Liposomal amphotericin B noninferior to standard treatment for cryptococcal meningitis
1. Single-dose liposomal amphotericin B followed by flucytosine and fluconazole was non-inferior in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive ...
Tag: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
High-dose Hepatitis B revaccination schedule improves serological response among patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
1. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) detected a serological response in significantly more patients who received high-dose Hepatitis B (Hep ...
Targeted screening not superior to nontargeted screening for human immunodeficiency virus in the emergency department
1. Targeted versus nontargeted HIV screening in the emergency department resulted in a similar number of new HIV diagnoses, yet ...
Dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral regimens show effective viral suppression in pregnant women with HIV-1 infections
1. Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy regimens effectively suppressed maternal viral load during pregnancy, supporting their use to prevent vertical transmission. 2. ...
Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment does not prevent overall HIV-1 acquisition
1. Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment was shown not to prevent overall HIV-1 acquisition compared to placebo. 2. Sub-group analysis demonstrated ...
Cabotegravir plus rilpivirine given every 8 weeks is non-inferior to every 4 weeks for maintenance of HIV-1 viral suppression
1. At week 48, there was a similar proportion of participants with plasma HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies per mL ...
Description of COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a single-centre, prospective cohort
1. Clinical characteristics of HIV-infected individuals appear to be similar to that of the general population and as such should ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 1, 2020
Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study 1. In patients with ...
Immune Status and Associated Mortality After Cancer Treatment Among Individuals With HIV in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era
1. Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy may provoke significant declines in CD4 counts in HIV patients as compared to other treatments, which ...
Global and regional estimates of the contribution of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection to HIV incidence
1. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections significantly contribute to the global burden of sexually-acquired HIV infections. Evidence Rating ...