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Jan 14th, 2021 - Virus infection induces B cells with a wide variety of B cell receptor (BCR) repertoires. Patterns of induced BCR repertoires are different in individuals, while the underlying mechanism causing this difference remains largely unclear. In particul...

Jan 14th, 2021 - Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei) is a pathogenic, thermally dimorphic fungus that can cause invasive infection and significant morbidity in immunocompromised patients, especially those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other immune de...

Jan 13th, 2021 - The "Undetectable = Untransmittable" campaign indicates that persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) who maintain a suppressed viral load cannot sexually transmit the virus. However, there is little knowledge of the percent of indiv...

Jan 13th, 2021 - STAT1 gain-of-function (GOF) mutations are associated with a rare autosomal dominant immunodeficiency disorder with main clinical manifestations including chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) and bronchiectasis. In addition, these patients show...

Jan 13th, 2021 - Patients with anti-interferon (IFN)-γ autoantibodies have weakened immune defenses against intracellular pathogens. Because of its low incidence and non-specific symptoms, diagnosis of anti-IFN-γ autoantibody syndrome is difficult to establish dur...

Apr 9th, 2020 - "U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use" (U.S. MEC) 2016 provides evidence-based guidance for the safe use of contraceptive methods among U.S. women with certain characteristics or medical conditions (1). The U.S. MEC is adapted f...

Oct 28th, 2019 - BACKGROUND Results of an earlier analysis of a trial of the M72/AS01E candidate vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed that in infected adults, the vaccine provided 54.0% protection against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease, without...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Recent findings have suggested an association between pubic hair grooming and self-reported history of sexually transmitted infection (STI), specifically gonococcal infection (GC), chlamydial infection (CT), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...

Jul 12th, 2019 - Our objective was to compare obesity prevalence among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults receiving care and the U.S. general population and identify obesity correlates among HIV-infected men and women. Cross-sectional data was col...

Jun 30th, 2019 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should be considered in any patient with unusual or recurrent serious infections without another cause, especially in those with risk factors for HIV infection.

Jan 14th, 2021 - Virus infection induces B cells with a wide variety of B cell receptor (BCR) repertoires. Patterns of induced BCR repertoires are different in individuals, while the underlying mechanism causing this difference remains largely unclear. In particul...

Jan 14th, 2021 - Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei) is a pathogenic, thermally dimorphic fungus that can cause invasive infection and significant morbidity in immunocompromised patients, especially those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other immune de...

Jan 13th, 2021 - The "Undetectable = Untransmittable" campaign indicates that persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) who maintain a suppressed viral load cannot sexually transmit the virus. However, there is little knowledge of the percent of indiv...

Jan 13th, 2021 - STAT1 gain-of-function (GOF) mutations are associated with a rare autosomal dominant immunodeficiency disorder with main clinical manifestations including chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) and bronchiectasis. In addition, these patients show...

Jan 13th, 2021 - Patients with anti-interferon (IFN)-γ autoantibodies have weakened immune defenses against intracellular pathogens. Because of its low incidence and non-specific symptoms, diagnosis of anti-IFN-γ autoantibody syndrome is difficult to establish dur...

Jan 3rd, 2021 - Adults with primary immunodeficiency (PID) and symptomatic secondary immunodeficiency (SID) are at risk of greater morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 compared with the general population, a new study suggests. The findings were published in the...

Nov 22nd, 2020 - Patients with a primary humoral immunodeficiency (PID) are 91% more likely to have a psychiatric disorder and 84% more likely to exhibit suicidal behavior, compared against those without the condition, new research shows. Results showed that this ...

Oct 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases range from mild illness to death, according to a small case series. "We were first surprised that we had only a few cases considering how ...

Oct 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases range from mild illness to death, according to a small case series. "We were first surprised that we had only a few cases considering how ...

Jul 6th, 2020 - LONDON (Reuters) - The global fight against AIDS was faltering even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this newly-emerged viral disease is now threatening to put progress against HIV back by 10 years or more, the United Nations said on Monday. "The...