A series of counseling sessions have proved to be of value in improving adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection, but the effects do not last, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
HIV screening should be performed in virtually all outpatient care settings. The current study describes the experience of HIV screening in one metropolitan emergency department. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Infants can be born with HIV infection even if the mother tests negative during pregnancy, the results of a brief report show. Reuters Health Information
ART prescriptions for patients who are IDUs are often inappropriate. Guidelines should ensure prescription of ART combinations for IDU that are consistent with current expert recommendations. Harm Reduction Journal
Initial highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) regimens that include protease inhibitors (PIs) result in significantly higher CD4+ cell counts at 2 years among HIV-positive women compared with regimens based on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) or triple-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
Is race and ethnicity a factor is responses to efavirenz-containing regimens? What could be the clinical importance, given that efavirenz is the recommended NNRTI for initial HIV treatment. AIDS Clinical Care
Although HIV-infected patients in resource-rich and resource-poor countries have comparable rates of compliance and response to first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), there are disparities in the development of viral resistance to treatment. Reuters Health Information
