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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Can HPV Vaccination Combat Genital Warts?
- November 5, 2009
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Yes — and the benefit extends beyond vaccinated women to their male sexual partners.
- Reviewing:
- Fairley CK et al. Sex Transm Infect 2009 Oct 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Therapeutic HPV Vaccination for Preventing Progression of Vulvar Intraepithelial NeoplasiaFree
- November 4, 2009
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Clinical responses were achieved in women with grade 3 VIN who were vaccinated against HPV-16 viral oncoproteins.
- Reviewing:
- Kenter GG et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Nov 5; 361:1838
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Darunavir + Raltegravir + Etravirine = High Rate of Treatment Success
- November 2, 2009
- Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Ninety percent of highly treatment-experienced patients who received this combination achieved virologic suppression at week 24; results were sustained at week 48.
- Reviewing:
- Yazdanpanah Y et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Nov 1; 49:1441
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Life Expectancy for HIV-Infected Patients in the U.S.
- November 2, 2009
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Average life expectancy continues to improve, but disparities persist.
- Reviewing:
- Harrison KM et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Sep 2
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Glimmer of Hope for HIV VaccinesFree
- October 22, 2009
- Frances H. Priddy, MD, MPH, and Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
A large trial has shown that a vaccine can protect against HIV acquisition. The task now is to figure out how to build on this initial success.
- Reviewing:
- Rerks-Ngarm S et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 20
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Ethnicity Affects Attitudes About HPV Vaccination
- October 15, 2009
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Ethnic minority women in the U.K. were less likely than white women to know about HPV and to view vaccination as acceptable.
- Reviewing:
- Marlow LAV et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009 Sep 17
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
STI and HIV Services Fall Short for Sexually Active Young Women
- October 13, 2009
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
More than one third of young women who receive contraceptive services are not concurrently offered STI or HIV services.
- Reviewing:
- Farr SL et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug; 201:142.e1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
First HIV Integrase Inhibitor Performs Well in Previously Untreated Patients
- October 6, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Raltegravir and efavirenz yielded similar rates of virologic suppression, but raltegravir had fewer side effects.
- Reviewing:
- Lennox JL et al. Lancet 2009 Sep 5; 374:796
NEWS IN CONTEXT
HIV Vaccine Study Shows PromiseFree
- September 28, 2009
- Frances H. Priddy, MD, MPH
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
A new vaccine regimen, tested among more than 16,000 young adults, was found to offer modest protection against HIV acquisition.
- Reviewing:
- McNeil DG Jr. New York Times 2009 Sep 24
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Testing for and Prevalence of HCV Infection in HIV-Infected Patients
- September 28, 2009
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
During a 12-year observational study among HIV-infected patients, the prevalence of HCV coinfection decreased from 37% to 20%.
- Reviewing:
- Spradling PR et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Sep 4
