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SF Forum Reveals Conflicting Views about Serosorting to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk

Bay Area gay and bisexual men hold a wide spectrum of views about condom-free sex and serosorting, according to a well-attended community discussion last week. "Seroadaptive" practices are a popular sexual harm reduction approach, but due to lack of awareness about recent infection, it may actually be safer to have unprotected sex with an HIV positive partner on antiretroviral therapy (ART) with stable viral load suppression.alt

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Analysis Confirms Link Between PrEP Adherence and Reduced HIV Risk, Estimates Effective Dosing

Investigators with the iPrEx study, which demonstrated that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada) can dramatically lower the risk of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men, have now provided estimates of adherence levels need to achieve a high degree of protection. While more complete adherence is best, men may be able to reduce their HIV risk by 90% if they take Truvada 4 times weekly, or about every other day. alt

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ICAAC 2012: Atazanavir Linked to Kidney Stones in People with HIV

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), San Francisco, September 9-12, 2012.

Topics highlighted this year include experimental antiretroviral drugs, complications related to HIV and its treatment, recent developments in hepatitis C therapy, cancer caused by HPV, influenza, tuberculosis, and STDs.

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HIVandHepatitis.com ICAAC 2012 conference section

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AIDS Vaccine Conference Underway in Boston, Researchers Report Progress and Challenges

AIDS Vaccine 2012, an annual conference focusing on HIV vaccine research, takes place this week in Boston. There have been several setbacks but also some promising advances in vaccine development over the past few years, and the meeting offers an opportunity to look at where the field has been and where it is going.alt

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Coverage of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), San Francisco, September 9-12, 2012.

Topics highlighted this year include experimental antiretroviral drugs, complications related to HIV and its treatment, recent developments in hepatitis C therapy, cancer caused by HPV, influenza, tuberculosis, and STDs.

Full listing by topic

HIVandHepatitis.com ICAAC 2012 conference section

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