AIDS Weekly

Conference Coverage (IBC Protease Inhibitors) - Agouron Protease Inhibitor Enters Triple Combination Trials

Conference Coverage (IBC Protease Inhibitors) - Ritonavir Combinations Shine in Early Studies

Conference Coverage (IBC Protease Inhibitors) - Roche Researcher: Saquinavir Safe, Active in 3TC/AZT Combination

Conference Overview (XI Int Conf on AIDS) - AIDS Now A Manageable Disease - For Those Who Can Afford It

AIDS Therapies - Two Combination Regimens Shown To Be Advantageous in AIDS Patients

AIDS Therapies (Lamivudine) - Renal Dysfunction Affects Pharmacokinetics

AIDS Therapies (Viramune) - Accelerated Approval Received for Viramune

At-Risk Populations (IVDU) - Short Duration IV Drug Use Increases HCV, HBV, HIV Risk

Blood Banking (Safety) - Blood Supply Safety Increased While Risk Has Decreased

Conference Coverage (APIC) - Chickenpox Prevention and Control Is Mandatory

Cytomegalovirus - Antisense Drug Targeted at CMV Infection Tested in Europe

Drug Resistance - Molecular Mechanism of TB Drug Resistance Findings Reported

Education and Prevention - National Model Launched in HIV/AIDS Prevention

HIV Receptors - Second HIV Receptor "CC-CKR-5" Discovery Reported

Immunology - HIV May Lead To Aging of Cells

Infection Control - ADA Takes Action on Two HIV Fronts

International (Africa) - Worst Tuberculosis Problem Found in South Africa

International (Europe) - France To Put Epidemics on G7 Agenda

International (Europe) - HIV Technology Patent Granted in Finland

KSHV - Link Confirmed Between KSHV and Primary Effusion Lymphoma

Neurology (AIDS Dementia Complex) - Diverse Cellular Reservoirs for HIV-1 Elucidated in Central Nervous System

Nutrition - Vitamin B Supplements May Improve Survival in HIV⁺ Individuals

Pathogenesis (Co-Factors) - Evidence Provided of Role in AIDS and Other Diseases

Pediatrics - Aerosolized Pentamidine Safe for Children with P. carinii

Pediatrics - HIV⁺ Children Generally Present with Atypical TB

TB/HIV Coinfection - Immunosuppression: Predictor of Mortality in AIDS Patients with TB

TB/HIV Coinfection - TB Patients with HIV Less Infectious Than Those Without HIV

Transmission (HIV-Oral) - HIV Seroconversion Reported after Human Bite

Transmission (Vertical) - HIV Infection Progresses During Pregnancy

Transmission (Vertical) - Membrane Rupture Linked to Maternal/Fetal HIV Transmission

Virology (Viral Load) - Alternative Test for HIV RNA Measurement Described

Visceral Leishmaniasis - Pentavalent Antimony Effective Prophylaxis Visceral Leishmaniasis

Diagnostics (HIV) - "Diagnosis of Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection."

Disease Associations - "Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection as Risk Factor for Mother-to-Infant Hepatitis C Virus Transmission?."