AIDS Weekly

AIDS-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma - AIDS-associated KS prognostic index predicts mortality at initial diagnosis

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV infection responsible for 49% of disease burden in Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Community-based HIV treatment service maintains efficacy after rapid scale-up

KSHV Vertical Transmission - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus strains concordant between mother and child

Angiosarcoma & Kaposi Sarcoma - Angiosarcoma can be difficult to differentiate histologically from Kaposi sarcoma

Antimicrobial Resistance - Bacteria tested for susceptibility against piperazinyl-cross-linked fluoroquinolone dimers

Cancer Research - Results of TNX-355 combination study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Diagnostics - Serum procalcitonin distinguishes causes of community-acquired pneumonia

Drug Abuse - Intervention stabilized HIV prevalence among IDUs in Northern Vietnam and Southern China

Drug Development - Panacos details study results of maturation inhibitor candidate for HIV

Drug Resistance - Bacterial pathogen susceptibility to carbapenems and other broad-spectrum agents monitored

Finance - Dr. Bruce D. Cherksey acquires stake in PhytoMedical's wholly owned subsidiary

Genetics & Genomics - Hepatitis B virus precore/core genes analyzed in two genotypes

HIV/AIDS - Chembio participates in United Nations' High-Level Meetings on AIDS

HIV/AIDS & Prison Health - Prison-based HIV prevention intervention increased intentions related to condom use

HIV/AIDS Disclosure - Majority of gay men do not regret disclosing HIV serostatus

HIV/AIDS Education - Microsoft and PBS create global web resource to enhance understanding of AIDS pandemic

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV incidence and sex behavior do not differ between out-migrants and residents in Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS HAART - Aboriginal IDUs have lower HAART uptake than non-Aboriginals over 24-months

HIV/AIDS Knowledge - Sexually transmitted infection knowledge varies among female sex street workers in Italy

HIV/AIDS News Media - Australian community-based HIV media presents aura of ambivalence about HAART strategies

HIV/AIDS Polyneuropathy - HIV-1 gp120 causes neuronal apoptosis and axonal degeneration via 2 mechanisms

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV-infected person likely to engage in safe sex if partner is perceived as being uninfected

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Successful telephone recruitment strategies identified for HIV prevention for gay men

HIV/AIDS Research - Blacks are hit hardest by HIV infection among U.S. youth

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Risk factors for unsafe sex behaviors among male rural migrants in Shanghai identified

HIV/AIDS Risk Reporting - Audio computer-assisted self-interview improves HIV risk reporting among substance abusers

HIV/AIDS Sexual Risk - Unprotected sex among gay men may not be specifically driven by serostatus assumptions

HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV protease carrying indinavir drug-resistance mutations is characterized

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Intracellular trafficking and assembly pathway for HIV-1 Gag has been identified

HIV/AIDS Vaginal Microbicide - Vaginal microbicides are being developed to prevent HIV transmission

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus coinfection increases mortality in HIV-infected individuals

Market Analysis - Report of best practices shows private sector is moving toward universal access to HIV treatment

Medical Devices - Scientists developing modular architecture for a flexible flow cytometry based platform

Neurocognitive Impairment - Neurocognitive impairment patterns similar between unemployed schizophrenic and HIV+ patients

Personnel - Invitrogen announces formation of flow cytometry scientific advisory board

Philanthropy - Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation awards grant to AHF's South African AIDS Clinic

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Serum adenosine deaminase and plasma platelet factor-4 elevated in pulmonary tuberculosis

Shingles Vaccine - FDA approves Zostavax, Merck's new vaccine for preventing shingles in adults 60 and older