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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 23rd, 1996

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

Immunology - CAF: Levy and Gallo Labs Continue to Differ

AIDS Therapies (Atevirdine) - Monotherapy Flops in Clinical Trial

AIDS Therapies (Reticulose) - Clinical Results Reported in Patients with AIDS

Blood Banking (Safety) - New Law Needed on Blood Supply

CMV Retinitis (Treatment) - Data Presented Confirming Fomivirsen Safety and Efficacy

Cachexia - Serostim to be Distributed for AIDS Wasting Treatment

Contraception (STDs) - Female Health Foundation Launched to Educate Women

Genetics - Molecular Mechanisms Identified that Allow HIV to Enter Human Cells

HIV Gene Therapy - Stable HIV Packaging Cell Line/HIV-1 Vector Promotes Efficient Gene Transfer

International (Africa) - Zimbabwe Women Petition State on Female Condom

International (Asia) - China Urges Caution in Herbal Cures for AIDS

International (Asia) - India AIDS Situation Seen Out of Control by 2000

International (Caribbean) - Cuba Sees AIDS Rise Linked to Tourism Growth

International (Russia) - Expert Forecasts AIDS Epidemic

Obstetrics (Testing) - Lawmakers Want Mandatory HIV Testing of Pregnant Women

Obstetrics (Vertical Transmission) - Breastfeeding: Key Issue in Fight Against HIV

Pathogenesis (HIV) - Findings on Host Factors Illuminate AIDS Replication

STDs (Prophylaxis) - Phase I Clinical Trial of Topical Microbicide Initiated

Screening (HIV/HCV) - Contract Awarded to Put Screening System in Place

Social Issues - U.S. Gay Group Gives Failing AIDS Grade to Shalala

Therapy (HBV) - Lamivudine Active Against HBV in HIV+

Virology (Viral Load) - HIV Decrease; Rapid Increase in CD4+ Cells Shown with AndroVir

Blood Safety (Antiviral) - "Inactivation of Viruses with Preservation of Coagulation Function in Fresh Frozen Plasma."

Blood Safety (Antiviral) - "Sensitivity of Hepatitis C Virus to Treatment with a Novel Psoralen and UVA in Human Platelet Concentrates."

Combination Therapies (Antiviral) - "Combination Antiretroviral Therapy and Topical Immune Modulation with Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in HIV Disease."

Diagnostics (Mycobacteria) - "Thermophilic Strand Displacement Amplification of the dnaJ Gene from the Mycobacterium avium Complex."

Epidemiology (HCV) - "HCV Genotypes in Multitransfused Hemophiliacs."

Pathogenesis (HIV) - "Eosinophilia in the Bone Marrow of HIV Infected Patients."

Pathogenesis (HIV) - "HIV-1 Transcription is Regulated by the Hematopoietic Transcription Factor GATA-2."

Pathogenesis (HIV) - "IL-15 is Able to Replace IL-2 During gamma/delta Cell Mediated Myelosuppression in HIV Infection."

Pathogenesis (HIV) - "Infection of Human Marrow Stroma By HIV-1 is Both Required and Sufficient for HIV-1 Induced Hematopoietic Suppression In Vitro: Demonstration by Gene-Modification of Primary Human Stroma."

Pathogenesis (HIV) - "Research Into Anagrelide's Effects on Cytokines May Lead to Anti-HIV/AIDS Link."

AIDS Therapies (Combined) - "A Phase-I Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Antiviral Activity of Combination Didanosine and Ribavirin in Patients with HIV-1 Disease."

AIDS Therapies (Combined) - "Concomitant Combination Therapy for HIV Infection Preferable over Sequential Therapy with 3TC and Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors."

AIDS Therapies (Protease Inhibitors) - "Structure-Based Design of HIV Protease Inhibitors: 5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones As Effective, Nonpeptidic Inhibitors."

At-Risk Populations (IVDUs) - "Prevalence of Markers for Hepatitis B Virus and HIV-1 among Drug Injectors in London: Injecting Careers, Positivity and Risk Behaviour."

Candida Esophagitis - "Fluconazole Versus Itraconazole for Candida Esophagitis in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome."

Cryptococcus neoformans - "Proteins in the Cell Wall and Membrane of Cryptococcus neoformans Stimulate Lymphocytes from Both Adults and Fetal Cord Blood to Proliferate."

Diagnostics (HIV) - "Detection of HIV-1 RNA by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Combined with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy."

Diagnostics (HIV) - "Serologic Reactivity of a Synthetic Peptide from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp41 with Sera from a Mexican Population."

Diarrhea - "Prevalence of Microsporidiosis Due to Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon (Septata) intestinalis among Patients with

Disease Presentation - "Unusual Presentation of a Tuberculous Peritonitis in a Patient with Concomitant AIDS and Liver Cirrhosis."

Herpes Zoster - "Herpes Zoster and Progression to AIDS in a Cohort of Individuals Who Seroconverted to Human Immunodeficiency Virus."

Histoplasmosis (Treatment) - "Fluconazole Therapy for Histoplasmosis."

Immunology - "Ligation of CR1 (C3b Receptor, CD35) on CD4+ T Lymphocytes Enhances Viral Replication in HIV-Infected Cells."

Immunology (HIV) - "Resistance to HIV-1 Infection among Persistently Seronegative Prostitutes in Nairobi, Kenya."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in Kaposi's sarcoma Occurring in Immunosuppressed Renal Transplant Recipients."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Short Report: Herpes-Like DNA Sequences in African-Endemic and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Associated Kaposi's sarcoma."

Kaposi's sarcoma (Therapy) - "Advanced Epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma: Treatment with Bleomycin or Combination of Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, and Vincristine."

Obstetrics (Vertical Transmission) - "Association of Maternal HIV Infection with Low Birth Weight."

Pediatrics (Immunology) - "Early Progression of Disease in HIV-Infected Infants with Thymus Dysfunction."

Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia - "Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Scid Induced by Viable Organisms Propagated in vitro."

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy - "Cytarabine Therapy for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in Patients with AIDS."

Surgery (Infection Control) - "Influence of Blunt Needles on Surgical Glove Perforation and Safety for the Surgeon."

Toxoplasmosis - "Toxoplasmosis of the Spinal Cord in a Patient with AIDS: Case Report and Review."

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