Tag: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: AIDS/HIV
In HIV, Greater BMD Decline for Immediate Versus Delayed ART
After one year, change in bone mineral density was similar in the immediate and deferred groups
HIV Testing Inadequate in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Only 28 percent of young MSM have HIV testing, though they account for 83 percent of new diagnoses
Financial Incentives May Increase Viral Suppression in HIV
No increase in linkage to care, but increase noted in viral suppression and continuity of care
High HCV Cure Rates in HIV Coinfection Cases at Urban Clinic
Sustained virologic response rate of 97 percent, with no variation by race in predominantly black cohort
Amphotericin Tops Itraconazole in HIV-Linked Talaromycosis
Reduced risk of death at six months, faster clinical resolution and fungal clearance versus itraconazole
Reduced Corneal Nerve Fiber Density in Patients With HIV
In vivo corneal confocal microscopy could help identify abnormality in corneal nerve fibers in HIV
Prevalence of Advanced HIV at ART Initiation Decreasing
Decreases seen in Haiti, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Conception Options Available for HIV-Discordant Couples
Risk-reducing strategies are available for using sperm from HIV-infected male attempting conception
May 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for May 2017. This roundup includes...
Antiretroviral Regimen Adherence Up for Americans With HIV
But too many still stop taking drugs a few years after diagnosis
