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No reduction in postnatal death or illness with cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for mothers with HIV

Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, while safe and well-tolerated, had no significant effect on reducing death or hospital admissions among HIV-infected women followed for one year after having given birth in

Published
24 February 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Opportunistic infections
Screening ART patients for cryptococcal disease is cost effective and will save lives

All patients with a CD4 cell count below 100 cells/mm3 should be routinely screened for cryptococcal meningitis as part of antiretroviral treatment programmes, South African doctors argue

Published
09 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Neurological and cognitive problems
Infections the main cause of CNS neurological problems in South African patients starting HIV treatment

Opportunistic infections – most notably tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis – are the main cause of neurological problems in patients starting HIV treatment in South Africa, investigators report

Published
08 November 2010
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma occurring at higher CD4 counts

Over a third of cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma now occur in patients with a CD4 cell count above 350 cells/mm3, investigators from the US military report in the

Published
16 September 2010
By
Michael Carter
HIV treatment in children
Daily cotrimoxazole better than three times weekly for infants with HIV

Use of co-trimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) three times a week compared to daily use in  infants was linked to more severe bacterial infections and longer hospital stays, while

Published
10 September 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Are you ready for a world without antibiotics?

Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we're going to have to learn to live without them once again. And it's going to get nasty.

Published
12 August 2010
From
The Guardian
Report of new “superbugs” emphasises ill-preparedness across Europe to meet this emerging public health challenge

Research just published that identifies new highly antibiotic resistant bacteria reinforces the frequency with which similar strains of so-called “superbugs” are being discovered across Europe, according to the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).

Published
12 August 2010
From
ESCMID
New 'superbug' hits UK hospitals

Experts warn a new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered UK hospitals.

Published
11 August 2010
From
BBC
Opportunistic infections
Risk of IRIS means that HIV treatment should be delayed for patients taking fluconazole for cryptococcal meningitis

The early initiation of antiretroviral therapy by HIV-infected patients being treated with fluconazole for cryptococcal meningitis is associated with an increased risk of death, according

Published
10 May 2010
By
Michael Carter
Opportunistic infections
Pneumococcal vaccine offers protection to HIV-infected African adults with low CD4 counts

A clinical trial of a vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis has shown that it can prevent three out of four cases

Published
05 April 2010
By
Press Release
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