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ReviewCureus2021

Forty Years Since the Epidemic: Modern Paradigms in HIV Diagnosis and Treatment.

Karan Patel, Alex Zhang, Michelle H Zhang, Sean Bunachita, Basil M Baccouche, Henna Hundal, Liseth K Lavado, Aakshi Agarwal, Preeti Malik, Urvish K Patel

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Ending the HIV Epidemic in Black America: Qualitative Insights Following COVID-19.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025
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  4. Article
  5. Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Karan PatelMedicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, USA.
Alex ZhangMedicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, USA.
Michelle H ZhangPsychological & Brain Sciences and Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Sean BunachitaMolecular and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Basil M BaccoucheSchool of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
Henna HundalMax Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.
Liseth K LavadoNursing, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, USA.
Aakshi AgarwalBiology, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
Preeti MalikPublic Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Urvish K PatelPublic Health and Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University · USIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USJohns Hopkins University · USMcGill University · CARutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USStanford University · USYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a viral infection that, when transmitted through the exchange of certain bodily fluids, destroys various immune cells and contributes to an overall weakened immune system. If left untreated, HIV progresses to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - a chronic, life-threatening condition that puts patients at risk for opportunistic infections. Since the emergence of HIV nearly a century ago, the world has seen tremendous advances in elucidating its pathology and progression. These advances have been accompanied by an increased understanding of how subsequent effects and symptoms manifest in afflicted individuals. These discoveries, coupled with the ever-improving technologies and methodologies used for detection and treatment, provide the scientific and medical community with a solid grasp of HIV. Despite this significant headway, there is still much progress to be made; medical advances have allowed people with HIV to manage their disease and live a longer, healthier life, but a definite cure is yet to be found. Thus, the following literature review serves as both an extensive compendium of our current understanding of HIV - its pathology, testing/detection, repercussions, and treatment - and an acknowledgement of the areas that still require further research.

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aidshivhiv aidshiv diagnosishiv drugshiv treatment

Identifiers

PMID34094761
PMCPMC8172004
OpenAlexW3159665217

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Registered trials

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