalis infection.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):589-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437817
- Sonnex C; Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital,; Cambridge, UK.
- Outpatient therapy of HIV-associated oral and oesophageal candidosis.
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):592-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437818
- Ustianowski AP; Leake H; Evans S; Brighton Health Care, East Sussex, UK.
- Correlation between total and CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV infection [letter]
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):597. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437819
- Brettle RP
- Review of drug expenditure for a genitourinary medicine department [letter]
- Int J STD AIDS. 1997 Sep;8(9):597-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97437820
- Talbot P; Moss TR
- Detection of bovine immunodeficiency virus antibodies in cattle by western blot assay with recombinant gag protein.
- J Vet Diagn Invest. 1997 Oct;9(4):347-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98018041
- Zhang S; Xue W; Wood C; Chen Q; Kapil S; Minocha HC; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary; Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA.
- A western blot assay using purified recombinant bovine immunodeficiency virus gag protein has been developed for detection of bovine immunodeficiency virus antibodies in bovine serum samples. The test was standardized with known bovine immunodeficiency virus positive and negative bovine serum samples and the monoclona
- Red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19 in AIDS: use of i.v. immunoglobulin.
- Ann Hematol. 1997 Jul-Aug;75(1-2):67-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97463986
- Koduri PR; Kumapley R; Khokha ND; Patel AR; Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
- We describe the case of a 34-year-old man with AIDS who developed severe anemia due to chronic pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) caused by parvovirus B19. Following initial treatment with an infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), 1 g/kg, PRCA resolved, but there was a recurrence of severe anemia in 3 months. Retrea
- Investigating the relationship between economic status and HIV risk.
- J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1997 Nov;8(4):416-23. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97474913
- Murrain M; Barker T; School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA.
- Although anecdotal information suggests that there is a relationship between socioeconomic status and HIV risk, there have been few investigations of that possible relationship. Understanding that relationship can have important implications for designing and implementing prevention programs. This study investigated t
- Strategies for suppression, containment, and eradication of resurgent tuberculosis.
- J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1997 Nov;8(4):424-36. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97474914
- Young RC Jr; Rachal RE; Bailey SB; Tate HL; Nelson-Knuckles B; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Meharry Medical College,; Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
- This review provides strategies for the suppression, containment, and eventual eradication of resurgent tuberculosis. Some ethnic minority communities are at greatest risk because of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, poverty and malnutrition, congregate living situation
- An analysis of unmet need for HIV services: The Houston Study.
- J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1997 Nov;8(4):446-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97474916
- Montoya ID; Richard AJ; Bell DC; Atkinson JS
- HIV/AIDS is indicative of general institutional neglect that disproportionately affects minorities, poor, and underserved populations. Among women and minorities, HIV infection is associated with preexisting economic distress. Moreover, socioeconomic resources, gender, and race/ethnicity may determine access to medica
- Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection, mortality rate, and serogroup distribution among patients with pneumococcal bacteremia at Denver General Hospital, 1984-1994.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):195-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473667
- Hibbs JR; Douglas JM Jr; Judson FN; McGill WL; Rietmeijer CA; Janoff EN; Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center,; Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA.
- Pandemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection and penicillin resistance highlight the urgency of preventing invasive pneumococcal disease with vaccination. We characterized pneumococcal serogroup distribution and the mortality rate among 460 patients with pneumococcal bacteremia from 1984 through 19
- Mycobacterium xenopi infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):206-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473669
- el-Helou P; Rachlis A; Fong I; Walmsley S; Phillips A; Salit I; Simor AE; Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto,; Ontario, Canada.
- Mycobacterium xenopi is one of the most frequently isolated nontuberculous mycobacteria in Ontario, Canada . We reviewed the records of 28 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients from whom M. xenopi was isolated between 1982 and 1995. M. xenopi was recovered from respir
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection [editorial; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):219-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473672
- Walzer PD
- Variation of chest radiographic patterns in pulmonary tuberculosis by degree of human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression. The Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). The AIDS Clinical Trials Group ACTG).
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):242-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473677
- Perlman DC; el-Sadr WM; Nelson ET; Matts JP; Telzak EE; Salomon N; Chirgwin K; Hafner R; Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,; New York 10003, USA.
- Our aim was to evaluate the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease stage on chest radiographic (CXR) findings among patients with HIV-related pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Data are from a prospective multicenter treatment trial for HIV-related TB. Baseline CXR findings and CD4+ lymphocyte counts were comp
- Parasitic sinusitis and otitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: report of five cases and review.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):267-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473680
- Dunand VA; Hammer SM; Rossi R; Poulin M; Albrecht MA; Doweiko JP; DeGirolami PC; Coakley E; Piessens E; Wanke CA; Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,; Massachusetts 02215, USA.
- We describe five cases of parasitic sinusitis and otitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and review 14 reported cases. The pathogens identified in our group of patients included agents such as Microsporidium, Cryptosporidium, and Acanthamoeba species. The clinical features common to these
- Histoplasmosis and kidney disease in patients with AIDS.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):281-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473682
- Burke DG; Emancipator SN; Smith MC; Salata RA; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, University; Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5083, USA.
- Renal disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often presents with significant proteinuria and progressive renal failure; focal glomerulosclerosis is the most common renal pathology identified. To our knowledge, we report the first case of nephrotic-range proteinuria and preserved renal fun
- To tap or not to tap? [editorial; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):289-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473684
- Tauber MG
- Genital ulceration and clinical acumen [editorial; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):299-300. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473686
- Ronald A
- Incidence and epidemiology of nosocomial infections in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus [see comments]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):318-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473690
- Frank U; Daschner FD; Schulgen G; Mills J; San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, USA.
- In a prospective study, we investigated the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of nosocomial infections (NIs) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus disease. There was a total of 528 admissions of 405 eligible patients; 46 NIs (8.7% per discharge) were identified in 39 patients. The proportional frequ
- Changing epidemiology of nosocomial infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients [editorial; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):321-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473691
- Kuehnert MJ; Jarvis WR
- Increased endothelin levels in cerebrospinal fluid samples from adults with bacterial meningitis.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):329-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473696
- Koedel U; Gorriz C; Lorenzl S; Pfister HW; Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich,; Klinikum Grosshadern, Germany.
- Measurement of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA load distinguishes progressive infection from nonprogressive HIV-1 infection in men and women.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):332-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473698
- Fang G; Siegal FP; Weiser B; Grimson R; Anastos K; Back S; Burger H; Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, USA.
- Spontaneous rupture of the spleen revealing primary human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):336-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473701
- Barrier JH; Bani-Sadr F; Gaillard F; Raffi F; Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu, Nantes, France.
- Recurrent iritis after intravenous administration of cidofovir.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):337-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473702
- Palau LA; Tufty GT; Pankey GA; Department of Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans,; Louisiana, USA.
- Disseminated histoplasmosis and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection: risk factors in Guatemala [letter]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):343-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473705
- Segura L; Rojas M; Pelaez N; Shor-Posner G; RosaRe D; Moreno J; Klaskala W; Baum MK
- Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in patients who are not infected with human immunodeficiency virus [letter]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):344. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473706
- Albrecht H; Sobottka I
- Effect of food intake on the bioavailability of itraconazole [letter]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;25(2):344-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97473707
- Feola D; Rapp RP
- Antibody response to Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in relation to the number of CD4+ T lymphocytes in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):600-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458116
- Kroon FP; van Dissel JT; Rijkers GT; Labadie J; van Furth R; Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Leiden, the; Netherlands.
- A prospective study of antibody production by adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after vaccination with tetanus toxoid-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine was conducted. Concentrations of antibodies to the two immunogenic components of the vaccine (i.e., polyribosylribitolphosph
- Clinical correlates of interferon gamma production in patients with tuberculosis.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):617-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458120
- Sodhi A; Gong J; Silva C; Qian D; Barnes PF; Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of; Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
- To determine if the capacity to produce interferon (IFN) gamma is related to the clinical manifestations of tuberculosis, we correlated Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced IFN-gamma production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with clinical, radiographic, and laboratory variables for 63 human immunodeficien
- Comparison of combination therapy regimens for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with disseminated bacteremia due to Mycobacterium avium. ANRS Trial 033 Curavium Group. Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le Sida.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):621-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458121
- May T; Brel F; Beuscart C; Vincent V; Perronne C; Doco-Lecompte T; Saint-Marc T; Dautzenberg B; Grosset J; Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hopitaux de Brabois,; Nancy, France.
- We conducted a randomized, open-label trial in 42 French hospitals to compare the clinical and bacteriologic efficacy of combination therapy with clarithromycin/clofazimine (Clm/Clof) with that of combination therapy with clarithromycin/rifabutin/ethambutol (Clm/Rib/Et
- Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: VZV disease of the central nervous system or subclinical reactivation of VZV infection?
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):634-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458123
- Cinque P; Bossolasco S; Vago L; Fornara C; Lipari S; Racca S; Lazzarin A; Linde A; Department of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute,; Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.
- To identify varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections of the nervous system in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 514 consecutive HIV-infected patients with neurological disease was performed to detect VZV DNA. VZV
- Comparison of sensitivities to two commercially available tuberculin skin test reagents in persons with recent tuberculosis [see comments]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):661-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458127
- Duchin JS; Jereb JA; Nolan CM; Smith P; Onorato IM; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104, USA.
- Discrepancies have been reported between results obtained with tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) performed with use of different reagents. We compared TST results and determined the sensitivities of the two commercially available TSTs in 51 human immunodeficiency virus-negative persons with culture-confirmed active tubercu
- Factors influencing time to sputum conversion among patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis [see comments]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):666-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458129
- Telzak EE; Fazal BA; Pollard CL; Turett GS; Justman JE; Blum S; Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center and the Department of Medicine, Albert; Einstein College of Medicine, New York 10457, USA.
- For hospitalized patients with smear-positive pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that three consecutive sputum samples be negative for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) before respiratory isolation is discontinued. Limited data are available to predict the length of ti
- An unholy trinity--three negative sputum smears and release from tuberculosis isolation [editorial; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):671-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458130
- Iseman MD
- Candidal meningitis in HIV-infected patients: analysis of 14 cases.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):673-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458131
- Casado JL; Quereda C; Oliva J; Navas E; Moreno A; Pintado V; Cobo J; Corral I; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid,; Spain.
- Five cases of candidal meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus HIV)-infected patients have been diagnosed in our hospital. This article describes these cases and reviews another nine previously reported in the literature. Most patients (71%) had at least one well-known predisposing factor for candidiasis. Median CD
- Focal infections due to non-typhi Salmonella in patients with AIDS: report of 10 cases and review.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):690-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458134
- Fernandez Guerrero ML; Ramos JM; Nunez A; Nunez A; de Gorgolas M; Division of Infectious Diseases, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Universidad; Autonoma de Madrid, Spain.
- Bacteremia due to non-typhi Salmonella is frequent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients; however, focal complications rarely have been reported. Ten of 38 HIV-infected patients (26.3%) with salmonellosis documented over a period of 9 years had focal suppurative complications; only 19 (3.9%) of 490 a
- High prevalence of gynecologic disease among hospitalized women with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):706-12. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458136
- Frankel RE; Selwyn PA; Mezger J; Andrews S; AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven,; Connecticut 06510, USA.
- We offered standardized gynecologic examinations to consecutive women admitted to an AIDS-designated inpatient medical service; 65 (97%) of 67 women consented to the examination. The median CD4+ T lymphocyte count was 54/mm3. Only 9% of the women were admitted for primary gynecologic or genitourinary diagnoses; howeve
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in infants who were exposed to human immunodeficiency virus but were not infected: an exception to the AIDS surveillance case definition.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):739-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458144
- Heresi GP; Caceres E; Atkins JT; Reuben J; Doyle M; Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston,; USA.
- Herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in Kaposi's sarcoma lesions from two women with AIDS.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):740-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458145
- Pulik M; Dupin N; Gorin I; Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier d'Argenteuil, France.
- Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection as a cause of pseudo-Whipple's disease and sclerosing cholangitis.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):742-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458147
- Albrecht H; Rusch-Gerdes S; Stellbrink HJ; Greten H; Jackle S; Medizinische Klinik, Universitatskrenkenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg,; Germany.
- Nephrotic syndrome associated with bacillary angiomatosis in a patient with AIDS.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):750-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458153
- Newell AM; Francis N; Nelson MR; St. Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United; Kingdom.
- Anterior uveitis in a patient with AIDS who was treated with terbinafine for oral candidiasis: a potential drug-induced reaction.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):752-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458155
- Price T; Stallman J; Dretler RH; Dekalb Medical Center, Georgia Retina, PC, and Infectious Disease; Specialists of Atlanta, Decatur 30033, USA.
- A life-threatening adverse reaction during trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole desensitization in a previously hypersensitive patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus [letter; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):754-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458157
- Marsh BJ
- Amphotericin B-induced hypothermia not proven [letter; comment]
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25(3):757. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97458159
- Craven PC
- Nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in patients with AIDS: a three-year survey and review.
- Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Sep;25 Suppl 2:S204-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED97456723
- Mastroianni A; Coronado O; Nanetti A; Valentini R; Manfredi R; Chiodo F; Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica Specialistica e Sperimentale,; Policlinico Sant' Orsola, Universita di Bologna, Italy.
- [Differences in laboratory parameters in clinical categories CDC/93) of HIV infection]
- An Med Interna. 1997 Aug;14(8):399-402. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98021667
- Menendez Martinez MA; Perez De Oteyza C; Muro Garcia R; Garcia Cortes A; Pastor Gomez JM; Unidad VIH, Hospital Militar Gomez Ulla, Universidad Complutense,; Madrid.
- OBJECTIVE: To establish the difference between the evolutive clinical categories (CDC/93) of the HIV infection, on the basis of diverse laboratory parameters. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 332 samples of blood, from 118 patients with HIV infection revised every three months from 1986, were studied. Determinations: haematologic
- [Bone marrow examination in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and fever of unknown origin (letter)]
- An Med Interna. 1997 Aug;14(8):428-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98021676
- Raya Sanchez JM; Brito Barroso ML; Gomez Sirvent JL; Hernandez Nieto L
- [Disseminated histoplasmosis and HIV infection (letter)]
- An Med Interna. 1997 Aug;14(8):431-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98021680
- Rodriguez Junquera M; Carcaba Fernandez V; Alfonso Megido J; Velasco Alvarez L; Dominguez Iglesias F
- Viral safety of plasma-derived factor VIII and IX concentrates.
- Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 1997 Aug;8 Suppl 1:S19-23. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98011897
- Ludlam CA; Department of Haematology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust,; Edinburgh, UK.
- Treatment, or prevention, of bleeding in severe haemophilia requires lifelong therapy with repeated injections of factor VIII/IX concentrate which carry a risk of viral infection. The overall safety of all blood products depends not only upon careful donor selection and the screening of donations for infectious viruse
- Who should receive recombinant factor VIII?
- Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 1997 Aug;8 Suppl 1:S25-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE /MED98011898
- Giangrande PL; Oxford Haemophilia Centre, Churchill Hospital, UK.
- Recent guidelines published by the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation state that recombinant factor VIII constitutes the treatment of choice for all patients with haemoph