Medscape HIV/AIDS Headlines

Sperm-Washing Achieves Pregnancy in HIV-Serodiscordant Couples Without Viral Transmission

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:09:05 EDT

Sperm washing and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm infection (ICSI) can safely achieve pregnancy in couples in which the male is HIV-positive, while the female is not, according to findings from a study at Columbia University in New York.
Reuters Health Information

CVD Risks of HIV Infection Underestimated

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:08:29 EDT

HIV infection per se is an independent risk factor for preclinical atherosclerosis, with the magnitude of the effect being similar to that of known risk factors, such as smoking and diabetes, a new study has shown.
Heartwire

National HIV Testing Day: Offer Testing to All Patients

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:55:14 EDT

The CDC has designated June 27 as National HIV Testing Day; the date represents a reminder to clinicians to recommend HIV testing to all teenage and adult patients.
Medscape Medical News

HIV Testing in US Often Performed Late in Course of Disease

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:19:42 EDT

An analysis of data from 34 states suggests that many people do not undergo HIV testing until late into the course of infection, when treatments have limited efficacy.
Reuters Health Information

Amphotericin B Plus Fluconazole a Good Option for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:19:43 EDT

Amphotericin B plus fluconazole followed by fluconazole alone is effective for treating cryptococcal meningitis associated with HIV infection, according to a report in the June 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Reuters Health Information

HIV Transmission Risk Among HIV Seroconcordant and Serodiscordant Couples: Dyadic Processes of Partner Selection

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:09:05 EDT

Selecting sex partners of the same HIV status or serosorting is a sexual risk reduction strategy used by many men who have sex with men. However, the effectiveness of serosorting for protection against HIV is potentially limited.
AIDS and Behavior

Too Few HIV-Infected Patients Are Receiving Care

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Only 35% of HIV-infected adults in South Carolina received consistent HIV care from 2004 through 2006.
AIDS Clinical Care

Health-Care-Associated Infections: The Legislative Perspective and the Pharmacist's Role

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:09:05 EDT

Pharmacists are integral to the development of proactive methods to help prevent health-care-associated infections.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Effect of Pulmonary Tuberculosis on Mortality in Patients Receiving HAART

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:57:52 EDT

The authors sought to estimate the effect of ongoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis at time of initiation of HAART on subsequent risk of death.
AIDS

Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Settings

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

What strategies work best to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-poor environments?
Future Virology