How to assess gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men for chemsex

MR Pakianathan, MJ Lee, B Kelly… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Sexualised substance use,'chemsex', is being increasingly reported by gay,
bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in sexual health clinics. We aim to …

Tenofovir-linked hyperparathyroidism is independently associated with the presence of vitamin D deficiency

MM Rosenvinge, K Gedela, AJ Copas… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: To determine patient and treatment characteristics associated with vitamin D
deficiency (VDD) in an UK inner city HIV-1-positive adult cohort. Methods: Two hundred …

LGBT sexual health

A Hegazi, M Pakianathan - Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of evidence that the syndemic health inequalities in the areas of
mental health and substance and alcohol use in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual …

A randomised controlled trial of computer-assisted interviewing in sexual health clinics

J Richens, A Copas, ST Sadiq, P Kingori… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the impact of computer-assisted interview compared with pen and
paper on disclosure of sexual behaviour, diagnostic testing by clinicians, infections …

Sharing solutions for a reasoned and evidence-based response: chemsex/party and play among gay and bisexual men

A Bourne, J Ong, M Pakianathan - Sexual health, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
This Special Issue of Sexual Health examines research and healthcare practice relating to
sexualised drug use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) …

Pharmacokinetic interactions between efavirenz and rifampicin in the treatment of HIV and tuberculosis: one size does not fit all

P Brennan-Benson, R Lyus, T Harrison, M Pakianathan… - Aids, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The concomitant treatment of HIV–tuberculosis co-infection is complicated by
pharmacological interactions between drugs, resulting in unpredictable drug levels. We …

British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) United Kingdom national guideline for the management of sexually transmitted enteric infections 2023

D Richardson, M Pakianathan… - … journal of STD & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This is the first British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) national guideline for
the management of sexually transmitted enteric infections (STEI). This guideline is primarily …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing obesity in treated female HIV patients from Sub-Saharan Africa: potential causes and possible targets for intervention

CL McCormick, AM Francis, K Iliffe, H Webb… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: To investigate changing nutritional demographics of treated HIV-1-infected
patients and explore causes of obesity, particularly in women of African origin. Methods: We …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia in newly diagnosed HIV patients in a Southwest London cohort

S Patel, GY Shin, I Wijewardana, SR Vitharana… - Journal of Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia in a UK HIV cohort
and compare baseline characteristics of patients with and without cryptococcal antigenemia …

Enfurvitide prevents vertical transmission of multidrug-resistant HIV-1 in pregnancy but does not cross the placenta

P Brennan-Benson, M Pakianathan, P Rice, S Bonora… - Aids, 2006 - journals.lww.com
The use of previously successful antiretroviral regimens in mother-to-child transmission
(MTCT) prevention will be increasingly challenged by the rising prevalence of multidrug …