Purpose of Review To highlight recent trends in the epidemiology of HIV and syphilis, the
impact of the COVID epidemic, our approach to care of co-infected patients, and our views on …

Background: Evidence with regard to antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with open fractures
of the extremities is limited. We therefore conducted a systematic survey addressing current …

Background: Guidelines for breaking bad news are largely directed at and validated in
oncology patients, based on expert opinion, and neglect those with other diagnoses. We sought …

Background: The purpose of the present study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis
of the use of alternative antibiotic regimens—including (A) antibiotic prophylaxis …

Objective: To examine syphilis serology after treatment in people living with HIV. No unanimous
guidelines exist in the era of increasing coinfection. Design: Retrospective review using …

The gp91phox subunit of flavocytochrome b 558 is the catalytic core of the phagocyte
plasma membrane NADPH oxidase. Its activation occurs within lipid rafts and requires …

Objectives We conceptualize patient values and preferences as the relative importance of
health outcomes (RIO) which are often obtained through utility elicitation research. A …

Objective: The Rotterdam Healthy Aging Score (HAS) is a validated multidimensional index
constructed from five health domains. We describe the HAS distribution in a cohort of HIV-…

Organ and tissue donation is a safe and cost-effective treatment with the potential to both
save and vastly improve the lives of recipients. However, over 100 Canadians die every year …

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode estimated to infect at least 100 million
people worldwide, predominantly in subtropical and tropical regions. With a unique life cycle …