Pre-exposure (PrEP)
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
AIDS 2016: No New HIV Infections Seen in San Francisco's Strut PrEP Program
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 08 August 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A community-based sexual health clinic in San Francisco has offered nurse-led pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services to more than 1200 clients and seen no HIV infections to date, according to a presentation last month at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban.
AIDS 2016: PrEP Rollout in France Tops 1000, Ipergay Shows 97% Effectiveness
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
Through July 2016, a total of 1077 people -- 96.4% of them gay men -- have started HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) through the public healthcare system in France, Jean-Michel Molina, principal investigator of the Ipergay trial, told delegates at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) last week in Durban. 90 clinics now offer PrEP assessment and prescription, and 273 doctors have been accredited as PrEP physicians.
AIDS 2016: Study Looks at Comprehensive HIV Treatment and Prevention Services for Sex Workers
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 25 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A randomized trial of female sex workers in Zimbabwe, offering enhanced access to HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), has failed to show that the extra services helped reduce the proportion with detectable viral load, Frances Cowan reported at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) last week in Durban. However, it appears that the comprehensive set of sex worker-friendly services offered in the control arm may have already been enough to substantially improve the health of participants.
AIDS 2016: Bone Loss Recovers After Stopping PrEP, Biannual Kidney Monitoring Enough for Most
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 25 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Young adults taking Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) experienced a modest decrease in bone mineral density early on, but this stabilized after a year and those who stopped taking it began to see a reversal of the decline, researchers reported last week at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban. Another study found that clinically relevant declines in kidney function among Truvada PrEP users are rare and monitoring every 6 months is adequate for most people.
AIDS 2016: Progress Towards 90-90-90 Targets in Southern Africa -- Find the Men!
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 25 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Studies of treatment cascade performance in South Africa and Namibia show large variations between districts and highlight the need for up-to-date information on performance to guide programming, advocacy, and funding, according to presentations at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) last week in Durban. In particular, the studies emphasized the low rates of HIV diagnosis among men in the region, and low rates of viral suppression, especially among men.
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