Trends in HIV Care
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has provided statistics on the...
ART
Guidelines: Improving Retention & Treatment Adherence in HIV
Patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the most important factors associated with successful HIV outcomes. Following a diagnosis, timely entry into HIV medical care is essential to the provision of ART....
Making the Case for Earlier ART in HIV
The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute and early HIV infection remain unproven, despite several years of investigations into the topic. Studies have yielded conflicting results, with many having too few...
International AIDS Society 2012 Meeting
New research was presented at AIDS 2012, the 19th International AIDS Conference, from July 22-27 in Washington, DC. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference. Multiple Benefits With...
HIV: From Prevention to Care and Treatment
The incidence of HIV in the United States has remained stable over the last 15 years, while the...
Conference Highlights: CROI 2012
CROI 2012, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, took place from March 5-8 in Seattle. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference. Can Circumcision...
Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infection: A Guideline Update
Successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been linked to dramatic decreases in HIV- and AIDS-defining conditions and their associated mortality. In 2008, the International AIDS Society–USA released guidelines on the timing of...
Improving Medication Adherence in HIV
Since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy more than a decade ago, morbidity and mortality among patients infected with HIV has decreased considerably thanks to improved access to care, prophylaxis against opportunistic...
Updated Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Therapies in HIV
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents issued new guidelines December 1, 2009 for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and...
Extending Survival for HIV-Infected Patients
Over the past few decades, advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have enabled many HIV-infected patients to live longer lives. Despite these successes, substantial avoidable losses in life expectancy of HIV-infected persons...
