February 2011

Contents

Editorial

• Volume 12 Number 1/2 January/February 2011

• HTB survey 2011

• Supplement: Guide to changing treatment

Conference reports

• 1st International Workshop on HIV and Women, 10-11 January 2011, Washington

• Lopinavir/ritonavir: women versus men

• Quality of life in the GRACE study

• Antiretroviral pharmacokinetics in women with undetectable viral load

• No association between bone mineral density and lipodystrophy in women receiving antiretroviral therapy

• The impact of antiretroviral treatment on fertility intentions in South Africa

• 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health, 11-15 November 2010, Berlin

• Faster conversion rates with TMC-207 versus placebo plus OBT for the treatment of MDR-TB

• Xpert MTB-RIF validation study from Tanzania

• GeneXpert demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity but at high cost

• 12th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Co-Morbidities in HIV, 4-6 November 2010, London

• Intestinal microflora and low grade metabolic inflammation

• Complex connections between bone and fat metabolism

Antiretrovirals

• US adult treatment guidelines updated – January 2011

• FDA safety updates to antiretroviral labels

• Darunavir once-daily indication in treatment experienced adults

Treatment access

• FDA approval of generic ARVs

• ART distribution and adherence support by community groups in Mozambique

• Commentary: corruption by Global Fund grant implementers

Women's health

• Cotrimoxazole with or without sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reduces malaria in pregnant women

Pregnancy

• Pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to efavirenz and nevirapine in Cote d’Ivoire

PK and drug interactions

• Raltegravir and unboosted atazanavir

• Etravirine interactions

• ARVs and targeted cancer therapies

Side effects

• Meta-analysis of RCTs support use of smoked cannabis to treat HIV-related peripheral neuropathy

HIV prevention and transmission

• US CDC issue preliminary guidance for use of PrEP

Basic science and immunology

• Anchors away: new HIV entry inhibitor study creates a splash

• TB vaccine including a latency-associated protein shows pre- and post-exposure efficacy in mouse model

• T-cell activation and senescence associate with carotid artery disease in HIV-positive women

BHIVA news

• BHIVA responses to DoH consultations

• BHIVA e-Learning module online

• CROI feedback meetings

Book and film reviews

• Nutrition and HIV

Other news

• David Kato, prominent gay and human rights activist murdered in Uganda

On the web

• Community resources and publications

• Free journal articles

PDFs

• Volume 12 Number 1/2 January/February 2011 PDF