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Coverage from the

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2017

February 13 - 16, 2017; Seattle, Washington

February 13 - 16, 2017 Seattle, Washington

CROI Antibiotics After Sex Nearly Halves Incidence of STIs Doxycycline taken after sex might reduce rates of syphilis and chlamydia in gay men, but questions about antibiotic resistance remain.
Medscape Medical News, February 16, 2017
CROI Zika Can Persist in Semen for 3 Months The first prospective study of people infected with Zika shows how complex the virus is and reveals how much more there is to learn.
Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2017
CROI New, Better-Tolerated Antiretrovirals Emerging for HIV Smaller pills, simplified regimens, and a novel integrase inhibitor hold promise for better-tolerated HIV treatment.
Medscape Medical News, February 14, 2017

Conference News

CROI Darunavir Linked to Heightened Heart Disease Risk
Medscape Medical News, February 17, 2017
CROI Antibiotics After Sex Nearly Halves Incidence of STIs
Medscape Medical News, February 16, 2017
CROI Zika Can Persist in Semen for 3 Months
Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2017

CROI New, Better-Tolerated Antiretrovirals Emerging for HIV
Medscape Medical News, February 14, 2017
CROI 'Keeping the Foot on the Gas' of HIV Research at CROI 2017
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2017

Popular News From CROI 2016

Injectable HIV Prevention Drug Well Tolerated in Early Study Long-acting cabotegravir, developed to increase adherence, is a safe and effective pre-exposure prophylaxis for men at low risk for HIV, but most reported injection-site pain.
Medscape Medical News, Feb 25, 2016
Rural Regions at Risk for Injection-Drug HIV Crisis The epidemic of HIV infections last year in Indiana was a signal of the increase in opioid addiction in the region, and was foreshadowed by a rise in hepatitis C infections.
Medscape Medical News, Feb 26, 2016
Monthly Vaginal Ring Moderately Reduces HIV Risk A vaginal ring inserted monthly helps prevent HIV transmission, two phase 3 sister studies of African women have shown.
Medscape Medical News, Feb 22, 2016

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