Anti-Infectives Week

HIV/AIDS HAART - Stavudine dose reductions may ameliorate complications without compromising antiviral activity

HIV/AIDS Healthcare Services - Holistic Native Network integrates HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and mental health services

HIV/AIDS Microbicide - Anti-HIV vaginal microbicide has no adverse effects on vaginal pH

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Complex determinants in HIV-1 gp120 mediate CXCR4-dependent infection of macrophages

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cytotoxic T lymphocytes can kill 0.7 to 3 HIV-infected target cells per day

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Vpr interacts with antiapoptotic mitochondrial protein HAX-1

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Drug company support is critical to advancing AIDS prevention effort, says Zeda Rosenberg

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Financial incentives increase attendance at workshops for at-risk urban populations

HIV/AIDS Therapy - UCLA findings show that the immune response to HIV differs, even in identical twins

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 p24 may persist during long-term HAART

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - Coinfected children not taking HAART have poor outcomes on anti-TB therapy

HIV/Tuberculosis Transmission - Family caregivers in Thailand put themselves at risk for HIV/TB transmission

Haemophilus Influenzae -  H. influenzae capsule deficient serotype can establish an invasive infection

Helicobacter Pylori -  Helicobacter pylori infection alters gastric epithelial cell gene expression

Helicobacter Pylori - Studies describe new findings in helicobacter pylori research

Hepatitis B Therapy - Genomic analysis conducted of anti-hepatitis B virus activity

Hepatitis C Therapy - Interferon-ribavirin therapy does not affect bone density in chronic hepatitis C

Herpesvirus Infection - Valacyclovir reduces the duration of herpes gladiatorum infection

Hospitalization Trends - Hospital admissions for HIV are down by half since 1995, according to U.S. government statistics

Immunology - Immunostimulation alone is insufficient to enhance antiviral T-cell reactivity

Immunology - Researchers link NPY hormone with immune system function

Infectious Diseases - Amphora selected for microbicide clinical trial

Infectious Diseases - Medical soldiers protect world borders from infectious diseases

Intra-Abdominal Infections - U.S. FDA approves new indication for Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl)

Klebsiella Pneumoniae - Multiresistant K. pneumoniae outbreak associated with contaminated roll boards in ORs

Malaria - Researchers' work adds to malaria body of knowledge

Malaria - Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prevents falciparum malaria infection

Medical Devices - Positive results reported from in vivo study of urinary catheter anti-infective coating

Medical Devices - Russian-based companies sign agreement to ensure cobalt-60 for healthcare industry

Obesity Complications - Bariatric surgery does not add risk of postoperative wound infection in morbidly obese

Ophthalmology - International Trachoma Initiative joins forces to eliminate trachoma in Ethiopia

Parasitology - Trichinellosis shows a benign course and a milder clinical picture in children than in adults

Parasitology - Vitamin B5 analog inhibits P. falciparum pantothenate kinase and malaria proliferation

Pediatric Malaria Therapy - Methylene blue plus chloroquine safe for young African children, but has limited efficacy

Pediatric Neuropsychiatry - Lorazepam and plasmapheresis can improve symptoms in patients with catatonia

Pneumonia - Pneumonia hospitalization rates are on the rise for older adults

Product Distribution - Madaus, Srl, enters into agreement for ProQuin XR in Europe

Salmonellosis -  Salmonella stress management is related to behavior during intestinal colonization

Smallpox - Serious adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine appear to be limited

Stem Cell Transplantation - Almost half of HSCT patients with high-grade CMV antigenemia develop CMV disease

Stem Cell Transplantation - Virus-induced hemorrhagic cystitis is a frequent complication after AHSCT

Surgical Technology - Moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution has higher antibiotic activity than gatifloxacin 0.3%

Surgical Technology - Retroperitoneoscopic renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection superior to open surgery

Tuberculosis - Study suggests that anticancer chemotherapy is not an obstacle in treating tuberculosis

Vaccines - Phase I trial of C. difficile vaccine in elderly subjects begins

Virology - Performing monkeys in Asia carry viruses that could jump species to humans