CROI 2010 Reminder
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Abstracts for the 2010 Retrovirus Conference are due October 6, 2009. The conference will take place February 16–19, 2010, in San Francisco.
Lopinavir/r Preferred for Children Exposed to Nevirapine at Birth
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Children who receive single-dose nevirapine at birth may have better rates of virologic suppression with subsequent antiretroviral regimens that contain lopinavir/ritonavir than with those that . . .
Racial Disparities in HIV Among Women
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From 1998 to 2005, HIV-related mortality gradually decreased among white women aged 45 to 54 but steadily increased among black women in the same age . . .
April 13, 2009
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Mar 27; 58:286
HIV Testing Among TB Patients in Africa
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In Africa, the proportion of tuberculosis (TB) patients tested for HIV has risen dramatically — from 4% in 2004 to 37% in 2007. Several countries . . .
Guidelines for Preventing and Treating HIV-Related OIs
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The National Institutes of Health, the CDC, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an update of their . . .
March 30, 2009
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Mar 24; 58:1
High Prevalence of HIV Infection in Washington, D.C.
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At least 3% of Washington, D.C., residents were living with HIV/AIDS in 2008, according to a new report from the city’s HIV/AIDS administration. Prevalence was . . .
March 30, 2009
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District of Columbia Department of Health., 2009 Feb
Updated Guidelines for Pediatric Antiretroviral Use
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A new version of pediatric HIV treatment guidelines is now available from the Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children. The . . .
HIV Testing in the U.S.
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About one third of all U.S. adults report having ever been tested for HIV infection. The proportion is highest (>50%) among women aged 25 to . . .
February 9, 2009
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Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Jan 30; 58:62
ADAP Waiting Lists Are Growing
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From May 2008 to November 2008, the waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs in the U.S. grew from 35 patients to 53. As of . . .
January 12, 2009
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National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors., 2008 Dec 8
Low Screening Rates Among Women and Children in Resource-Limited Countries
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Only 18% of pregnant women are tested for HIV infection in low- and middle-income countries. Testing rates in these countries are even lower (8%) among . . .
December 15, 2008
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