| profile of opportunistic infections among hiv-1 infected people in hong kong. | to determine the spectrum of opportunistic infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv-1) infection in hong kong. | 1995 | 7750052 |
| the many epidemiological faces of aids with special reference to hong kong and implications for prevention and control. | by 1987, only 3 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) had been reported in hong kong. all 3 involved males who had been infected through sexual contact with a european or north american. in 2 cases, the sexual contact was homosexual; the 3rd case involved a man who had frequent sexual contact in new york and miami with female prostitutes. the government of hong kong moved rapidly to establish an aids expert advisory committee to carry out a public educational campaign and formula ... | 1987 | 3452402 |
| molecular epidemiology demonstrated three emerging clusters of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype b infection in hong kong. | we conducted a molecular epidemiological study on newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1)-infected patients in hong kong to identify the epidemiological linkage of hiv-1 infection in the locality. reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) for hiv-1 was performed on newly diagnosed hiv-1-positive sera collected from january 2002 to december 2006. pcr products correspond to the env c2v3v4 region and gag p17/p24 junction of the hiv-1 genome were nucleotide sequenc ... | 2008 | 18593342 |
| cross-border truck drivers in hong kong: their psychological health, sexual dysfunctions and sexual risk behaviors. | due to their job nature, cross-border truck drivers working between hong kong and china are exposed to many health risks. the aim of this study was to find out the impact of their occupation on their psychological health and sexual dysfunction and to assess their sexual risk behaviors. | 2007 | 17241250 |
| comparing the magnitude of discriminatory attitudes toward people living with hiv/aids and toward people with mental illness in the hong kong general population. | the study compared the level of discriminatory attitudes toward people living with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) (plwha) and people with mental illness (pmi) and investigated factors associated with the absolute and relative levels of these discriminatory attitudes. an anonymous cross-sectional telephone survey interviewed 604 chinese adults aged 18-50 years from the general hong kong population. discriminatory attitudes toward both groups are prev ... | 2007 | 16849388 |
| extra-pulmonary and pulmonary tuberculosis in hong kong. | to compare the characteristics of patients with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and to describe the organ involvement, diagnosis and treatment of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. | 2002 | 12365574 |
| universal screening of human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnant women in hong kong: prospective study. | to evaluate universal screening with an opt-out approach of pregnant women for human immunodeficiency virus infection. | 2001 | 11590265 |
| hiv-associated eosinophilic folliculitis in a chinese woman: a case report and a survey in hong kong. | this is the first survey of eosinophilic folliculitis (ef) in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in hong kong. the present report provides the local data on hiv-associated eosinophilic folliculitis (hiv-ef) and includes the first chinese, heterosexual female patient with this condition. this is a retrospective study on all hiv-positive patients (n = 451) attending the outpatient clinic of the aids unit in hong kong. patients diagnosed as having ef with histological sup ... | 1998 | 9702601 |
| haemophilia and hiv infection in hong kong. | this is a retrospective study of the problems faced and support received by hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) infected haemophilia patients in hong kong. between december 1984 and december 1994, 63 patients were detected to be hiv positive, out of a total of 231 haemophiliacs screened. infection could be traced back to before august 1985, when safer heat-treated clotting factors were not yet available. psychosocial impacts were obvious in this group of patients because of the double blow of hiv ... | 1996 | 8827127 |
| condom use among female commercial sex workers and male clients in hong kong. | the use of condoms is an aid to protection against human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (stds). in a one-and-a-half month period in mid-1993, 190 commercial female sex workers and 633 male clients of 8 social hygiene clinics in hong kong were interviewed on their practice in condom usage. for both sex workers and clients, 18.5% and 22.8% never and 55.3% and 50.3% seldom used condoms during sexual contacts with paying partners and non-paying partner ... | 1994 | 7948161 |
| cd209 (dc-sign) -336a>g promoter polymorphism and severe acute respiratory syndrome in hong kong chinese. | cd209 (dc-sign) is an important c-type lectin which acts a receptor of many pathogens. the single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) -336a>g in the cd209 promoter has been demonstrated to regulate promoter activity and to be associated with several important infectious diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus-1 (hiv-1), mycobacterium tuberculosis, and dengue fever. cd209 facilitates severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)-coronavirus spike protein-bearing pseudotype driven infection of permiss ... | 2010 | 20359516 |
| full genome analysis of an emerging cluster of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype b infection in hong kong. | with considerable capacity for genetic diversification, new hiv-1 genotypes have been reported over the years. three hiv-1 isolates previously genotyped as b using gag and env sequences were completely sequenced and reanalyzed. several amino acid mutations were found in vif, rev, and nef genes but not in gag or env sequences. these alterations have not previously been reported in hong kong. the investigation of phylogenetic relatedness revealed that a region of the vif of the studied hong kong i ... | 2010 | 20063993 |
| multilevel analysis of hiv related risk behaviors among heroin users in a low prevalence community. | injecting drug users (idu) are at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. their hiv prevalence however varies from place to place and may not be directly linked with the level of individual risk. this study explores the relative importance of individual and community level characteristics in the practice of hiv-related risk behaviors in idu in hong kong where the hiv prevalence has remained low at below 1%. | 2009 | 19435512 |