Raltegravir, a novel integrase inhibitor, enhances both phases of HIV decay, researchers report. This "challenges the current understanding of HIV-1 turnover and compartmentalization," they note in the November 12th issue of AIDS. Reuters Health Information
HIV prevention guidelines promote counseling and voluntary testing of pregnant women to reduce perinatal HIV transmission risk. What are the trends in prenatal discussion and HIV testing, 1996-2001? Maternal and Child Health Journal
The Advancing HIV Prevention initiative aims to increase the proportion of persons aware of their HIV serostatus. How did a rapid HIV testing strategy in outreach and other community settings fare? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Psychomotor performance appears to be preserved in long-term asymptomatic HIV-infected men on HAART who have sex with men, researchers report in the December 11th issue of Neurology Reuters Health Information
Poor survival among HIV-infected African Americans undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT) likely reflects undertreatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), according to a report in the December 15th Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Women who decline prenatal HIV screening are more likely to be HIV positive than women who undergo prenatal HIV screening, according to a report from Canada in the December 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Amyloid fibrils formed by peptides present in semen capture HIV virions and promote the fusion of HIV with target cells, enhancing viral infectivity by several orders of magnitude, scientists report in the December 14th issue of Cell. Reuters Health Information
Surface glycoproteins on sperm prevent immune cells from recognizing and attacking them, and the same sequences are also found on tumor cells and some pathogens, according to a report in the December 14th issue of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Reuters Health Information
Intracranial aneurysms can occur in association with HIV infection in both adults and children, clinicians from South Africa report in the January 2008 issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
In this review and commentary: relative risk for myocardial infarction with HIV infection and antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by class; ARVs and risk factors for chronic renal failure. Medscape HIV/AIDS
