Volume 21; 2024

Brief Communications

A call for change: addressing the implementation strategy using pre exposure Prophylaxis for combating the escalating HIV crisis in Zanzibar’s key populations

Mansour Maulid Mshenga, Weiming Tang

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 9. Published online 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00597-5

PMCID:: PMC10858524

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Presence of tuberculosis symptoms among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Mapingure, Innocent Chingombe, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Brian Moyo, Chesterfield Samba, Delight Murigo, Owen Mugurungi, Elliot Mbunge, Rutendo Birri Makota, Grant Murewanhema, Godfrey Musuka

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 18. Published online 2024 Mar 28. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00605-8

Correction in:: AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 26.

PMCID:: PMC10979552

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Brief Reports

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis is uncommon in people with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection

Jason L. Williams, Frances Hung, Elizabeth Jenista, Piers Barker, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Raymond Kim, Andrew W. McCrary, Svati H. Shah, Nathan Thielman, Gerald S. Bloomfield

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 13. Published online 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00598-4

PMCID:: PMC10913218

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Evaluation of the effects of Artemisia Annua L. and Moringa Oleifera Lam. on CD4 count and viral load among PLWH on ART at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

Silvano S. Twinomujuni, Esther C Atukunda, Jackson K. Mukonzo, Musinguzi Nicholas, Felicitas Roelofsen, Patrick E. Ogwang

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 22. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00609-4

PMCID:: PMC11020329

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Case Reports

Empyema caused by Streptococcus constellatus in a patient infected with HIV: a case report and literature review

Hong-Hong Yang, Mei Li, Qing Yu, Qian Liu, Min Liu

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 2. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00587-z

PMCID:: PMC10765925

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Bifocal malakoplakia in a patient living with HIV: case report

Mohammed Alsaeed, Mohamed Mursi, Nazik Eltayeb, Hadi Kuriry, Salafa Albaghli, Yasir Alrusayni

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 3. Published online 2024 Jan 7. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00592-w

PMCID:: PMC10771658

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Secondary syphilis presenting with alopecia and leukoderma in a stable HIV-positive patient in a resource-limited setting: a case report

Sukoluhle Khumalo, Yves Mafulu, Victor Williams, Normusa Musarapasi, Samson Haumba, Nkululeko Dube

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 19. Published online 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00603-w

PMCID:: PMC10986119

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Missed opportunities for HIV testing and sexual health-related challenges in an individual with intellectual disability: a case report

Lina Martina Würfel, Anja Potthoff, Sandeep Nambiar, Adriane Skaletz-Rorowski

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 20. Published online 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00606-7

PMCID:: PMC10996268

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Severe BCG immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome lymphadenitis successfully managed with pre-antiretroviral counseling and a non-surgical approach: a case report

Percina Machava, Winete Joaquim, Joseph Borrell, Shannon Richardson, Uneisse Cassia, Muhammad Sidat, Alice Maieca, Cláudia Massitela, Yara Quelhas, Cafrina Mucuila, Beatriz Elias, Massada da Rocha, H. Simon Schaaf, W. Chris Buck

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 25. Published online 2024 Apr 27. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00614-7

PMCID:: PMC11056047

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Angiolipoma associated with antiretroviral switch therapy: a case report

Gregory H. Taylor, Neha Sheth Pandit

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 30. Published online 2024 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00620-9

PMCID:: PMC11088114

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Research

Brief communications: changes in inflammatory biomarkers and lipid profiles after switching to long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine

Eisuke Adachi, Makoto Saito, Amato Otani, Michiko Koga, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 1. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00590-4

PMCID:: PMC10765943

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Effect of dolutegravir-based versus efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy on excessive weight gain in adult treatment-naïve HIV patients at Matsanjeni health center, Eswatini: a retrospective cohort study

Didier M. Mukuna, Tom Decroo, Clara M. Nyapokoto

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 4. Published online 2024 Jan 7. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00591-3

PMCID:: PMC10771685

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Hypertension among persons living with HIV/AIDS and its association with HIV-related health factors

Mawulorm K. I. Denu, Ritika Revoori, Maame Araba E. Buadu, Oluwakemi Oladele, Kofi Poku Berko

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 5. Published online 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00576-2

PMCID:: PMC10782598

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Satisfaction of antiretroviral therapy services and its associated factors among adult clients attending antiretroviral therapy in Woliso town, Ethiopia

Bayisa Abdissa, Rahel Abdissa, Jiregna Derega, Senahara Korsa Wake

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 6. Published online 2024 Jan 22. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00593-9

PMCID:: PMC10801942

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Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment for 0-14-year-old children living with HIV in Ganzhou, China, 2006–2023

Ting Zeng, Xin Chen, Xiao-Yi Zhang, Chao-Xian Lian, Rong-Rong Yang, Li-Ling Yu, Xiao-Kang Liao, Dan-Dan Huang, Yu-Ning Zhang, Hong-Min Cao

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 8. Published online 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00594-8

PMCID:: PMC10832207

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Characterization of intestinal fungal community diversity in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)

Pengfei Meng, Guichun Zhang, Xiuxia Ma, Xue Ding, Xiyuan Song, Shuyuan Dang, Ruihan Yang, Liran Xu

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 10. Published online 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00589-x

PMCID:: PMC10863270

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Factors associated with knowledge of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among reproductive-age women in Indonesia: a multilevel analysis

Agani Afaya, Aloysia Ispriantari

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 11. Published online 2024 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00596-6

PMCID:: PMC10877741

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Brief communication: body composition and hidden obesity in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy

K. Konishi, H. Nakagawa, T. Asaoka, Y. Kasamatsu, T. Goto, M. Shirano

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 12. Published online 2024 Mar 1. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00599-3

PMCID:: PMC10905848

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Support, not blame: safe partner disclosure among women diagnosed with HIV late in pregnancy in South Africa and Uganda

Adelline Twimukye, Yussif Alhassan, Beate Ringwald, Thokozile Malaba, Landon Myer, Catriona Waitt, Mohammed Lamorde, Helen Reynolds, Saye Khoo, Miriam Taegtmeyer

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 14. Published online 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00600-z

PMCID:: PMC10938717

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Factors influencing rapid antiretroviral therapy initiation in Jiulongpo, Chongqing, China: a retrospective cohort from 2018 to 2022

Cheng Chen, Hao Chen, Lingli Wu, Qin Gong, Jingchun He

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 15. Published online 2024 Mar 17. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00601-y

PMCID:: PMC10944594

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Assessing high-risk sexual practices associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection among young female sex workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

Olivier Mukuku, Yannick Nkiambi Kiakuvue, Georges Yumba Numbi, Bienvenu Mukuku Ruhindiza, Christian Kakisingi, Claude Mulumba Mwamba, Joe Kabongo Katabwa

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 16. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00602-x

PMCID:: PMC10949734

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Efficacy and safety of switching to dolutegravir/lamivudine in virologically suppressed people with HIV-1 aged ≥ 50 years: week 48 pooled results from the TANGO and SALSA studies

Sharon Walmsley, Don E. Smith, Miguel Górgolas, Pedro E. Cahn, Thomas Lutz, Karine Lacombe, Princy N. Kumar, Brian Wynne, Richard Grove, Gilda Bontempo, Riya Moodley, Chinyere Okoli, Michelle Kisare, Bryn Jones, Andrew Clark, Mounir Ait-Khaled

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 17. Published online 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00604-9

PMCID:: PMC10958962

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Evaluation of an HIV homecare program for lost-to-follow-up populations: a mixed methods study in Detroit, Michigan

L. V. Bonadonna, E. Guerrero, T. McClendon, S. Union, D. Kabbani, D. Wittmann, J. Cohn, J. Veltman

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 21. Published online 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00608-5

PMCID:: PMC11015688

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents living with HIV after dolutegravir - based antiretroviral therapy start in Kampala, Uganda

Irene Nakatudde, Elizabeth Katana, Eva Laker Agnes Odongpiny, Esther Alice Nalugga, Barbara Castelnuovo, Mary Glenn Fowler, Philippa Musoke

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 23. Published online 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00615-6

PMCID:: PMC11027216

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The association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within type 1 interferon pathway genes and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load in antiretroviral-naïve participants

Sara Bohnstedt Mørup, Preston Leung, Cavan Reilly, Brad T. Sherman, Weizhong Chang, Maja Milojevic, Ana Milinkovic, Angelike Liappis, Line Borgwardt, Kathy Petoumenos, Roger Paredes, Shweta S. Mistry, Cameron R. MacPherson, Jens Lundgren, Marie Helleberg, Joanne Reekie, Daniel D. Murray, for the INSIGHT FIRST and START study groups

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 27. Published online 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00610-x

PMCID:: PMC11067292

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The importance of self-management for better treatment outcomes for HIV patients in a low-income setting: perspectives of HIV experts and service providers

Tegene Legese Dadi, Yadessa Tegene, Nienke Vollebregt, Girmay Medhin, Mark Spigt

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 28. Published online 2024 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00612-9

PMCID:: PMC11070098

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Assessing the resilience of HIV healthcare services provided to adolescents and young adults after the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Beira (Mozambique): an interrupted time series analysis

Roberto Benoni, Francesco Cavallin, Virginia Casigliani, Annachiara Zin, Dara Giannini, Izilda Chaguruca, Vasco Cinturao, Fernando Chinene, Giulia Brigadoi, Daniele Donà, Giovanni Putoto, Carlo Giaquinto

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 29. Published online 2024 May 9. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00621-8

PMCID:: PMC11080168

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Reviews

Experiences of people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries and their perspectives in self-management: a meta-synthesis

Tegene Legese Dadi, Anja M. C. Wiemers, Yadessa Tegene, Girmay Medhin, Mark Spigt

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 7. Published online 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00595-7

PMCID:: PMC10829476

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Exploring the association between erythema multiforme and HIV infection: some mechanisms and implications

Shumani Charlotte Manenzhe, Razia Abdool Gafaar Khammissa, Sindisiwe Londiwe Shangase, Mia Michaela Beetge

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 24. Published online 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00607-6

PMCID:: PMC11027329

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Correction

Correction: Presence of tuberculosis symptoms among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Mapingure, Innocent Chingombe, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Brian Moyo, Chesterfield Samba, Delight Murigo, Owen Mugurungi, Elliot Mbunge, Rutendo Birri Makota, Grant Murewanhema, Godfrey Musuka

AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 26. Published online 2024 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00617-4

Corrects:: AIDS Res Ther. 2024; 21: 18.

PMCID:: PMC11059734

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