HIV Late Presenters in Asia: Management and Public Health Challenges
AIDS Res Treat. 2023 Jun 14;2023:9488051. doi: 10.1155/2023/9488051. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTMany individuals are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at an advanced stage of illness and are considered late presenters. We define late presentation as a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/mm3 at the time of HIV diagnosis, or presenting with an AIDS-defining illness regardless of CD4 count. Across Asia, an estimated 34-72% of people diagnosed with HIV are late presenters. HIV late presenters generally have a higher disease burden and higher comorbidity such as opportunistic infections than those who are dia...
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - June 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chen Seong Wong Lyu Wei Yeon-Sook Kim Source Type: research
Healthcare Provider Perspectives on HIV Cure Research in Ghana
CONCLUSION: While hopeful for an HIV cure, healthcare providers in Ghana expect a cure to be definitive and pose minimal risk to their patients.PMID:37292229 | PMC:PMC10247315 | DOI:10.1155/2023/8158439 (Source: AIDS Research and Treatment)
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - June 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Helena Lamptey Benjamin Newcomb Evelyn Y Bonney James O Aboagye Peter Puplampu Vincent J Ganu Gloria Ansa Joseph Oliver-Commey George B Kyei Source Type: research
