abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review was to compare and contrast the application of molecular epidemiology approaches for the improved management and understanding of the HIV versus SARS-CoV-2 epidemics. RECENT FINDINGS:Molecular biology approaches, including PCR and whole genome sequencing (WGS), have become powe...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lorenzo-Redondo R,Ozer EA,Achenbach CJ,D'Aquila RT,Hultquist JF

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a male bias in mortality likely driven by both gender and sex-based differences between male and female individuals. This is consistent with sex and gender-based features of HIV infection and overlap betwee...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Scully EP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The available vaccine and therapies against hepatitis B virus (HBV) rarely eliminate chronic infection with the virus. High mortality resulting from complicating cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma makes improving anti-HBV therapy an important priority. Recent advances with using gene therapy to co...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Maepa MB,Jacobs R,van den Berg F,Arbuthnot P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B infection is rarely curative, thus research in HBV cure strategies is a priority. Drug development and testing has been hampered by the lack of robust cell culture systems and small animal models. This review summarizes existing models for HBV cure research an...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Allweiss L,Strick-Marchand H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the progressive aging of populations of people with HIV (PWH), multimorbidity is increasing. Multimorbidity patterns, that is groups of comorbidities that are likely to co-occur, may suggest shared causes or common risk factors. We review the literature regarding multimorbidity patterns identifie...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： De Francesco D,Sabin CA,Reiss P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to summarize the current standards of care for both HIV treatment and HIV prevention in 2019. RECENT FINDINGS:Current HIV treatment is started as soon as feasible in a person with HIV infection and consists of a three-drug oral daily antiretroviral regimen, consisting of...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Phanuphak N,Gulick RM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Botswana, a small country in southern Africa, has had a very high prevalence of HIV since about 1995. It seems important to analyze the response of this country to help us understand how it became one of the first nations to achieve the 90-90-90 targets. RECENT FINDINGS:Botswana began a national prog...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Essex M,Makhema J,Lockman S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Knowledge of HIV status is the gateway to HIV treatment and prevention, and optimizing this pillar is essential to bend the curve of the HIV epidemic toward zero new infections. This review will discuss the epidemiology of serostatus awareness, including disparities among key populations, and explore ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Thompson M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent trends in knowledge of HIV status, care and viral suppression, and the status of implementation of relevant contextual requirements for the United States to achieve the 90-90-90 goals. Recently, the US government announced a plan to decrease HIV incidence by over 90% by 2030. Reach...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hall HI,Brooks JT,Mermin J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We reviewed the global state of harm reduction for people who use and/or inject drugs. KEY FINDINGS:Although harm reduction is now the key response to HIV among people who use drugs globally, intervention coverage remains suboptimal, exacerbated by chronic under-funding, declining donor support and l...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Southwell M,Shelly S,MacDonald V,Verster A,Maher L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although the goal of preventive HIV vaccine design is primarily the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), recent evidence suggests that a protective response will also benefit from Fc effector functions. Here, we provide an update on the antibody response to HIV infection, including bo...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Richardson SI,Moore PL

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rare patients naturally control HIV replication without antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the mechanisms implicated in natural HIV control will inform the development of immunotherapies against HIV. Elite controllers are known for developing efficient antiviral T-cell responses, but recent finding...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Moris A,Pereira M,Chakrabarti L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The detrimental synergy of colliding HIV and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics is most devastating among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALWH) who shoulder a disproportionate burden of all child TB mortality. RECENT FINDINGS:CALWH benefit less from Bacille-Calmette Guerin vaccination than HIV-un...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Kay A,Garcia-Prats AJ,Mandalakas AM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV functional cure requires the elimination or a major reduction of HIV reservoir pool including male and female genital HIV reservoirs. A comprehensive understanding of HIV dynamics in these compartments is mandatory. RECENT FINDINGS:Data from chronically HIV-infected therapy-naïve individuals or f...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Gantner P,Ghosn J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to summarize data in the last 18 months on the sexual and reproductive health of perinatally and horizontally infected adolescents and young people living with HIV (age 13-25 years) and to highlight some key issues faced by this group of adolescents as they reach puberty and sexual de...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hamzah L,Hamlyn E

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Outcomes among young people living with HIV (YPLWH) remain disturbingly poor. We summarize recent research on youth-friendly services (YFS) and adolescent-specific differentiated care models, which may improve outcomes across the HIV care continuum for this vulnerable population. We further emphasize ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Reif LK,McNairy ML,Lamb MR,Fayorsey R,Elul B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Adolescents with HIV include both those infected perinatally and behaviourally. This population is confronted by normative challenges and HIV stressors as they move towards becoming increasingly independent adults. This review focuses on mental health and substance use in adolescents with HIV. These a...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Evangeli M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Many of the almost 2 million HIV infections that occurred globally in the last year occurred among adolescents and young people, particularly those from East and Southern Africa and within key populations. Global HIV epidemic control will require that new infections among these youth populations be cu...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Pettifor A,Stoner M,Pike C,Bekker LG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article discusses the interaction between HIV infection, the gut microbiome, inflammation and immune activation, and HIV reservoirs, along with interventions to target the microbiome and their implications for HIV remission and cure. RECENT FINDINGS:Most studies show that HIV-infected adults hav...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Koay WLA,Siems LV,Persaud D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although there has been a significant increase in mHealth interventions addressing the HIV prevention and care continuum, interventions using game mechanics have been less explored. Digital games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors and supporting the delivery of care ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hightow-Weidman LB,Muessig KE,Bauermeister JA,LeGrand S,Fiellin LE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We describe recent mobile health (mHealth) interventions supporting antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication adherence among HIV-positive MSM. RECENT FINDINGS:Keyword searches (1 January 2016-13 May 2017) identified 721 citations. Seven publications reporting on six studies met inclusion criteria. Fiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Muessig KE,LeGrand S,Horvath KJ,Bauermeister JA,Hightow-Weidman LB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review addresses the role of dolutegravir (DTG) in first-line therapy. In the era of test and treat, where United Nations AIDS Program and WHO have set the ambitious targets of 90/90/90, new efficacious, well tolerated, and simple therapeutic options are needed. RECENT FINDINGS:DTG has been teste...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Cahn P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It has been demonstrated that extensive virus diversification and antibody coevolution are necessary to give rise to broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the envelope protein of HIV-1. Here, we discuss recent progress of vaccine design approaches aiming on strategies to initiate and guide B-cell ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Peterhoff D,Wagner R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A major focus in HIV vaccine research is the development of suitable antigens that elicit broadly neutralizing antibody responses targeting HIV's envelope protein (Env). Delivery of Env in a repetitive manner on particle-based carriers allows higher avidity interactions and is therefore expected to ef...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Asbach B,Wagner R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV-infected individuals have improved access to antiretroviral therapy. This has resulted in a shift in causes of mortality from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and malignancies. This review will look at the epidemiologica...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Mayne ES,George JA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nonhuman primate (NHP) models of AIDS are powerful systems for evaluating HIV vaccine approaches in vivo. Authentic features of HIV-1 transmission, dissemination, target cell tropism, and pathogenesis, and aspects of anti-HIV-1 immune responses, can be recapitulated in NHPs provided the appropriate, s...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Del Prete GQ,Lifson JD,Keele BF

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is 20 years since the start of the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era and more than 10 years since cART scale-up began in resource-limited settings. We examined survival of vertically HIV-infected infants and children in the cART era. RECENT FINDINGS:Good survival has been achieved on c...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Davies MA,Gibb D,Turkova A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Evidence-based strategies are needed to address the growing complexity of care of those ageing with HIV so that as life expectancy is extended, quality of life is also enhanced. RECENT FINDINGS:Modifiable contributing factors to the quantity and quality of life in adults ageing with HIV include: burd...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Althoff KN,Smit M,Reiss P,Justice AC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Increasing evidence suggests that purging the latent HIV reservoir in virally suppressed individuals will require both the induction of viral replication from its latent state and the elimination of these reactivated HIV-infected cells ('Shock and Kill' strategy). Boosting potent HIV-specific CD8 T ce...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Trautmann L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV infection is an established risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fracture. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) increases bone resorption leading to an additional 2-6% bone mineral density (BMD) loss within the first 1-2 years of therapy. Although tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is often blame...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Moran CA,Weitzmann MN,Ofotokun I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides international insights into the real-world clinical approach to screening for bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis in people living with HIV (PLWH) using opinions from HIV physicians from key regions around the world. RECENT FINDINGS:Although a significant proportion of PL...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Alvarez E,Belloso WH,Boyd MA,Inkaya AÇ,Hsieh E,Kambugu A,Kaminski G,Martinez E,Stellbrink HJ,Walmsley S,Brown TT,Mallon PW

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The interaction between fall and fracture risk factors is an area of increasing clinical relevance, but little information is known about the age-specific issues in bone health unique to HIV-infected adults. The present review will focus on what is known about falls and fall risk factors among HIV-inf...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Erlandson KM,Guaraldi G,Falutz J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article explores new data from recent studies addressing the role of coinfections in immune activation in HIV-1-infected patients, with a focus on immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), an aberrant inflammatory response occurring shortly after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation....

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Boulougoura A,Sereti I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the utility of home and community-based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) to increase detection of undiagnosed HIV among female spouses and children of HIV-positive PWID in Punjab province, Pakistan. DESIGN:Between March 2014 and March 2015, home-based HTC was provided by a local NGO to spouses of...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Shahid S,Majeed MF,Awaan AB,Mirza H,Sarfraz N,Veronese V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose is to review recent insights into the impact of HIV-associated immune activation on AIDS and non-AIDS morbidity and mortality. RECENT FINDINGS:Immune activation has long been recognized as an important consequence of untreated HIV infection and predictor of AIDS progression, which decline...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Utay NS,Hunt PW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review current data on HIV-1 resistance arising from the use of fixed dose combination tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV-1 infection. RECENT FINDINGS:Resistance to tenofovir (TNV) or FTC is infrequently selected by TDF/FTC PrEP ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Parikh UM,Mellors JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute and early HIV (AHI) is a pivotal time during HIV infection, yet there remain major shortfalls in diagnosis, linkage to care, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation during AHI. We introduce an AHI-specific cascade, review recent evidence pertaining to the unique challenges of AHI, and discus...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Rutstein SE,Sellers CJ,Ananworanich J,Cohen MS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Globally, the number of deaths associated with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV coinfection remains unacceptably high. We review the evidence around the impact of strengthening the HIV treatment cascade in TB patients and explore recent findings about how best to deliver integrated TB/HIV services. RECENT F...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lessells RJ,Swaminathan S,Godfrey-Faussett P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Approximately 150-175 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Until very recently, the complexity, cost and poor efficacy and tolerability of pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PEG-RBV) treatment have hindered scale up in low-income and middle-income countries (L&MICs). Similarly, t...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Cohn J,Roberts T,Amorosa V,Lemoine M,Hill A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Modern interferon (IFN)-free, and potentially also ribavirin-free, combinations consisting of two or three direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are highly efficacious in treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with treatment durations being much shorter and with much more favorable toxicity prof...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Boesecke C,Page E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00