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Hot news: Unveiling long COVID-19 disease
(AIDS Reviews, 2020)
The clinical spectrum of “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus type 2” (SARS-CoV-2) infection is wider than initially thought. The coronavirus does not establish a chronic cellular infection, in contrast with HIV ...
Overt and occult hepatitis B among immigrants and native blood donors in Madrid, Spain
(Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2020-12)
Background:
The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections is very low in developed countries. Recent massive migration flows from highly hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV endemic regions ...
Inoculum at the time of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and risk of disease severity
(International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020-08)
A relationship between the infecting dose and the risk of disease severity has not been demonstrated for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we report three clusters of individuals that were potentially exposed to distinct inoculum ...
Acute Viral Hepatitis in Men Having Sex with Men
(AIDS Reviews, 2020)
For the past 5 years, all adults presenting with > 10-fold liver enzyme elevations at the emergency department of the largest hospital in Barcelona were tested for markers of acute viral hepatitis. Out of all positive ...
Screening for retroviruses and hepatitis viruses using dried blood spots reveals a high prevalence of occult hepatitis B in Ghana
(Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2019-05)
Background: Recent advances in antiviral therapy show potential for a cure and/or control of most human infections caused by hepatitis viruses and retroviruses. However, medical success is largely dependent on the ...
Rapid subacute myelopathy following kidney transplantation from HTLV-1 donors: role of immunosuppresors and failure of antiretrovirals
(Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2019-08)
Two kidney transplant recipients from a single donor became infected with HTLV-1 (human T-lymphotropic virus type 1) in Spain. One developed myelopathy 8 months following surgery despite early prescription of antiretroviral ...
Coronavirus and other airborne agents with pandemic potential
(Current opinion in environmental science and health, 2020)
The recent emergence of a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) has caused a pandemic, which is the most severe infectious disease outbreak in many decades. Other infective agents such as ...
Longer Life Expectancy but still Accelerating Aging in HIV Patients under Antiretroviral Therapy
(AIDS Reviews, 2018-10)
The current goal of HIV treatment is sustained undetectable plasma viremia.