May/June 2017: Volume 18 Number 5/6

As usual, this is a very diverse issue, covering treatment news and advances for both high and low income countries.

Although we lead with anecdotal reports of side effects linked to generic abacavir, this is mainly for unexplained recent symptoms where this might be important to consider.

Conference news comes from three meetings and includes a review of the Option B+ programme in Malawi plus a pipeline from CROI on new ARVs.

ARV news includes new drug submissions and labelling safety updates, continued in journal reviews relating to HIV complications and pathogenesis.

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