Circumcision May Help Stop HIV Spread
Protection may stem from a decrease in the number of HIV target cells following the procedure.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Transplant Patient Sues After Contracting HIV
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) and one of its transplant surgeons are facing malpractice charges from a kidney transplant patient who has tested positive for HIV and hepatitis C.
Renal Tx Improves HIV Patients’ Survival
TORONTO—HIV-infected individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have significantly better odds of survival if they have a kidney transplant than if they remain on dialysis, according to recently released data.
Renal Decline More Rapid in HIV Patients
SAN FRANCISCO—Microalbuminuria (MA) predicts the development of overt proteinuria at two years in patients with HIV infection, data suggest.
HIV-Infected Men Can Father Healthy Babies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—HIV infection in men need not be a barrier to fatherhood, according to new findings presented here at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting.
HIV Care is Growing in Complexity
The proliferation of medications to aid in the suppression of viral replication for persons with HIV infection has expanded at a pace almost unparalleled in any other field of medicine.
HIV Does Not Worsen Renal Tx Outcomes
TORONTO—One- and three-year outcomes for both patient and graft survival among HIV-infected transplant recipients are comparable to those in the overall transplant population, data show. The findings come from the largest, prospective cohort of HIV-infected kidney and liver transplant recipients followed since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy, researchers say.
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