HIV incidence has decreased overall, but remains higher among minority men who have sex with men
1. Overall HIV incidence in the United States has decreased in all high-risk transmission groups except for minority men who ...
Tag: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Flucytosine plus fluconazole is noninferior to amphotericin B in treating cryptococcal meningitis
1. Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis with two weeks of flucytosine and fluconazole was noninferior to two weeks of amphotericin B. ...
HIV exposure and infection affect neurodevelopmental outcomes in young children
1. Children less than 8 years old infected with HIV and children who were HIV exposed-but-uninfected had poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes ...
Over one-third of U.S. HIV patients are not vaccinated against hepatitis B
1. One third of HIV patients in the United States (U.S.) remain unvaccinated against hepatitis B. 2. Of HIV patients ...
Reductions in U.S. foreign aid for HIV programs may result in small cost savings but severe clinical consequences
1. Reducing U.S. foreign aid could produce severe negative clinical and epidemiological effects while saving only $900 or $600 to ...
Candidate drug to prevent HIV infection in women safe and well-tolerated in phase 2 trial
1. Maraviroc pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens were observed to be safe and well tolerated in patients. 2. No new HIV infections ...
Antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir-emtricitabine-efavirenz demonstrates lower rate of adverse birth outcomes than other regimens
1. In an observational study across hospitals in Botswana, women with HIV infection had higher rates of adverse birth outcomes ...
Next-generation metagenomics sequencing may sleuth out hard-to-find viruses in the blood
1. Next-generation metagenomics detected Human Hepegivirus-1 (HhpgV-1) in a cohort of patients who inject drugs. 2. The clinical significance of detecting ...
Universal testing and treatment of HIV in East Africa led to improved coverage with antiretroviral therapy and improved viral suppression
1. This cluster randomized control trial found that implementing community-based testing and treatment program in East Rural Africa significantly increased ...
Targeted HIV-screening practices more effective for minority youths
1. Based on this prospective cohort study, targeting HIV screening at high-risk youths performed better than the current standard of ...