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Delivery of Postexposure Prophylaxis in Amsterdam
- May 11, 2005
- Sigal Yawetz, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A new protocol for delivering postexposure prophylaxis resulted in relatively high rates of contact tracing, timely treatment, and adherence.- Reviewing:
- Sonder GJB et al., BMJ 2005 Apr 9; 330:825-9.
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Report from the 12th Retrovirus Conference
- March 21, 2005
- HIV/AIDS
This year's Retrovirus Conference returned to Boston, and despite predictably wintry weather, the premier scientific HIV meeting again attracted researchers and clinicians from all over . . . -
Not So Fast: Hepatitis B Vaccination in HIV-Infected Patients
- February 14, 2011
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
An accelerated vaccination schedule improves compliance but sacrifices efficacy in those with CD4 counts <500 cells/mm3.- Reviewing:
- de Vries-Sluijs TEMS et al., J Infect Dis 2011 Jan 25;:
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Interleukin-28B and Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Coinfected Patients
- May 17, 2010
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Sequences near the IL-28B gene predict response to HCV therapy in HCV/HIV-coinfected patients.- Reviewing:
- Rallón NI et al., AIDS 2010 May 15; 24:F23.
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Isolated Positivity for Antibodies to Hepatitis B Core Antigen in HIV-Infected Patients
- April 5, 2010
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Many HIV-infected patients with isolated anti-HBc positivity do not have an anamnestic response to hepatitis B virus vaccine, which suggests that they might not have been previously exposed to the virus.- Reviewing:
- Chakvetadze C et al., Clin Infect Dis 2010 Apr 15; 50:1184.
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Hepatitis B and HIV — A Tale of Two Viruses
- July 6, 2009
- Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In HIV-infected women with isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen, use of ART was associated with acquisition of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen.- Reviewing:
- French AL et al., Clin Infect Dis 2009 Jul 1; 49:148.
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Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody Is Commonly Associated with Viral Coinfection Free
- May 14, 2007
- Holly Rawizza, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Active viral coinfection may alter the production of hepatitis B surface antibody.- Reviewing:
- French AL et al., J Infect Dis 2007 May 15; 195:1437-42.
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Hepatitis C in HIV Infection
- March 1, 2006
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS
New studies advance our knowledge of the natural history of HCV infection — and the reliability of noninvasive tests for liver fibrosis — in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients.- Reviewing:
- Luetkemeyer A et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 Jan 1; 41:31-6. Nunes D et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 Dec 15; 40:538-44.
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New Guidelines on Treating Chronic Hepatitis B and C in HIV-Coinfected Patients
- June 1, 2005
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A final statement was released in March from the First European Consensus Conference on the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B and C (HBV and HCV) . . .- Reviewing:
- Alberti A et al., J Hepatol 2005 May; 42:615-24.
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Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody Seldom Indicates Prior Infection
- May 11, 2005
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Most patients with isolated hepatitis B core antibody have no evidence of prior HBV infection and may benefit from vaccination.- Reviewing:
- Gandhi RT et al., J Infect Dis 2005 May 1; 191:1435-41.
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Hepatitis C and . . . Baseball? Free
- August 29, 2011
- HIV/AIDS
In his blog HIV and ID Observations, Paul Sax, MD, reports on a new major league baseball giveaway that fans might appreciate more than bobbleheads. -
New Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Free
- May 27, 2011
- Isaac I. Bogoch, MD, and Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
The newly approved HCV protease inhibitors boceprevir and telaprevir promise to revolutionize HCV treatment. -
Hepatitis C Week Is Upon Us Free
- May 2, 2011
- HIV/AIDS
Dr. Paul Sax outlines the many “known unknowns” of new HCV treatments in his blog HIV and ID Observations. -
Treating Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV-Coinfected Patients
- May 24, 2010
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Coinfected patients who have a rapid or early virologic response to HCV treatment are likely to have a sustained response.- Reviewing:
- Vogel M et al., Antivir Ther 2010; 15:267.
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Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Coinfection: Translating New Discoveries into Clinical Practice
- March 15, 2010
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
The 2010 Retrovirus Conference enhanced our understanding of the biology, clearance, and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. -
New Data on HIV and Viral Hepatitis Coinfection Free
- April 2, 2007
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Several findings presented at the 14th Retrovirus Conference could influence how we treat patients coinfected with viral hepatitis. -
Advances in the Treatment of Hepatitis Coinfection
- September 14, 2005
- Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS
New studies presented at IAS addressed the optimal duration of HCV treatment, early predictors of treatment response, and risk factors for liver-related mortality. -
Drug-Induced Hepatitis with Saquinavir/Ritonavir + Rifampin
- March 1, 2005
- HIV/AIDS
On February 3, Roche Products, Ltd. sent a letter to investigators involved in saquinavir studies to alert them that saquinavir/ritonavir should not be coadministered with . . . -
One Drug or Two for Hepatitis B in HIV-Coinfected Patients?
- October 30, 2006
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In HIV-HBV coinfected individuals, initial treatment with tenofovir + 3TC and sequential monotherapy with tenofovir after 3TC failure produced similar viral suppression rates, at least in the intermediate term.- Reviewing:
- Schmutz G et al., AIDS 2006 Oct 3; 20:1951-4.
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Transmission of Blood-Borne Pathogens in Injection-Drug Users
- January 30, 2012
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis B virus and HIV are coming under control because of harm-reduction programs, but hepatitis C virus continues to be a problem.- Reviewing:
- Blomé MA et al., J Viral Hepat 2011 Dec; 18:831.
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