Category Archives: Treatment
Antiretroviral therapy in prevention of HIV and TB: Update on current research efforts
There is considerable scientific evidence supporting the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections. The complex nature of the HIV and...
Fosamprenavir: A review of its use in the management of antiretroviral therapy-naive patients with HIV infection
Fosamprenavir (GW433908, Lexiva, Telzir) is an oral prodrug of the protease inhibitor (PI) amprenavir, with a reduced daily pill burden. Fosamprenavir, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for...
Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in patients with HIV-1 infection: A meta-analysis study
Background: HIV-1 resistance tests, both phenotype and genotype, have been entering clinical practice during the last years, but limited prospective studies have been reported in antiretroviral-treated patients with virological failure....
Family-centred approaches to the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV
Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes have traditionally been narrow in scope, targeting biomedical interventions during the perinatal period, rather than considering HIV as a family disease. This...
Group psychotherapies for depression in persons with HIV: A systematic review
Studies investigating effectiveness of group psychotherapy intervention in depression in persons with HIV have showed varying results with differing effect sizes. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of group...
Effect of cotrimoxazole on mortality in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cotrimoxazole reduces mortality in adults receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in low- and middle-income countries through a systematic review and meta-analysis....
Protease inhibitors and avascular necrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a pathological process associated with many medical conditions, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Whether or not the use of protease inhibitors (PIs) confers additional risk...
Alcohol and sexual risk reduction interventions among people living in Russia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Russia has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption and is experiencing one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the world. Given these co-occurring health problems, we systematically reviewed...
Cannabinoids for treatment of chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review of randomized trials
Effective therapeutic options for patients living with chronic pain are limited. The pain relieving effect of cannabinoids remains unclear. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining cannabinoids in...