HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe November 2004 Contents Conference reports XV International World AIDS Conference, 11-16 July 2004, Bangkok Women and HIV: research directions The X4 files: sampling the science on HIV co-receptors in Bangkok 10th BHIVA Autumn Conference 8-9 October 2004, London BHIVA audit on management of HIV/Hepatitis coinfection Antiretrovirals Six generics compare well with US-made ARVs Viral load response at 4 weeks predicts treatment success Resistance mutations in patients with persistent viraemia show need to improve clinical assays Researchers call for new approach to assessing pipeline drugs for salvage patients Treatment access A round-up of news about access to treatments with links to sources: Britain, Ukraine, Thailand, Europe, South Africa Body Mass Index at diagnosis is independent predictor of survival Pregnancy Study raises questions about cost effectiveness of nevirapine regimen Low effectiveness of nevirapine to reduce MTCT in real life situation Use of T-20 at the end of pregnancy to a multi-treated HIV-infected woman with virological breakthrough Paediatric care CHIPS data finds response to HAART varies with age in children HAART is effective in African children in a resource-limited setting Predictive factors of virologic success in HIV positive children treated with lopinavir/ritonavir Side effects Vancouver researchers urge caution with combinations of lipid drugs Coinfections and complications Clinical features and predictors of survival in patients with AIDS-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Hepatitis coinfection 3TC resistance leads to hepatitis B flare Sight changes reported with PEG-interferon BMS submits marketing applications for entecavir to treat HBV in US and Europe Other news Dispersal of HIV-positive asylum seekers: national survey of UK healthcare providers Medical journals require pre-trial registration in public database as criteria for submission for publication On the web Conference abstracts and reports Online medical education Hepatitis coinfection PDFs Volume 5 Number 9/10 October/November 2004 PDF HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe
