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April 1996

EDITORIAL

The HIV RNA Assay: A Valuable New Diagnostic Tool

Direct measurement of viral load -- and response to therapy -- is now possible
PAUL A. VOLBERDING, M.D.


NEWSLINE

Newsline ... Newsline ... Newsline ...

Combination of ganciclovir and foscarnet better than monotherapy for retinitis: Coadministration doubles time to disease progression ... Long-term non-progressors may hold clue to vaccine: Mutation of nef gene apparently contributes to continuing health ... Fine-tuning the medical management of MAC: Two trials establish efficacy of clarithromycin-ethambutol combination ... F.D.A. approves new protease inhibitors in record time: New drugs expected to become standard treatment for HIV infection ...


PULL OUT AND SAVE

Guidelines for the Clinical Use of the HIV RNA Assay

Plus: How Viral Load Is Measured by HIV RNA Assay, a Color Diagram


OPTIMAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT

New Developments in the Management of CMV Infections

More effective -- and tolerable -- treatment options are now available
WILLIAM G. POWDERLY, M.D.



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