HIV/AIDS News

The FDA today approved dolutegravir for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, according to a press release.

The FDA today approved the first rapid HIV test for detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen and antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick whole blood specimens, according to a press release.

The United States Public Health Service has updated its guidelines for managing health care personnel who are exposed to HIV, emphasizing the need for immediate use of postexposure prophylaxis with three or more antiretroviral therapy drugs for 4 weeks.

After 1 year on antiretroviral therapy, children with HIV who participated in a nutritional supplementation program had better anthropometric parameters and lower viral loads, researchers said.

Factors such as having low social support and facing stigma significantly increased risk for suicide in HIV-infected adolescents and adults, according to study results presented at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Factors such as having low social support and facing stigma significantly increased risk for suicide in HIV-infected adolescents and adults, according to study results presented at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Up to 4.3 years after transplant, HIV DNA was not detected in the blood and rectal tissue among two patients with HIV who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for cancer, researchers reported at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Up to 4.3 years after transplant, HIV DNA was not detected in the blood and rectal tissue among two patients with HIV who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for cancer, researchers reported at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

HIV self-testing was more accurate with finger stick than oral fluid collection, according to findings of a prospective, multicenter study presented at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

HIV self-testing was more accurate with finger stick than oral fluid collection, according to findings of a prospective, multicenter study presented at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.