Cytokine profiles in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Context: There have been few longitudinal studies of cytokine production in neonatally acquired HIV-1 infection and none in Asian or Chinese children.

Objective: To determine whether monitoring cytokine production could contribute to the better management of pediatric patients with HIV-1 infection.

Setting: Clinical Immunology Laboratory and Pediatrics Department, University Hospital, Hong Kong.

Cytokine profiles in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Context: There have been few longitudinal studies of cytokine production in neonatally acquired HIV-1 infection and none in Asian or Chinese children.

Objective: To determine whether monitoring cytokine production could contribute to the better management of pediatric patients with HIV-1 infection.

Setting: Clinical Immunology Laboratory and Pediatrics Department, University Hospital, Hong Kong.

The efficacy of vaginal clindamycin for the treatment of abnormal genital tract flora in pregnancy.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of 2% clindamycin vaginal cream (CVC) to treat bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnancy.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, tricenter study. Four hundred and four women with BV on Gram stain at their first antenatal clinic visit were randomized to receive a 3-day course of 2% CVC or placebo.

Reducing global NOx emissions: developing advanced energy and transportation technologies.

Globally, energy demand is projected to continue to increase well into the future. As a result, global NOx emissions are projected to continue on an upward trend for the foreseeable future as developing countries increase their standards of living. While the US has experienced improvements in reducing NOx emissions from stationary and mobile sources to reduce ozone, further progress is needed to reduce the health and ecosystem impacts associated with NOx emissions.