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Bridgette Brawner, MD, Screening, Interventions for HIV/STI Risk-Related Sexual Behaviors

04/27/2017

Bridgette Brawner, MD, discusses her research on the connection between mental health and HIV-related sexual behaviors in adolescents.

04/27/2017

HIV Management

Daniel Fierer, MD, on Rectal HCV Shedding in HIV-Infected Men

02/03/2017

Daniel Fierer, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine, discusses his study "Shedding of Hepatitis C Virus Into the Rectum of HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men."

02/03/2017

Liver Disease

Roger Bedimo, MD, MS, on Hepatic Steatosis in People With HIV

03/18/2016

A new study evaluated the association between integrase strand transfer inhibitors with hepatic steatosis, which has been associated with increased ASCVD risk in the general population. Lead researcher...

03/18/2016

HIV Management Snapshot

Reviewed by Daniel Erias, MD & Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH

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HIV is an infection caused by an enveloped retrovirus that weakens the immune system by reducing WBCs' ability to fight infections, bacterial infections, and certain cancers. Left untreated, HIV advances to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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Primary care providers, infectious disease specialists, OB/GYN, pharmacists, dietitians, nutritionists, dentists, emergency, family, and internal medicine specialists.

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Those with HIV may experience flu-like symptoms, including: Fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, rash, muscle aches, night sweats, mouth ulcers, chills, and fatigue. However, some with an acute infection may not experience symptoms.

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Despite high accuracy of diagnostic tests, there are no available options for detection immediately following infection. The type of test determines how quickly HIV is detected. Available tests: antibody, antigen/antibody, nucleic acid.

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75% of infectious disease specialists act as primary care for patients with HIV.

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New HIV Diagnoses By Age, 2020

Age 13-24: 20%
Age 25-34: 37%
Age 35-44: 20%
Age 45-54: 13%
Age 55 & older: 10%

Research Summaries

Research Summary

Research Summary

Monthly Long-Acting Cabotegravir–Rilpivirine Reduces Regimen Failure in US Adults with HIV

03/10/2026

In the phase 3 ACTG A5359 LATITUDE trial, investigators evaluated whether monthly, long-acting injectable cabotegravir plus rilpivirine could reduce regimen failure compared with standard oral...

03/10/2026

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Research summary

Integrase Inhibitor Regimen Demonstrates Non-Inferiority, Fewer Adverse Events in Advanced HIV Disease

12/15/2025

Anthony Calabro, MA

In a large multicountry trial, researchers evaluated whether an integrase inhibitor–based regimen offers comparable or superior treatment outcomes to a boosted protease inhibitor regimen in adults with...

12/15/2025

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HIV Management: A Practical Guide for Primary Care

12/09/2025

Miranda Manier, BA

Start fast, suppress durably, and think beyond the viral load: this primary care–focused guide covers diagnosis, same-day antiretroviral therapy, monitoring, opportunistic infection prevention, vaccines,...

12/09/2025

Conference Coverage

Conference Coverage

Patients with HIV Show Lower In-Hospital Mortality After Device-Related Endocarditis

11/18/2025

Kate Young

A national analysis presented at the 2025 AHA Scientific Sessions found that patients with HIV hospitalized with cardiac implantable electronic device–related infective endocarditis had significantly lower...

11/18/2025

Research Summary

Research Summary

Dermatologic Disease Rates Decline Among People With HIV

11/14/2025

Kate Young

A new longitudinal study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology evaluated more than a decade of data from adults living with HIV, revealing a steady decline in dermatologic disease...

11/14/2025

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