2025
Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co‐infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana
Amegashie E, Kwayisi‐Darkwah C, Adusei‐Poku M, Sikeola R, Ativi L, Ahene A, Atampugbire G, Tagoe E, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co‐infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana. Journal Of Medical Virology 2025, 97: e70301. PMID: 40110873, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.70301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCoinfectionCoronavirus InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesCyclopropanesDideoxyadenosineDideoxynucleosidesFemaleGhanaGlutathioneHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHIV InfectionsHumansLipid PeroxidationMaleMalondialdehydeMiddle AgedOxazinesOxidative StressPiperazinesProspective StudiesPyridonesYoung AdultConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus co-infectionCo-infectionGSH levelsART-experienced individualsPLWH co-infectedHuman coronavirusesHIV co-infectionHIV-negative individualsMalondialdehyde levelsOxidative stressOxidative stress markersIncreased MDA levelsCross-sectional studyOro-pharyngeal swabsImmunodeficiency virusGhanaian patientsMono-infectionReduced GSH levelsTreatment strategiesPlasma samplesDisease severityMDA levelsStress markersTailored monitoring
2024
Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Afrane A, Alhassan Y, Amoah L, Nyarko M, Addo-Lartey A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 1144. PMID: 39394078, PMCID: PMC11470549, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09974-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsymptomatic InfectionsChildCoinfectionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHIV InfectionsHumansMalariaMaleParasitemiaViral LoadConceptsVirological non-suppressionAsymptomatic malaria parasitaemiaKorle Bu Teaching HospitalLow transmission areasMalaria parasitaemiaAntiretroviral therapyNon-suppressionCross-sectional studyUndetectable viral load levelsProportion of HIV-infected childrenStudy populationBackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-infected childrenPaediatric HIV clinicMalaria preventive behaviorsResultsThe median ageViral load levelsLow-level viraemiaTransmission areasMethodsThis cross-sectional studyAsymptomatic malariaMalaria parasitemiaMalaria casesChi-square testProportion of childrenPrevalence and risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection among women living with HIV (WLWH) at a tertiary health facility in Accra, Ghana
Gyane F, Modey E, Maya E, Bonney E, Abaidoo-Myles A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Prevalence and risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection among women living with HIV (WLWH) at a tertiary health facility in Accra, Ghana. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303535. PMID: 38814956, PMCID: PMC11139324, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary health facilityHealth facilitiesInterviewer-administered questionnaireAnalytical cross-sectional studyCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerPrevention of cervical cancerCross-sectional studyRisk factor assessmentHR-HPVAttending HIV clinicsCancer screeningHIV diagnosisLogistic regression analysisDemographic data collectionHigh-risk human papillomavirus infectionPrevalence of HR-HPVHIV clinicHigher oddsWLWHDescriptive statisticsStudy participantsHigh-risk patient groupsMultiple HPV genotypesPrevalence of HPV
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