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14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections


Los Angeles, California, February 25-28, 2007

14th CROI Coverage
	Official 14th CROI Conference Site
	The Body
	HIV & Hepatitis.com
	Medscape

Summaries of Selected Presentations

		Early Antiretroviral Therapy in Highly Immunocompromised Patients Coinfected with HIV and Tuberculosis: Much Immune Reconstitution Disease, but Perhaps Fewer Deaths? Oliver Bacon, MD, MPH, HIV InSite Medical Editor, Center for HIV Information, University of California San Francisco

		Pregnancy and Mother-to-Child Transmission Claire Townsend, MSc, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London

		Overview: Balancing Infant Feeding Options Elise Arrivé, MD; Valériane Leroy, MD; Unité INSERM 593, Equipe VIH Afrique, Institut de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie et Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France

		Antiretroviral Treatment of Infected Children in Resource-Limited Settings Claire Thorne, MD, University College London

		Single-Dose Nevirapine to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission: What Is New? Elise Arrivé, MD; Unité INSERM 593, Equipe VIH Afrique, Institut de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie et Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France

Aidsmap & Kaisernetwork Conference News

		Women may be at heightened risk of HIV infection immediately after male partner is circumcised Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, March 12, 2007.

		Treatment changes and breaks occur at high rate in Ugandan HIV patients Tom Egwang. Aidsmap, March 12, 2007.

		Remission of Kaposi's sarcoma seen in rural Uganda when HIV treatment given Tom Egwang. Aidsmap, March 12, 2007.

		Use of both cotrimoxazole and insecticide-treated bednets dramatically lowers the risk of malaria in HIV-positive children Theo Smart & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, March 7, 2007.

		Therapeutic concentrations of efavirenz, Kaletra, could be difficult to achieve in some children, with or without rifampicin Theo Smart & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, March 7, 2007.

		Large Zambian study finds early abrupt weaning of HIV-exposed infants does not improve HIV-free survival Theo Smart. Aidsmap, March 6, 2007.

		Four African studies suggest health risks associated with abrupt and early weaning of HIV-exposed infants Theo Smart. Aidsmap, March 5, 2007.

		Aciclovir therapy for women with HIV and herpes produces modest reductions in genital viral load Gus Cairns. Aidsmap, March 5, 2007.

		Circumcision could particularly benefit higher-risk men Gus Cairns & Michael Carter. Aidsmap, March 4, 2007.

		SMART substudy finds people on treatment less likely to transmit HIV, and may take fewer risks Gus Cairns. Aidsmap, March 4, 2007.

		Early weaning and formula feeding puts HIV-exposed infants in resource limited settings at high risk of severe diarrhoea and death Theo Smart. Aidsmap, March 2, 2007.

		Recent OIs or AIDS strongest predictors of development of resistance in South African first-line failures Keith Alcorn & Edwin J. Bernard. Aidsmap, March 2, 2007.

		Haiti is the source of HIV subtype B Michael Carter. Aidsmap, March 2, 2007.

		Further evidence that short-course PMTCT prophylaxis compromises mother's future treatment Edwin J. Bernard & Keith Alcorn. Aidsmap, March 1, 2007.

		Researchers Reduce Malaria Incidence in HIV-Positive Children by Providing Antibiotic, ITNs, Study Says Kaisernetwork, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 1, 2007.

		Ugandan study confirms low CD4 count, low body weight, TB and anaemia major risk factors for death after starting ART Theo Smart. Aidsmap, March 1, 2007.

		Microbicide failure poses more questions than answers Gus Cairns. Aidsmap, February 28, 2007.

		HIV treatment should not be delayed in TB patients with low CD4 counts, South African study shows Keith Alcorn & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 28, 2007.

		Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis reduces risk of death by 41% during first six months of ART Keith Alcorn & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 28, 2007.

		Benefits of Breast-Feeding Might Outweigh Risk of Vertical HIV Transmission in Developing Countries, Studies Say Kaisernetwork, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. February 27, 2007.

		Women infected with HIV subtype D progress faster despite same viral load Gus Cairns & Michael Carter. Aidsmap, February 27, 2007.

		Efavirenz-based ART more effective than nevirapine-based ART as first-line therapy in Southern Africa Theo Smart. Aidsmap, February 27, 2007.

		Lower CD4 count on HIV treatment predicts higher risk of cancers, liver, kidney, cardiovascular disease Keith Alcorn. Aidsmap, February 27, 2007.

		Urgent action needed to avert 'catastrophic' drug-resistant TB epidemic Keith Alcorn. Aidsmap, February 26, 2007.

Webcast Sessions

		Wednesday, February 28, 2007

		Tuesday, February 27, 2007

		Monday, February 26, 2007

		Sunday, February 25, 2007

Podcasts

		CROI Podcasts All webcast sessions are also available as podcasts.

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