HIV Viral Suppression With Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy
This study uses electronic medical record data to compare 48-week viral load outcomes after starting long-acting antiretroviral therapy among people in the US with HIV with or without viremia from January 2021 through September 2024. Source link
Unintentional Fentanyl Use Detected in Hair
This study assessed hair samples to detect fentanyl exposure among people with or at risk of HIV reporting methamphetamine use without intention to use opioids concomitantly. Source link
Comparative Bleeding Risk in Older Patients With HIV and Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Oral Anticoagulants
This cohort study compares the bleeding risks among warfarin, rivaroxaban, and apixaban users in a national US cohort with atrial fibrillation and HIV. Source link
Hepatitis C Virus Screening in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women After Universal Screening Guidelines
This study examines whether hepatitis C virus screening differs among pregnant and nonpregnant women. Source link
Changes to CDC’s Website Threaten Patients, Public Health
This Medical News article discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on the information available on CDC.gov, an important resource for clinicians, researchers, and the public. Source link
IAS-USA Recommendations: Antiretrovirals for Treatment and Prevention of HIV in Adults
This Special Communication from the International Antiviral Society–USA provides updated 2024 recommendations for HIV treatment and clinical management and HIV prevention. Source link
Advances in Treatment and Prevention of HIV
Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to HIV being a manageable and preventable condition and provides the tools that might lead to an end of the HIV pandemic. Despite these advances, in the United States there were approximately 30 000 new infections in 2022, less than 70% of people living with HIV were virologically suppressed, […]
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction After Benzathine Penicillin G Treatment for Early Syphilis
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial assesses the incidence of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction among adults with early syphilis treated with benzathine penicillin G and the factors associated with Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction and benzathine penicillin G treatment response outcomes. Source link
Elective Surgery for People With HIV With Low CD4 Count
This case report describes a man in his 60s with hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, and a recent diagnosis of HIV presented with low CD4 cell count after starting antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir alafenamide-emtricitabine-bictegravir. Source link
DoxyPEP Shows Promise for Reducing STIs in 2 Studies
Amid the ongoing threat of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP)—a preventive treatment in which individuals take a dose of doxycycline up to 3 days after unprotected sex—could help reduce cases, according to 2 studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Source link
