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How Well Do MDs Follow HIV Treatment Guidelines?
- April 30, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In Australia, they did well in some things, poorly in others.- Reviewing:
- Bloch M et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012 Apr 15; 59:478.
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More Evidence Supports Early HIV Treatment
- January 31, 2013
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Patients treated within a few months of contracting the virus had higher CD4-cell counts in the long term.- Reviewing:
- SPARTAC Trial Investigators., N Engl J Med 2013 Jan 17; 368:207. Le T et al., N Engl J Med 2013 Jan 17; 368:218. Walker BD and Hirsch MS., N Engl J Med 2013 Jan 17; 368:279.
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Benefits of Early HIV Treatment Shown in Two Studies Free
- January 17, 2013
- Physician's First Watch
The value of earlier HIV treatment — at least regarding its effect on immune system markers — is confirmed by two New England Journal of Medicine studies... -
FDA Approves Quad for Initial HIV Treatment
- September 10, 2012
- Keith Henry, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Coformulated tenofovir/FTC/elvitegravir/cobicistat is now the third fixed-dose, once-daily antiretroviral regimen approved for treatment-naive HIV-infected patients. -
New IAS–USA Guidelines Confirm Commitment to Universal HIV Treatment Free
- July 23, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Benefits are assumed to outweigh risks at all stages of HIV infection. -
HIV Treatment as Prevention — The Time Is Now
- December 30, 2011
- Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Results from HPTN 052 provide a strong impetus for expanding “test-and-treat” programs and for enhancing overall access to ART. -
Revised HIV Treatment Guidelines from the DHHS Free
- October 31, 2011
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
This revision focuses on treatment choices for antiretroviral-naive patients.- Reviewing:
- Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents., 2011 Oct 14;:
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Is HIV Treatment Failure Disappearing?
- October 24, 2011
- Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS
During the past decade, Europe has seen a dramatic increase in the proportion of patients with triple-class virologic failure who subsequently achieve virologic suppression.- Reviewing:
- The Pursuing Later Treatment Option II (PLATO II) project team for the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe. (COHERE) Group., Lancet Infect Dis 2011 Oct 10;:
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HIV Treatment as Prevention: An Interview with Myron Cohen Free
- October 3, 2011
- HIV/AIDS
Insights and observations from the principal investigator of the HPTN 052 trial -
HIV Treatment for All Is Perhaps the Key to Ending the Epidemic
- August 23, 2011
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Effective antiretroviral treatment dramatically lowered sexual transmission of HIV.- Reviewing:
- Cohen MS et al., N Engl J Med 2011 Aug 11; 365:493.
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Early HIV Treatment Associated with Greatly Reduced Transmission to Partners Free
- May 13, 2011
- Physician's First Watch
A 10-year study on early HIV treatment has been stopped prematurely after a monitoring board found convincing evidence that it "can have a major... -
Race and Response to HIV Treatment
- April 4, 2011
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Two studies presented at CROI 2011 suggest that blacks have worse outcomes than whites in U.S. clinical trials. -
Can Behavioral Interventions Improve HIV Treatment Adherence and Viral Control?
- February 28, 2011
- Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD
- HIV/AIDS
An intensive behavioral intervention improved treatment adherence and reduced the frequency of risky sex but had no effect on virologic suppression.- Reviewing:
- Kalichman SC et al., Am J Public Health 2011 Mar; 101:531.
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Psychological Distress and HIV Treatment Failure
- September 20, 2010
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Among patients with virologic suppression, high levels of distress were associated with a greater likelihood of virologic rebound.- Reviewing:
- Lampe FC et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 Aug 15; 54:500.
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Updated DHHS Guidelines on HIV Treatment Free
- December 7, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
The new guidelines recommend that lifelong ART be provided to asymptomatic HIV-infected patients with CD4 counts =500 cells/mm3. They also detail the specific components of "preferred" regimens.- Reviewing:
- Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents., 2009 Dec 1;:
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WHO Updates HIV Treatment Recommendations Free
- December 7, 2009
- Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD
- HIV/AIDS
New WHO recommendations endorse earlier ART initiation for HIV-infected adolescents and adults and an even more-aggressive approach for those coinfected with TB or HBV.- Reviewing:
- World Health Organization., 2009 Nov 30;: World Health Organization., 2009 Nov 30;: World Health Organization., 2009 Nov 30;:
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New Guidelines Tweak Criteria for HIV Treatment Free
- August 14, 2008
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Treatment at earlier stages of illness is endorsed, but the newest agents should be reserved for salvage therapy.- Reviewing:
- Hammer SM et al., JAMA 2008 Aug 6; 300:555.
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Pediatric HIV Treatment Guidelines Updated Free
- December 11, 2006
- HIV/AIDS
Pediatric HIV treatment guidelines were recently updated to include new recommendations on preferred and alternative drug regimens, on the timing of treatment initiation, and on . . . -
Extra Drugs Unnecessary in Initial HIV Treatment
- September 12, 2006
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
In a large study, three- and four-drug regimens were equally successful.- Reviewing:
- Gulick RM et al., JAMA 2006 Aug 16; 296:769-81.
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Can Patients Interrupt HIV Treatment Based on CD4-Cell Count? Free
- August 4, 2006
- Physician's First Watch
Interrupting antiretroviral therapy in patients with well-controlled HIV and reinitiating it based on the CD4-cell count resulted in no AIDS-defining events in...
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