HIV/AIDS News

SEATTLE —Despite a high level of interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, among young black men who have sex with men, researchers reported that PrEP uptake was “suboptimal” in this population, even after addressing barriers limiting its use.

SEATTLE — Integration of ART into maternal and child health services during the postnatal period leads to significant improvements in women’s participation in HIV care and resulting viral suppression, according to findings presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).

SEATTLE — Elaine J. Abrams, MD, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses a session at CROI 2017 that highlighted issues in maternal health, mother-to-child transmission of HIV and treatment outcomes in children. Data were presented from several studies that evaluated therapies for early signs of cervical cancer in women with HIV; treatment approaches for new mothers; birth outcomes among infants born to mothers receiving ART; and point-of-care HIV testing and early treatment in newborns.

SEATTLE — Data from a study of HIV–infected infants who received early ART suggest the reservoir for HIV lies in cells that were infected before ART initiation.

SEATTLE — The safety of ART for HIV-infected pregnant women, and its impact on adverse birth outcomes such as stillbirth and preterm delivery, varied by individual ART regimen, according to data presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).

SEATTLE — Virologic response to early ART differs among HIV–infected neonates, suggesting that clinical and social challenges influence the care they receive, according to findings presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

SEATTLE — A Ugandan community with an historically significant place in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa experienced a substantial long-term decline in HIV incidence following the scale-up of ART and male circumcision last decade, researchers reported here.

A recent survey published in Public Health Reports determined that the prevalence of HIV testing provided by organizations serving young people was low in Baltimore, Md., and they lack established links to refer youth to HIV testing.

Children who do not receive appropriate and timely treatment for tuberculosis, especially those aged younger than 5 years, have an elevated risk for death, according to recent study findings.

State health officials said patients of a dental practice in Pennsylvania should be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses after an investigation discovered that the practice failed to follow appropriate infection control procedures.