HIV
Fatih Mehmet Akıllı and others
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped, single-stranded, positive polarity RNA virus from the Flaviviridae family. It is part of the Hepacivirus genus, wrapped in a lipid bilayer containing two viral glycoproteins (E1 and E2). HCV infection is a major public health problem that can lead to complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Approximately 85% of people [...] Read More
Ebru Yücebağ-Duranay and others
Human pegiviruses (HPgV-1 and HPgV-2) are enveloped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses belonging to the Pegivirus genus in the Flaviviridae family. HPgV has a genome of 8.9-11.3 kb, and the virion size is estimated at around 50-100 nm. Seven genotypes of HPgV-1 differ geographically. Two subtypes of genotype (GT) 2, which is common in Europe [...] Read More
Abdurrahman Kaya and others
HIV infection remains a major global health concern with a considerable mortality rate, particularly in individuals with AIDS and related infections. Opportunistic infections, including tuberculosis (TB) and Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), are common due to HIV-induced [...] Read More
Süreyya Damar-Örenler and others
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant global health challenge with societal impacts. Despite a decline in the annual number of new cases worldwide, the incidence of HIV is on the rise in the Eastern Europe/Central Asia region, including Türkiye. With the introduction of new antiretroviral treatments (ARTs), HIV has transitioned from a […] Read More
Zeynep Bilgiç and others
The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in individuals with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has significantly increased their life expectancy. Nevertheless, an increase in the frequency of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HT), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in this population with advancing age is expected. Also, they are at greater […] Read More
Muhammed Fatih Karaşın and others
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, spread rapidly around the world and was defined as a pandemic on March 12, 2020, by the World Health Organization. As of June 2023, more than 767 million cases were confirmed globally, along with 6.9 million deaths. Read More
Uğur Önal and Halis Akalın
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or AIDS are more likely to have diseases that would not usually cause illness in a person with a healthy immune system, called opportunistic infections. Although significant efforts to improve progression along the HIV care continuum, (...) Read More
Deniz Gökengin
It has been more than a decade since the first evidence of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the “Iniciativa Profilaxis Pre-Exposición” (iPreEx) study, which reported 44% efficacy. Following these results, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved PrEP in 2012 as a method of prevention from HIV for individuals at high risk, and two years later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the PrEP guidelines. Then, many other (...) Read More
Özlem Gül and others
The presence of cognitive disorders in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals has been known for a long time. A complete neuropsychological evaluation method is a gold standard for diagnosing HIV-related cognitive impairment (HAND). However, such tests require specially trained personnel and specialized centers, and testing takes a long time. Montreal Cognitive (...) Read More
Heval Can Bilek and Aydın Deveci
In early December 2019, interstitial pneumonia of unknown origin emerged in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province. The pathogen was identified as a novel beta coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 was later named (...) Read More
Süda Tekin and others
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Treponema pallidum . Primary and secondary syphilis increased to a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 000 in 2013 from the rate of 2.1 per 100 000 in 2000. Neurosyphilis is the most feared and severe complication of syphilis and may occur at any time after the initial infection. Read More
Özgür Can Eren and others
In 2019, more than 36 million people were estimated to be harboring HIV, and the epidemic caused 39 million deaths worldwide to date. New adult infections have been declined by 17% between 2007 and 2017 globally. Meanwhile, the incidence has an Read More
Ayşe Deniz Gökengin
Over the past 38 years following the introduction of HIV infection, which affected the lives of 75 million people, many scientific advances in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care have been recorded, and the lives of people living with HIV (PLWH) have been transformed. Currently, life expectancy for PLWH who are diagnosed early and who initiate [...] Read More