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Naturally-occurring antibodies that fight HIV open new avenues for research.

Unprotected sexual exposure to HIV does not necessarily lead to infection.

Benefits of ART for maternal health and prevention of perinatal transmission outweigh risks in mothers with HIV.

HIV treatment guidelines typically do not address specific characteristics for gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men.

National and global HIV guidelines recommend initiating antiretroviral therapy in all patients, regardless of CD4 count.

Low baseline vitamin D deficiency may decrease the effectiveness of rosuvastatin in adults with HIV.

HIV drug trial will evaluate cabotegravir’s performance as a pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Combination treatment methods to cure HIV may have harmful side effects.

HIV resistance may necessitate more costly therapies for third-line treatment.

Two-drug combination with rilpivirine and dolutegravir demonstrated non-inferiority to other HIV regimens.

Experts agree that integrated antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-positive partners and time-limited pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for negative partners almost eliminates HIV transmission.

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HIV hiding in the brain can cause damage to the patient.

Syringe services programs seek to halt the spread of HIV among injection drug users.

Lack of adherence to HIV medications can create resistance since the virus mutates quickly.

Pennsylvania health department recommends that patients be screened for HIV, and hepatitis B and C viruses.

Integrase inhibitors can reduce the HIV viral load to decrease transmission of the disease.

Global HIV incidence rates drop in some African countries.

Prior research suggested that T cells become pathogenic when they encounter specific dendritic cells in the lymph nodes.

Clinicians are able to prescribe ART more liberally for HIV because of its improved adverse event profile and wider array of available drugs.

The recommended time to begin antiretroviral therapy has changed since it first arrived in the mid 90s for HIV.

Peer referrals for testing can locate people with undiagnosed HIV better than health care providers.

Portal hypertension creates problems in patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus.

Patients who have both HIV and hepatitis C, and also have portal hypertension, are a very special concern.

Cigarettes can be a bigger contributor to death in HIV patients than the virus itself.

Researchers seek to determine the best antiretroviral treatment regimen for HIV.

Finding the right combinations for antiretroviral therapy for HIV remains a challenge for researchers.

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New testing procedure can quickly evaluate HIV levels in the blood.

Optimal treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV can increase adverse events.