Hiv Infection Control

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Articles

Cerebral Function in Perinatally HIV Infected Young People and HIV Uninfected Sibling Controls

A study by Ashby and colleagues aimed to characterise the neurocognitive function of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (paHIV) infection and compare them to their HIV negative siblings or family members as aged matched controls. The study... Read more »

Two Immune Proteins Found to Control HIV Infection

A new observation in how the immune system of those who naturally control HIV without therapy may lead scientists closer to curing the disease. Recent results from a study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part... Read more »

Female-Controlled Microbicide to Prevent HIV Infection Could Be Available in Three to Four Years, Piot Says

A female-controlled, vaginal microbicide to prevent HIV infection could be available in three to four years and offers more hope in the "foreseeable future" than an HIV/AIDS vaccine, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot said on Thursday, AFP/... Read more »

Ask the Experts

any web sites for health care workers on infection control and hiv

Are there any web sites on hiv and infection control. I am a nurse trying to educate nursing assistants on standard precautions. They are having a hard time with this and I looking for help!...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

A few good suggestions for Infection Control would be:Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)http://www.osap.orgHIVdenthttp://www.hivdent.org/infctl/office.htm and of course the CDC websiteI hope this information proves helpful!DR... Read more »

Controlled HIV infection Dental problems

Hello, Doctor Young !I m 33 old female , living in Italy , HIV positive since 1999, and i m now on integrase inhibitor (experimental drug, i think), protease inhibitor and R.T. inhibitor. My doc said i m doing well. However , i have dental problems,...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello Marina and thanks for posting.As far as I know and could research, there is no radioactive material in zirconium crowns.There is evidence of higher rates of certain cancers among people living with HIV, none are associated with dental... Read more »

infection control of hiv or hepatitis

my wife recently underwent surgery and two polyps were removed . neither the scope for the rectum or the one which went down the throat were cleaned from the previous operation. is it possible she will or was infected? how long could an infection of...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

This is a timely question since the mini epidemic of hepatitis C in a Brooklyn endoscopic center. However it is very rare for hepatitis to be transmitted from the scopes. The viruses are easily killed by soap and water! The endo center transmission... Read more »

can the control positive vial at the HIV ELISA kit transmitt HIV infection if contacted skin

Dear Prof RobertI need your expert opinion about the possibility of HIV transmission by skin or conjunctiva contact with the content of control positive vial at the ELISA kit for HIV testing. they say at the kit information paper that they test the...