HIV/AIDS News

Malawian infants who were exposed to HIV but were uninfected were less likely to receive antibiotic therapy when either the infant or their mother received antiretroviral prophylaxis while breastfeeding, according to research published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Findings from a systematic review of published studies showed there is no need for an additional dose of measles vaccine in HIV-infected adolescents and adults.

Médecins Sans Frontières announced that developing countries are having a difficult time providing HIV-positive children with WHO-recommended treatments.

Adolescents presenting at a primary care clinic focused on improving HIV screening rates using rapid screening methods and physician collaboration were more than 1,000% more likely to be screened for infection, according to research published in Pediatrics.

A federal policy that rolls back protections for transgender people would endanger their access to appropriate health care, experts said.

Teenagers with HIV and their families can improve agreement about health care goals when advance care planning is discussed with a physician early in the course of treatment, according to research published in Pediatrics. This agreement, according to the researchers, can decrease HIV symptoms and suffering for the patient.

SAN FRANCISCO — There are numerous barriers that reduce the likelihood that youth with HIV will transition from pediatric care to adult care, according to a study conducted at a Detroit HIV clinic. Researchers said that pediatric social workers — a familiar presence in some patients’ lives — are more likely than adult medical staff to discover the reasons why patients cannot successfully transition to adult care.

Children who were exposed to efavirenz in utero to prevent HIV transmission from their infected mother were 60% more likely to acquire a neurological condition compared with children exposed to other regimens, according to research presented at IDWeek 2018.

SAN FRANCISCO — Approximately one-third of teenagers and young adults with recorded opioid use disorders are screened for hepatitis C infection, according to research presented at IDWeek 2018. Researchers said that only a small portion of these patients are also screened for HIV.

Using a text message-based intervention can improve pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, retention and adherence among young adults aged between 18 and 29 years, according to research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Researchers noted that young people are least likely to use PrEP and, if initiated, are very likely to discontinue the drug’s use.