HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe April 2017 Contents Editorial March/April 2017: Volume 18 Number 3/4 Special reports i-Base appeal: we need your help… Conference reports 23rd Annual Conference of BHIVA, 4-7 April 2017, Liverpool Drop in HIV incidence in gay men: frequent testing, early ART and PrEP Prompt/early ART: Dean Street pilot project reports 75% uptake Potential for phylogenetic analysis to show direction of HIV transmission Community presentations: dental care, HIV awareness and access to formula milk Initiatives for earlier HIV diagnosis: opt-out ER and home testing No new HIV cases in 398 people using PrEP at Dean Street clinic Other selections and webcasts 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2017), 13-16 February 2017, Seattle Dose reduction potential of nanoparticle ARV formulations confirmed in humans VRC01 in HIV-exposed newborns: first results support monthly injections for those at risk through breastfeeding Raltegravir pharmacokinetic targets met in high-risk HIV-exposed infants Tenofovir alafenamide exposure is modestly higher in children than adults New HIV diagnoses in children in UK and Ireland continue to decline World Health Organisation paediatric dosing tool Pre-ART drug resistance in rural South Africa but limited clinical impact with good adherence Immune-based therapy canakinumab reduces inflammatory markers in HIV positive people on ART Significant interaction between once-weekly isoniazid/rifapentine and daily dolutegravir: study stopped due to toxicity Increased risk of IRIS with integrase inhibitors reported in two studies Breakthrough for treating XDR-TB and ameliorating TB-IRIS PrEP in pregnancy does not increase poor birth outcomes HIV cure research and basic science: capsules from CROI 2017 Treatment access PrEP approved in Scotland but not in Wales Guidelines EACS guidelines: seven translations now online (2017) Cure-related research Flagging the HIV reservoir: a potential new marker for CD4 cells hiding HIV Other news HIV: is victory in sight? – Brighton talk Introduction to cost-effectiveness analysis for infectious diseases Clinical management of HIV: EACS online course On the web Community report: RITA: dyslipidemia with HIV PDFs March/April 2017: Volume 18 Number 3/4 HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe