Haematological and immunological abnormalities abound in HIV infections. Reduced CD4+
T cells, changes in cytokine profiles, and impaired immunity are the key immunological …

Objectives: To assess the importance of anemia in HIV-infected children in western and
tropical settings. Design: A systematic review with a descriptive component. Methods: Four …

Background Anemia and poor nutrition have been previously described as independent risk
factors for death among HIV-infected children. We sought to describe nutritional status …

Introduction: Among opportunistic pathogens associated with acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), Mycobacterium tuberculosis is distinguished by its relative virulence and …

To eradicate HIV infection, it will be necessary to purge all viral reservoirs in the host. The
findings highlighted here suggest that multipotent hematopoietic progenitor cells and …

Background HIV infected children experience a range of hematological complications which
show marked improvement within 6 months of initiating anti-retroviral therapy. The …

Background. Artemisinin-based combination therapies are rapidly being adopted for the
treatment of malaria in Africa; however, there are limited data on their safety and efficacy …

Thrombocytopenia is a clinically relevant outcome in HIV. However, the epidemiology of this
condition, including frequency, severity, and duration, has not been well-characterized in the …

The aim of this study was to investigate lipid peroxidation as evidenced by thiobarbutric acid
reactive substances (TBARS), ceruloplasmin (Ce), CD4+ cells counts and antioxidant, and …

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a highly morphic, retrovirus that rapidly evolves
through mutation as well as recombination. Because of the immunocompromised status in …