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HIV Weekly - August 22nd 2007

August 2007
TB treatment

Antiretroviral therapy during tuberculosis treatment significantly reduces the death rate in HIV-infected Thai patients

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21 August 2007
Transmission & prevention

US anti-prostitution pledge affecting HIV prevention

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21 August 2007
Transmission & prevention

Model suggests only 9% of new HIV infections due to those with acute HIV infection

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20 August 2007
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision may cut HIV risk among some groups of US men

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20 August 2007
Side effects

Frequency and seriousness of lactic acidosis mean that d4T should not be used in first-line therapy, say Ugandan researchers

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17 August 2007
Resistance

HIV/HBV coinfected patients should not take entecavir unless on anti-HIV treatment due to resistance risk

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17 August 2007
Viral load

Viral load during primary infection influences viral load for years after

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16 August 2007
Side effects

Patients with renal impairment often receive wrong NRTI dose, particular risk with combination pills

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16 August 2007
Palliative care

Towards a comprehensive package of preventive and palliative care

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15 August 2007
Sexual health

HPV vaccination doesn't help to clear the virus in women already infected

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15 August 2007
New & experimental HIV treatments

First fixed dose combination for children approved for PEPFAR use

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15 August 2007

Abbott warns on risk of overdose with Kaletra liquid

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15 August 2007

HIV Weekly - August 15th 2007

August 2007
CD4 count

Use CD4 cell count, not CD4 cell percentage to guide treatment decisions in all patients with HIV, even those with cirrhosis

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14 August 2007
People with limited treatment options

IAS: Maraviroc produces best results when combined with another active drug

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14 August 2007
Starting treatment

IAS: Boosted atazanavir shows edge over unboosted in treatment-naive after 96 weeks

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13 August 2007
Resistance

Were host factors or superinfection the key to case of rapid HIV progression?

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13 August 2007
Starting treatment

Over 50s do just as well on HIV treatment, but more likely to be diagnosed late and to change treatment sooner

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10 August 2007
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

IAS: HPV diversity suggests value of HIV-positive gay men receiving Gardasil

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9 August 2007
Pregnancy, children & young people

MMR revaccination safe and effective in children taking successful anti-HIV treatment

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9 August 2007
Epidemiology

South Africa reports slight decline in HIV prevalence among pregnant women

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8 August 2007
Pregnancy, children & young people

IAS: Poor adherence and virological outcomes in children receiving HIV care in rural Uganda

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8 August 2007
Cancer

IAS: Incidence of some cancers increasing significantly in HIV-positive individuals

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8 August 2007