HIV Populations
CROI 2014: STIs Increase Risk of HIV Infection During Pregnancy
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Thursday, 03 April 2014 00:00
- Written by Carole Leach-Lemens
Pregnant women in Kenya have a similar risk of HIV infection during pregnancy as women in serodiscordant couples or sex workers, but women with a history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) had nearly a 4-fold increased risk of acute HIV infection, John Kinuthia from the University of Nairobireported at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) last month in Boston.
March 20 Is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Race/Ethnicity
- Published on Thursday, 20 March 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Tuesday, March 20, marks the 8th annual observation of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), an occasion to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
CROI 2014: Lopinavir or Lamivudine Equally Protective Against HIV During Breast-feeding
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Carole Leach-Lemens
Peri-exposure prophylaxis using either lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) or lamivudine (3TC, Epivir) proved equally protective as infant prophylaxis against HIV infection during 12 months of breast-feeding, according to a report at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this month in Boston.
CROI 2014: Efavirenz Matches Lopinavir/ritonavir for Perinatal HIV Treatment
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Carole Leach-Lemens
Pregnant women taking efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) had significantly better virological outcomes at the time of delivery compared to those taking lopinavir/ ritonavir in a randomized study in rural Uganda, according to a report at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) in Boston this month.
New Website Offers Resources on HIV and Aging
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 00:00
- Written by AAHIVM, AGS & ACRIA
The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), and ACRIA this week launched a new website, HIV-Age.org, that offers information and resources for clinicians who provide care for older patients with HIV.
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