HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe October 2010 Contents Conference reports 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 12-15 September 2010, Boston Raltegravir pharmacokinetics inpregnancy Low birth weight associated with HAART in pregnancy in Zambia Bilirubin levels in infants following in utero atazanavir exposure compared to exposure to other antiretrovirals Novel mutations and shifting susceptibility to darunavir and tipranavir Four-drug single-pill antiretroviral equivalent to Atripla at 48 weeks High rates of bone loss and progression with HIV in longitudinal study XVIII International AIDS Conference: 18-23 July 2010, Vienna Spray-dried nanoparticle formulation of efavirenz Switching boosted-PIs to raltegravir Scaling up: what to do first? A new point of care CD4 test Early infant diagnosis Efavirenz-based regimens among womenof reproductive age receiving ART in Johannesburg Male circumcision retains effectiveness at reducing risk of HIV infection: 54 month results Towards a cure: HIV reservoirs and strategies to control them, 16–17 July 2010, Vienna Rapporteur summaries Antiretrovirals START study given green light for full study Saquinavir prolongation of QT interval: Rocheissue Dear Doctor letter Development of chronic kidney disease and antiretroviral use in EuroSIDA cohortsince 2004 Treatment access FDA approval of generic ARVs IAS highlight funding shortfall crisis for Global Fund The need for expanded access to experimental medicines for drug-resistant TB Indian activists challenge proposed EU tradeagreements: Global access to Indian generic ARVs threatened Russian HIV activists arrested in Red Square for protesting drug stock-outs Chinese HIV positive activist Tian Xi to go on trial on trumped up charges US waiting lists increase by over 300% in five months Women's health HPV-based screen-and-treat is effective for cervical cancer prevention in HIV-positive women Genital tract viral load in women with below detectable plasma viral load Pregnancy Test and treat for all pregnant women in low and middle income countries? Retrospective analysis finds higher prevalence of birth defects associated with efavirenz than previously reported Paediatric care US paediatric guidelines updated (August 2010) Daily cotrimoxazole preferable to intermittent preventative therapy inHIV-infected children Guidelines BHIVA monitoring guidelines online for comment (2010) Side effects Tesamorelin for reduction of central fat accumulation: regulatory decision delayed in the US Basic science and immunology Signs of progress in gene therapy for HIV PDFs Volume 11Number 9/10 September/October 2010 PDF HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe