Glucose metabolism continuous deteriorating in male patients with human immunodeficiency virus accepted antiretroviral therapy for 156 weeks.

Background: The dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its risk factors in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) who accepted primary treatment with the efavirenz (EFV) plus lamivudine (3TC) plus tenofovir (TDF) (EFV + 3TC + TDF) regimen are unclear and warrant investigation.

Aim: To study the long-term dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its contributing factors in male PLWH who accepted primary treatment with the EFV + 3TC + TDF regimen for 156 wk.

Methods: This study was designed using a follow-up design.

[Genetic Subtypes and Status of Transmitted Drug Resistance of HIV/AIDS Patients in Sichuan].

Objective: To investigate the distribution characteristics of the HIV genetic subtypes and the status quo of transmitted drug resistance among HIV/AIDS patients in Sichuan with no previous history of receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods: Adult HIV/AIDS patients who were hospitalized in Sichuan and who had no previous history of exposure to ART drugs exposure were enrolled. In-house sequencing of the HIV gene was done and phylogenetic tree was constructed to analyze the HIV genetic subtypes.

Fe-N decorated hybrids of CNTs grown on hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance oxygen reduction.

An Fe-N-decorated hybrid material of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown in situ from porous carbon microblocks is designed and constructed. This material successfully combines the desirable merits for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), such as highly active Fe-N species, good conductivity, large pore size, and sufficient surface area. These structural advantages give this low-priced material an outstanding catalytic performance for ORR closely comparable with Pt/C of the same quantity.