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Save the Date: 16th Retrovirus Conference

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The 16th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections will be held February 8–11, 2009, in Montreal. As more details become available, they will be . . .

• July 14, 2008

ART Access Continues to Expand

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Nearly 3 million HIV-infected people in developing countries are now receiving antiretroviral therapy. One million of these people gained access to treatment during the past . . .

• June 16, 2008

Updated Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric HIV Infection

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Pediatric HIV treatment guidelines were recently updated to include new recommendations on the timing of diagnostic testing in HIV-exposed infants, the timing of treatment initiation, . . .

• March 24, 2008

HIV Testing and Treatment Rates Among TB Patients in Africa

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In Africa in 2006, 287,945 people with tuberculosis (22% of all notified cases) were tested for HIV; 52% tested positive. Of these individuals, 78% received . . .

• March 24, 2008

U.S. Syphilis Rates Continue to Rise

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Syphilis rates in the U.S. have increased for the seventh year in a row, according to preliminary CDC data. Between 2006 and 2007, the overall . . .

• March 17, 2008

Negative Results from Another Anti-HIV Microbicide Trial

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In a phase III placebo-controlled trial involving 6200 women in South Africa, the microbicide Carraguard was found to be safe for vaginal use, but it . . .

• March 3, 2008

HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Population

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Approximately 0.5% of people aged 18 to 49 living in U.S. households are infected with HIV, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted . . .

• February 11, 2008

HIV-Related Deaths Declining in NYC

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In New York City, the number of HIV-related deaths declined 15% in just 1 year — from 1,419 in 2005 to 1,209 in 2006. The . . .

• January 18, 2008

Four Patients Contract HIV Through Organ Transplants

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Four people contracted both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) through solid-organ transplants this year, according to the Chicago Tribune. The transplants took place . . .

• November 19, 2007

The Global Rise of XDR-TB

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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise worldwide: 41 countries had confirmed cases as of October 2007, compared with 17 in March 2006.

• November 9, 2007