Search Results - "Lund Laursen, Alex"
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus treated with pembrolizumab
Published in BMJ case reports (19-09-2024)“…This case report discusses a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treated with low-dose azathioprine who developed progressive multifocal…”
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Kidney transplantation from an HIV-positive deceased donor to an HIV-positive recipient
Published in BMJ case reports (21-10-2022)“…Preliminary data on HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipient kidney transplantation suggest promising patient outcomes without adverse events. This is an…”
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Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study
Published in PloS one (13-07-2017)“…Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infection with advanced liver disease has emerged as the most challenging to treat. We retrospectively assessed the…”
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Challenges facing HIV treatment in Guinea-Bissau: the benefits of international research collaborations
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-12-2014)“…The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa has improved the quality of life of millions of people and reduced…”
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Time‐dependent improvement of liver inflammation, fibrosis and metabolic liver function after successful direct‐acting antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-01-2020)“…Sofosbuvir‐based direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) therapy generally cures chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infections, however, the effects on the underlying liver…”
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Incidence, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in HIV-Infected Patients during the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2009)“…Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection predisposes to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Here, we describe the incidence,…”
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Altered balance between collagen formation and degradation after successful direct‐acting antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-02-2021)“…The effect of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) therapy on extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, a prominent feature of chronic hepatitis C (CHC), is unknown. ECM…”
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Rapid and persistent decline in soluble CD163 with successful direct-acting antiviral therapy and associations with chronic hepatitis C histology
Published in Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (03-08-2018)“…Background and aim: Soluble CD 163 (sCD163) is released from activated liver macrophages in chronic viral hepatitis C (HCV) and serum levels reflect liver…”
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High Levels of Chronic Immune Activation in the T-Cell Compartments of Patients Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Are Reverted by Alpha Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment
Published in Journal of Virology (01-11-2009)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Hepatitis B and C in the adult population of Bissau, Guinea‐Bissau: a cross‐sectional survey
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-02-2020)“…Objective Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are prevalent in West Africa. To address the WHO 2030 goals of a 90% reduction in incidence and a…”
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Salmonella-infected left ventricular thrombus
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Mortality Rates in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis Compared With the General Population: A Danish Cohort Study
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-01-2017)“…Background. Knowledge about mortality rates (MRs) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with cirrhosis is limited. This study aimed to estimate all-cause…”
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Loss to follow-up occurs at all stages in the diagnostic and follow-up period among HIV-infected patients in Guinea-Bissau: a 7-year retrospective cohort study
Published in BMJ open (25-10-2013)“…Objectives To describe loss to follow-up (LTFU) at all stages of the HIV programme. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting The HIV clinic at Hospital…”
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Hepatitis B and Delta virus are prevalent but often subclinical co-infections among HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a cross-sectional study
Published in PloS one (10-06-2014)“…Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) may lead to accelerated hepatic disease progression with higher rates of liver…”
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Performance of 3 rapid tests for discrimination between HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-01-2014)“…As HIV-2 is intrinsically resistant to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, it is mandatory to discriminate between HIV types before initiating…”
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Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in oral wash from immunosuppressed patients as a diagnostic tool
Published in PloS one (30-03-2017)“…Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) pneumonia ordinarily requires invasive procedures that could be avoided by PCR methodologies, if these could be…”
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High prevalence and excess mortality of late presenters among HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 dually infected patients in Guinea-Bissau - a cohort study from West Africa
Published in The Pan African medical journal (2016)“…HIV infected individuals with late presentation (LP) and advanced disease (AD) have been associated with higher mortality, higher cost of medical management,…”
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Assessment of simple risk markers for early mortality among HIV-infected patients in Guinea-Bissau: a cohort study
Published in BMJ open (01-01-2012)“…Background Decisions about when to start an antiretroviral therapy (ART) are normally based on CD4 cell counts and viral load (VL). However, these measurements…”
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Neutralizing antibodies in patients with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1, against a panel of genotype 1 culture viruses: lack of correlation to treatment outcome
Published in PloS one (07-05-2013)“…The correlation of neutralizing antibodies to treatment outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not been established. The aim of…”
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Hepatitis C prevalence among HIV-infected patients in Guinea-Bissau: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-11-2014)“…Summary Objectives To estimate the prevalence and determine the clinical presentation of risk factors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HIV-infected patients in…”
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