A population of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in South Africa's Kalahari Desert are infected with Mycobacterium suricattae, a novel strain of TB causing fatal disease in this group-living species. Our objective was to identify characteristics of individuals and groups at highest risk of developing ...
GENEVA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Thursday for scaling up access to testing and treatment for TB infection, especially among groups who are particularly at risk, such as children and people living with HIV. The WHO has updated the guidelines for progr...
COVID-19 has spread to all 50 States, and by the end of June 2020 there were 1,956,421 confirmed cases resulting in 110,925 deaths [1]. The primary response to the epidemic has been stay at home orders, which limit social mobility as a mechanism for limiting the spread of COVID-19...
N2 - OBJECTIVES: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried ... NK Martin,M Hickman,A Miners,... - 《Journal of Hepatology》 被引量: 127发表: 2013年 Cost-Effectiveness Study of Three Anti...
The risk of acquiring TB is described as comparable to that of HIV population. The fact that diabetics are 3脳 times... E Solá,C Rivera,M Mangual,... - 《Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep》 被引量: 2发表: 2016年 Diabetes mellitus: an important risk factor for reactivation of ...
Of 24 men who were newly diagnosed with HIV infection, only 1 was not successfully linked to care. These data suggest that offering HIV and STD testing in a bathhouse setting is effective in attracting MSM who are at increased risk for HIV and/or STD acquisition or transmission. 展开 ...
Results are also contradictory on the risk of HIV infection among MSM who exchanged sex for money. A meta-analysis from studies conducted in China found no difference in the HIV infection risk for “money-boys” compared to other MSM [51]. However, in a small recent study, including 463 ...
Some MSM no longer had a fear of HIV and therefore might expose themselves to the risk of infection in condomless sex. “Most people are aware of the risk factors for HIV, including not using condoms. I know people who think that HIV medication will fix things. There are a lot of gay...
Young Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are often underrepresented in sexual health research because of concerns about safety, privacy, and the potential for research harms. Empirical data are needed to understand YBMSM experience of participating in research, benefits and harms (discomfort)...
Quality of care for tuberculosis patients in public health facilities of Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia HWs who knew at least two TB case finding strategies in DTH was significantly higher than those HWs working in Health Centers (P = 0.004). On the other hand, except Ginbot 20 HC, ...