Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 15th, 1999
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Testing - PCR Can Detect Viral Contamination of Groundwater
Drug Development - Potential Acyclovir Prodrugs Synthesized
Pharmacokinetics - D-D4FC Values Determined in Rhesus Monkeys
Testing - HCV Serum Levels Must Be Measured Monthly
Testing - PCR for HCV, HBV, and HIV Feasible in Blood Bank Setting
Therapy - Antiviral Treatment is Useful in Post-HCV Cirrhosis Patients
Therapy - Foscarnet Useful Against Kaposi's Sarcoma
Therapy - SpC3 Activity Studied
Therapy (HCV) - IFN Impact on Liver Fibrosis Progression Examined
Therapy (TB) - Benefits of Liposomal Amikacin Against MDR-TB Unclear
Virology - New Agent Shows Activity Against Poliovirus
End-Stage Liver Disease - Transplantation Achieved in HIV Infected Hemophiliac
Animal Models (HBV) - Trimera Disease Model Developed for Hepatitis B
Etiology (HIV-1) - Scientists Discover Origin of HIV-1
HIV Vaccines - Studies Offer Clues to Vaccine Design and Safety
Industry News (HSV Vaccine) - Herpes Vaccine Effective in Animals
Industry News (Protease Inhibitors) - Clinical Trial Results Suggest Agenerase Is Potent, Easy to Take
Protease Inhibitors (Viracept) - Results Presented for Patients Switching to Other Combination Therapies
Protease Inhibitors (Viracept) - Therapy Produces Anti-HIV Effects in Women
Risk Factors (HIV) - Doctors Fear HIV Patients Getting Careless
Virology - Viral Gateway into Cells Could Play Role in Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases
Antiherpetics - "Famciclovir for the Management of Herpes Virus Infections in HIV Infected Patients."
Dosage Change (Effectiveness) - "An Open Label, Randomized Trial Switching Nelfinavir Dosing from TID to BID: Six Month Report."
Dosage Change (Effectiveness) - "Effect of Change from TID to BID Nelfinavir (NFV) on Viral Load and CD4 Count."
Pharmacokinetics - "Safety Profile of Cidofovir in a Patient Group With Heavily Pre-Treated CMV Disease."
Prognosis (Viral Load) - "Parallel Changes in Viral Load and the Percentage of CD8+CD38+ T Cells after HAART for HIV Infection."
Racial Differences (Therapy) - "Reduced Therapeutic Response in Black verses White Patients Treated with Interferon alpha-2b Plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C."
AIDS Therapies (Bone Homeostasis) - "Decreased Bone Formative and Enhanced Resorptive Markers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Indication of Normalization of the Bone-Remodeling Process During Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy."
Immunology - "IL-12 Is Not Required for Induction of Type 1 Cytokine Responses in Viral Infections."
Immunology (Interferon Expression) - "A Bioassay for Interferon Type I Based on Inhibition of Sendai Virus Growth."
Vaccine Efficacy (Influenza) - "Antibody Response to 1995-1996 Influenza Vaccine in Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Elderly Women."
Virology (HIV-1) - "Probing the Topography of HIV-1 Nucleocapsid Protein with the Alkylating Agent N-ethylmaleimide."
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