Colorectal Disorders in Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Case Series.

Background.  The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is important in the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We report a case series of lower GI endoscopic and histopathologic findings of HIV-infected individuals after presentation with acute infection.

Underweight and obesity increase the risk of mortality after lung transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Many studies have found an association between abnormal body mass index (BMI) and poor outcomes among lung transplant recipients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify outcomes associated with an abnormal pretransplant BMI after lung transplantation (LTx). The MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched from inception to May 2015 with focus on original observational studies with post-transplant survival data in candidates with abnormal BMI (underweight, overweight, or obese).

Prevalence of Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance Among Recently Infected Persons in San Diego, CA 1996-2013.

Background: Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) remains an important concern when initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). Here, we describe the prevalence and phylogenetic relationships of TDR among ART-naive, HIV-infected individuals in San Diego from 1996 to 2013.

Methods: Data were analyzed from 496 participants of the San Diego Primary Infection Cohort who underwent genotypic resistance testing before initiating therapy.

Cardiac involvement in mixed connective tissue disease: a systematic review.

Objective: To report the clinical characteristic of cardiac disease in patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).

Method: We identified published case series that reported cardiac manifestations of patients with MCTD by searching the PubMed database using the search terms "mixed connective tissue disease". We identified 11 case series that met our eligibility criteria.