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U.S. Government Sees Overhaul of AIDS Vaccine Effort
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The U.S. government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an AIDS vaccine on Tuesday, stressing basic scientific research after the failure of a key clinical trial last year. Reuters Health Information
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CD4+ Cell Counts in HIV Patients When First Seen Have Fallen Over Time
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From 1990 to 2006, the median CD4+ cell count in HIV-infected patients at diagnosis declined from 371 to 276 cells/microliter, according to a report in the November 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The time from HIV diagnosis to presentation for care fell during that period. Reuters Health Information
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Youth With HIV Who Interrupt Treatment Risk Rapid Deterioration
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Unstructured treatment interruptions in children and adolescents with HIV infection are associated with rapid increases in HIV RNA and precipitous declines in CD4+ cell counts, often resulting in infectious complications requiring hospitalization. Reuters Health Information
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