Hiv Positive Children
Mostrando 13-24 de 89 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Co-infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in pregnant women from southern Brazil: high rate of intraepithelial cervical lesions
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-positive) pregnant women require specific prophylactic and therapeutic approaches. The efficacy of established approaches is further challenged by co-infection with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of co-infections in pregnant women infected with d
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2012-03
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14. Human polyomaviruses JC and BK in the urine of Brazilian children and adolescents vertically infected by HIV
The aim of this study was to characterize the urinary excretion of the BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) human polyomaviruses in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children and adolescents. One hundred and fifty-six patients were enrolled: Group I included 116 HIV-infected children and adolescents [median age = 11.4 years (y); range 1-22 y]; Group I
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2011-12
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15. Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil)
Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the molecular types of 63 cryptococcal isolates recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients diagnosed between 2008-2010 in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, were analysed. Out of t
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2011-09
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16. Nutritional status and lipid profile of HIV-positive children and adolescents using antiretroviral therapy
OBJECTIVE: To describe nutritional status, body composition and lipid profile in children and adolescents receiving protease inhibitors. METHODS: Fifty-nine patients, 23 treated with protease inhibitors (group 1) and 36 not using protease inhibitors (group 2). Their dietary intake, anthropometry, bioimpedance analysis and lipid profile variables were measure
Clinics. Publicado em: 2011
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17. Towards the complete eradication of mother-to-child HIV/HBV coinfection at Saint Camille Medical Centre in Burkina Faso, Africa
The coinfection of HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and their vertical transmission constitute a public health problem in sub-Saharan countries of Africa. The objectives of this research are: i) identify the pregnant women that are coinfected by HIV and HBV at Saint Camille Medical Centre; ii) use three antiretroviral drugs (zidovudine, nevirapine and lamivud
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2010-06
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18. Laboratorial atopy markers in children with human immunodeficiency virus
Changes in immune system functions are one of the most important consequences of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Studies have reported a higher prevalence of disease mediated by immunological hypersensitivity mechanisms in HIV-positive patients. This study aims to observe how immunological changes in HIV-infected children interfere in atopy det
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2010-05
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19. Transmissão vertical do HIV em população atendida no serviço de referência em Maceió - Alagoas / Vertical transmission of HIV in the population treated at a referral hospital in Maceio - Alagoas
Introduction: the evolution of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemic in Brazil brought a challenge to control the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) vertical transmission. The vertical or mother-child transmission of HIV is a route exposure which has multiple causes and the influence of factors associated with transmission of the virus varies accor
Publicado em: 2010
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20. Transmissão vertical do HIV : análise dos investimentos públicos e resultados com diagnóstico, profilaxia e terapia anti-retroviral em Mato Grosso do Sul, de Janeiro de 2004 à Dezembro de 2007
Introduction: The pandemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus worldwide represents one of the most serious problems of public health, among all the others already faced by the humanity. According to The World Health Organization, in 2007 there were 33 million people living with HIV, around 500 thousand found in Brazil. To prevent HIV vertical transmission of in
Publicado em: 2009
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21. Primary endemic Cryptococcosis gattii by molecular type VGII in the state of Pará, Brazil
In order to study the infectious agents causing human disseminated cryptococcosis in the state of Pará, North Brazil, 56 isolates of Cryptococcusspp. (54 isolated from cerebral spinal fluid and two from blood cultures) from 43 cases diagnosed between 2003-2007 were analysed. The species were determined through morphological and physiological tests and genot
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2008-12
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22. Auditory disorders and acquisition of the ability to localize sound in children born to HIV-positive mothers
The objective of the present study was to evaluate children born to HIV-infected mothers and to determine whether such children present auditory disorders or poor acquisition of the ability to localize sound. The population studied included 143 children (82 males and 61 females), ranging in age from one month to 30 months. The children were divided into thre
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2008-02
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23. Determinação da carga viral em líquido amniótico, no momento do parto, de gestantes infectadas pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana
Objectives: evaluate possibility to HIV detection in amniotic fluid, collected at delivery, in HIV positive pregnant and to compare viral load in this fluid with the maternal and newborn child blood samples. Methods: we enrolled 40 HIV- 1 positive women with healthy, singleton pregnancies and newborn child. All of then were submitted to elective cesarean sec
Publicado em: 2008
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24. Estudo de títulos protetores para o vírus de hepatite B após esquema vacinal de três doses e "booster" em crianças com HIV / Study of protective titles for hepatitis B virus after a three-dose and booster vaccination schedule in HIV-infected children
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is a disease for which there is no effective healing treatment and which can bring about such severe consequences as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma . According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than two billion people are currently infected with the hepatitis B virus and the disease is responsible for half a milli
Publicado em: 2008