"HIV" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Human immunodeficiency virus. A non-taxonomic and historical term referring to any of two species, specifically HIV-1 and/or HIV-2. Prior to 1986, this was called human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV). From 1986-1990, it was an official species called HIV. Since 1991, HIV was no longer considered an official species name; the two species were designated HIV-1 and HIV-2.
MeSH Number(s)
B04.820.650.589.650.350
B04.909.777.731.589.650.350
Concept/Terms
HIV- HIV
- Viruses, Human Immunodeficiency
- AIDS Virus
- AIDS Viruses
- Virus, AIDS
- Viruses, AIDS
- HTLV-III
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
- Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type III
- Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type III
- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Human
- Immunodeficiency Viruses, Human
- LAV-HTLV-III
- Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus
- Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus
- Lymphadenopathy-Associated Viruses
- Virus, Lymphadenopathy-Associated
- Viruses, Lymphadenopathy-Associated
- Virus, Human Immunodeficiency
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Virus
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "HIV" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "HIV" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 1999 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2000 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2002 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2003 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2004 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2005 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2006 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2007 | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| 2008 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 2009 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2010 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 2011 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 2012 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2013 | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| 2014 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 | 50 | 70 |
| 2019 | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| 2020 | 15 | 40 | 55 |
| 2021 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "HIV" by people in Profiles.
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Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with quality of life: A cross-sectional study of older-age people with and without HIV in rural Uganda. J Glob Health. 2023 Jan 20; 13:06003.
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Sex Differences in Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Systemic Immune Activation/Inflammation Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 13; 76(2):323-334.
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Development of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk Prediction Model Using Electronic Health Record Data From an Academic Health System in the Southern United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 13; 76(2):299-306.
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How pregnant women living with HIV and their male partners manage men's HIV self-testing: qualitative analysis of an HIVST secondary distribution process in Kampala, Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023 Jan; 26(1):e26050.
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Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018. BMC Med. 2022 12 19; 20(1):488.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Temporal Trends, Demographic Correlates, and Association With Preterm Birth. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 12 19; 75(12):2211-2218.
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Estimated economic burden of genital herpes and HIV attributable to herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 90 low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study. PLoS Med. 2022 12; 19(12):e1003938.
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The Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth Conversational Agent Designed to Support HIV Self-testing in South Africa: Cross-sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2022 12 12; 24(12):e39816.
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Prevalence of undiagnosed HIV among children in South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe: a model-based analysis to inform paediatric HIV screening programmes. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 12; 25(12):e26045.
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Barriers and Facilitators of Hepatitis C Care in Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 11 18; 19(22).