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Use of antiretroviral therapy and risk of end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-positive persons by Ryom, Lene, Lundgren, Jens Dilling, De Wit, Stéphane, Kovari, Helen, Reiss, Peter, Law, Matthew, El-Sadr, Wafa, Monforte, Antonella D’Arminio, Mocroft, Amanda, Smith, Colette, Fontas, Eric, Dabis, Francois, Phillips, Andrew, Sabin, Caroline

“…OBJECTIVES:Although several antiretroviral drugs, including the d-drugs stavudine (d4T) and didanosine (ddI), may cause biomarker-defined hepatotoxicity, their…”
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Hepatitis E Virus seroprevalence and chronic infections in patients with HIV, Switzerland by Kenfak-Foguena, Alain, Schöni-Affolter, Franziska, Bürgisser, Phillippe, Witteck, Andrea, Darling, Katharine E A, Kovari, Helen, Kaiser, Laurent, Evison, John-Marc, Elzi, Luigia, Gurter-De La Fuente, Vanina, Jost, Josef, Moradpour, Darius, Abravanel, Florence, Izpopet, Jacques, Cavassini, Matthais

“…We screened 735 HIV-infected patients in Switzerland with unexplained alanine aminotransferase elevation for hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G. Although…”
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Antiretroviral Drug-Related Liver Mortality Among HIV-Positive Persons in the Absence of Hepatitis B or C Virus Coinfection: The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs Study by Kovari, Helen, Sabin, Caroline A., Ledergerber, Bruno, Ryom, Lene, Worm, Signe W., Smith, Colette, Phillips, Andrew, Reiss, Peter, Fontas, Eric, Petoumenos, Kathy, De Wit, Stéphane, Morlat, Philippe, Lundgren, Jens D., Weber, Rainer

“…Background. Liver diseases are the leading causes of death in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—positive persons since the widespread use of combination…”
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Liver fibrosis in treatment-naïve HIV-infected and HIV/HBV co-infected patients: Zambia and Switzerland compared by Wandeler, Gilles, Mulenga, Lloyd, Vinikoor, Michael J, Kovari, Helen, Battegay, Manuel, Calmy, Alexandra, Cavassini, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Schmid, Patrick, Bolton-Moore, Carolyn, Sinkala, Edford, Chi, Benjamin H, Egger, Matthias, Rauch, Andri

“…Highlights • This was a cross-sectional study of HIV-infected, antiretroviral therapy-naïve adults in Zambia and Switzerland. • HIV/hepatitis B virus (HBV)…”
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Cohort Profile: The Zurich Primary HIV Infection Study by Freind, Matt C, Tallón de Lara, Carmen, Kouyos, Roger D, Wimmersberger, David, Kuster, Hebert, Aceto, Leonardo, Kovari, Helen, Flepp, Markus, Schibli, Adrian, Hampel, Benjamin, Grube, Christina, Braun, Dominique L, Günthard, Huldrych F

“…The Zurich Primary HIV Infection (ZPHI) study is a longitudinal cohort study established in 2002, aiming to study the clinical, epidemiological, and biological…”
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Ribavirin Concentrations Do Not Predict Sustained Virological Response in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients Treated with Ribavirin and Pegylated Interferon in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study by Kovari, Helen, Russmann, Stefan, Ledergerber, Bruno, Müller, Daniel, Rotger, Margalida, Velli, Pablo, Cavassini, Matthias, Ambrosioni, Juan, Bregenzer, Andrea, Stöckle, Marcel, Bernasconi, Enos, Rauch, Andri, Speck, Roberto F

“…Ribavirin (RBV) is an essential component of most current hepatitis C (HCV) treatment regimens and still standard of care in the combination with pegylated…”
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Predictors of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes Among People Living With HIV: The D:A:D International Prospective Multicohort Study by Hatleberg, Camilla Ingrid, Ryom, Lene, Kamara, David, De Wit, Stephane, Law, Matthew, Phillips, Andrew, Reiss, Peter, D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Mocroft, Amanda, Pradier, Christian, Kirk, Ole, Kovari, Helen, Bonnet, Fabrice, El-Sadr, Wafaa, Lundgren, Jens D, Sabin, Caroline

“…Hypertension is a stronger predictor of hemorrhagic than ischemic strokes in the general population. We aimed to identify whether hypertension or other risk…”
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Meningoencephalitis with Subdural Empyema Caused by Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Type A by HUGELSHOFER, Michael, ACHERMANN, Yvonne, KOVARI, Helen, DENT, Wolfgang, HOMBACH, Michael, BLOEMBERG, Guido

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Influence of antiretroviral therapy on liver disease by Kovari, Helen, Weber, Rainer

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWLiver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected persons. The long-term beneficial versus potentially harmful…”
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Subclinical coronary artery disease in Swiss HIV-positive and HIV-negative persons by Tarr, Philip E, Ledergerber, Bruno, Calmy, Alexandra, Doco-Lecompte, Thanh, Marzel, Alex, Weber, Rainer, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Nkoulou, René, Buechel, Ronny R, Kovari, Helen

“…Abstract Aims HIV-positive persons have increased cardiovascular event rates but data on the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis compared with…”
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Hepatitis C Infection and the Risk of Non-Liver-Related Morbidity and Mortality in HIV-Infected Persons in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study by Kovari, Helen, Rauch, Andri, Kouyos, Roger, Rougemont, Mathieu, Cavassini, Matthias, Schmid, Patrick, Stöckle, Marcel, Bernasconi, Enos, Weber, Rainer, Ledergerber, Bruno

“…Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with increased non-liver-related morbidity and mortality. However, studies have yielded…”
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High hepatic and extrahepatic mortality and low treatment uptake in HCV-coinfected persons in the Swiss HIV cohort study between 2001 and 2013 by Kovari, Helen, Ledergerber, Bruno, Cavassini, Matthias, Ambrosioni, Juan, Bregenzer, Andrea, Stöckle, Marcel, Bernasconi, Enos, Kouyos, Roger, Weber, Rainer, Rauch, Andri

“…Background & Aims The landscape of HCV treatments is changing dramatically. At the beginning of this new era, we highlight the challenges for HCV therapy by…”
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Drug safety of macrolide and quinolone antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital: administration of interacting co-medication and QT prolongation by Niedrig, David, Maechler, Sarah, Hoppe, Liesa, Corti, Natascia, Kovari, Helen, Russmann, Stefan

“…Purpose Some macrolide and quinolone antibiotics (MQABs) are associated with QT prolongation and life-threatening torsade de pointes (TdP) arrhythmia. MQAB may…”
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Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Chronic Infections in Patients with HIV, Switzerland by Kenfak-Foguena, Alain, Schöni-Affolter, Franziska, Bürgisser, Philippe, Witteck, Andrea, Darling, Katharine E.A., Kovari, Helen, Kaiser, Laurent, Evison, John-Marc, Elzi, Luigia, De La Fuente, Vanina Gurtner, Jost, Josef, Moradpour, Darius, Abravanel, Florence, Izopet, Jacques, Cavassini, Matthias

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Loss of tolerance precedes triggering and lifelong persistence of pathogenic type I interferon autoantibodies by Fernbach, Sonja, Mair, Nina K, Abela, Irene A, Groen, Kevin, Kuratli, Roger, Lork, Marie, Thorball, Christian W, Bernasconi, Enos, Filippidis, Paraskevas, Leuzinger, Karoline, Notter, Julia, Rauch, Andri, Hirsch, Hans H, Huber, Michael, Günthard, Huldrych F, Fellay, Jacques, Kouyos, Roger D, Hale, Benjamin G

“…Autoantibodies neutralizing type I interferons (IFN-Is) can underlie infection severity. Here, we trace the development of these autoantibodies at…”
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Antiretroviral Drug Exposure and Response in Obese and Morbidly Obese People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): A Study Combining Modelling and Swiss HIV Cohort Data by Berton, Mattia, Bettonte, Sara, Stader, Felix, Decosterd, Laurent, Tarr, Philip E, Livio, Françoise, Cavassini, Matthias, Braun, Dominique L, Kusejko, Katharina, Hachfeld, Anna, Bernasconi, Enos, Calmy, Alexandra, Schmid, Patrick, Battegay, Manuel, Marzolini, Catia

“…Obesity is increasingly prevalent among people with HIV (PWH) and can possibly result in suboptimal antiretroviral drug (ARV) exposure and response. However,…”
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Risk Factors for Anal Cancer in Persons Infected With HIV: A Nested Case-Control Study in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study by BERTISCH, Barbara, FRANCESCHI, Silvia, ESS, Silvia, PAWLITA, Michael, KOVARI, Helen, WANDELER, Gilles, CALMY, Alexandra, CAVASSINI, Matthias, STÖCKLE, Marcel, CLIFFORD, Gary, LISE, Mauro, VERNAZZA, Pietro, KEISER, Olivia, SCHÖNI-AFFOLTER, Franziska, BOUCHARDY, Christine, DEHLER, Silvia, LEVI, Fabio, JUNDT, Gernot

“…Although persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly men who have sex with men, are at excess risk for anal cancer, it has been…”
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Dually Active HIV/HBV Antiretrovirals as Protection Against Incident Hepatitis B Infections: Potential for Prophylaxis by Shilaih, Mohaned, Marzel, Alex, Scherrer, Alexandra U., Braun, Dominique L., Kovari, Helen, Rougemont, Mathieu, Darling, Katharine, Battegay, Manuel, Hoffmann, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Hirzel, Cedric, Günthard, Huldrych F., Kouyos, Roger D.

“…Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has a detrimental effect on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) natural course, and HBV vaccination is less effective in the…”
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Tracing HIV-1 strains that imprint broadly neutralizing antibody responses by Kouyos, Roger D., Rusert, Peter, Kadelka, Claus, Huber, Michael, Marzel, Alex, Ebner, Hanna, Schanz, Merle, Liechti, Thomas, Friedrich, Nikolas, Braun, Dominique L., Scherrer, Alexandra U., Weber, Jacqueline, Uhr, Therese, Baumann, Nicolas S., Leemann, Christine, Kuster, Herbert, Chave, Jean-Philippe, Cavassini, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Hoffmann, Matthias, Calmy, Alexandra, Battegay, Manuel, Rauch, Andri, Yerly, Sabine, Aubert, Vincent, Klimkait, Thomas, Böni, Jürg, Metzner, Karin J., Günthard, Huldrych F., Trkola, Alexandra

“…Understanding the determinants of broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) evolution is crucial for the development of bNAb-based HIV vaccines 1 . Despite emerging…”
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Factors associated with syphilis incidence in the HIV-infected in the era of highly active antiretrovirals by Shilaih, Mohaned, Marzel, Alex, Braun, Dominique L, Scherrer, Alexandra U, Kovari, Helen, Young, Jim, Calmy, Alexandra, Darling, Katharine, Battegay, Manuel, Hoffmann, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Thurnheer, Maria C, Günthard, Huldrych F, Kouyos, Roger D

“…After several years of steady decline, syphilis is reemerging globally as a public health hazard, especially among people living with human immunodeficiency…”
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