Giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months compared with giving infants the drug daily for six weeks, acco…
The 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections is being held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston from February 27 through March 2. Day three of this major HIV/AIDS research conference included the following selected present…
The 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections is taking place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston from February 27 through March 2. Day two of this major HIV/AIDS research conference included the following selected presenta…
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2011 — A gel developed to protect against HIV during vaginal sex produced a strong antiviral effect when used in the rectum, according to an early-phase study presented today at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunisti…
TMC114, a next-generation protease inhibitor, has demonstrated significant antiviral activity in multiple PI-experienced HIV patients currently failing PI therapy. In the 50 patient study, the median reduction in plasma viral load was -1.35 log10 copies/ml HIV-1 RNA after 14 days treatment with TMC114 boosted with low-dose ritonavir (TMC114/r); the maximum reduction was -2.49 log10. TMC114 is being developed by Tibotec, a Belgian pharmaceutical research and development company.