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Use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of HIV-1 transmission: a prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2012-01-01)
Background Hormonal contraceptives are used widely but their eff ects on HIV-1 risk are unclear. We aimed to assess
the association between hormonal contraceptive use and risk of HIV-1 acquisition by women and HIV-1 ...
NeuroAIDS in Africa
(Informa Healthcare, 2010)
In July 2009, the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS at the National
Institute of Mental Health organized and supported the meeting “NeuroAIDS
in Africa.” This meeting was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and ...
HIV/AIDS patients display lower relative bioavailability of Efavirenz than healthy subjects
(Adis Data Information BV., 2011)
Background: Pharmacokinetic studies of antiretroviral drugs are often conducted in adult healthy subjects, and the results are extrapolated to HIV/AIDS patients. HIV/AIDS, however, is known to cause morphological and ...
Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of various commercial reverse transcriptases based on armored HIV RNA
(Public Library of Science, 2010)
Background: The in-vitro reverse transcription of RNA to its complementary DNA, catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase, is
the most fundamental step in the quantitative RNA detection in genomic studies. As such, ...
CDd4 t- cell immune responses in haart-treated hiv-infected adults who attain normal CD4 counts in a Ugandan cohort
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Majority of HIV-infected individuals who start HAART at CD4 counts <200 cells/µl show a marked CD4+T-cell increase to absolute CD4 counts above 500 cells/µl. The CD4+ T-cell count is the main measure for immune ...