This study assesses the influence of social support, self-esteem, depression, and education on psychological resilience among men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform policy-making. Data were collected from 1,070 MSM via an online survey in Zhejiang...
OBJECTIVE: With survival steadily improving among people living with HIV(PLWH), quality of life (QoL) has emerged as the ultimate benchmark of therapeutic success. We therefore aimed to develop and validate machine learning models that predict QoL tr...
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...
Health information is highly accessible with the prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such as Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT). Within the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is paramount to understand ...
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...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality among people with HIV (PWH), with increased incidence and poor outcomes. This study explored whether the tumor microenvironment (TME) of HIV-associated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) limits tum...
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...
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