17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 16-19 February 2010, San Francisco

1 June 2010. Related: Conference reports, CROI 17 (Retrovirus) 2010, Conference index.

Introduction

The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), one of the most important annual HIV meetings, was held this year from 16-19 February. As with previous meetings, much of the conference is published online including all abstracts and webcasts of oral presentations including selected poster discussions.

Making this scientific content available without login or subscription is itself a significant achievement. It is a model for broadening access to medical research to a degree that is currently unmatched by any other meeting.

The webcasts this year include oral presentations, poster discussions, the opening lectures and the pre-meeting set of training workshops for young investigators.

The conference website also includes a searchable abstract database.

We encourage readers to view these lectures directly.

http://www.retroconference.org/2010/Abstracts/38289.htm

http://www.retroconference.org/2010/data/files/webcast_2010.htm

Lectures are also available as audio downloads and podcasts which include slides as audiobooks.

New articles continuing our coverage of this meeting are:

• HIV reinfection cases reported at CROI

• Hepatitis studies: IL28B genetics, HCV survival, FibroScan in acute HCV, MSM reinfection and responses to transplantation

• Poor bioequivalence with crushed and dissolved tablets

• Initial PK, safety and 12 week efficacy of raltegravir chewable tablets in children 6-11 years

• PK of efavirenz in children dosed according to WHO weight bands

• Virological and immunological responses in infants enrolled in the CHER trial

• Darunavir-associated mutations in PI-naive and PI-experienced children in the UK

• HIV persistence, raltegravir/maraviroc intensification and immunology