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A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
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National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States

The White House
July 13, 2010
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Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

How Researchers Define Vulnerable Populations in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials.
Sengupta S, Lo B, Strauss RP,et al
AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug 19
Abstract

HIV Cure: Controversy, Consensus, and a Consortium.
Johnston R.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Aug 12
Abstract

Late presentation of HIV infection: a consensus definition.
Antinori A, Coenen T, Costagiola D, et al
HIV Med. 2010 Jun 17.
Abstract

Negative Influence of HIV Infection on Day-Night Blood Pressure Variability.
De Socio GV, Bonfanti P, Martinelli C, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jun 19
Abstract

Low-Level Exposure to HIV Induces Virus-Specific T Cell Responses and Immune
Activation in Exposed HIV-Seronegative Individuals.
Restrepo C, Rallón NI, Del Romero J, et al
J Immunol. 2010 Jun 11.
Abstract

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Host and Viral Genetic Correlates of Clinical Definitions of HIV-1 Disease Progression
Casado C, Colombo S, Rauch A, et al
PLoS One. 2010 Jun 19;5(6):e0011079
Papers

Ongoing changes in HIV RNA levels during untreated HIV infection:
implications for CD4 cell count depletion.
Phillips AN, Lampe FC, Smith CJ, et al
AIDS. 2010 May 25
Abstract

Does earlier HIV RNA suppression provide long-term benefits?
Moyle G, Demasi R, Hill A.
AIDS. 2010 May 14.
Abstract

Life expectancy of recently diagnosed asymptomatic HIV-infected patients
approaches that of uninfected individuals.
van Sighem A, Gras L, Reiss P, et al
AIDS. 2010 May 12.
Paper

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What Spreads Aging with HIV-and What Can be Done About It?
Mascolini M
RITA Spring 2010
Journal

Factors associated with specific causes of death amongst HIV-positive
individuals in the D:A:D study.
The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV drugs Study Group.
AIDS. 2010 May 6.
Abstract

Alcohol Use Accelerates HIV Disease Progression.
Baum MK, Rafie C, Lai S,
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 May 10.
Abstract

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Lives saved by Global Fund-supported HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs:
estimation approach and results between 2003 and end-2007
Komatsu R Korenromp E, Low-Beer D, et al
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:109
Paper

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Increasing rates of obesity among HIV-infected persons during the HIV epidemic.
Crum-Cianflone N, Roediger MP, et al
PLoS One. 2010 Apr 9;5(4):e10106.
Paper

Gene Therapy in HIV-Infected Cells to Decrease Viral Impact by Using an
Alternative Delivery Method.
Gonzalo T, Clemente MI, Chonco L, et al
ChemMedChem. 2010 Apr 22
Abstract

How to improve the quality of a disease management program for
HIV-infected patients using a computerized data system.
The Saint-Antoine Orchestra program.
Fonquernie L, Lacombe K, Vincensini JP, et al
AIDS Care. 2010 Apr 16:1-9
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Clinical reactivations of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection and human
immunodeficiency virus disease progression markers.
Aumakhan B, Gaydos CA, Quinn TC, et al
PLoS One. 2010 Apr 1
Paper

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High GUD incidence in the early 20 century created a particularly permissive time
window for the origin and initial spread of epidemic HIV strains.
de Sousa JD, Müller V, Lemey P, Vandamme AM.
PLoS One. 2010 Apr 1;5(4):e9936.
Paper

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What Speeds Aging With HIV—And What Can It Done About It?
Mascolini, M
RITA Spring 2010
Journal

Measuring the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Approaches and Challenges.
Brookmeyer R.
Epidemiol Rev. 2010 Mar 4.
Abstract

Risk of all-cause mortality associated with nonfatal AIDS and serious non-AIDS events
among adults infected with HIV.
Neuhaus J, Angus B, Kowalska JD, et al
AIDS. 2010 Feb 19.
Abstract

Platelet function and HIV: a case-control study.
Satchell CS, Cotter AG, Oʼconnor EF, et al
AIDS. 2010 Feb 19.
Abstract

Developing WHO guidelines with pragmatic, structured, evidence-based processes:
A case study.
Chang LW, Kennedy CE, Kennedy GE, et al
Glob Public Health. 2010 Feb 10:1-18.
Abstract

Meth/amphetamine use and associated HIV: Implications for global policy
and public health.
Degenhardt L, Mathers B, Guarinieri M,
Int J Drug Policy. 2010 Jan 29.
Abstract

Rethinking Gender, Heterosexual Men, and Women's Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
Higgins JA, Hoffman S, Dworkin SL.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan 14.
Abstract

Can We Treat Our Way Out of HIV?
Johnston R, Collins C.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Jan 7.
Abstract

Late diagnosis in the HAART era: proposed common definitions and associations
with mortality.
The UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (UK CHIC) Steering Committee.
AIDS. 2010 Jan 6.
Abstract

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Cellular levels of HIV unspliced RNA from patients on combination antiretroviral
therapy with undetectable plasma viremia predict the therapy outcome.
Pasternak AO, Jurriaans S, Bakker M, et al
PLoS One. 2009 Dec 31;4(12):e8490.
Paper

A Case of Seronegative HIV-1 Infection.
Spivak AM, Brennan TP, O'Connell KA, et al
J Infect Dis. 2009 Dec 29.
Abstract

Program characteristics associated with testing for HIV and hepatitis C in veterans
substance use disorder clinics.
McInnes DK, Hyun JK, Trafton JA, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Jan;61(1):90-4.
Abstract

Characteristics of research-related HIV testing programmes contribute to detection
of more HIV infections.
Woods WJ, Binson D, Pollack LM, .et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Jan;21(1):19-22.
Abstract

Orally exposed uninfected individuals have systemic anti-HIV responses
associating with partners' viral load.
Hasselrot K, Bratt G, Hirbod T, et al
AIDS. 2010 Jan 2;24(1):35-43.
Abstract

Alcohol consumption and risk of incident human immunodeficiency virus infection:
a meta-analysis.
Baliunas D, Rehm J, Irving H, Shuper P.
Int J Public Health. 2009 Dec 1
Abstract

Causes and Consequences of Incomplete HIV RNA Suppression in Clinical Trials.
Pozniak A, Gupta RK, Pillay D, Arribas J, Hill A.
HIV Clin Trials. 2009 Sep-Oct;10(5):309-20.
Abstract

HIV reservoirs, latency, and reactivation: prospects for eradication.
Dahl V, Josefsson L, Palmer S.
Antiviral Res. 2009 Oct 3.
Abstract

Rapid clinical progression to AIDS and death in a persistently seronegative HIV-1 infected
heterosexual young man.
Bártolo I, Camacho R, Barroso H, Bezerra V, Taveira N.
AIDS. 2009 Oct 3
Abstract

Evaluation of the Sustainability of an Intervention to Increase HIV Testing.
Goetz MB, Hoang T, Henry SR,
J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Oct 2.
Abstract

Barriers and Facilitators to Routine HIV Testing in VA Primary Care.
Bokhour BG, Solomon JL, Knapp H,et al.
J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Aug 19.T
Abstract

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Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works?
Nyblade L., Stangl A , Weiss E, et al
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12:15
Paper

Alcohol as a Correlate of Unprotected Sexual Behavior Among People Living with
HIV/AIDS: Review and Meta-Analysis.
Shuper PA, Joharchi N, Irving H, Rehm J.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Jul 18.
Abstract

HIV, alcohol, and noninjection drug use.
Van Tieu H, Koblin BA.
Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 Jul;4(4):314-8.
Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus: 25 years of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
and their impact on hepatitis B and C virus.
Stürmer M, Doerr HW, Gürtler L.
Med Microbiol Immunol. 2009 Jun 4.
Abstract

HIV Testing, Human Rights, and Global AIDS Policy: Exceptionalism and Its Discontents.
Bayer R, Edington C.
J Health Polit Policy Law. 2009 Jun;34(3):301-23.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
How reliable is an undetectable viral load?
Combescure C, Vallier N, Ledergerber B, et al
HIV Med. 2009 May 6.
Abstract

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The Epidemiology of New HIV Infections and Interventions to Limit HIV Transmission.
Buchbinder S.
Top HIV Med. 2009 Apr-May;17(2):37-43.
Paper

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Basic science summary.
Stevenson M.
Top HIV Med. 2009 Apr-May;17(2):30-4
Paper

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Complications of HIV Disease and Antiretroviral Therapy.
Currier JS, Havlir DV.
Top HIV Med. 2009 Apr-May;17(2):57-67.
Paper

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HIV Vaccine Development.
Watkins DI.
Top HIV Med. 2009 Apr-May;17(2):35-6.
Paper

Poverty, Sex and HIV.
Nattrass N.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Apr 16.
Abstract

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa: An Evaluation of Outcomes.
Bendavid E, Bhattacharya J.
Ann Intern Med. 2009 Apr 6.
Abstract

Genetic determinants of HIV-1 infection and progression to AIDS: susceptibility to HIV infection.
Kaur G, Mehra N.
Tissue Antigens. 2009 Apr;73(4):289-301
Abstract

Is HIV Becoming More Virulent? Initial CD4 Cell Counts among HIV Seroconverters during the
Course of the HIV Epidemic: 1985-2007.
Crum-Cianflone N, Eberly L, Zhang Y, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Mar 23.
Abstract

Greater involvement of people living with HIV in health care.
Morolake O, Stephens D, Welbourn A.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2009 Mar 14;12(1):4.
Abstract

Does "asymptomatic" mean without symptoms for those living with HIV infection?
Willard S, Holzemer WL, Wantland DJ, et al
AIDS Care. 2009 Mar;21(3):322-8
Abstract

A global assessment of the role of law in the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Gable L, Gostin L, Hodge JG Jr.
Public Health. 2009 Feb 27
Abstract

Development of a Panel of Well-Characterized Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates
from Newly Diagnosed Patients Including Acute and Recent Infections.
Fernández-García A, Cuevas MT, Muñoz-Nieto M, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2008 Dec 29.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings: A Guidance Statement From the American College of
Physicians and HIV Medicine Association.
Qaseem A, Snow V, Shekelle P, et al
Ann Intern Med. 2008 Nov 30
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Revised Surveillance Case Definitions for HIV Infection Among Adults, Adolescents, and Children
Aged <18 Months and for HIV Infection and AIDS Among Children Aged 18 Months to <13 Years
--- United States, 2008
Carabin H, Keesee MS, Machado LJ, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2008 Nov;22(11):887-95
Paper

The economics of health care in developing countries: what the fight against the AIDS epidemics
has changed.
Moatti JP.
C R Biol. 2008 Dec;331(12):964-72.
Abstract

Primary HIV infection with multisystemic presentation.
Paño-Pardo JR, Alcaide ML, Abbo L, Dickinson G.
Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Nov 21.
Abstract

Patients presenting with AIDS in the HAART era: a collaborative cohort analysis.
Mussini C, Manzardo C, Johnson M, et al
AIDS. 2008 Nov 30;22(18):2461-2469.
Abstract

Eradication of HIV: current challenges and new directions.
Marsden MD, Zack JA.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Nov 4.
Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1, human protein interaction database at NCBI.
Fu W, Sanders-Beer BE, Katz KS, et al
Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Oct 15.
Abstract

Regulatory T cells in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients are elevated and
independent of immunological and virological status, as well as initiation of highly active
anti-retroviral therapy.
Gaardbo JC, Nielsen SD, Vedel SJ, et al
Clin Exp Immunol. 2008 Oct;154(1):80-6.
Abstract

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Investment in HIV/AIDS programs: Does it help strengthen health systems in developing countries?
Yu D, Souteyrand Y, Banda MA, et al
Global Health. 2008 Sep 16;4(1):8.
Paper

Causes of Death in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Analysis
of a Hybrid Hematology-Oncology and HIV Practice and the Seattle/King County Adult/Adolescent
Spectrum of HIV-Related Diseases Project.
Uhlenkott MC, Buskin SE, Kahle EM, et al
Am J Med Sci. 2008 Sep;336(3):217-223.
Abstract

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Association between fertility and HIV status: what implications for HIV estimates?
Kongnyuy EJ, Wiysonge CS.
BMC Public Health. 2008 Sep 11;8(1):309.
Paper

Determination of the Underlying Cause of Death in Three Multicenter International HIV Clinical Trials.
Lifson AR; INSIGHT Cause of Death Writing Group,
HIV Clin Trials. 2008 May-Jun;9(3):177-85.
Abstract

Risk factors for delayed initiation of medical care after diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus.
Torian LV, Wiewel EW, Liu KL, et al
Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jun 9;168(11):1181-7.
Abstract

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25 years of HIV.
Fauci, AS
Nature 453, 289-290 (15 May 2008)
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Complications of HIV Disease and Therapy.
Currier JS, Havlir DV.
Top HIV Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;16(1):23-30.
Paper

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The spread, treatment, and prevention of HIV-1: evolution of a global pandemic.
Cohen MS, Hellmann N, Levy JA, et al
J Clin Invest. 2008 Apr;118(4):1244-54.
Paper

Practice makes perfect: a volume-outcome study of hospital patients with HIV disease.
Hellinger F.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Feb 1;47(2):226-33
Abstract

Early diagnosis and prevention of comorbidities among HIV-infected patients: the Orchestra
Saint-Antoine Program.
Fonquernie L, Clozel S, Vincensini JP, et al
Med Mal Infect. 2007 Nov 6;
Abstract

Interactions of HIV and methamphetamine: cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity
potentiation.
Cadet JL, Krasnova IN.
Neurotox Res. 2007 Oct;12(3):181-204.
Abstract

Are HIV+ patients resistant to statin therapy?
Johns KW, Bennett MT, Bondy GP.
Lipids Health Dis. 2007 Oct 24;6(1):27
Abstract

Chronic cigarette smoking and heavy drinking in human immunodeficiency virus: consequences for
neurocognition and brain morphology.
Durazzo TC, Rothlind JC, Cardenas VA, et al
Alcohol. 2007 Oct 6;
Abstract

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The HIV RNA setpoint theory revisited
Geskus RB, Prins M, Hubert J-B, et al
Retrovirology 2007, 4:65 (21 Sepr 2007)
Paper

HIV Disease Progression: Immune Activation, Microbes, and a Leaky Gut.
Douek D.
Top HIV Med. 2007 Aug-Sep;15(4):114-7.
Abstract

HIV Denial in the Internet Era.
Smith TC, Novella SP.
PLoS Med. 2007 Aug 21;4(8):e256
Paper

Rate of AIDS diseases or death in HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals with
high CD4 cell count.
The UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (CHIC) Study Steering Committee.
AIDS. 2007 Aug 20;21(13):1717-1721.
Abstract

Alcohol Consumption and HIV Disease Progression.
Samet JH, Cheng DM, Libman H
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Jul 19
Abstract

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Early prediction of median survival among a large AIDS surveillance cohort.
Enanoria WT, Hubbard AE, van der Laan MJ, et al
BMC Public Health. 2007 Jun 27;7(1):127
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Post-infection immunodeficiency virus control by neutralizing antibodies.
Yamamoto H, Kawada M, Takeda A, et al
PLoS ONE. 2007 Jun 20;2:e540.
Paper

Correlates of late HIV diagnosis: implications for testing policy.
Delpierre C, Dray-Spira R, Cuzin L, Marchou B, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2007 May;18(5):312-7.
Abstract

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The Relation Between Symptoms, Viral Load, and Viral Load Set Point in Primary HIV Infection.
Kelley CF, Barbour JD, Hecht FM.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 May 17;
Abstract

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Complications of HIV Disease and Therapy.
Currier JS, Havlir DV.
Top HIV Med. 2007 Apr-May;15(2):40-7.
Paper

Differences in HIV Care Between Patients With and Without Severe Mental Illness.
Fremont AM, Young AS, Chinman M, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2007 May;58(5):681-8
Abstract

Estimating the impact of alcohol consumption on survival for HIV+ individuals.
Braithwaite RS, Conigliaro J, Roberts MS, et al
AIDS Care. 2007 Apr;19(4):459-66.
Abstract

An Evaluation of Neurocognitive Status and Markers of Immune Activation as Predictors of
Time to Death in Advanced HIV Infection.
Sevigny JJ, Albert SM, McDermott MP, et al
Arch Neurol. 2007 Jan;64(1):97-102.
Abstract

Surgical outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of highly active
antiretroviral therapy.
Horberg MA, Hurley LB, Klein DB, et al
Arch Surg. 2006 Dec;141(12):1238-45.
Abstract

Risk of Non-AIDS-Related Mortality May Exceed Risk of AIDS-Related Mortality Among
Individuals Enrolling Into Care With CD4+ Counts Greater Than 200 Cells/mm3.
Lau B, Gange SJ, Moore RD.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Oct 30;
Abstract

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Origins of HIV and the evolution of resistance to AIDS.
Heeney JL, Dalgleish AG, Weiss RA.
Science. 2006 Jul 28;313(5786):462-6.
Abstract

Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Handford C, Tynan A, Rackal J, Glazier R.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19
Abstract

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The developing world in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Lown BB, Banerjee AA.
Global Health. 2006 Mar 16;2(1):3
Paper

Current issues in critical care of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.
Morris A, Masur H, Huang L.
Crit Care Med. 2006 Jan;34(1):42-49.
Abstract

Acute human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Huang ST, Lee HC, Liu KH, Lee NY, Ko WC.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2005 Feb;38(1):65-8.
Abstract

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Acute HIV revisited: new opportunities for treatment and prevention.
Pilcher CD, Eron JJ Jr, Galvin S, et al
J Clin Invest. 2004 Apr;113(7):937-45
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Internet Documents

FULL-TEXT REPORT
Living with HIV and Eastern Europe and the CIS: The Cost of Social Exclusion.
UNDP
December, 2008
Report

Pathogenesis

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
	Pretreatment Levels of Soluble Cellular Receptors and Interleukin-6 Are Associated with HIV Disease Progression in Subjects Treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Kalayjian RC, Machekano RN, Rizk N, et al J Infect Dis. 2010 May 6. Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Pathogenesis of HIV infection: implications for treatment and prevention
HC Lane
(Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection)
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Multidrug Resistant HIV

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
	What is the risk of mortality following diagnosis of multidrug-resistant HIV-1? Grover D, Copas A, Green H, et al J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Jan 25 Abstract

Gene Therapy

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
	The use of cell-delivered gene therapy for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Symonds GP, Johnstone HA, Millington ML, et al Immunol Res. 2010 Aug 25 Abstract

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