Publications by authors named "Anthony Solages"
Article Synopsis
- Traditional TB contact investigations often rely on patients identifying their contacts, but drug users are typically reluctant to name them.
- A study in Miami between 2004 and 2005 revealed that TB patients who frequented crack houses didn't name many contacts, so researchers re-interviewed them and assessed others who were present at those locations.
- The findings showed that observed contacts, who didn't get named but visited the same crack houses, had significantly higher rates of positive TB test results compared to those who were named, suggesting that targeting observed contacts may be more effective for managing TB in this high-risk group.
Background: Several reports have suggested an increased risk of coronary disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving protease inhibitors (PIs). Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation is a putative surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerotic disease.
Methods: The present study evaluated the effect of HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment on endothelial vasomotor function, by assessing brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD).