The duration and severity of COVID-19 are related to age, comorbidities, and cytokine
synthesis. This study evaluated the impact of these factors on patients with clinical presentations …

Viral coinfection among HIV-positive patients, coupled with the development of AIDS, remains
a major public health problem. The synergism between the presence of HIV and other …

Two types of Epstein Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) have been shown to infect humans. Although
their genomes are similar, the regions containing the EBNA genes differ. This study aimed to …

The cGAS-STING pathway appears to contribute to dysregulated inflammation during
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, inflammatory factors related to long COVID are …

Introduction Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) promotes opsonization, favoring phagocytosis
and activation of the complement system in response to different microorganisms, and may …

Interleukin-6 has been recognized as a major role player in COVID-19 severity, being an
important regulator of the cytokine storm. Hence, the evaluation of the influence of …

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunological profile of adult
HIV-1 + patients coinfected with primary Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection who were free of …

Background The present study aimed to describe the genetic diversity of HIV-1, as well as
the resistance profile of the viruses identified in HIV-1 infected pregnant women under …

To identify the prevalence and risk factors for primary Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-positive adult treatment-naïve patients between …

Background Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection involves distinct clinical and serological
profiles. We evaluated the frequency of alleles of locus DRB1 of HLA class II in different …