Factors Affecting Medical Appointment Adherence Of Hiv Positive Patients

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Adherence: Keeping Up With Your Meds

Introduction Things to Consider Planning Building a Support Network Committing to Staying on Therapy Final Thoughts Strategies for Adherence Introduction Staying on a treatment regimen is difficult under the best of conditions. Even doctors and nurses find it difficult to take a simple course of antibiotics as directed. Taking HIV therapy sometimes requires a person to take a dozen or more pills a day, with specific timing and diet...

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I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I love him and I've chosen to stay with him but I am concerned for my own health because I do not have HIV. We have used condoms when we have sex but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend's recent HIV diagnosis. Regarding your risk, I suggest you read through the information in the archives of this forum in the chapters dedicated to magnetic couples, HIV-sexual prevention and... Read more »

Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)

Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The Elisa came back repeatedly positive and the Western Blot was indeterminate with traces of P24. Freaking out, I then went to my local health clinic 4 days...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are most likely HIV negative. See below.Dr. BobHIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)Feb 21, 2009 Hi, I have been sexually active for over two years now. I got tested two years ago and it came back... Read more »

Please refute this article regarding adherence and resistance

Dr. Young,Ouch. I though adherence was the key to maintaining the advantage against hiv. But this article points that good patients do worse then problem patients. Ouch, please can you refute this study.Abigail Good Pill-Taking Patients -- Not...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

It's not my job to refute published articles, but rather to comment on them.I'm quite aware of the UCSF study's results and actually agree with the findings-- bear in mind that this study looks at the kind of resistance seen among... Read more »

HIV/HSV2 treatment adherence

If near-perfect adherence to HIV meds is essential to minimizing chances for drug resistance, are there any additional concerns in HIV/HSV2 coinfection? Do herpes antivirals present similar concerns of resistance or treatment failure when adherence...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your interesting question.First, fortunately HSV (herpes) resistance to acyclovir medications is uncommon-- far less of an issue than HIV drug resistance. It seems that the major factor isn't adherence per se, but the... Read more »

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