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OBJECTIVE: We explored the impact of lifelong cumulative HIV viremia on immunological recovery during antiretroviral therapy, according to the timing of treatment initiation. METHODS: We estimated lifelong cumulative HIV viremia in patients followed in the ANRS PRIMO cohort since primary infection, including 244 patie…

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence, predictive factors, and duration of migraine headache attack (MHA) after transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. A total of 260 consecutive patients who underwent ASD or PFO closure in our center answered a structured h…

BACKGROUND: Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at increased risk of mental health disorders and drug use. In GBMSM taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, the proportion engaging in risk behaviors could increase due to decreased perception in HIV risk. In turn, this could leave them f…

The elateroid family Lycidae is known for limited dispersal propensity and high species-level endemism. The red net-winged beetle,(Herbst, 1874), differs from all relatives by the range comprising almost the entire Holarctic region. Based on a five-marker phylogeny and 67 barcode entries (' mtDNA) from the whole range,…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the changes in the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery in the last few decades. RECENT FINDINGS: Cataract surgery is the commonly performed procedure and it has evolved through various techniques, namely extracapsular cataract extraction, phacoemulsification and small or microincision c…

The study provides the body mass index (BMI), the prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in Lithuanian children and adolescents, 1985-2002. In the 2000-2002 more than 9000 schoolchildren of 7-18 years old were investigated in the 5 biggest towns and surrounding settlements of Lithuania. These data were compared…

OBJECT: Meningioangiomatosis is an uncommon clinical entity. This lesion has been reported at time of autopsy in patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) and in case reports of patients without NF Type 2 (NF2). The authors report a series of six patients with meningioangiomatosis who do not have NF2 and describe the clinic…

Human cysticercosis, an infection caused by larvae of Taenia solium, is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Sixty-two of 23,402 biopsy cases have been detected as cysticercosis in the last 5 years in Patan Hospital. Most (82%) of the patients presented with solitary skin nodules, another 10% wit…

BACKGROUND: Intramedullary nailing is an effective approach for treatment of diaphyseal tibial fractures. However, infrapatellar intramedullary nailing can easily cause angulation and rotation displacement at the fracture ends and increase risk of postoperative infection. Intramedullary nailing via the suprapatellar ap…

AIMS: The first cases of alcohol septal ablation (ASA) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were published two decades ago. Although the outcomes of single-centre and national ASA registries have been published, the long-term survival and clinical outcome of the procedure are still debated. METHODS AND RE…

BACKGROUND: Early sexual behaviour has been shown to differ significantly between genders, but few studies have addressed this topic to explain the commonly observed differences in chlamydia rates between adolescent girls and boys. Our study aimed to determine chlamydia prevalence in adolescents aged 15-20 years in a h…

Retention in care is a key feature of the cascade of continuum of care, playing an important role in achieving therapeutic success and being crucial for reduction of HIV transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of retention in care in a large referral centre in the North of Italy and to identify pre…

INTRODUCTION: The REGAL (RSV [respiratory syncytial virus] Evidence-a Geographical Archive of the Literature) series provides a comprehensive review of the published evidence in the field of RSV in Western countries over the last 20 years. This first of seven publications covers the epidemiology and burden of RSV…

BACKGROUND: Patients with severe asthma are often dependent on oral corticosteroids (OCS) and have frequent exacerbations. This article aims to report very long-term data of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma assessing asthma control, lung function, inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dose reduction, and clinical and bi…

BACKGROUND: The opportunities available for maintaining and prolonging life in modern medicine give rise to medical-ethical dilemmas in patients at the end of life, raising the question of whether intensified treatment and diagnosis is appropriate in these patients. This affects hospital patients in particular. METHOD…

PURPOSE: To report complications of cosmetic artificial iris implantation and explantation outcomes. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: Medical records of 12 patients (24 eyes) who presented to us after being implanted with cosmetic artificial irises elsewhere were reviewed. Data collected included baseline…

The aims of this study are: (1) to determine cause-specific survival by stage, grade, and molecular groups of breast cancer, (2) to identify factors which explain and predict the likelihood of survival and the risk of dying from this cancer; and (3) to find out the distribution of breast cancer cases by stage, grade, a…

PURPOSE: To present the long-term outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) combined with accelerated corneal cross-linking (CXL) for refractive error correction in a series of keratoconus suspects. SETTING: University practice. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: A series of patients with topographic fi…

BACKGROUND: We report the epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis(TB) in the area of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) between 1995 and 1998. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were: 1) microbiological and/or pathological diagnosis of TB in any specimen, and 2) consistent recent medical history of TB with reading > 5 mm…