HIV/AIDS Topics CROI 2017: HIV's Milder Cousin May Be Less Mild than Previously Thought
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Wednesday, 08 March 2017 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
The virulence of HIV-2 virulence may have been underestimated, and although progression to AIDS and death in people with HIV-2 infection was slower than with HIV-1, it was the rule rather than the exception -- 70% progressed to AIDS within 20 years -- according to new research from West Africa presented at last month's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
Coverage of 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016)
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), held July 18-22, in Durban, South Africa.
Conference highlights include PrEP and other biomedical HIV prevention, HIV cure research, experimental antiretroviral therapy, and access to treatment and prevention for key affected populations.
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EACS 2015: Does Low-level HIV Viral Load Raise the Risk of Disease Progression and Comorbidities?
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Wednesday, 04 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV-positive people with detectable but low viral load -- in the range of 50 to 500 or 1000 copies/mL -- may continue to have a higher risk of AIDS-related events, but their likelihood of experiencing serious non-AIDS events including heart, liver, and kidney disease did not appear to increase, according to a pair of Italian studies presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona.
Study Sheds New Light on What Happens During Acute HIV Infection
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- Category: Primary/Acute HIV
- Published on Thursday, 26 May 2016 00:00
- Written by U.S. Military HIV Research Program
An individual's HIV viral load set-point is generally reached about a month after plasma viremia is first detectable, according to an analysis published in the May 18 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The RV217 study, which included more than 100 people with acute HIV infection in East Africa and Thailand, found that signs and symptoms were uncommon during the earliest stages of infection, and what happens during this period influences later disease progression.
IAS 2015: Many People with Long-term HIV Infection Do Not Achieve Full CD4 Cell Recovery
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Wednesday, 02 September 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
One-third of people who started combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) many years ago using first-generation protease inhibitors did not achieve complete immunological recovery with normal CD4 T-cell counts despite good viral suppression, according to a French study presented at the recent 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention in Vancouver.
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