HIV.Report

Older issues of HIV-Report:

1. 01 2013 Anal Swab in MSM

   Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infektions | STI screening in MSM: Anal, pharyngeal or genital? | Smear tests: Do it yourself? | Gonorrhoea: New guidelines

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   Chlamydial Diagnostics Health Policy Gonococcal Gonorrhoea MSM Screening STD STI STIs/STDs Syphilis

2. 06 2012 Hepatitis C

   Origin of Hepatits C | Hepatitis C Infections in HIV-positive MSM | The second, third, fourth hepatitis C | Recommendations for prevention

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   HCV hepatitis C Prevention STIs/STDs therapy Transmission treatment

3. 05 2012 STIs and Their Significance for HIV transmission

   Biology or behaviour?| STIs in HIV-negative people| STIs in HIV-positive people| HIV infections under antiretroviral therapy?| Conclusions for prevention

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   HAART HIV-Treatment HIV-transmssion Prevention STIs/STDs swiss statement therapy as prevention

4. 04 2012 HIV-Positive Health Care Workers

   Situation of HIV-positive healthcare workers | The German recommendations  | Legal situation  | Differences between German and American recommendations | Probability of HIV or hepatitis transmission| Nosocomial germs represent a bigger problem | Dismissal of a chemical-technical assistant

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   Health Policy Guidelines Nosocomial germs positive healthcare workers Prevention recommendations

5. 03 2012 Syphilis

   New diagnoses: Upward tendency  | The disease: A chameleon  | Transmission: Nothing happens without friction | Prevention: The combination is what matters  | Diagnostics: Controversy over rapid tests | Quality assurance for syphilis rapid tests  | Interview |Guilt and shame: History of syphilis

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   Diagnostics PREP, PEP, Microbicides Quality assurance rapid tests STIs/STDs Syphilis Transmission

6. 02 2012 PrEP and Microbicides

   Systemic PrEP: PrEP for the whole body |Topical PrEP: Creams, gels and vaginal rings (microbicides) | PrEP research pipeline | Interview 

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   microbicides Prevention PREP PREP, PEP, Microbicides Research Truvada

7. 01 2012 Rapid tests - Tools for diagnostics and prevention

   Counselling and Testing  | Controversy over rapid tests | The statement by the DSTIG, RKI and PEI on STI rapid tests  | Syphilis rapid tests | Demonised in the past – Today a preventive tool

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   Diagnostics Prevention rapid tests statements Syphilis syphilis rapid tests

8. 07 2011 New European HIV treatment guidelines

   13th European AIDS Conference of EACS in Belgrade: Current recommendations for starting the therapy | Discussion about the relevance of neurocognitive deficits | Frequency of vitamin D insufficiency | Sexual dysfunction

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   EACS HIV-Treatment Guidelines sexual dysfunction treatment guidelines vitamin D

9. 06 2011 STIs in Gay Men and other MSM

   Epidemiology: Up-to-date data on the frequency of gonococcal and chlamydial infections in MSM | Asymptomatic infections: Screenings recommended by DAH to homosexual men and other MSM | Lymphogranuloma Venereum: Interview with the Hamburg-based specialist Stefan Fenske | Gonorrhoea treatment: When antibiotics no longer help

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   antibiotic resistance chlamydia chlamydial infections LGV Diagnostics Epidemiology Gonorrhoea MSM Prevention rectal infections Screening STIs/STDs Syphilis

10. 05 2011 Pharmaceuticals in Prevention

    Viral load method: The HPTN 052 study demonstrates a high efficacy of ART in preventing new infections | MSM: The study reveals a close correlation between viral load in blood and in the rectum | Test-and-treat: Researchers investigate the purpose and efficacy of the strategy in South Africa | PrEP: The five major studies investigating pre-exposition prophylaxis and their significance for Germany

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    Health Policy Prevention PREP, PEP, Microbicides swiss statement Test-and-Treat therapy as prevention