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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).
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A recently developed contraceptive ring may not only prevent pregnancy, but also protect women from contracting HIV, says a new study featured in the May issue of the journal AIDS.
Researchers from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York are studying the effectiveness of a vaginal ring that uses anti-HIV chemicals and other natural materials already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The chemicals in the ring, which disable sperm and disrupt numerous stages in the HIV life cycle, are released over a 28-day period.
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The HIV virus can be found in blood and bodily fluids, such as semen and vaginal secretions. HIV is transmitted through any unprotected sexual contact with an infected person or by sharing syringes and needles with an infected person. Certain risk factors, however, can increase a person’s chance of contracting HIV.
These include:
- Having unprotected anal, vaginal, or oral sex with multiple partners. Unprotected sex refers to sexual intercourse without the use of latex or polyurethane condoms
- Sharing syringes or needles
- Having
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A recently published study led by researchers at the University of Washington verified that a drug intended to suppress herpes failed to slow down HIV transmission through sex, but the study has other potentials, a researcher says.
Acyclovir (Zovirax), which targets Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), was administered to approximately 3,400 serodiscordant — one partner HIV-positive and the other HIV-negative — couples in a Phase 3 clinical trial. HIV-positive participants also carried HSV-2.
The clinical and placebo groups had similar results in that the use of acyclovir did not…