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Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention reaches a key milestone.
(Elsevier., 2012)
No abstract available.
Evolution of an HIV glycan–dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape.
(Nature Publishing Group., 2012)
Neutralizing antibodies are likely to play a crucial part in a preventative HIV-1 vaccine. Although efforts to elicit broadly cross-neutralizing (BCN) antibodies by vaccination have been unsuccessful, a minority of individuals ...
Innate immune activation enhances HIV acquisition in women, diminishing the effectiveness of tenofovir microbicide gel.
(Oxford University Press., 2011)
The antiretroviral agent, tenofovir, formulated as a vaginal microbicide gel, reduces human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) acquisition by 39% in women. This study assessed the role of preexisting immune activation
in ...
Sustainability of task-shifting for antiretroviral treatment.
(Elsevier., 2012)
No abstract available.
Empowering women in human immunodeficiency virus prevention.
(Elsevier., 2012)
Women comprise one-half of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus in the world, and about 70% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Advancing, untreated HIV disease in women has resulted in substantial declines ...
Understanding methods for estimating HIV-associated maternal mortality.
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation., 2011)
The impact of HIV on maternal mortality and more broadly on the health of women, remains poorly documented and understood.
Two recent reports attempt to address the conceptual and methodological challenges that arise in ...
Changes in natural killer cell activation and function during primary HIV-1 infection.
(Plos., 2012)
Background. Recent reports suggest that Natural Killer (NK) cells may modulate pathogenesis of primary HIV-1 infection. However, HIV dysregulates NK-cell responses. We dissected this bi-directional relationship to understand ...
Natural killer cell function in women at high risk for HIV acquisition: insights from a microbicide trial.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2012)
Objective: To assess the role of natural killer (NK) cells in HIV acquisition. Design: We conducted a nested case–control substudy to the Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA004) tenofovir gel ...
Gender-sensitive reporting in medical research.
(BioMed Central., 2012)
Sex and gender differences influence the health and wellbeing of men and women. Although studies have drawn
attention to observed differences between women and men across diseases, remarkably little research has ...
HIV incidence in young girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - public health imperative for their inclusion in HIV biomedical intervention trials.
(Springer U.S., 2012)
Young women are particularly vulnerable for acquiring HIV yet they are often excluded from clinical trials testing new biomedical intervention. We assessed the HIV incidence and feasibility of enrolling a cohort of young ...