BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents HIV transmission but has low uptake among women. Identifying women who could benefit from PrEP remains a challenge. This study developed a women-specific model to...
Dolutegravir and bictegravir are second-generation HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) that were previously associated with abnormal weight gain. This monocentric cross-sectional study investigates associations between weight gain durin...
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), also known as Kala-Azar, poses a significant global public health challenge and is a neglected disease, with relapses and treatment failures leading to increased morbidity and mortality. This study introduces an explainab...
Gut microbiota has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple gastrointestinal (GI) and systemic metabolic and inflammatory disorders where disrupted gut microbiota composition and function (dysbiosis) has been found in multiple studies. Thus, h...
BACKGROUND: Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death, and people with HIV have higher smoking rates and are more likely to experience smoking-related health issues. The Sense2Quit study introduces innovative advancements in smoking cessation t...
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
May 2, 2025
INTRODUCTION: HIV-associated cryptococcosis is marked by unpredictable disease trajectories and persistently high mortality rates worldwide. Although improved risk stratification and tailored clinical management are urgently needed to enhance patient...
Over the past 40 years, diagnostics have become the backbone of HIV prevention, treatment, and retention in care, and are central to the achievement of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. Over the next decade, the global HIV response will face difficult challen...
Tuberculosis, a deadly and contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a significant global public health threat. HIV co-infection significantly increases the risk of active TB recurrence and prolongs medical treatment for tuberc...
Chemical graphs are mathematical representations of molecular structures, where atoms are represented as vertices, while chemical bonds are depicted as edges of a graph. The chemical graphs are widely used in cheminformatics to analyze molecular prop...
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Mar 14, 2025
PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop and validate a novel web-based calculator using machine learning algorithms to predict fragility fracture risk in People living with HIV (PLWH), who face increased morbidity and mortality from such fractures.
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