Children & Adolescents
Children & Adolescents
Most Children with HIV Experience CD4 Cell Recovery after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Friday, 10 April 2015 00:00
- Written by NIH
Children with perinatal HIV infection who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) typically experience good recovery of CD4 T-cells, but the likelihood of reaching 500 cells/mm3 or more is higher for those with less immune suppression prior to treatment initiation, according to a study published in the March 27 edition of AIDS.
CROI 2015: Week-on, Weekend-Off HIV Treatment Controls Viral Load in Young People
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 25 February 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Taking an efavirenz-based antiretroviral regimen during the week and taking no medication on 2 days over the weekend was just as effective as daily treatment at controlling viral load in an 11-country trial of adolescents and young people, Karina Butler from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin reported at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) taking place this week in Seattle.
AIDS 2014: Worldwide Adolescent AIDS Deaths Rising, Especially Among Boys
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 00:00
- Written by Carole Leach-Lemens
While new HIV infections have declined among children, adolescents, and adults since 2000, HIV-related deaths have risen sharply among adolescents, especially 15- to 19-year-old males, Tyler Porth of UNICEF reported at the 20th International AIDS Conference last month in Melbourne.
CROI 2015: Weekends Off Treatment Works Well for Some Young People with HIV [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 25 February 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Taking breaks from antiretroviral therapy on the weekend did not lead to viral rebound or other problems for adolescents and young adults who had prolonged viral suppression on efavirenz-based regimens, according to a presentation at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week in Seattle.
Adolescents Born with HIV May Have Higher Heart Disease Risk
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 28 February 2014 00:00
- Written by NIH
Nearly half of adolescents with lifelong HIV infection were found to have evidence of coronary artery atherosclerosis, putting them at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the December 23, 2013, advance edition of Circulation.
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