Publications by authors named "Christiana Meng Zhang"
Objectives: To understand the current risk of HIV infection and transmission and further elucidate the underlying risk factors among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in China.
Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of searching through Chinese and English available literature databases between January 2000 and June 2014 to identify articles.
Results: Thirty-six articles (including 19,730 MSMW and 53,536 MSMO) met the selection criteria and the aggregated results found that MSMW have significantly higher HIV prevalence than MSMO (6.
Objectives: To elucidate new features in the prevalence of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in China.
Methods: A total of 441 HIV-1-positive subjects were recruited from high-risk MSM populations in 7 cities across China between 2012 and 2013. Nucleotide sequences of 1.
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases associated with men who have sex with men (MSM) have rapidly increased over the past years. The objective of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the proportions, changing trends, and geographical distribution of MSM-associated HIV cases from Chinese voluntary blood donors by systematically reviewing the available literature.
Study Design And Methods: Major English and Chinese research databases were searched for studies reporting study locations, study years, the number of HIV infections among blood donors, and the number of HIV-positive donations associated with MSM in China.
Article Synopsis
- A study in Shenyang, China, found that 23.2% of 625 surveyed MSM used recreational drugs, with alkyl nitrites being the most common.
- The prevalence of HIV was 9.6% and syphilis was 10.4%, with drug use linked to factors like being under 25, single status, and finding partners online.
- Recreational drug use was identified as increasing the risk of HIV infection significantly, highlighting the need for targeted prevention programs.
Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma (CCH) is rarely associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV), especially in HIV-infected patients. And the therapy is still controversial. In this study, we discussed the mechanism, clinical feature and treatment of such lesions, based on multi-modality imaging evidences.
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