Study Reports an Increase in Hepatitis C Virus Among HIV Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men: Findings in a recent study on AIDS report a high and increasing prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in HIV infected men who have sex with men. This trend suggests the ongoing transmission of HCV in HIV-positive men who have sex with men. The researchers propose to focus on targeted prevention such as raising awareness and routine testing to combat this problem. For more information, please see the study in the journal AIDS (abstract).

Study Finds That NRTI-Free Regimens Are Correlated With Resistance: A recent study reported in the journal AIDS shows that treatment of antiretroviral-naïve patients with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)-sparing regimens was less successful than NRTI-based regimens. The use of  nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) with protease inhibitors (PIs), without the use of NRTIs, was less successful and was also associated with more resistance to PIs and NNRTIs. The study concludes that a NNRTI and PI regimen should not be recommended as an antiretroviral first-line regimen. For more information, please see the study in AIDS (abstract).