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Conference reports

Dolutegravir superior to darunavir at 48 weeks in open-label ART-naive trial

7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 30 June – 3 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur

High prices for antiretrovirals in middle-income countries outside Africa

Comparable efficacy and pregnancy outcomes with boosted atazanavir and lopinavir at standard doses

PrEP gives little extra benefit in attempted conception if male partner is on ART

7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 30 June – 3 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur

WHO 2013 guidelines: what about the missing formulations?

WHO 2013 guidelines: when the risk:benefit may not favour starting at CD4 count of 500

Efavirenz at 400 mg compared to standard 600 mg dose has similar efficacy with fewer side effects

Dolutegravir update: drug resistance in people who are treatment-naive and -experienced

Elvitegravir/cobicisat/tenofovir/FTC: Stribild studies at IAS 2013

Non-standard combinations: NRTI-sparing combinations

ARVs and bone health: the role of NRTIs in second-line therapy

No viral load rebound off-ART following stem cell transplant: two “cure” cases using reduced intensity conditioning chemotherapy and CCR5 d-32 negative donors

HIV cure research: further capsules at IAS 2013

Partner-dependent immune differences may protect against HIV infection

Pipeline oral HCV drugs and generic global access to DAAs: the need to mirror ARV programmes

5th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, 28-29 June 2013, Kuala Lumpur

Vertical transmission continues to decline in UK and Ireland

Decline in late preterm delivery with vaginal birth in Europe

High loss to follow up among asymptomatic women starting ART in pregnancy in Option B+

Decreased growth in ART exposed uninfected infants in Botswana

Antiretrovirals, doses and formulations for children

International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus Drug Resistance and Curative Strategies, 4-8 June 2013, Toronto

Higher intracellular concentrations with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) overcomes K65R and other key NRTI resistance in vitro

Tentative phenotypic cut offs for dolutegravir: guidance for use with integrase resistance

S/GSK744 and long-acting formulation indicate broadly similar resistance profile to dolutegravir

One in five people with recent HIV infection in Spain have X4/R5 mixed tropic virus

14th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology, 22-24 April 2013, Amsterdam

Population pharmacokinetics of efavirenz to inform dosing in children three months of age and above

Bilirubin as a surrogate marker for atazanavir in children

Transplacental transfer of atazanavir and neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia

Tenofovir population pharmacokinetics in pregnancy

Effect of rifampicin on BMS-663068 in HIV negative volunteers

Coformulated darunavir/cobicistat: an alternative to separate ritonavir boosting

Continuous infusion of T-20 in multidrug resistant patient with intolerance of s.c. injections

20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), 3-6 March 2013, Atlanta

Small increase in birth defects in the French Perinatal Cohort

Uptake and retention in Malawi’s Option B+ programme

Optimising ART initiation in pregnancy through linkage of services vs integration of ART into antenatal care

Cardiovascular disease and other non-AIDS defining events

Dramatic advances at CROI for HCV treatment: telaprevir, boceprevir, faldaprevir, sofosbuvir, ABT-450, ABT-267, ABT-333 and ledipasvir

Basic research highlights from CROI 2013

Probiotic/prebiotic supplement combination shows benefits in SIV-infected pigtailed macaques

20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 3-6 March 2013, Atlanta

ARV pipeline: dolutegravir, TAF (GS-7340), MK-1439 and cenicriviroc

ARV pipeline: long-acting formulations of rilpivirine, GSK-744 and nanoformulations

Five-year results from the AntiRetroviral Research for Watoto (ARROW) Trial

Comparison of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir or NNRTI ART and PK with antimalarials in Ugandan children

Pharmacokinetics and acceptability of lopinavir/ritonavir sprinkles in children aged 1 to 4 years

Pharmacokinetics of currently available antiretroviral options for young children

Safety of transplacental raltegravir in neonates and washout pharmacokinetics

Tenofovir use in children

ddI resistance in South African children failing an abacavir or d4T based first-line regimen

Statin use in HIV positive people

RIFAQUIN study demonstrates once-weekly dosing during follow-up phase of TB treatment

Combining Xpert and LAM urine testing improves TB diagnostic sensitivity

Deferring ART by four weeks reduces mortality in patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis

Monthly injection protects macaques from rectal exposure: results should fast-track human studies for advanced PrEP options

Tenofovir DF ring protects macaques from vaginal exposure

VOICE study reports low adherence as reason for lack of efficacy for PrEP: anal sex common in African heterosexuals

Further studies on how male circumcision may reduce HIV transmission

Report of a functional cure in an HIV infected infant

3rd International Workshop on HIV and Women, 14-15 January 2013, Toronto

Nevirapine-containing ART does not reduce combined oral contraceptive effectiveness

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