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Open AccessAIDS incidence trends at presentation and during follow-up among HIV-at-risk populations: a 15-year nationwide cohort study in Taiwan
Although Taiwan has implemented several important interventions for various HIV-at-risk populations to combat the HIV epidemic, little is known regarding AIDS incidence at presentation and during follow-up amo...
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Open AccessFailure to prescribe pneumocystis prophylaxis is associated with increased mortality, even in the cART era: results from the Treat Asia HIV observational database
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis is recommended for patients with CD4 counts of less than 200 cells/mm3. This study examines the proportion of patients in the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Databas...
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Open AccessRisk Factors for HIV-1 seroconversion among Taiwanese men visiting gay saunas who have sex with men
Men having sex with men (MSM) accounts for 33.6% of all reported cases of HIV-1 infection in Taiwan. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of HIV-1 infection among MSM in gay saunas in Taiwan.
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Open AccessTrends in CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients with HIV viral load monitoring while on combination antiretroviral treatment: results from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between trends in CD4 counts (slope) and HIV viral load (VL) after initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) in Asian patients in The TREAT...
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Open AccessCancers in the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD): a retrospective analysis of risk factors
This retrospective survey describes types of cancers diagnosed in HIV-infected subjects in Asia, and assesses risk factors for cancer in HIV-infected subjects using contemporaneous HIV-infected controls withou...
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To assess the risk and the prognostic significance of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database, a multi-centre prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients receivin...
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Previously, we reported that glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) expression levels were diminished in human liver cancer. Herein, the polymorphisms of GNMT in 5 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and 2 hepatoblasto...
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HIV 10 years later-where do we stand now?
A wide variety of up-to-date results and knowledge were presented at the 10th International AIDS Meeting, Yokohama. Epidemiologically, most interest was focused on the discovery of a new HIV subtype O, which c...