Pediatrics

• In the Journals

• Efavirenz-based therapy produced less virologic failure in HIV-infected children

• May 3, 2013
• Efavirenz-based antiretroviral regimens were associated with less virological failure in HIV-infected children than nevirapine-based antiretroviral...More »

• Breaking News

• USPSTF recommends population-wide HIV screening

• April 30, 2013
• The US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that all adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years be screened for HIV infection.
  The new guidelines...More »

• In the Journals

• Long-term combination ART cardioprotective in children, adolescents

• April 23, 2013
• Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children and adolescents appears to be cardioprotective, according to study results...More »

• ART more effective than NRTI-only regimens for children, adolescents

• April 16, 2013
• Using only nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors did not offer the same duration of protection or benefits as pediatric patients treated with...More »

• In the Journals

• Possible path to HIV vaccine found

• April 4, 2013
• Scientists have determined how the HIV virus and a resulting strong antibody response co-evolved in one HIV-infected patient, according to a press...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Perinatally acquired HIV patients require more health information, services

• March 14, 2013
• Sexual and reproductive information and services provided by HIV health care providers for adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV must...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• PROMOTE: No differences in preterm birth, low birth weight in Ugandan women

• March 7, 2013
• ATLANTA — No differences were observed in preterm birth rates or low birth weight among treatment-naive women in Uganda assigned to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• ‘Option B+’ program in Malawi increased access to ART for women

• March 5, 2013
• ATLANTA — Malawi’s expansion of its antiretroviral therapy public health initiative to include a test-and-treat program for all HIV-positive...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Birth defects linked to ART use in first trimester

• March 5, 2013
• ATLANTA — Antiretroviral therapy in utero is associated with birth defects, according to findings in a paper presented at the 2013 Conference on...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• HIV infection reduced in 6-month-old infants receiving nevirapine

• March 5, 2013
• ATLANTA — HIV infection was significantly lower at age 6 months among infants randomly assigned at 6 weeks to receive daily nevirapine vs. placebo...More »

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