Shifting causes of death in HIV patients from 1999-2011 [D:A:D study]
1. The rate of death among HIV-positive individuals treated with antiretroviral therapy decreased from 1999-2011. The leading causes of death ...
Tag: AIDS
New second-line antiretroviral regimens effective for HIV in resource-limited settings
1. This study demonstrated that second-line antiretroviral therapy consisting of a protease inhibitor with two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors was efficacious ...
Tenofovir prophylaxis linked with reduced risk of herpes simplex 2
1. Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir alone or in combination with emtricitabine in heterosexual individuals in high-risk populations ...
Efavirenz (Sustiva) for HIV patients may increase risk of suicide
1. Treatment with efavirenz in HIV patients was associated with an increased risk of suicidality. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) ...
Delayed HIV treatment may be beneficial in cryptococcal meningitis [COAT Trial]
1. For patients with cryptococcal meningitis and AIDS not previously treated with antiretrovirals, survival was better in the group starting ...
Decreased HIV co-receptor CCR5 expression after IUD insertion
Image: PD 1. HIV co-receptor CCR5 expression was reduced in endometrial and cervical T-cells following hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. ...
Interpartum HIV viral load suppression improves outcomes
Image: PD 1. Women who maintained viral load suppression between pregnancies were less likely to vertically transmit HIV to their ...
HIV infection may increase rate of HCV-related hepatic decompensation
Image: PD 1. From a cohort study of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), those with concurrent human immunodeficiency ...
New antiviral drug pritelivir may reduce symptoms of HSV-2
Image: PD 1. Patients with HSV-2 treated with the helicase-primase inhibitor, pritelivir, had reduced viral shedding over 28 days when ...
Long-term prophylactic co-trimoxazole beneficial for HIV-positive children in Africa
Image: PD 1. Among HIV-positive African children being treated with anti-retroviral therapy, continuing rather than stopping prophylactic co-trimoxazole led to ...