12th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association, 29 March–-1 April 2006, Brighton

12 May 2006. Related: Conference reports, BHIVA 12th Brighton 2006, Conference index.

Reports from the conference include:

• HIV in the UK – summaries from BHIVA 12th annual conference

• Primary care practice still fails to diagnose HIV patients from high-risk groups or with symptomatic acute infection

• Use of HLA-B*5701 genetic testing to reduce abacavir hypersensitivity reactions

• Dosing rifabutin and lopinavir/r – sub-optimal rifabutin levels reported in five patients dosed according to current guidelines

• Fatal seronegative visceral leishmaniasis in Portuguese patient

• Awareness of PEP after sexual exposure (PEPSE)