Research & News
Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on HIV Transmission
Aug 14, 2012
Researchers found that women on hormonal contraceptives had almost twice the rates of HIV-1 acquisition as those who used non-hormonal methods. Women should be counseled as to the increased risk of HIV-1 when using hormonal contraceptives and encouraged to use dual... Read More
Editorial on AIDS-Free Generation
Aug 10, 2012
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) head discusses the gains we've made with antiretroviral therapy making the idea of elimination of mother-to-child transmission and the possibility of an AIDS-free generation a reality. He advocates for... Read More
Seroconversion During Pregnancy and Perinatal Transmission
Aug 09, 2012
Researchers at the CDC found an eight-fold increase in perinatal transmission of HIV in those women that seroconverted during pregnancy compared to those that seroconverted prior to pregnancy. This statistic strengthens the case for early HIV testing during pregnancy and... Read More
Long Term Infant Outcomes Post-Exposure to ART in Utero
Aug 08, 2012
Researchers from the DART trial in Uganda and Zimbabwe studied long term effects of in utero exposure to ART in infants born to HIV-positive mothers. Overall infant mortality rate of 5% was similar to that in the general population. In addition, there were not increases... Read More
Preparing for Pregnancy with HIV
Aug 08, 2012
Preconception care is vital to prevent unplanned pregnancies in HIV-positive women, optimize the woman's health prior to a planned pregnancy, prevent perinatal transmission, and prevent transmission to the HIV-negative partner during conception. Authors summarize important... Read More
Early Knowledge of HIV Status Could Prevent Some Perinatal Transmission
Aug 07, 2012
Participants enrolled in the NISDI Perinatal or LILAC studies in Latin America or the Caribbean who had HIV-positive infants were studied in terms of timing of transmission, and possible missed opportunites for prevention of transmission. Researchers determined that early... Read More
HAART increases time to clear HIV antibodies in uninfected children
Aug 07, 2012
Researchers did a retrospective study of HIV-exposed infants who did not contract HIV to determine the legnth of time before maternal HIV antibodies were undetectable in the infants. It was determined that seroreversion occurred at a later age than previously reported as... Read More
Illinois Law and Voluntary HIV Testing
Aug 07, 2012
The ACLU, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (ALCC), AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), and the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) released an updated guide for clinicians regarding conducting voluntary HIV testing within the parameters of the Illinois law.... Read More
Point-of-Care CD4 Testing and ART
Aug 02, 2012
Authors found that the point-of-care test performed no worse than lab testing in both pregnant and non-pregnant individuals. This may assist in more quickly identifying those pregnant women needing to start antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, especially in resource-... Read More
Risk of HIV Among Women Injection Drug Users
Jul 31, 2012
Prevention research has not examined closely enough the social and structural systems of women injection drug users that put them at high risk for not only HIV but Hepatitis C (HCV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Prevention strategies for these women... Read More
