17 Result(s)

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Pharmacotherapeutic profile, polypharmacy and its associated factors in a cohort of people living with HIV in Brazil

The increased survival provided by the access, development, and evolution of antiretroviral drugs (ARV) greatly increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PWH). This has also led to an increased ...

Robson Pierre Nascimento da Silva, Luana M. S. Marins… in AIDS Research and Therapy (2023)

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The Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Care in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019–2021: Disparities by Age and Gender

We evaluated COVID-19’s impact on HIV care indicators among INI/FIOCRUZ’s HIV Clinical Cohort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: (1) Adequate care visits: two visits ≥ 90 days apart; (2) Adequate viral load monitoring...

Anne E. Bocage, Lara E. Coelho, Jordan E. Lake, Jesse L. Clark… in AIDS and Behavior (2023)

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Early mortality in a cohort of people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004–2015: a persisting problem

Global mortality from AIDS-related diseases has been declining since 2005, resulting primarily from the widespread use and early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy. Despite the significant improv...

Pedro H. A. C. Leite, Lara E. Coelho, Sandra W. Cardoso… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2022)

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Correction to: Multilevel Analysis of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Viral Suppression Among Adults with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lyolya Hovhannisyan, Lara E. Coelho, Luciane Velasque… in AIDS and Behavior (2022)

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Inflammation and micronutrient biomarkers predict clinical HIV treatment failure and incident active TB in HIV-infected adults: a case-control study

Various individual biomarkers of inflammation and micronutrient status, often correlated with each other, are associated with adverse treatment outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults. T...

Rupak Shivakoti, Nikhil Gupte, Srikanth Tripathy, Selvamuthu Poongulali… in BMC Medicine (2018)

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Age-standardized mortality rates related to viral hepatitis in Brazil

Liver-related mortality has been increasing worldwide. We aimed to estimate the age-standardized mortality rates from viral hepatitis in Brazil.

Hugo Perazzo, Antonio G Pacheco, Paula M Luz, Rodolfo Castro… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2017)

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Predictors of opportunistic illnesses incidence in post combination antiretroviral therapy era in an urban cohort from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Opportunistic illnesses still account for a huge proportion of hospitalizations and deaths among HIV-infected patients in the post combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era, particularly in middle- and low...

Lara E. Coelho, Sandra W. Cardoso, Rodrigo T. Amancio… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2016)

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Vitamin D₃ supplementation in HIV infection: effectiveness and associations with antiretroviral therapy

HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may create unique risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency, including alterations of vitamin D metabolism by ART. We prospectively compared demographic and clinic...

Lara Coelho, Sandra W. Cardoso, Paula M. Luz, Risa M. Hoffman… in Nutrition Journal (2015)

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Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are frequently asymptomatic and increase the likelihood of transmitting and acquiring HIV. In Brazil, the guidelines for STDs diagnosis and treatment are based on the syndro...

Cynthia B. Cunha, Ruth K. Friedman, Raquel B. de Boni… in BMC Public Health (2015)

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Outcomes of second-line combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients: a cohort study from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World-wide, the notable expansion of HIV/AIDS treatment programs in resource-limited settings has lead to an increasing number of patients in need of second-line cART. To adequately address and prepare for thi...

Sandra W Cardoso, Paula M Luz, Luciane Velasque, Thiago S Torres… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2014)

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Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy in the IPEC cohort, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

While Brazil has had a long-standing policy of free access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all in need, the epidemiological impact of ART on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA suppression in this middl...

Sandra W Cardoso, Paula M Luz, Luciane Velasque, Thiago Torres… in AIDS Research and Therapy (2014)

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Improved virologic outcomes over time for HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in a cohort from Rio de Janeiro, 1997–2011

Previous cohort studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on viral load suppression. We aimed to examine the factors associated with virologic suppression for HIV-infecte...

David A Martin, Paula M Luz, Jordan E Lake, Jesse L Clark… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2014)