Stirrup et al., Predictors of CD4 recovery following initiation of ART
Predictors of CD4 cell recovery following initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-1 positive patients with well-estimated dates of seroconversion. HIV Medicine Stirrup et al. on behalf of CASCADE Collaboration in EuroCoord aimed to investigate factors that predict speed of recovery and long-term CD4 cell count in HIV-1 seroconverters initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), […]
Trickey et al., CD4:CD8 and CD8 as Markers for Mortality
CD4:CD8 ratio and CD8 count as prognostic markers for mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC). Clinical Infectious Diseases Trickey et al. on behalf of the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration aimed to investigate whether the CD4:CD8 ratio or CD8 counts were independently associated with all-cause, AIDS, […]
Braun et al., Hohe Anzahl STIs bei MSM
Hohe Anzahl symptomloser sexuell übertragebarer Infektionskrankheiten bei HIV-infizierten Männern, die Sex mit Männern haben. Clinical Infectious Diseases Männer, die Sex mit Männern haben (MSM), mit wechselnden Sexualpartnern stecken sich häufig mit sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten (STIs) an. Doch bei den meisten verlaufen diese Infektionen symptomlos. Weil sie aber diese Infektion an andere Personen weitergeben können, sollten […]
Braun et al., Grand nombre d’IST chez les HSH
Un grand nombre d’infections sexuellement transmissibles asymptomatiques chez les hommes atteints du VIH qui ont des rapports sexuels avec des hommes. Clinical Infectious Diseases Les hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes (HSH) avec un changement fréquent de partenaires se contaminent souvent avec des infections sexuellement transmissibles (IST). Le plus souvent les infections sont […]
Turk et al., Assessing the danger of self-sustained HIV epidemics in heterosexuals
Assessing the danger of self-sustained HIV epidemics in heterosexuals by population based phylogenetic cluster analysis. eLife In epidemiology, the “basic reproductive number” describes how efficiently a disease is transmitted, and represents the average number of new infections that an infected individual causes. If this number is less than one, many people do not infect […]
Braun et al., Alta incidenza di ITS negli MSM
Alta incidenza di infezioni a trasmissione sessuale asintomatiche negli uomini con infezione HIV che hanno rapporti con altri uomini. Clinical Infectious Diseases Gli uomini che hanno rapporti sessuali con altri uomini (MSM: man who have sex with man) e con frequente cambiamento del partner sessuale, si contagiano spesso con infezioni a trasmissione sessuale […]
Kletkenov et al., Gag mutations and PI resistance
Role of Gag mutations for PI resistance in the Swiss HIV cohort – bystander or contributor? Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Kletkenov et al. aimed to describe for HIV infections in Switzerland the potential role of the C-terminus of Gag (NC–p6) in HIV protease inhibitor (PI) resistance. Resistance information on plasma samples from 2004–12 was […]
Baker et al., Cardiovascular disease risk factors in the START trial
Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors with immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV-positive participants in the START (Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment) trial. Journal of the American Heart Association The START trial is a randomized controlled study of immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) (“immediate” group) versus deferral of ART initiation until CD4+ […]
Braun, Marzel et al., High rates of STIs in patients after primary HIV-infection
High rates of subsequent asymptomatic STIs and risky sexual behavior in patients initially presenting with primary HIV-1 infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases Braun, Marzel et al. aimed to identify risk factors and to describe the characteristics of individuals with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Patients enrolled in the Zurich Primary HIV Infection Study were offered testing […]
Alvarez-del Arco et al., High levels of post-migration HIV acquisition in Europe
High levels of post-migration HIV acquisition within nine European countries. AIDS Alvarez-del Arco et al. on behalf of the Advancing Migrant Access to Health Services in Europe (aMASE) study team aimed to estimate the proportion of post-migration HIV acquisition among HIV-positive migrants diagnosed with HIV in the preceding 5 years from different geographic origins living […]