Jun-Yu Zhang

TL;DR: While the proportion of late cART initiation decreased over time in Taiwan, late initiation remained in a substantial proportion of HIV-positive patients, and the late initiators had higher risk for poor outcomes.

TL;DR: A significant proportion of the HIV-infected patients aged 50 years or older have multiple comorbidities that may increase the risk for cardiovascular and renal complications and issues of poly-pharmacy among the infected patients who are aging should be addressed.

TL;DR: It is concluded that detection of treponemal DNA in the oral cavity with PCR assays is not uncommon in men who have sex with men (MSM), most of whom reported having unprotected oral sex.

TL;DR: HAV seroprevalence has decreased with time among HIV- positive adults in Taiwan and the cohort effect has increased the number of young HIV-positive patients that are susceptible to HAV infection in a country without nationwide childhood vaccination program against HAV.

TL;DR: Higher CVD risk estimates among HIV-positive Taiwanese aged 40-75 were associated with an older age, current smoking, higher systolic blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, and hyperglycemia, and smoking cessation could potentially lead to significant decreases of CVDrisk.