Pulmonary tuberculosis mortality risks in a cohort of HIV/AIDS patients in Puerto RicoA M Mayor
Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00960 6032, USA
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 47:1143-8. 2001
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The morbidity and mortality associated with kidney disease in an HIV-infected cohort in Puerto RicoAngel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico
Ethn Dis 20:S1-163-7. 2010
..Nephropathy in HIV-infected patients has been associated with progression to AIDS and death. The virus, several comorbid conditions and certain medications may contribute to the development and progression of kidney disease...
- The effectiveness evaluation of a multimedia hepatitis C prevention program for Hispanic HIV-infected individuals
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayomon, PR
Ethn Dis 20:S1-158-62. 2010
..A multimedia educational intervention, based on the Health Beliefs Model and Social Cognitive Theory was developed and implemented to reduce HCV-associated risk behaviors among IDUs...
- The feasibility and acceptability of a multimedia hepatitis C prevention program for Hispanic HIV-infected persons
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-195-9. 2008
..We developed and implemented a multimedia educational intervention for HIV-infected IDUs, based on the Health Belief Model and social cognitive theory...
- AIDS-defining neoplasm prevalence in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-189-94. 2008
..The present study evaluates the neoplasm prevalence before and after the implementation of HAART...
- Toxoplasmic encephalitis in an AIDS cohort at Puerto Rico before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 84:838-41. 2011
..Strengthening the diagnostic and opportune TE diagnosis and prompt initiation of HAART in susceptible patients is important to control this opportunistic infection...
- Morbidity and mortality profile of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with and without hepatitis C co-infection
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, and Department of Microbiology, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:239-45. 2006
..Primary and secondary prevention are necessary to reduce the expanding impact of HCV infection in HIV patients...
- Mortality trends of HIV-infected patients after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy: analysis of a cohort of 3,322 HIV-infected persons
Angel M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Ethn Dis 15:S5-57-62. 2005
..Variation in the specific causes of death has also changed since the implementation of these therapies...
- Gender differences in a cohort of Puerto Ricans with systemic lupus erythematosus
A M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 49:1339-44. 2003
..5%, p=0.02) were higher in men. In conclusion, male SLE patients of this cohort had higher prevalence of serositis and renal involvement than women. They also had a poorer outcome, presenting higher disease damage and mortality...
- Recurrent pneumonia mortality risk in a HIV/AIDS Puerto Rican cohort
A M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 49:1199-204. 2003
..Antecedents of antiretroviral therapy in these patients ensure a better outcome with lower mortality. Efforts to increase the vaccination rate should reduce the RP incidence in our HIV-infected population...
- Differences between patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in a cohort of HIV/AIDS patients in Puerto Rico
A M Mayor
Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 49:1145-9. 2003
..Conversely dissimilar response to the antiretroviral therapies was also perceived in the incidence of the two NHL groups...
- Utilization of health services and prescription patterns among lupus patients followed by primary care physicians and rheumatologists in Puerto Rico
María J Molina
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-205-10. 2008
..To examine the utilization of health services and prescription patterns among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) followed by primary care physicians and rheumatologists in Puerto Rico...
- Prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus and associated comorbidities in Puerto Rico
María J Molina
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
J Clin Rheumatol 13:202-4. 2007
..To examine the prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its associated comorbidities in patients from Puerto Rico using a database from a health insurance company...
- Association of serum MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, and RANTES with clinical manifestations, disease activity, and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus
Luis M Vila
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Clin Rheumatol 26:718-22. 2007
..MIP-1alpha is associated with discoid lupus, and MIP-1beta correlates with damage accrual in SLE. This study suggests that chemokines may have a role in the pathogenesis of SLE...
