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    Correction: Comprehensive risk factor predictions for 3-year survival among HIV-associated and disseminated cryptococcosis involving lungs and central nervous system

    Luling Wu, Xuemin Fu, Benno Pütz, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Wei Song, Ling Weng in Infection (2024)

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    Efficacy and safety of novel multifunctional M10 CAR-T cells in HIV-1-infected patients: a phase I, multicenter, single-arm, open-label study

    Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells have been proposed for HIV-1 treatment but have not yet demonstrated desirable therapeutic efficacy. Here, we report newly developed anti-HIV-1 CAR-T cells armed with ...

    Yunyu Mao, Qibin Liao, Youwei Zhu, Mingyuan Bi, Jun Zou, Nairong Zheng in Cell Discovery (2024)

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    Comprehensive risk factor predictions for 3-year survival among HIV-associated and disseminated cryptococcosis involving lungs and central nervous system

    The global mortality rate resulting from HIV-associated cryptococcal disease is remarkably elevated, particularly in severe cases with dissemination to the lungs and central nervous system (CNS). Regrettably, ...

    Luling Wu, Xuemin Fu, Benno Pütz, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Wei Song, Ling Weng in Infection (2024)

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    Role of thymosin α1 in restoring immune response in immunological nonresponders living with HIV

    Immunological nonresponders (INRs) living with HIV are at increased risk of co-infection and multiple tumors, with no effective strategy currently available to restore their T-cell immune response. This study ...

    Chaoyu Chen, Jiangrong Wang, **gna Xun, **nyu Zhang, Li Liu in BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

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    Perturbations in gut microbiota composition in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    The results of human observational studies on the correlation between gut microbiota perturbations and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been contradictory. This study aimed to perform the first systematic...

    Pan Li, ** Shuai, Sj Shen, Huimin Zheng, ** Sun, Renfang Zhang in BMC Medicine (2023)

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    Thalidomide for Recurrence of Symptoms following HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

    Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a serious and fatal fungal infection that affects individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite treatment, recurrence of symptoms is common and could lea...

    Tangkai Qi, Fang Chen, Siyue Ma, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu in Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2023)

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    Use of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitor therapy in HIV-infected patients with advanced cancer: a single-center study from China

    Anti-PD-1 antibodies have been approved for treating several cancer. However, data regarding the safety and efficacy of these agents in HIV-infected patients with cancer is lacking, because these patients are ...

    Luling Wu, Jie Su, Junyang Yang, Ling Gu, Renfang Zhang in Infectious Agents and Cancer (2023)

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    Multi-dimensional mismatch and barriers for promoting PrEP among men who have sex with men in China: a cross sectional survey from the Demand-side

    Men who have sex with men (MSM) is a key population for preventing HIV in China, yet pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is not widely accepted in this population. The objective of this manuscript was to assessed ...

    Yuan Guan, Tangkai Qi, Qibin Liao, Renfang Zhang, Jun Chen in AIDS Research and Therapy (2023)

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    Efficacy of Efavirenz-Based Regimen in Antiretroviral-Naïve Patients with HIV-1 V179D/E Mutations in Shanghai, China

    This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HIV-1 mutation V179D/E and the effect of V179D/E on the virological response to first-line efavirenz-based regimens among antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve pat...

    Zhenyan Wang, Min Zhang, Jiangrong Wang, Li Liu in Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2023)

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    Long-term case-fatality rate of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in people living with HIV

    Few data are available regarding the long-term case-fatality rate (CFR) among people living with HIV (PLWH) with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term CFR...

    **g**g Hu, Ling Gu, Yueming Shao, Renfang Zhang in Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2022)

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    Real-world outcomes of AIDS-related Burkitt lymphoma: a retrospective study of 78 cases over a 10-year period

    We investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Burkitt lymphoma (AIDS-BL). A single-center retrospective study was performed of 78 cases over a 10-year ...

    Zhenyan Wang, Renfang Zhang, Zhangyun Gong, Li Liu in International Journal of Hematology (2021)

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    Clinical characteristics and risk factors for poor prognosis among HIV patients with Talaromyces marneffei bloodstream infection

    Talaromyces marneffei (TM) bloodstream infection is common in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients with extreme immunodeficiency in Southeast Asia and South China, however, clinical case study on...

    Jianjun Sun, Weiwei Sun, Yang Tang, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection is associated with increased surrogate marker of the HIV reservoir

    Tuberculosis (Tb) is the most frequent opportunistic infection among people living with HIV infection. The impact of Tb co-infection in the establishment and maintenance of the HIV reservoir is unclear.

    **gna Xun, Tangkai Qi, Lei Zou, Qi Tang, Yinzhong Shen in AIDS Research and Therapy (2020)

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    Diversity of HIV-1 genotypes and high prevalence of pretreatment drug resistance in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Shanghai, China

    Genetic variability and liability to develop drug-resistant mutations are the main characteristics of HIV-1, which can not only increase the risk of antiretroviral treatment (ART) failure, but also can lead to...

    Zhenyan Wang, Min Zhang, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Yinzhong Shen in BMC Infectious Diseases (2019)

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    Characteristics and Outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in Patients with HIV: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) infection is an increasing global threaten to hospitalized patients, especially those with impaired immune function. Still, few studies addressed the disease burdens and outcomes of A...

    Junyang Yang, Qi Tang, Tangkai Qi, Jun Chen, Yongjia Ji, Yang Tang in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Clinical and prognostic analysis of 78 patients with human immuno-deficiency virus associated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Chinese population

    Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) associated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) was a special group of disease, which manifests distinct clinical features and prognosis as compared with NHLs in patients without HI...

    Yang Shen, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Yinzhong Shen, Wei Song in Infectious Agents and Cancer (2017)

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    Prevalence of hyperglycemia among adults with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS in China

    The prevalence of hyperglycemia among HIV-infected persons who are not receiving antiretroviral therapy is unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of hyperglycemia among Chine...

    Yinzhong Shen, Zhenyan Wang, Li Liu, Renfang Zhang, Yufang Zheng in BMC Infectious Diseases (2013)

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    Identification of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) transmission from a 29-year-old daughter to her mother in Shanghai, China

    Routes of intrafamilial transmission of HIV-1 are not always clear. Here, we describe transmission to a mother from her 29-year-old daughter within a family setting through clinical, epidemiological and molecu...

    Jiasheng Shao, Jun Chen, Yinzhong Shen, Jiangrong Wang in Archives of Virology (2013)

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    Prevalence and clinical management of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients in shanghai, china

    Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a common AIDS-associated illness, leading to blindness in up to 30% of patients. This study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical management of the cytomegalovirus retinit...

    Ying Shi, Hongzhou Lu, Taiwen He, Yalin Yang, Li Liu in BMC Infectious Diseases (2011)