ALLMedicine™ Antiretroviral Therapy Center

Jun 30th, 2022 - Objectives: People living with HIV (PWH) have seen reduction in HIV-associated morbidity and increase in near-normal life expectancy, yet unhealthy alcohol use poses substantial risks to older as well as younger adults. Further research regarding ...

Jun 30th, 2022 - Understanding the characteristics of people living with HIV who interrupt antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for designing client-centered services to ensure optimal outcomes. We assessed predictors of treatment interruption in 22 HIV clinic...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Defective HIV-1 proviruses represent a population of viral genomes that are selected for by immune pressures, and clonally expanded to dominate the persistent HIV-1 proviral genome landscape. There are examples of RNA and protein expression from t...

Jun 29th, 2022 - There are limited data exploring antiretroviral therapy (ART) changes and time to change among South Africa young people living with HIV/AIDS. We describe the time to first drug switch, which includes ART regimen change (three drug switch) and sub...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Objectives. To determine whether intersectional stigma is longitudinally associated with biopsychosocial outcomes. Methods. We measured experienced intersectional stigma (EIS; ≥ 2 identity-related attributions) among sexual minority men (SMM) in t...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Data on the use of antiretroviral drugs, including new drugs and formulations, for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection continue to guide optimal practices. To evaluate new data and incorporate them into current recommendations for initia...

Sep 5th, 2020 - The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines cover key aspects of HIV management with major updates every two years. The 2019 Guidelines were extended with a new section focusing on drug-drug interactions and other prescribing issues in pe...

Jun 12th, 2019 - Approximately 1.1 million persons in the United States are currently living with HIV, and more than 700 000 persons have died of AIDS since the first cases were reported in 1981. There were approximately 38 300 new diagnoses of HIV infection in 20...

Jan 4th, 2019 - Life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) is reaching similar length as in the general population. Accordingly, age-related comorbidities, including osteoporosis, are increasing. Fracture risk is higher and increases approximately 10 years ...

Aug 23rd, 2018 - This Committee Opinion is being revised to provide updated guidance on the management of pregnant women during pregnancy and delivery to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Prevention of transmission of ...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has altered the natural history of HIV disease in children. Long-term survivors of pediatric HIV infection offer a tremendous opportunity to understand the effects of HIV and ART health outcomes. A thorough...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Initial Study: THREE ARM (INTERVENTIONAL) STUDY This randomized, controlled phase III protocol, initiated in 1988, was the first study to examine intervention with antiretroviral therapy and alpha interferon in patients with HIV infection. It eval...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background: Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric angioproliferative tumor that most frequently involves skin, but can also involve lymph nodes, lungs and gastrointestinal tract. It is most common in people with HIV or other forms of immune compro...

Jun 24th, 2022 - The natural history of neurocognitive impairment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals remains poorly understood. While the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a decreased incidence of the most se...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Rifapentine (RPT) is a long-acting rifamycin that can be used weekly with isoniazid (INH) as a first-line regimen in the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Although this regimen offers several potential benefits, the use of weekly ...

Jun 8th, 2022 - The recently updated New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI) guideline Screening for Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer in Adults With HIV recognizes that the dramatic reductions in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality made pos...

Jun 1st, 2022 - Patients coinfected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who take tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) may have worsening renal function and bone turnover, according to a small, prospective cohort study in HIV Medicin...

May 20th, 2022 - Over-the-counter medications, food supplements, and other drugs may interact with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with HIV and be harmful, an industry-sponsored clinical survey from Denmark reports. "Our study confirms that polypharm...

May 5th, 2022 - Version 11.0 of the 2021 revised European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines updates all aspects of HIV care and adds recommendations on COVID-19 and antiretroviral treatment (ART) in children and adolescents, the guidelines authors report in...

May 4th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Michael Saag, MD: Hello. I'm Dr Michael Saag, and welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: HIV. Today we're talking about retaining patients with HIV in care. I picked this topic because sustaining viral suppr...