Aims To investigate the short-term outcome of treatment of chronic osteomyelitis where
management was based on a refined host stratification system. Methods A retrospective …

Background Oral health care of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a growing area of concern, taking into …

Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer of women in the world. Twenty-five
percent of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reside in South Africa …

Abstract Background Patients with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) live longer and
now require surgery for indications similar to those described for the general population …

Objective We aimed to observe the clinical effect of single-stage posterior surgery on HIV-
positive patients with thoracolumbar tuberculosis. Methods From October 2015 to October …

The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) has emerged as a major public health concern in China. When patients …

Introduction The influence of trauma-and surgical stress-induced decrease of CD4 count on
anastomotic leaks after penetrating abdominal trauma has to date not been investigated. A …

Figure 1 showing map of the world with developing countries shown in blue and developed
countries shown in beige, visually demonstrating that the developing countries represent the …

Introduction: various gastrointestinal diseases affect surgical patients. Literature on the
burden and outcomes of surgical gastrointestinal diseases in a high HIV infection …

Despite widespread antiretroviral therapy use, severe bacterial infections (SBI) in HIV-
infected adults continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality globally. Four main …