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FDA Approves Foscarnet for HIV-Related CMV Retinitis, Herpes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved foscarnet sodium injection (Foscavir, Clinigen) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and herpes.

Published
11 May 2012
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Cardiovascular disease
Does CMV underlie the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV?

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody levels are associated with some important markers of vascular disease in HIV-positive women, US researchers show in a study published in the online edition

Published
16 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Opportunistic infections
'Social networks' may explain high prevalence of MRSA colonization seen in patients with HIV

Infection with HIV per se does not increase the risk of colonisation with community-associated MRSA, according to US research published in the online edition of Clinical

Published
27 February 2012
By
Michael Carter
Opportunistic infections
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis reduces death rate by almost 60% in adults taking ART in low and middle-income countries

Cotrimoxazole significantly reduces death among adults on ART in low and middle-income countries, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the October online edition of

Published
10 February 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Opportunistic infections
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis is cost-effective for people starting ART in sub-Saharan Africa

Achieving full coverage of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis during the first six months of antiretroviral therapy would be a highly cost-effective way of reducing early death among those with advanced

Published
10 February 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Opportunistic infections
First-Ever Treatment Guidelines Released for Major Cause of Death of People Living with HIV

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued the first-ever guidelines for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis – a disease ranking among the top causes of death among people living with HIV/AIDS. However, access to some of the WHO-recommended medicines ranges from difficult to non-existent in developing countries.

Published
13 December 2011
From
MSF
Opportunistic infections
New vaccine against pneumococcal disease approved for UK

 A new vaccine that may be more suitable for preventing pneumococcal disease in people living with HIV has been approved in the United Kingdom. Prevenar 13, manufactured by

Published
30 November 2011
By
Keith Alcorn
Opportunistic infections
HIV-Infected Patients Respond Poorly to Pneumococcal Vaccine

Antibody responses to pneumococcal vaccine are low among HIV-infected individuals, whether they receive it before they begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) or after at least 6 months of ART, according to a poster presented at the Infectious Diseases Society of America 49th Annual Meeting.

Published
04 November 2011
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Delivery of care
Free cotrimoxazole improves retention in care among adults not yet eligible for ART

Providing free cotrimoxazole prophylaxis to adults not yet eligible for antiretroviral treatment in Nairobi, Kenya, improved retention in care by over 20% after one year when compared

Published
18 August 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
HPTN 052: early treatment reduces serious illness by 40%

Early treatment in the HPTN 052 study of treatment as prevention reduced serious illness by around 40%, delegates at the Sixth International AIDS Society conference (IAS 2011)

Published
18 July 2011
By
Keith Alcorn
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