Test That Helps With HIV Treatment Selection Gets FDA Clearance
The test may help clinicians tailor HIV therapy for their patients.
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PrEP Discontinuation and Age, Racial Disparities
Age, racial/ethnic, and risk category disparities exist among patients who discontinue preexposure prophylaxis treatment after initiation.
Interprofessional Collaboration Improves Linkage to HIV Testing, Primary Care
A recent study supports the efficacy of interprofessional collaboration in linking patients with HIV to care services.
Overall Rates of Opt-Out HIV Screening Remain Low
Researchers sought to assess the acceptance of opt-out HIV screening in outpatient settings in the United States.
Syringe Exchange Program Has Positive Impact on HIV Diagnoses
A syringe exchange program has averted thousands of injection drug use-associated HIV diagnoses over 10 years in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Increasing HIV Drug Resistance in Newly Diagnosed Infants
Researchers examined the prevalence of HIV drug resistance patterns among HIV-infected infants using 3 nationally representative surveys in South Africa that evaluated the effectiveness of national programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
California Pharmacists Can Dispense HIV Prevention Meds Without Prescription
Medications include both preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis.
Neurologic Impairment May Persist in HIV Encephalopathy Despite Potent ART
Despite potent antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated dementia results in significant morbidity and mortality.
Type 2 Diabetes Prevalent Among People Living With HIV
Approximately 1 in 5 people with HIV also has prevalent DM, and control of hemoglobin A1c levels in these patients may have a beneficial effect on CD4 counts.
Demographic Differences Identified in Missed, Kept Visits for HIV Care
Researchers sought to evaluate differences for missed-visit compared to kept-visit measures among different subgroups of people living with HIV.
Emergency Departments Need to Up HIV Testing, Linkage to Care
Just under half of HIV-positive patients in South African emergency departments virally suppressed.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Seen in PrEP Awareness, Discussions
Black and Hispanic men who have sex with men less likely to be aware, have discussed PrEP than whites.
Diverse Physical Health Outcomes and HIV Infection
Results from an umbrella review of observational studies showed highly suggestive or suggestive evidence for HIV and the presence of several physical health outcomes.
Interventions Focused on High-Risk Behaviors May Reduce HIV Transmission
Focusing on interventions that address high-risk sexual behaviors and injection practices may reduce HIV transmission rates among individuals who are HIV-positive and inject drugs.
Effective Intervention Evidence Lacking in Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV
Evidence on intervention effectiveness in improving uptake and retention of mothers and infants in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care in HIV regimens is lacking.
Poor HIV Control Increases Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure
Lower CD4 count, nonsuppressed viral load linked to higher risk for sudden cardiac death in HIV with heart failure.
HIV Infection Associated With Poor Cancer Outcomes
Elderly patients with HIV who have cancer, and specifically breast and prostate cancer, may have worse outcomes when compared with elderly patients without HIV with cancer.
1984 to 2016 Saw Increase in Age of Death for HIV-Infected
Autopsy data trends include increase in prevalence of atherosclerosis, drop in opportunistic infections.
HCV, HIV Association With Peripheral Artery Disease Examined
Investigators analyzed the relationship between HIV, hepatitis C virus, and peripheral artery disease in women.
Stigma May Affect Viral Load Control in African American Women With HIV
HIV stigma may contribute to African American women in the United States being more likely to experience poor HIV-related health outcomes.
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