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Zika outbreak forces better history taking, tracking
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Is stem-cell transplant curative for HIV infection?
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – It doesn’t appear to be necessary to use donor stem cells that are homozygous for the CCR5 delta32 mutation to achieve...
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Maraviroc shows potential for HIV PrEP in women
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Maraviroc shows promise as an alternative to Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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Long-acting all-injectable HIV therapy successful in phase 2b
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The era of all-injectable, long-acting antiretroviral therapy for HIV may be drawing closer.
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Proper treatment of herpes zoster ‘a work in progress’
In medical school you may have been taught that herpes zoster infection primarily impacts elderly patients, but the burden of disease is shifting...
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With HIV PrEP, benefits outweigh resistance risk
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The benefit of oral daily chemoprophylaxis against HIV infection in at-risk individuals far outweighs the risk.
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Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps
The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an...
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Anal cancer in HIV-infected patients: to screen or not?
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Cancer trends shifting in HIV-positive patients
Key clinical point: HIV-infected persons in North America have roughly a 1 in 25 cumulative lifetime risk of developing lung cancer, Kaposi’s...
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Extreme alcohol use worsens HIV disease
Durban, South Africa – In HIV-infected U.S. military veterans, only the highest level of persistent heavy drinking is associated with more...
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Antiretroviral efavirenz linked to increased suicidality
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Screen for depression and other psychiatric disorders before placing an HIV-positive patient on efavirenz.