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Over a third of TB cases in UK prisons are drug-resistant

Michael Carter — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Many UK prisoners with tuberculosis have a drug-resistant form of the disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

High prevalence of drug-resistant TB amongst HIV patients in South Africa

Michael Carter — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

There is a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis amongst patients with HIV in South Africa, investigators report in the April 1^st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Genital ulcers frequently associated with HIV shedding in men

Michael Carter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

HIV was detected in the lesions of almost 50% of HIV-positive men with genital ulcer disease, investigators report in the April 1^st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

HIV biggest cause of adolescent death, hospitalisation in Zimbabwe

Carole Leach-Lemens — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Among adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe, HIV is now the single most common cause of acute admission and in-hospital death, Rashida A. Ferrand and colleagues reported in a study published in the February online edition of PLoS Medicine.

Visa refusal shines spotlight on China's HIV travel ban

Michael Carter — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

A spotlight has fallen on China’s continued entry ban for HIV-positive foreigners after HIV-positive Australian novelist Robert Dessaix was refused entry to the country.

Rates of new HIV diagnoses amongst US gay men 44 times greater than those in other populations

Michael Carter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

HIV has a hugely disproportionate impact on gay and other men who have sex with men in the US, according to new figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Surveillance (CDC).

HIV-positive boys have reduced bone density

Michael Carter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

HIV-positive pubescent boys have significantly lower bone mineral content and density than their HIV-negative peers, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The researchers also found that treatment with Kaletra was associated with reduced bone mineral content and density.

Pressure growing on wealthy nations for clear signal on long-term funds for HIV

Keith Alcorn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Pressure is building on governments of wealthy nations to make clear where they stand on funding their promises to achieve universal access to HIV treatment, care and prevention, following a meeting of ministers and civil society advocates from countries with high HIV burdens in London this week.

South Africa: Delayed drug registrations hard to swallow

Reproduced from PLUS NEWS — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

-Delays in registering antiretroviral (ARV) medication may keep cheaper, more patient-friendly drugs out of reach as South Africa prepares to launch the world's largest tender for medicines.

Hospital admissions remain high amongst those with HIV

Michael Carter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Hospital admissions remain high amongst patient with HIV, even in the era of modern antiretroviral therapy, investigators from the US military report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.