Reports and Studies - pozhet

HIV treatment (ART) survey

10 October, 2014

ART use and non-use: an anonymous online survey

Experienced researchers from the Centre for Social Research in Health (CSRH), UNSW, Australia would like to invite people living with HIV (PLHIV) to participate an online survey. The survey is anonymous and will take about 30-45 minutes to self-complete.

If you are aged 18 years or above, living with HIV in Australia, we would like your help! Participation is voluntary. If you wish to take part in the survey, please click the following link artuse.csrh.org , which will direct you to the study webpage. (more…)

Treatment suppresses HIV in menstrual blood

20 May, 2014

The online edition of the US Journal of Infectious Diseases (on AIDSmap) reports that high concentrations of HIV treatment (ART) were found in the vaginal secretions of women in a study. The findings support the use of ART to prevent sexual transmission of HIV.

The investigators wanted to see if ART had any effect on HIV in vaginal secretions, particularly during menstruation.

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Zero transmissions in first two years of study

14 March, 2014

At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in March 2014, a team of European researchers presented some exciting interim results from the Partner Study.

The interim findings show that after 2 years there are no cases of HIV transmission between couples where the positive partner has a viral load under 200 copies/ml. This was the case regardless of the type of sex (eg anal or vaginal sex). (more…)

Credit card size test

15 January, 2014

A credit card-sized chip can diagnose HIV infection and provide T cell counts to guide treatment, according to a recent paper in Science Translational Medicine. The fluid-processing chip provides accurate test results in less than 20 minutes using a single drop of blood that goes directly into the testing chamber and does not require trained handling. (more…)

An update on HIV treatments

12 November, 2013

The 14^th European AIDS Conference was held in Brussels in October of this year.

Professor Francois Raffi of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Nantes presented Antiretroviral therapy — new strategies or new drugs? in the closing lecture of the conference. He spoke about a range of new medications and strategies that are currently being trialled to treat HIV.