The impact of alcohol use and related disorders on the HIV continuum of care: a systematic review: alcohol and the HIV continuum of care

P Vagenas, MM Azar, MM Copenhaver… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2015 - Springer
Alcohol use is highly prevalent globally with numerous negative consequences to human
health, including HIV progression, in people living with HIV (PLH). The HIV continuum of …

HIV-associated TB syndemic: a growing clinical challenge worldwide

MT Montales, A Chaudhury, A Beebe, S Patil… - Frontiers in public …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The association of tuberculosis (TB) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome over the past several years has become an …

Applying public health principles to the HIV epidemic—how are we doing?

TR Frieden, KE Foti, J Mermin - New England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
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Scale-up of HIV viral load monitoring—seven sub-Saharan African countries

S Lecher, D Ellenberger, AA Kim, PN Fonjungo… - Morbidity and Mortality …, 2015 - JSTOR
To achieve global targets for universal treatment set forth by the Joint United Nations
Programme on human immunode ficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-related cardiovascular disease, statins, and the REPRIEVE trial

JM Gilbert, KV Fitch, SK Grinspoon - Topics in antiviral medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HIV infection is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD), and increased
rates of myocardial infarction and stroke have been observed in HIV-infected individuals …

Late presentation for HIV care across Europe: update from the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe (COHERE) study, 2010 to 2013

Late Presenters Working Group in COHERE … - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
Late presentation (LP) for HIV care across Europe remains a significant issue. We provide a
cross-European update from 34 countries on the prevalence and risk factors of LP for 2010 …

IAPAC guidelines for optimizing the HIV care continuum for adults and adolescents

… Advisory Panel on HIV Care Continuum … - Journal of the …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An estimated 50% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally are unaware of
their status. Among those who know their HIV status, many do not receive antiretroviral …

Elevated biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation in patients with HIV are associated with higher Framingham and VACS risk index scores

S Mooney, R Tracy, T Osler, C Grace - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Biomarkers of inflammation and altered coagulation are of increasing interest
as predictors of chronic disease and mortality in HIV patients, as well as the use of risk …

Targeted screening of at-risk adults for acute HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa

EJ Sanders, E Wahome, KA Powers, L Werner… - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Patients with acute HIV-1 infection (AHI) have elevated infectivity, but cannot
be diagnosed using antibody-based testing. Approaches to screen patients for AHI are …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients: A true or perceived risk?

S Shahbaz, M Manicardi, G Guaraldi… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After the successful introduction of highly active antiretroviral agents the survival of patients
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in developed countries has increased …