HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe September 2005 Contents Editorial Volume 6 Number 9 September 2005 Conference reports 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, 24-27 July 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Adult male circumcision reduces transmission rates over 18 months comparable to a vaccine with 65% efficacy Benefits of adding 4 or 7 days of AZT/3TC to single-dose nevirapine to prevent MTCT: further analysis from TOPS New drugs in pregnancy: atazanavir; T20 Lopinavir/r use in children less than two years old promising results despite low plasma levels Favourable outcomes in children treated with HAART in the MSF programmes Encouraging results with cut up generic fixed dose combination tablets in Uganda Predictors of survival at three years follow up for HIV-infected children in Cote D’Ivoire Benefit of maintaining the M184V mutation with 3TC monotherapy: final 48-week results T20 (enfuvirtide) studies presented at Rio Strategies for salvage therapy Antiviral activity of foscarnet in salvage patients Novel strategies with existing drugs Antiretroviral activity of new and novel agents Overview of pharmacology studies Incidence of TB infection despite HAART and treatment in coinfected patients Evaluation of ESAT-6 and CFP-10 as markers for response to TB treatment in HIV/TB coinfected patients Does WHO clinical stage reliably predict who should receive ARV treatment? Continuous vs intermittent treatment with triple nuke combination of AZT/3TC/tenofovir in Africa: early results from DART study Treatment access Global Fund commitment to $175M annually in 2006, 2007 Pregnancy US Preventative Services Task Force recommends screening all pregnant women for HIV Guidelines UK treatment guidelines online (2005) Side effects EMEA statement on metabolic and cardiovascular complications of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients EMEA statement on use of antiretroviral treatment in HIV-patients with hepatic impairment and/or HBV/HCV co-infection Other news Volume 6 Number 9 September 2005 PDF HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe
