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Conference reports

Minimal risk of sexual HIV transmission for heterosexual couples when the HIV positive partner has an undetectable viral load

Differences by age for women in response to initial ART: meta-analysis from clinical studies submitted to the FDA

Lopinavir/ritonavir in pregnancy: results from a systematic review

Possible mechanisms for adverse pregnancy outcomes in HIV positive women

43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health, 13-17 November 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Paediatric TB: glimpses of PK data and a potential new approach to drug development

11th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV, 11-15 November 2012, Glasgow

Issues that divide expert opinion: when to start, HIV and ageing and the impact of HIV on life expectancy

Dolutegravir: integrase resistance and the impact of the background regimen

Updated results on Quad: 96 week data from phase 3 studies

HIV/HCV coinfection: early glimpses of an interferon-free future and EuroSIDA incidence data

Resistance in infants and children receiving ART in South Africa

63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), 9-13 November 2012, Boston

Cure rates with pipeline HCV drugs: reports from AASLD

3rd International Workshop on HIV and ageing, 5-6 November 2012, Baltimore

BHIVA Autumn Conference, 6-7 October 2012, London

52nd International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 9-12 September 2012, San Francisco

Study summaries from ICAAC 2012

Antiviral activity in vitro with S/GSK1265744

Efavirenz interaction studies with TB compounds bedaquiline and delamanid

19th IAS World AIDS Conference, 22–25 July 2012, Washington

HPTN-052: clinical advantages from earlier treatment

Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition

Towards an HIV cure: Early developments reported at IAS, part 2

Online video interviews between researchers and activists

19th IAS World AIDS Conference, 22–25 July 2012, Washington

IAS: social and political talks online as web casts

New booster – cobicistat as an alternative to ritonavir

Dolutegravir vs raltegravir in treatment-naive patients: 48 week results from the SPRING 2 study

Elvitegravir vs raltegravir: 96 week phase III results in treatment experienced patients

In vitro and animal data support safety profile BMS 986001: d4T-like NRTI currently in clinical trials

Switching to rilpivirine/tenofovir/FTC fixed dose combination from boosted-PI regimen: SPIRIT study draws the line at 24 weeks

Maraviroc plus atazanavir/ritonavir in a nuke-sparing regimen in treatment-naive patients

Five-year results from raltegravir registrational studies

First report: atazanavir-related gallstones (cholelithiasis)

Paediatrics studies at 19th International AIDS Conference and the 4th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics

Novel lopinavir/ritonavir sprinkle formulation for children in resource-limited settings

Update on new antiretrovirals for children and adolescents

Tenofovir prophylaxis for neonates

Efavirenz levels variable in children in the CHAPAS-3 study

Early initiation of ART is associated with growth recovery in children in NEVEREST-2

High prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in children taking d4T in rural South Africa

Lipid profile in children in PREDICT: immediate versus deferred nevirapine-based ART

High levels of maraviroc in rectal tissue fail to protect macaques from SIV transmission following rectal exposure

Mechanisms for circumcision to reduce HIV transmission in different penile tissue: target cell differences rather than keratinisation

Towards an HIV cure: early developments reported

Important publications launched at IAS 2012

14th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reactions (IWCADR), 19–21 July 2012, Washington

Skeletal muscle toxicity and raltegravir

Proteinuria as a potential early marker of tenofovir-related renal toxicity

Earlier and greater comorbidities reported in HIV positive cohort

20th International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, 9–13 June 2012, Sitges

In vitro resistance profile for BMS 986001

Recombination dynamics in case of MDR sub-type D following superinfection with wild-type sub-type B

Defective viral reservoir populations is common in patients on long-term suppressed ART

First case report of transmission with five-class resistance

New data on the Berlin patient: interpret with caution

18th Annual BHIVA Conference, 18-20 April 2012, UK

Half of gay men in London would chose oral PrEP to reduce risk of HIV

Recent infection is common in UK; 30% gay men aged 15-25 infected within a year of diagnosis

One third of HIV positive people at five UK clinics have symptomatic depression: link to adherence and viral suppression – 40% cases are untreated

Hodgkin’s lymphoma: survival normalises to HIV negative rates despite more advanced disease at diagnosis

Promising outcomes from laser ablative treatment of AIN2/3 to prevent anal cancer

KS in the HAART era includes patients with high CD4 and suppressed viral load: importance of KS chemotherapy for some patients in addition to ART

3rd vs 4th generation HIV testing: almost half of UK clinics out of step with national guidelines

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