Background: At enrolment into antenatal care, socio-demographic data of HIV infected pregnant women and lactating mothers are usually collected with little or no analysis done on them. This study was aimed to describe...
Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections is very important considering the spread of HIV and the extensive use of highly active antiretroviral therapy worldwide. This will assist in planning of treatment schedule ...
The National Council for Scientific;TechnologicalDevelopment (CNPq); the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); the National Institute ofScience;Technology of Complex Fluids (INCT-FCx).
Background: Hepcidin is the principal regulator of iron absorption and its tissue distribution. Its correlation with iron homeostasis in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) treated wi...
Objective: To evaluate the virological status of ineligible HIV patients for anti-retroviral therapy based on the criterion of CD4+ T lymphocytes rate over than 350/μl of blood. Method: This is a prospective study wh...
Background: Studies have shown Hepatitis E Virus to be a causative agent of acute and chronic hepatitis in severely immunocompromised patients such as organ transplant recipients and person with HIV infection. This st...
To clarify the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes and drug resistance-related mutations, we collected and analysed serum from pregnant women who are ARV drug-naive in Abidjan. The prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes and mutation...