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NEWS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
JANUARY 2001





Patterns of Resistance Mutations to Antiretroviral Drugs in Extensively Treated HIV-1-Infected Patients with Failure of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [Rousseau M-N, et al. JAIDS 2001;26:36]
posted 1/30/2001

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Requests State Medicaid Plans to Cover Costs of Genotype and Phenotype Resistance Tests [[Letter from HCFA to Medicaid Directors, January 8, 2001]
posted 1/30/2001

FDA and Bristol Myers Squibb Warn Against the Use of Zerit in Combination with Videx in HIV-Infected Pregnant Patients due to Potential Increased Risk of Lactic Acidosis [FDA talk paper T01-02, 1/5/01]
posted 1/26/2001

A Randomized Trial of the Discontinuation of Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients with HIV Infection [Lopez JC, et al. NEJM 2001;344:159]
posted 1/26/2001

Diagnosing Primary HIV Infection: HIV RNA more Sensitive but Less Specific than p24 Antigen [Daar ES, et al. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:25]
posted 1/18/2001

Association of Initial CD4 Cell Count and Viral Load With Response to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [Chaisson RE, et al. JAMA 2000;284:3128]
posted 1/18/2001

HIV/AIDS Surging in Eastern Europe [Stephenson J. JAMA 2000;284:3113]
posted 1/18/2001

Generalized Tuberculosis in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome [Smith MB, et al. Arch Path Lab Med 2000;124:1267]
posted 1/18/2001

Plasma Viral Load in HIV-1 and HIV-2 Singly and Dually Infected Individuals in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa [Andersson S, et al. Arch Intern Med 2000;160:3286]
posted 1/18/2001

Full Funding for Ricky Ray Trust Fund Provided in Final Budget Bill
posted 1/18/2001

Occupational Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus After a Punch [Abel S, et al. CID 2000;31:1494]
posted 1/18/2001

Osteonecrosis Complicating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus [Monier P, et al. CID 2000;31:1488]
posted 1/18/2001

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Traveler [Castelli F and Patroni A. CID 2000;31:1403]
posted 1/18/2001

Serious Adverse Events Attributed to Nevirapine Regimens for Postexposure Prophylaxis After HV Exposures - Worldwide, 1997 - 2000 [MMWR 2001;49:1153]
posted 1/18/2001

SUDS HIV-1 Test (Murex) Not Available [Letter from Abbott Diagnostics, Oct. 17, 2000]
posted 1/18/2001

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Quasi Species that Rebound After Discontinuation of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy are Similar to the Viral Quasi Species Present Before Initiation of Therapy [Imamichi H, et al. JID 2001;183:36]
posted 1/18/2001

Despite High Concordance, Distinct Mutational and Phenotypic Drug Resistance Profiles in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA are Observed in Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biopsy Specimens and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Compared with Plasma [Poles MA, et al. JID 2001;183:143]
posted 1/18/2001

Pharmacological Basis for Concentration-Controlled Therapy with Zidovudine, Lamivudine, and Indinavir [Kakuda TN, et al. AAC 2001;45:236]
posted 1/18/2001

Differential Impact of Combined Antiretroviral Therapy on the Survival of Italian Patients with Specific AIDS-Defining Illnesses [Conti S, et al. JAIDS 2001;25:451]
posted 1/18/2001

"Blood Heads" and AIDS Haunt China's Countryside [Beach MV. Lancet 2001;357:49]
posted 1/18/2001

Shortage of Ganciclovir Capsules
posted 1/18/2001

Federal Budget for HIV/AIDS for FY2001
posted 1/18/2001

Federal spending for HIV/AIDS for FY2000 [AIDS Reference Guide, December 2000, p. 301]
posted 1/4/2001

HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis Registry: Results with 492 events [Wang SA, et al. Infect Contr Hosp Epidemiol 2000;21:780]
posted 1/4/2001

Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia in Persons with HIV Infection [Cordero E, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000;162:2063]
posted 1/4/2001

Safety of Protease Inhibitors in Pregnancy [Morris AB, et al. JAIDS 2000;25:306]
posted 1/4/2001

Ritonavir-Nelfinavir Combination Therapy [Raines CP, et al. JAIDS 2000; 25:322]
posted 1/4/2001

HCV Coinfection May Blunt CD4 cell Response to HAART [Greub G, et al. Lancet 2000; 356;1800]
posted 1/4/2001

Low-dose Daily IL-2 with HAART [Lalezari JP, et al. HIV Clin Trials 29991l1(3):1]
posted 1/4/2001

Absence of Maternal-fetal Transmission of HIV in Second Trimester [Pedreno AP, et al. Am J Obstet Gynec 2000;183:638]
posted 1/4/2001

Hepatotoxicity of PIs in Patients with HCV Coinfection [Saves M, et al. Antimicrob Ag Chemother 2000;44:3451]
posted 1/4/2001

FDA Issues Safety Warning on Stolen Goat Serum [Press Release by the FDA, December 22, 2000]
posted 1/4/2001

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