Clinical implications of HIV and
hepatitis B co-infection in Asia and Africa Review
(Mar
26, 2008)
HIV Programs
Do Not Consider Sexual Needs, Motherhood Desires
Among HIV-Positive Women, Conference Delegates Say
(Feb 13, 2008)
CROI:
Treating Genital Herpes
with Acyclovir Fails to Lower Risk of HIV Infection
(Feb 12, 2008)
CROI:
HAART Breastfeeding study
detects drug resistance in HIV-infected infants
(Feb 8, 2008)
CROI:
Herpes virus suppression
with valaciclovir lowers viral load in HIV positive
women: could work for gay men too
(Feb 7, 2008)
CROI:
Three children in US
infected with HIV from pre-chewed food
(Feb 7, 2008)
CROI:
A study in Uganda has found
that many women are having unwanted pregnancies in
the first two years after starting anti-HIV
treatment. (Feb 6, 2008)
CROI:
HAART use in mothers
substantially reduces HIV infections in
breastfeeding infants in Kisumu, Kenya
(Feb 5, 2008)
CROI:
Male Circumcision No Aid to
Women in Study
New York Times (Feb 5, 2008)
CROI:
Extended infant nevirapine
prophylaxis reduces HIV transmission through
breastfeeding (Feb 5, 2008)
CROI:
Lactobacillus
supplementation could help reduce vaginal HIV
(Feb 5, 2008)
Insulin Resistance Prevents Response
to Peinterferon in Coinfection, study reports
(Jan 29, 2008)
Hepatitis B Revaccination Effective in People With
HIV (Jan 9, 2008)
AASLD:
High rates of sustained virologic response (SVR) in
patients >50 years infected with HCV genotype 1 with
positive
prognostic factors treated with peginterferon
alfa-2a (40KD) (PEGASYS®) and ribavirin (COPEGUS®)
(Nov 13, 3/07)
Liver cirrhosis in co-infected:
prognosis poor, but improved by HAART
(Nov 8, 2007)
Natural History of Compensated Viral Cirrhosis in a
Cohort of Patients With HIV Infection
(Nov 2007)
Insulin Resistance Imperils Response to Interferon
in People With HCV/HIV (Nov 4, 2007)
Interferon/ribavirin Decreases Liver
Enzyme Levels and May Enable Re-initiation of
Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-HCV Coinfected
Patients with HAART-related Liver Injury
(Oct 23, 2007)
HPA’s ‘Shooting Up: Infections
Among Injecting Drug Users in the United Kingdom
2006. An update: 2007
(released October 2007)
UK report highlights homelessness
link to IDUs acquiring hepatitis C, but not HIV
(Nov 1, 2007)
Liver fibrosis often
progresses rapidly in HIV/HCV
co-infected; elevated AST levels
best predictor
(Oct 19, 2007)
The Use of Transient Elastometry for
Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Patients
with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
Coinfection: only detects cirrhosis
(Sep 13, 2007)
HIV-positive patients
who aren't tested for HCV have an
increased risk of death
(Sep 27, 2007)
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C in
HIV-positive gay men reported in Australia
(Sep 24,2007)
HIV/HCV coinfected patients who
develop severe allergy to nevirapine have
significantly increased risk of death
(Aug 23, 2007)
Prolonging hepatitis C therapy by an
additional 20 weeks has few benefits
(Jun 12, 2007)
HIV/HCV coinfection--France:
Hepatic steatosis widespread among
HIV/HCV coinfected patients in
France (Jun 12, 2007)
