Pei-Ying Wu

TL;DR: The incidence of and risk factors for Jarisch-Herxheimer (JH) reaction were investigated prospectively among 240 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and 115 HIV-uninfected patients with syphilis who received penicillin treatment.

TL;DR: Investigation of the incidence and risk factors of DM among HIV‐infected patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (CART) in Taiwan found patients with HIV infection are at increased risk for incident diabetes mellitus.

TL;DR: Receipt of HAART and prolonged exposure to PI and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor(s) were associated with metabolic syndrome, and approximately one-fourth of HIV-infected Taiwanese patients developed metabolic syndrome in the HAART era.

TL;DR: It is found that type 14 f/f was the most common T. pallidum strain in this multicenter study on syphilis in Taiwan and that none of the isolates exhibited 23S rRNA mutations causing resistance to macrolides.

TL;DR: HIV-positive MSM have a higher seroprevalence rate of HBV and HCV infection than HIV-negative MSM in Taiwan, and vaccination and safe-sex counseling should be provided to prevent the transmission of hepatitis viruses among MSM who may be engaged in high-risk behaviors.