Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 7th, 1998
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AIDS Vaccines - DNA Prime/Fowlpox Boost Yields Protective T-Cell Response
AIDS Immunity - MAb Binds HIV's Coiled Coil
Animal Models - Cotton Rats Infected with HIV-1
Antiviral Immunity - Mysterious HIV Suppression Linked to Genetic Factors
Editorial - 5500 Funerals/Day As HIV Infects 22.5 Million Africans
Immunology - T-Cell Dimmer Switch Identified In Vivo
CMV - Endoscopy Cost-Effective in Patients with Low CD4 Counts
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis G Occurs Frequently
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety-Europe) - PCR System Analyzes Plasma for Presence of Viruses
Therapy - Pharmacokinetics of Ritonavir Examined
AIDS Therapies - Future Target for HIV Therapy: T-Cell's Own Proteins
AIDS Therapies (T-20) - Antiviral Fusion Inhibitor Still Requires Much Study
Communicable Disease - China at Public Health Crossroads
Epidemiology - Global HIV Cases Up 10 Percent in 1998
Industry News (AIDS Therapies) - Initiation of Phase II HIV Gene Therapy Study Announced
Industry News (Disease Prevention) - Innovative Cancer and HIV Treatments in Development
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors - Research Reveals Alarming Rate of HIV/AIDS Complacency
Pediatrics - Viramune Available for Use in HIV Positive Children
Testing (HIV) - Evidence Points to Increased Use of At-Home Testing
Influenza - Granzyme B Elevation Diagnostic of Flu
Disease Associations - "The Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patients in Care in the United States."
Diagnostics (Lesions) - "Diagnostic Accuracy of Tl-201 SPECT Imaging in HIV Positive Patients with CNS Lesions."
Disease Associations - "Natural History of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Children of Mothers Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1."
Disease Associations - "Proportion Positive for EBV, CMV, HHV-6, Toxoplasma, and HIV-1 in Patients Who Are Heterophile Antibody Negative with Atypical Lymphocytes, Lymphocytosis, or Both.
HIV Immunotherapy - "Hypothyroidism is Associated with IL-2 Therapy in a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of IL-2 for the Treatment of HIV Infection."
Molecular Genetics - "Host Cell Factors Repress HIV-1 Gene Expression: Mechanisms for Viral Latency."
Pathogenesis (HIV) - "Immunopathogenesis of Primary HIV Infection."
AIDS-Related Dementia - "Neuronal Death Induced by Brain-Derived Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Genes Differs Between Demented and Nondemented AIDS Patients."
Education and Prevention - "Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy and Viral Load on the Perceived Risk of HIV Transmission and the Need for Safer Sexual Practices."
HIV Vaccines - "Neutralization of HIV-1 Subtypes: Implications for Vaccine Formulations."
HIV Vaccines - "Potent Neutralization of Primary HIV-1 Isolates by Antibodies Directed Against Epitopes Present in the V1/V2 Domain of HIV-1 gp120."
Transmission (HIV) - "Infant Feeding and Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 in Sao Paulo State, Brazil."
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