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HIV Infection

Free Subscription 22.12.2025 5 Clin Infect Dis 1 HIV Med 5 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 3 J Infect Dis 1 Lancet 1 Lancet Infect Dis 1 N Engl J Med 1 Pediatr Infect Dis J 1 PLoS Med 7 PLoS One 1 Science 1 Vaccine

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Clin Infect Dis

1. MARINO AM, Arua E, de Vos L, Fiphaza K, et al
   Hidden in Success: Gendered Patterns of Suboptimal Care Engagement Among TB Patients Who "Successfully" Completed Treatment in South Africa.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 19:ciaf714. doi: 10.1093.
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2. CALDERIN JM, Resendiz-Galvan JE, Abdelgawad N, Davis A, et al
   Pharmacokinetics of Dexamethasone in Tuberculous Meningitis.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 18:ciaf642. doi: 10.1093.
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3. TE LINDE E, Wit FWNM, van Welzen BJ, Goorhuis A, et al
   Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia and herpes zoster in people with HIV based on CD4-count and age in the current antiretroviral therapy era: a longitudinal cohort study.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 18:ciaf686. doi: 10.1093.
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4. ZHU W, Patel RR, Delaney KP, Huang YA, et al
   Simplifying testing for HIV during PrEP Monitoring.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 17:ciaf703. doi: 10.1093.
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5. SPINELLI MA, Scott HM, Buchbinder SP
   The Urgency of Now: Congenital Syphilis in the Doxy-PEP Era.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 17:ciaf695. doi: 10.1093.
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   HIV Med

6. JASPERSE J, Harris RJ, Humphreys C, Martin V, et al
   Risk factors for late HIV diagnosis in England, 2015-2023.
   HIV Med. 2025 Dec 18. doi: 10.1111/hiv.70156.
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   J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

7. ZHU W, Bessler P, Lale A, Delaney K, et al
   Real-World Positive Predictive Value and False Positive Rates of Laboratory-Based HIV Antigen/Antibody Testing by Age and Sex - United States, 2019-2024.
   J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003823.
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8. BYANOVA KL, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Byanyima P, et al
   Predictors of Abnormal Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide in Post-Pneumonia Ugandans with and without HIV.
   J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003822.
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9. GRIFFIN D, Vaz K, Basu G, Mulley W, et al
   Knowledge and Attitudes about Solid Organ Transplantation for People with HIV in Australia: A Cross-sectional Survey of People with and without HIV.
   J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003815.
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10. ZHOU Y, Lau B, Rudolph JE, Zhang X, et al
    Incidence of AIDS-defining Illness by Cancer Status in an Observational Study among Medicaid Beneficiaries Living with HIV in the United States, 2001 - 2015.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 18. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003820.
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11. VAN WEES DA, Sarink D, van Benthem BHB, Kampman K, et al
    Lost and not found: Determinants and patterns of loss to follow-up among men who have sex with men in the Dutch HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis pilot program.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 18. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003818.
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    J Infect Dis

12. DIAMOND TL, Kapoor Y, Li F, Wan BL, et al
    Weekly Oral Prophylaxis With MK-8527 Protects Rhesus Macaques From Intrarectal Challenge With Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
    J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 16:jiaf610. doi: 10.1093.
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13. CHOWDHURY A, Garcia BG, Zahoor MA, Fadl ElMawla N, et al
    A rapid assay for HCV RNA detection using RT-LAMP coupled CRISPR-Cas12b based strategy.
    J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 16:jiaf609. doi: 10.1093.
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14. OFOTOKUN I, Titanji K, Dabeer S, Tripathi AK, et al
    IL-4 Correlates With Bone Mineral Density in Men, and IL-4 Depletion May Drive Bone Loss in Men With HIV.
    J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 15:jiaf570. doi: 10.1093.
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    Lancet

15. LUCKEY A, Balasegaram M, Barbee LA, Batteiger TA, et al
    Zoliflodacin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea: an international, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority clinical trial.
    Lancet. 2025 Dec 11:S0140-6736(25)01953-1. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01953.
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    Lancet Infect Dis

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    Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
    Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 15:S1473-3099(25)00689.
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    N Engl J Med

17. MEYA DB, Cresswell FV, Dai B, Engen N, et al
    Trial of High-Dose Oral Rifampin in Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis.
    N Engl J Med. 2025;393:2434-2446.
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    Pediatr Infect Dis J

18. TOTAPALLY M, Meyer K, Totapally BR
    The Prevalence and Trend of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States From 2000 to 2022.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Dec 16. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000005099.
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    PLoS Med

19. JOHNSON LF, Jamieson L, Kubjane M, Meyer-Rath G, et al
    Evaluation of economic strengthening in South Africa and its impact on HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and teenage births: A modelling study.
    PLoS Med. 2025;22:e1004826.
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    PLoS One

20. JAFARI K, Vahid-Dastjerdi M, SeyedAlinaghi S, Abiri A, et al
    Effect of autologous amniotic membrane and fluid on wound healing and complications of cesarean section: Study protocol of a factorial randomized controlled trial.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0337907.
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21. SENSOY BAHAR O, Ssewamala FM, Namuwonge F, Namuli F, et al
    Caregivers' perspectives on factors influencing adolescent girls' engagement in sexual risk-taking in Uganda: A qualitative study.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0338724.
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22. KAPOMBE P, Jacobs C, Tenforde MW, Kamalonga K, et al
    Causes of community deaths by verbal autopsy among persons with HIV in 33 districts in Zambia, 2020-2023.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0338453.
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23. BLANCO JR, Albendin-Iglesias H, Negredo-Puigmal E, Barrios-Blandino AM, et al
    Lack of association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation in people living with HIV aged >/=50 years: Results from the sub-study "No One Alone-Gesida Study".
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0335949.
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24. IDOW LH, Nduhukire T, Ankunda S, Tumwesigire S, et al
    Prevalence and factors associated with hyperglycemia among children living with HIV on dolutegravir in Kabale district, southwestern Uganda.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0339268.
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25. CRUZ JP, Santos O, Rodrigues M, Morais R, et al
    Assessment of the impact of the new blister packaging of Biktarvy(R) (B/F/TAF) on treatment satisfaction of people living with HIV.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0313458.
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26. NATUKUNDA E, Szubert A, Otike C, Namyalo I, et al
    Correction: Bone mineral density among children living with HIV failing first-line anti-retroviral therapy in Uganda: A sub-study of the CHAPAS-4 trial.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0339209.
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    Science

27. QIAN J, Lubkowska L, Zhang S, Tan C, et al
    Chromatin buffers torsional stress during transcription.
    Science. 2025 Dec 18:eadv0134. doi: 10.1126/science.adv0134.
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    Vaccine

28. CARRICO J, McGuiness C, Yasuda M, Chen CC, et al
    Herpes zoster vaccination among immunocompromised adults in the United States.
    Vaccine. 2025;72:128124.
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