A higher viral load during the earlier stages of pregnancy is an important risk factor for mother-to-child transmission of HIV, even when a woman’s viral load is below 500 copies/ml at the time of delivery, French investigators report in the... more>

Patients receiving routine HIV care through a large US hospital had treatment responses that matched responses rates seen in recent clinical trials, indicating that very high rates of undetectable viral load are achievable in everyday... more>

Amongst patients experiencing a rebound in viral load, those taking 3TC (lamivudine, Epivir) in combination with tenofovir (Viread) were more likely than those taking FTC (emtricitabine, Emtriva) and tenofovir... more>

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• Higher viral load during early pregnancy, poor adherence, associated with increased risk of HIV infection for infants
• HIV treatment responses in everyday care matching clinical trial levels
• Less resistance with FTC than 3TC when combined with tenofovir
• Vision loss affecting one in ten Ugandan people with HIV