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Filter by:Even with current HIV treatments, HIV is still a lifelong disease because it hides in some long-lasting cells in the body. One of the strategies to find a cure for HIV works by finding the virus in these cells, making it visible, and then getting rid of it. This is called the 'shock and kill' approach. So far, the drugs tested can find the virus, but they don't get rid of it completely. That's why there need to be new drugs that can do this more effectively. The Erasmus MC HIV Eradication Group (EHEG) has been testing new drugs in the lab and found a drug called topiramate can wake up the virus without harming the cells. The aim of this study is to test topiramate in people living with HIV. Most of the people that participate in HIV cure studies are men, even though most people living with HIV around the world are women. Previous research has shown that men and women might respond differently to these treatments. So, in this study, topiramate will be investigated in both men and women. This could help us find a cure that works for everyone.
Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the commonest reason for consulting in community care. Furthermore, new and re-emerging pathogens are often first noticed in primary care (PC). The POS-ARI-PC study is a long-term study, with the aim of describing the nature of ARI in adults and children presenting to PC across Europe. The POS-ARI-PC study will provide critically important data on the presentation and management of ARI, and build a research-ready infrastructure for studies related to the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of ARI in primary care settings. Additional observational studies will be embedded and use the infrastructure developed in POS-ARI-PC.
The goal of this observational study is to determine the incidence and spectrum of opportunistic infections among Chinese HIV/AIDS patients at this stage, to find intervention targets, to construct an early warning prediction model, and to give an individualized program with integrated immune function to obtain salvage opportunities for patients.The main questions it aims to answer are: - Describe the populations and characteristics of pathogenic microorganisms involved in HIV co-infection, map the spatial and temporal changes in the infection system of pathogenic microorganisms, and evaluate their impact on disease regression. - Explore the mechanism of interaction between pathogenic microorganisms and host autoimmune deficiencies. - Discover early warning and predictive markers and immunological indicators of pathogenic microorganisms, and explore new technologies and programs to reduce the mortality rate of infection.
The purpose of this study is to to evaluate the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and efficacy of RG002 Injection in subjects with HPV16/18 associated Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or 3(CIN2/3).
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the efficacy of current infection marker (CIM) method for H. pylori detection. The main questions it aims to answer are: - To evaluate the efficacy of CIM method for H. pylori detection compared to rapid urease test(RUT), histopathology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and urea breath test (UBT) in patients who presented with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from peptic ulcer, and their sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio. - To evaluate the advantages of CIM method for H. pylori detection comparing to RUT, histopathology, PCR, and UBT in patients who presented with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from peptic ulcer as net reclassification index (NRI). - To study the associated factors in false negative value of H. pylori detection methods with CIM, RUT, histopathology, PCR, and UBT.
The goal of this study is to create a computer simulation of patients with bloodstream infection to understand how changes in healthcare policies and resources affect patient treatment. This simulation will help doctors and health-care decision makers make better choices in treating these patients and avoid overusing antibiotics that can lead to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria can't be killed by antibiotics anymore. Participants will not receive treatments as this is an observational study, but the study will involve: - Interviews with healthcare staff to understand patient care pathways. - Analysis of historical data on bacteria causing infections and antibiotic treatments. - A 30-day observational study to observe patient treatment for bloodstream infections.
The scientific premise of this research is that individual, interpersonal, and structural factors impact Black girls' sexual reproductive health outcomes (sexually transmitted infection (STI) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)) and experience of sexual violence. This study expands STI/HIV prevention programs to include Black male caregivers, a potentially valuable yet underutilized resource to protect Black girls and reduce their exposure to STI/HIV and sexual violence.
This study aims to develop a therapy for restoring the gut microbiome in infants born via CS. We will conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled feasibility trial to assess the ability of microbiome restoration by FMT and FVT in infants born by cesarean section.
Double-blind randomised interventional pilot study. To evaluate whether therapy with UroialTM Plus has a role in rebalancing homeostasis in ureteral stent patients, improving symptoms related to the presence of the ureteral stent in place. Ureteral stent patients will be randomised into two groups: - the experimental group will receive UroialTM Plus sachets, one sachet daily at bedtime after urinating, for 30 days - the control group will receive a placebo, one sachet daily in the evening before going to bed after urinating, for 30 days. At each visit, the investigator will assess the possible occurrence of urinary symptoms, their severity and their impact on quality of life by administering the following questionnaires: IPSS, USSQ, AIA, SF-36, VAS, EQ-5D-5L.
In this clinical trial, our aim is to assess the effect of auto-FMT (Fecal microbiome transplantation) on the intestinal microbiota, after a course of antibiotics. 30 healthy adults are recruited. All are given a five day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate. The subjects are double blinded and randomized to two groups. Group A is given autologous FMT (auto-FMT) on day 7 (two days after the end of the course of antibiotics) and Group B is given auto-FMT on day 28 (23 days after the end of the course of antibiotics).