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HIV, appendectomy and postoperative complications at a reference hospital in Northwest Tanzania: cross-sectional study
Appendicitis is the most frequent abdominal emergency worldwide, and also the most common cause of surgical emergency admissions in many parts of Africa.[more]
A Single Amino Acid in Human APOBEC3F Alters Susceptibility to HIV-1
Human cells produce a family of antiviral proteins called APOBECs that have the unique and natural ability to destroy HIV.[more]
Clinical Features and Serum Biomarkers in HIV Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome after Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Prospective Cohort Study
One common and life threatening opportunistic infection (OI) which occurs in people affected by AIDS is cryptococcal meningitis (CM), caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans[more]
Hypoxia Induces an Immunodominant Target of Tuberculosis Specific T Cells Absent from Common BCG Vaccine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) can persist for many years in humans without causing disease but retaining the potential to reactivate.[more]
Obesity related methylation changes in DNA of peripheral blood leukocytes
Obesity is the epidemic of our time, with steadily rising rates.[more]
Higher efficacy of nevirapine than efavirenz to achieve HIV-1 plasma viral load below 1 copy/ml
Previous research has suggested that therapy which includes a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) is more likely to suppress viral load to extremely low levels than treatment based on a protease inhibitor.[more]
Five years follow-up following two or three doses of a hepatitis B vaccine in adolescents aged 11-15 years: a randomised controlled study
Hepatitis B viral infection is estimated to have infected two billion people around the world, with about 360 million of these cases becoming chronically ill and thus at increased risk of developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).[more]
