[Preservation of high risk fungal cultures of Histoplasma and Cryptococcus].

Introduction: culture collections are responsible for providing the microbial resources for development of biological sciences. Storage in distilled water is one of the easiest and least expensive method for long-term fungal preservation.

Objective: to evaluate the usefulness of this preservation method in fungal culture of Histoplasma and Cryptococcus.

Quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy in Cuba: a cross-sectional study of the national population.

Objectives: We studied the effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on the quality of life (QOL) of Cubans with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including administration of the Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Health Survey Questionnaire to a representative sample of the 1592 Cubans receiving ART in 2004. For univariate analyses, we compared mean HIV scale scores.

[AIDS Prevention Group: 15 years of sustained efforts for the prevention of HIV/AIDS].

An AIDS epidemic is an important challenge to human survival. Although the prevalence in Cuba is below 0.1% in adult people, this disease is a priority problem.

[Dynamics of contracting HIV seen in its social, environmental and cultural dimension].

The adaptation of Coreil et al's communicable disease model to the dynamics of contracting HIV from the sensitive individual perspective was intended to be explained in this article. A literature review on the situation of this disease in Cuba and worldwide by developing the phylosophical debate on concepts and the basis for a different risk approach was made. The applicability and usefulness of this model for the study of determinants involved in HIV infection was shown.