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April 2018

 


General Reports
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
HIV-Infected Women Gain More Weight than HIV-Infected Men Following the Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy.
Bares SH, Smeaton LM, Xu A, et al J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 Apr 2.

The role of menopause in tenofovir diphosphate and emtricitabine triphosphate concentrations in cervical tissue.
Nicol MR, Brewers LM, Kashuba AD, Sykes C.
AIDS. 2017 Nov 2.
Abstract

The pharmacological treatment of acute HIV infections in neonates.
Kuhn L, Shiau S.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Nov 3:1-9.
Abstract

Out of focus: tailoring the cascade of care to the needs of women living with HIV.
Geretti AM, Loutfy M, D'Arminio Monforte A,  et al
HIV Med. 2017 Sep;18 Suppl 2:3-17.
Abstract

Realizing the Promise of the Global Plan: Engaging Communities and Promoting the Health and Human Rights of Women Living With HIV
Matheson R, Brion S, Sharma A, et al  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1:S86-S93
Abstract

Overcoming Health System Challenges for Women and Children Living With HIV Through the Global Plan.
Modi S, Callahan T, Rodrigues J,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defi
c Syndr
. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1:S76-S85.
Abstract

Behavioral interventions for improving contraceptive use among women living with HIV.
Lopez LM, Grey TW, Chen M, Denison J, Stuart G.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev
. 2016 Aug 9;8:CD010243.
Abstract

Safety of intrauterine devices among women with HIV: a systematic review.
Tepper NK, Curtis KM, Nanda K, Jamieson DJ.
Contraception. 2016 Jun 22.
Abstract

Barriers to a cure for HIV in women.
Gianella S, Tsibris A, Barr L, Godfrey C.

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2016 Feb 18;19(1):2070
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Immune Activation in the Female Genital Tract: Expression Profiles of Soluble Proteins in Women at High Risk for HIV Infection
Francis SC, Hou Y, Baisley K,  et al

PLoS One
. 2016 Jan 27;11(1):e0143109.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Mortality in HIV-Infected HAART Users in the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
Sharma A, Hoover DR, Shi Q,  et al 
PLoS One. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0143740
Paper

The Dog narratives: Benefits of the human-animal bond for women with HIV.
Kabel A, Khosla N, Teti M. 

J HIV AIDS Soc Serv
. 2015;14(4):405-416
Abstract

Enhanced Trapping of HIV-1 by Human Cervicovaginal Mucus Is Associated with Lactobacillus crispatus-Dominant Microbiota.
Nunn KL, Wang YY, Harit D,  
MBio
. 2015 Oct 6;6(5
Abstract
 

Post-traumatic stress is associated with verbal learning, memory, and psychomotor speed in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women.
Rubin LH, Pyra M, Cook JA,et al  
J Neurovirol
. 2015 Sep 24.

Abstract

 

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Expression of Genes for Drug Transporters in the Human Female Genital Tract and Modulatory Effect of Antiretroviral Drugs

Hijazi K, Cuppone AM, Smith K, et al
PLoS One
. 2015 Jun 23;10(6):e0131405
P

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Elevated NT-Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Is Independently Associated with All-Cause Mortality in HIV-Infected Women in the Early and Recent HAART Eras in the Women's Interagency HIV Study Cohort.
Gingo MR, Zhang Y, Ghebrehawariat KB,  et al

PLoS One
. 2015 Mar 26;10(3):e0123389.
Paper

Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition in High Risk Women in a Generalised Epidemic Setting.
Naicker N, Kharsany AB, Werner L,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2015 Feb 8
Abstract

An HIV-1 Transmission Case Possibly Associated with Manicure Care.
Matsuda EM, Coelho LP, Pimentel VF,  et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2014 Nov;30(11):1150-1153.
Abstract

Caring for women with HIV: Unique needs and challenges.
Short WR, Anderson JR.
Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Nov;81(11):691-70
Abstract

Effect of AIDS on Women Who Have Sex-Determined Health Issues.
Sathekge M, Maes A, Van de Wiele C, Dadachova E.
 
Semin Nucl Med
. 2014;44(6):489-498.

Abstract

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions Between Antiretrovirals and Oral Contraceptives.
Tittle V, Bull L, Boffito M, Nwokolo N.

Clin Pharmacokinet
. 2014 Oct 21.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Infection of Female Primary Lower Genital Tract Epithelial Cells after Natural Pseudotyping of HIV-1: Possible Implications for Sexual Transmission of HIV-1.
Tang Y, George A, Nouvet F,  et al
PLoS One
. 2014 Jul 10;9(7):e101367.
Paper

Reflections on living with HIV over time: exploring the perspective of HIV-infected women over 50.
Psaros C, Barinas J, Robbins GK,  et al
Aging Ment Health
. 2014 Jun 6:1-8.
Abstract

Injectable and oral contraceptives and risk of HIV acquisition in women: an analysis of data from the MDP301 trial.
Crook AM, Ford D, Gafos M, Hayes R,
Hum Reprod. 2014 May 16.
Abstract

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Annual Trichomonas vaginalis Screening and Treatment in HIV-Positive Women to
Prevent HIV Transmission
Lazenby GB, Unal ER, Andrews AL, Simpson K.

Sex Transm Dis
. 2014 Jun;41(6):353-8.
Abstract

Role of Semen in Altering the Balance Between Inflammation and Tolerance in the Female Genital Tract:
Does it Contribute to HIV Risk?
Rametse CL, Olivier AJ, Masson L, et al

Viral Immunol
. 2014 May 12
Abstract

Phenotype and susceptibility to HIV infection of CD4+ Th17 cells in the human female reproductive tract.
Rodriguez-Garcia M, Barr FD, et al
Mucosal Immunol. 2014 Apr 23.
Abstract

Vaginal Myeloid Dendritic Cells Transmit Founder HIV-1.
Shen R, Kappes JC, Smythies LE, et al

J Virol
. 2014 Apr 16.
Abstract

Role of Semen in Modulating the Female Genital Tract Microenvironment - Implications for HIV Transmission.
Doncel GF, Anderson S, Zalenskaya I.

Am J Reprod Immunol
. 2014 Apr 7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cultivated Vaginal Microbiomes Alter HIV-1 Infection and Antiretroviral Efficacy in Colonized Epithelial Multilayer Cultures.
Pyles RB, Vincent KL, Baum MM,  et al

PLoS One
. 2014 Mar 27;9(3):e93419
Paper

Humoral Immune Responses to HIV in the Mucosal Secretions and Sera of HIV-Infected Women.
Mestecky J, Wei Q, Alexander R, et al  
Am J Reprod Immunol
. 2014 Feb 5.
Abstract

Health correlates of co-occurring substance use for women with HIV in cocaine use recovery.
McCabe BE, Feaster DJ, Mitrani VB.
Addict Behav
. 2014 Mar;39(3):725-8.
Abstract

"I don't blame that guy that gave it to me": Contested discourses of victimisation and culpability in the narratives
of heterosexual women infected with HIV.
Persson A.

AIDS Care
. 2014 Feb;26(2):233-9.
Abstract

Strengthening the enabling environment for women and girls: what is the evidence in social and structural approaches
in the HIV response?

Hardee K, Gay J, Croce-Galis M, Peltz A.

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2014 Jan 7;17(1):18619.
Abstract

Women and HIV/AIDS: stormy beginnings
Henrion R. Bull
Acad Natl Med. 2012 Nov;196(8):1727-3
Abstract

Mobilizing women at the grassroots to shape health policy: a case study of the Global Campaign for Microbicides.
Forbes A.
Reprod Health Matters. 2013 Nov;21(42):174-83
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Caring for women living with HIV: gaps in the evidence
Loutfy MR, Sherr L, Sonnenberg-Schwan U,  et al
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Oct 1;16(1):18509.
Paper

Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare Needs of HIV Infected Women.
Jones D, Chakhtoura N, Cook R.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2013 Aug 6
Abstract

Risk behavior among women enrolled in a randomized controlled efficacy trial of an adenoviral vector vaccine
to prevent HIV acquisition.

Novak RM, Metch B, Buchbinder S,  et al
AIDS. 2013 Jul 17;27(11):1763-1770
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Women hold up half the sky - and half the burden of the HIV epidemic.
Heidari S, Kippax S, Sow PS, Wainberg MA.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Mar 8;16:18608.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Antibody Maturation and Viral Diversification in HIV-Infected Women.
James MM, Laeyendecker O, Sun J, et al
PLoS One
. 2013;8(2):e57350.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Interleukin-7 Facilitates HIV-1 Transmission to Cervico-Vaginal Tissue ex vivo.
I
ntroini A, Vanpouille C, Lisco A, et al 
PLoS Pathog. 2013 Feb;9(2):e1003148
Paper

Differences in implementation of HIV/AIDS clinical research in developed versus developing world:
an evidence-based review on protease inhibitor use
among women and minorities.
Seminari E, De Silvestri A, Scudeller L,  et al
Int J STD AIDS
. 2012 Dec;23(12):837-42.
Abstract

HIV in women.
Mulcahy F.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Nov 11;15 Suppl 4:18075.
Abstract

HIV, poverty and women.
Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S.
Int Health. 2010 Mar;2(1):9-16.
Abstract

Severe Primary HSV-2 in a Perinatal HIV-Infected Woman with Advanced Immunosuppression.
Lee L, Agwu A, Hutton N.
Case Report Med. 2012;2012:346039
Abstract

Treating Women with HIV: Is it Different than Treating Men?
Aziz M, Smith KY.

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2012 Apr 13.
Abstract

The Microbiological Context of HIV Resistance: Vaginal Microbiota and Mucosal Inflammation at the Viral Point of Entry.
Schellenberg JJ, Plummer FA.
Int J Inflam. 2012;2012:131243
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV-1 Superinfection in Women Broadens and Strengthens the Neutralizing Antibody Response.
Cortez V, Odem-Davis K, McClelland RS, et al
PLoS Pathog. 2012 Mar;8(3):e1002611
Paper

Distribution of Cell-Free and Cell-Associated HIV Surrogates in the Female Genital Tract After Simulated Vaginal Intercourse.
Louissaint NA, Fuchs EJ, Bakshi RP, et al

J Infect Dis
. 2012 Jan 25.
Abstract

Primary human epithelial cell culture system for studying interactions between female upper genital tract and sexually
transmitted viruses, HSV-2 and HIV-1.
Kaushic C, Nazli A, Ferreira VH, Kafka JK.

Methods
. 2011 Oct 4.
Abstract

Enhanced HIV-1 replication in ex vivo ectocervical tissues from post-menopausal women correlates with increased
inflammatory responses.
Rollenhagen C, Asin SN.

Mucosal Immunol
. 2011 Aug 31
Abstract

Offering aneuploidy screening to HIV-positive women: routine counselling or not?
Lavigne K, Seligman N, Berghella V.
BJOG. 2011 Jun;118(7):775-8.
Abstract

Cervico-Vaginal Tissue Ex Vivo as a Model to Study Early Events in HIV-1 Infection.
Merbah M, Introini A, Fitzgerald W,
et al
Am J Reprod Immunol
. 2011 Jan 12.

Abstract

Psychometric Properties of a Symptom Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Women Living with HIV/AIDS.
Webel AR, Okonsky J.

J Pain Symptom Manage
. 2010 Dec 7.
Abstract

 

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Immunology Studies
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Genital immunology and HIV susceptibility in young women.
Yi TJ, Shannon B, Prodger J,  et al
Am J Reprod Immunol. 2013 Feb;69 Suppl 1:74-9
Abstract
 
Sexual Behavior
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A crisis emerges: Lesbian health between breast cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Sullivan M.
J Lesbian Stud. 2017 Jul 25:1-15.
Abstract

Order of Orifices: Sequence of Condom Use and Ejaculation by Orifice During Anal Intercourse Among Women: Implications for HIV Transmission.
Gorbach PM, Pines H, Javanbakht M,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Dec 1;67(4):424-429.

Abstract

HIV Infection and Women's Sexual Functioning.
Wilson TE, Jean-Louis G, Schwartz R,  et al
 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2010 Feb 20
Abstract


Nutrition/Supplements
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Vitamin D and Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetic Women's Interagency HIV Study Participants.
Adeyemi OM, Livak B, Orsi J,  et al

AIDS Patient Care
STDS
. 2013 May 15.
Abstract

Ethics
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

HIV, unwanted pregnancy and abortion - where is the human rights approach?
de Bruyn M.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):70-9.

Abstract

"She made up a choice for me": 22 HIV-positive women's experiences of involuntary sterilization in two South African provinces.
Strode A, Mthembu S, Essack Z.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):61-9
Abstract

If, when and how to tell: a qualitative study of HIV disclosure among young women in Zimbabwe.
Zamudio-Haas S, Mudekunye-Mahaka I, Lambdin BH, Dunbar MS.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):18-26.
Abstract

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Disclosure experience in a convenience sample of Quebec-born women living with HIV: a phenomenological study.
Rouleau G, Côté J, Cara C.  et al
BMC Womens Health
. 2012 Oct 18;12(1):37
Paper

Women's HIV Disclosure to Family and Friends.
Serovich JM, Craft SM, Reed SJ.

AIDS Patient Care
STDS
. 2012 Feb 7.
Abstract


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