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View article: Accessing HIV Care to Irregular Migrants in Israel, 2019–2024
Accessing HIV Care to Irregular Migrants in Israel, 2019–2024 Open
In Israel, irregular migrants (IMs) living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) that have no access to regular health insurance are provided with HIV-1-related health coverage under a public–private partnership (PPP) program initiated…
View article: Diagnosis and Risk Factors of Prediabetes and Diabetes in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Evaluation of Clinical and Microbiome Parameters
Diagnosis and Risk Factors of Prediabetes and Diabetes in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Evaluation of Clinical and Microbiome Parameters Open
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is more common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) compared with healthy individuals. In a prospective multicenter study (N = 248), we identified normoglycemic (48.7%), prediabetic (44.4%), a…
View article: Long-Term Benefits from Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in HIV Infection
Long-Term Benefits from Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in HIV Infection Open
Among adults with CD4+ counts >500 cells/mm3, excess risk of AIDS and SNA associated with delaying treatment initiation was diminished after ART initiation, but persistent excess risk remained. (Funded by the National Institute of Allergy …
View article: Long term dual antiretroviral therapy: A real life retrospective countrywide Israeli study
Long term dual antiretroviral therapy: A real life retrospective countrywide Israeli study Open
Aim Combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) traditionally consists of three antiretroviral medications, while two-drug regimens (2DR), historically used infrequently, recently been suggested to be non-inferior to three-drug regimens, is e…
View article: Delayed diagnosis of colorectal sexually transmitted diseases due to their resemblance to inflammatory bowel diseases
Delayed diagnosis of colorectal sexually transmitted diseases due to their resemblance to inflammatory bowel diseases Open
Colorectal STDs may resemble IBD and therefore their diagnosis may be delayed. IBD symptoms in MSM who engage in non-protected anal sex should prompt at least syphilis and anal PCR for STD testing. If C. trachomatis is diagnosed but LGV su…
View article: Risk of Suicidal Behavior With Use of Efavirenz: Results from the Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Trial
Risk of Suicidal Behavior With Use of Efavirenz: Results from the Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Trial Open
Participants who used EFV in the immediate ART group had increased risk of suicidal behavior compared with ART-naive controls. Those with prior psychiatric diagnoses were at higher risk.
View article: Inflammation-Related Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV-Positive Adults: How Extensive Is It?
Inflammation-Related Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV-Positive Adults: How Extensive Is It? Open
Objective: To determine the rate of grade 4, potentially life-threatening events not attributable to AIDS, cardiovascular disease (CVD), or non-AIDS cancer among participants on antiretroviral therapy and to describe associations of these …
View article: A Population-Structured HIV Epidemic in Israel: Roles of Risk and Ethnicity
A Population-Structured HIV Epidemic in Israel: Roles of Risk and Ethnicity Open
Reconstructed phylogenetic trees demonstrated substantial grouping in subtype B, but not in non-MSM subtype-A or in subtype-C, reflecting differences in transmission dynamics linked to HIV transmission categories. Cross-ethnic spread occur…