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 May 07, 2018

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 HIV Infection/Disease
 
Disease Management Update
  Cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplant recipients significantly impacts the early post-transplant outcome: A single center experience.
Yadav SK, Saigal S, Choudhary NS,  et al 
Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 18:e12905.

 

Cytomegalovirus Infection/Disease
 
Drug Update
  A Trial of a Single Tablet Regimen of Elvitegravir, Cobicistat, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for the Initial Treatment of HIV-2 Infection in a Resource-Limited Setting: 48 Week Results from Senegal, West Africa.
Ba S, Raugi DN, Smith RA, et al 
Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 17
 


 Elvitegravir
 
Diagnostic/Monitoring Update
  Magnetic bead/capture DNA/glucose-loaded nanoliposomes for amplifying the glucometer signal in the rapid screening of hepatitis C virus RNA.
Tu H, Lin K, Lun Y, Yu L.
 Anal Bioanal Chem. 2018 Apr 17.

 

 
 
Marginalized Update
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Derivation and internal validation of a mortality risk index for aged people living with HIV: The Dat'AIDS score.
Hentzien M, Delpierre C, Pugliese P, et al 
PLoS One. 2018 Apr 19;13(4):e0195725.


Older Persons and HIV
 
US Update
  Coccidioidomycosis in selected immunosuppressed hosts.
Blair JE, Ampel NM, Hoover SE. 
Med Mycol. 2018 Apr 13




 Coccidioidomycosis
 
Global Update
  Uptake of and Expenditure on Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Treatment in Australia.
de Graaff B, Yee KC, Clarke P, Palmer A.
 Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2018 Apr 19.

 

Hepatics C Infection/Disease

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Researchers Have Discovered A "Functional Cure" For HIV
 

 
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