Inadequate Monitoring and Attrition Among Patients on ART
What are the patient risk factors for failure to follow-up in HIV care?
Category : AIDS & HIV : Health & Medical
What Are the Similarities Between HIV & AIDS?
Surprisingly, there are few similarities between HIV and AIDS. As HIV is a virus and AIDS is a syndrome requiring specific conditions to be met for diagnosis, they are quite different. While you do not have to have AIDS to have HIV, you do have to have HIV in order to have AIDS. There are, however,
Public Disclosure of HIV Status: Public Safety or Breach of Confidentiality?
An HIV infected man in Canada is being tried for manslaughter and sexual assault because he had sex without disclosing his status. The Canadian government approved the release of his name and photo for public safety reasons. Should this happen?
Gene Therapy
What is Gene Therapy
Symptoms of Acute Hypoglycemia
Acute hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) manifests as a wide array of symptoms and can be mistaken for a variety of ailments, including intoxication, stoke, psychiatric issues and mania. However, symptoms for each individual tend to stay the same each time an episode occurs.
Treatment Outcomes Amongst Antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected Patients
Virologic failure was rare in this population starting LPV/r with a median CD4+ cell count of 203 cells/microliter, but discontinuation rates were higher for CD4 cells > 200.
Darunavir and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Cross-Reactivity
Can DRV be administered in HIV patients allergic to TMP-SMX? This study examines the cross-reactivity between both drugs.
Does PI Use During Pregnancy Increase Risk for Preterm Delivery?
Prospective, observational findings from a single center with a strict PI protocol suggest yes, but definitive answers must come from randomized trials.
Immunotherapy for TB
What do we know about the interaction of M. tuberculosis with the immune system?
Gender Differences in Medication Management Capacity in HIV Infection
These findings highlight skills used in managing medication regimens and suggest avenues to target for identification and intervention in medication management among women and men with HIV.
Adherence to ART in HIV-Infected Injecting Drug Users
Adherence to ART among injection drug users has increased. How can we keep the positive trend moving in the right direction?
Possible Causes of Early Treatment Failure With Novel ARV
Selection of the K65R mutation used to be infrequent, but the incidence has increased from 0.8% in 1998 to 3.8% in 2003, possibly related to the increased use of tenofovir and abacavir.
Universal Point-of-Care HIV Testing for Returning Travellers
A nurse-delivered universal point-of-care HIV testing service has been successful and sustainable in one returning traveller clinic. Can we use this model in other clinical settings?
HIV in Older Adults: A Guide for HIV Primary Care Clinicians
Dr Joseph McGowan provides a commentary to the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute's guide to managing HIV in older adults.
Off the Wires - October 2000
Dr Richard T. Davey, Jr, of the NIH reports that a brief interruption of HAART can help restore healthy lipid levels in HIV-infected patients.
Top 10 Questions to Ask About Clinical Trials
Before entering into clinical trials here are a few things you should know before. Here are ten questions to ask about clinical trials.
Signs and Symptoms of HIV Rash on Wrists
Skin rashes are common problems for people with HIV. As the white cell count drops, the frequency of rashes increases. New and old medications can also cause rashes over the course of years as medications may be changed repeatedly. Bacterial infections and infestations of scabies may also...
Impact of Switching From ZDV/3TC to TDF/FTC on Lipoatrophy
Lipoatrophy is an adverse effect of some antiretrovirals. Can switching to an TDF/FTC-based regimens affect changes in limb fat?
Vasculitis and Penumonitis in a Person With HIV Infection
This case illustrates the complexity of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory and autoimmune disease in HIV-infected patients.
NNRTI Drug-Resistance in HIV Infected Patients
Which first-line NNRTI regimen is associated with a lower prevalence of drug resistance?