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HCV genotype analysis in HCV-HIV-co-infected Puerto Ricans who are injecting drug users: undetermined and mixed infectionsE Rios-Olivares
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR 00960 6032, USA
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 47:1017-24. 2001..Neither the HCV viral load nor the frequency of genotypes were influenced by the antiretroviral modality. The importance of continuous genotype monitoring is stressed...
Impaired cytokine production and suppressed lymphocyte proliferation activity in HCV-infected cocaine and heroin ("speedball") usersEddy Rios-Olivares
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Laurel Ave Urb Santa Juanita, Bayamón 00960 6032, PR, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 85:236-43. 2006..These immunologic abnormalities, coupled with the range of response between the two TH-types in HCV-infected "speedball" users, suggest impairment in the regulatory mechanism of the TH1-TH2 system...
Morbidity and mortality profile of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with and without hepatitis C co-infectionAngel 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...
Changes in the AIDS epidemiologic situation in Puerto Rico following health care reform and the introduction of HAARTDoris V Báez-Feliciano
Universidad Central del Caribe, Retrovirus Research Center, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Rev Panam Salud Publica 17:92-101. 2005....
AIDS-defining neoplasm prevalence in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, before and after highly active antiretroviral therapyAngel 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...
A comparison of the sociodemographic, risk-behavior, and substance-abuse profile of young vs older HIV-infected Puerto Rican patientsDiana M Fernandez
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Ethn Dis 15:S5-25-9. 2005....
Prevalence of drug resistance and associated mutations in HIV-positive Puerto Ricans: sex variationsLuis A Cubano
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-132-6. 2008..A cross sectional study was conducted from 2002-2004 to record the evolution of HIV-1 infection in Puerto Rico by monitoring the expression of antiretroviral resistance-associated mutations...
Changes in developmental factors and HIV risk behaviors among early adolescents in Puerto RicoDiana M Fernández Santos
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Ethn Dis 20:S1-122-6. 2010..Teenagers are the fastest growing group of newly HIV-infected persons. Consequently, a support model for HIV risk reduction was designed and implemented for early adolescents in Puerto Rico...
Profile of Puerto Rican HIV/AIDS patients with early and non-early initiation of injection drug useDoris V Báez Feliciano
Retrovirus Research Center, Internal Medicine Department Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-99-104. 2008..Early initiation of injection drug use (IDU) increases the risk of HIV infection...
A multicenter hospital surveillance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, Puerto Rico, 2001Idalia R Rivera-Matos
Department of Pediatrics, Ponce School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 24:185-9. 2005..Continue surveillance for this common but serious pathogen is needed. Asthma is an important risk factor for pneumococcal disease. The pneumococcal vaccine should be recommended for all age groups with this risk factor...
Implications of ER stress, the unfolded protein response, and pro- and anti-apoptotic protein fingerprints in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells treated with alcoholNawal M Boukli
Biomedical Proteomics Facility, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 34:2081-8. 2010..Although much is known about ER stress, little is understood about the consequences of ethanol use on DC's protein expression...
