Research & News
Exposure to ARVs and Infant Development
Jun 30, 2013
Exposure to antiretroviral medicines during the perinatal period continues to raise questions as to the long-term effects on those exposed infants. HIV-negative but exposed infants ages 9-15 months were assessed for cognitive development, including language and motor... Read More
Risk of Amniocentesis in Pregnant, HIV-Positive Women
Jun 30, 2013
Researchers looked at the use of amniocentesis in a case review of women with perinatal transmission who recevied an amnio in the second trimester recommend. Based on their review, they determined that amnio should only be performed when the woman is on HARRT and ideally... Read More
Serodiscordant Couples and Safe Insemenation Procedures
May 31, 2013
This study evaluated the effectiveness of semen washing for interuterine insemination in serodiscordant couples where the man is HIV-positive. Researchers confirmed that no HIV infection occurred as a result of this method of IUI and thus consider this a safe option for... Read More
Use of Fourth-Generation Rapid HIV Tests for Diagnosis in Children
May 31, 2013
Fourth-generation HIV rapid tests have been shown not to be effective in diagnosing HIV in infants with a p24 antigen specificity of <2%. Although sample sizes were small, researchers do not feel they can recommend the use of the 4th generation rapid tests for diagnosis... Read More
HIV Status Disclosure and Pregnancy
May 30, 2013
Often disclosure of HIV status is studied as a dichotomous variable - either yes, disclosed or no, did not disclose. In wanting to learning more about the process and barriers to disclosure, researchers underwent a qualitative analysis of the experience of disclosure of... Read More
Emergency Pharmacy Support Now Available
May 13, 2013
The Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline and the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) have partnered with Walgreen's/C&M Specialty Pharmacy to offer emergency support for the provision of pediatric HIV prophylactic medication. This support aims to ensure that... Read More
Serodiscordance and Disclosure in Southwestern US
Apr 30, 2013
The prevalence of HIV-positive pregnant women in serodiscordant relationships has not been quantified to this point. Researchers looked at the patient population of a women's HIV program in Texas to determine not only rates of this type of relationship but also whether or... Read More
CDC Offers Guidance on ART and Its Effects on Sexual Transmission of HIV
Apr 15, 2013
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a fact sheet regarding the effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on risk of sexual transmission of HIV infection and superinfection. It summarizes recent data and discusses the implications of these data to... Read More
New Report Released on Women and HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
Apr 14, 2013
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation documents the history and current state of HIV/AIDS among women in the United States. The report includes a history of HIV/AIDS among women, the current epidemic and key trends, and knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS.... Read More
Risk Factors for Perinatal HIV
Mar 31, 2013
Researchers looked at a variety of risk factors, both virus-based and host-based (either maternal or fetal/neonatal). This literature review shows that there are a variety of risk factors that come into play for mother-to-child transmission, including maternal genetics,... Read More
