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Polymorphisms in adiponectin receptor genes are associated with lipodystrophy‐related phenotypes in HIV‐infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy by Castilhos, JK, Sprinz, E, Lazzaretti, RK, Kuhmmer, R, Mattevi, VS

“…Objectives Adiponectin is a circulating peptide secreted by mature adipocytes that may act as a regulator of glucose and lipid metabolism. This study aimed to…”
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Oral L-arginine modulates blood lactate and interleukin-6 after exercise in HIV-infected men by Alves, G N, Tavares, A M V, Vieira, P J C, Sprinz, E, Ribeiro, J P

“…The acute administration of L-arginine (L-arg), a nitric oxide (NO) precursor, reduces lactate (LAC) concentration after exercise in healthy individuals. Lower…”
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Tuberculosis in HIV programmes in lower-income countries: practices and risk factors by FENNER, L, FORSTER, M, BANGSBERG, D. R, SOW, P. S, DICKINSON, D, FOX, M. P, MCINTYRE, J, KHONGPHATTHANAYOTHIN, M, DABIS, F, BRINKHOF, M. W. G, WOOD, R, EGGER, M, BOULLE, A, PHIRI, S, BRAITSTEIN, P, LEWDEN, C, SCHECHTER, M, KUMARASAMY, N, PASCOE, M, SPRINZ, E

“…BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common diagnosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART).OBJECTIVE: To…”
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Prioritising prevention strategies for patients in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings by Spaar, A., Graber, C., Dabis, F., Coutsoudis, A., Bachmann, L., McIntyre, J., Schechter, M., Prozesky, H.W., Tuboi, S., Dickinson, D., Kumarasamy, N., Pujades-Rodriquez, M., Sprinz, E., Schilthuis, H.J., Cahn, P., Low, N., Egger, M., for ART-LINC of IeDEA

“…Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers opportunities to strengthen HIV prevention in resource-limited settings. We invited 27 ART programmes…”
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Different patterns of dermatological presentations in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and those infected with HCV alone by Cunha, V. S., Meotti, C., Oliveira, J. H., Sprinz, E., Álvares-da-Silva, M. R., Goldani, L. Z.

“…Summary Background.  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) share the same transmission routes. About 30% of HIV‐positive patients are…”
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Regulation of oxidative stress in response to acute aerobic and resistance exercise in HIV-infected subjects: a case-control study by Deresz, L.F., Sprinz, E., Kramer, A.S., Cunha, G., de Oliveira, A.R., Sporleder, H., de Freitas, D.R.J., Lazzarotto, A.R., Dall'Ago, P.

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected subjects have increased levels of oxidative stress which could impair immunological function and therefore…”
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Lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy as maintenance treatment in HIV‐infected individuals with virological suppression: results from a pilot study in Brazil by Sprinz, E, Bay, MB, Lazzaretti, RK, Jeffman, MW, Mattevi, VS

“…Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the possibility of using lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/RTV) alone as maintenance therapy in HIV‐infected individuals…”
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Successful treatment of AIDS-related Castleman’s disease following the administration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) by Sprinz, E., Jeffman, M., Liedke, P., Putten, A., Schwartsmann, G.

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AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhoea: an open study with roxithromycin by Sprinz, E, Mallman, R, Barcellos, S, Silbert, S, Schestatsky, G, Bem David, D

“…In immunocompromised patients, cryptosporidial diarrhoea is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening infection for which no effective specific therapy…”
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Clinical and pharmacokinetic study of oral etoposide in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma with no prior exposure to cytotoxic therapy by Schwartsmann, G, Sprinz, E, Kromfield, M, Kalakun, L, Sander, E, Prolla, G, Di Leone, L, Gerhardt, L, Mans, D R

“…In this phase II and pharmacokinetic study, chronic, low-dose, oral etoposide was evaluated for its efficacy in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma who…”
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Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries by Braitstein, Paula, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Dabis, François, Schechter, Mauro, Boulle, Andrew, Miotti, Paolo, Wood, Robin, Laurent, Christian, Sprinz, Eduardo, Seyler, Catherine, Bangsberg, David R, Balestre, Eric, Sterne, Jonathan A C, May, Margaret, Egger, Matthias

“…Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is being scaled up in developing countries. We compared baseline characteristics and outcomes during the first…”
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Long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries : a collaborative analysis of prospective studies by NASH, Denis, KATYAL, Monica, EGGER, Matthias, BRINKHOF, Martin W. G, KEISER, Olivia, MAY, Margaret, HUGHES, Rachael, DABIS, Francois, WOOD, Robin, SPRINZ, Eduardo, SCHECHTER, Mauro

“…Few data are available on the long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, where ART is being rapidly scaled up…”
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Moderate and high intensity exercise training in HIV-1 seropositive individuals: a randomized trial by Terry, L, Sprinz, E, Ribeiro, J P

“…HIV-infected individuals are frequently active, but guidelines for exercise in this population lack scientific support, since studies on the effects of…”
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HIV-associated lipodystrophy: a review from a Brazilian perspective by Alves, Marcelle D, Brites, Carlos, Sprinz, Eduardo

“…The prognosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals has dramatically improved worldwide since the introduction of highly antiretroviral…”
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Discordant Responses to Potent Antiretroviral Treatment in Previously Naive HIV-1-Infected Adults Initiating Treatment in Resource-Constrained Countries: The Antiretroviral Therapy in Low-Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration by Tuboi, Suely H, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Egger, Matthias, Stone, Roslyn A, Braitstein, Paula, Nash, Denis, Sprinz, Eduardo, Dabis, François, Harrison, Lee H, Schechter, Mauro

“…OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of and risk factors for discordant responses at 6 months on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in previously…”
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Exercise training in HIV-1-infected individuals with dyslipidemia and lipodystrophy by TERRY, Lucrecia, SPRINZ, Eduardo, STEIN, Ricardo, MEDEIROS, Nicia B, OLIVEIRA, Jarbas, RIBEIRO, Jorge P

“…Highly active antiretroviral therapy has improved the prognosis of human immuno deficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals, but it has been…”
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Mortality Associated With Discordant Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Constrained Settings by Tuboi, Suely Hiromi, Pacheco, Antonio Guilherme, Harrison, Lee H, Stone, Roslyn A, May, Margaret, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Dabis, François, Egger, Matthias, Nash, Denis, Bangsberg, David, Braitstein, Paula, Yiannoutsos, Constantin T, Wood, Robin, Sprinz, Eduardo, Schechter, Mauro

“…OBJECTIVES:We assessed mortality associated with immunologic and virologic patterns of response at 6 months of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in…”
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Short communication: UGT1A128 variant allele is a predictor of severe hyperbilirubinemia in HIV-infected patients on HAART in southern Brazil by Turatti, Lisiane, Sprinz, Eduardo, Lazzaretti, Rosmeri K, Kuhmmer, Regina, Agnes, Grasiela, Silveira, Jussara M, Basso, Rossana P, Pinheiro, Cezar A T, Silveira, Mariângela F, de Almeida, Silvana, Ribeiro, Jorge P, Mattevi, Vanessa S

“…Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has increased the survival of HIV-infected patients. However, adverse effects play a major role in adherence to…”
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Primary antiretroviral drug resistance among HIV type 1-infected individuals in Brazil by Sprinz, Eduardo, Netto, Eduardo M, Patelli, Maria, Lima, J S, Lima, Maria Patelli J S, Furtado, Juvênao J D, da Eira, Margareth, Zajdenverg, Roberto, Madruga, José V, Lewi, David S, Machado, Alcyone A, Pedro, Rogério J, Soares, Marcelo A

“…Infection with drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been documented in all countries that have surveyed for it and may result in an…”
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Characterization of a new circulating recombinant form comprising HIV-1 subtypes C and B in southern Brazil by SANTOS, André F, SOUSA, Thatiana M, SOARES, Esmeralda A. J. M, SANABANI, Sabri, MARTINEZ, Ana M. B, SPRINZ, Eduardo, SILVEIRA, Jussara, SABINO, Ester C, TANURI, Amilcar, SOARES, Marcelo A

“…To identify a new circulating recombinant form (CRF) of HIV-1 comprising two circulating subtypes in the southern region in Brazil, subtypes B and C. A total…”
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