Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes : JAIDS
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. · May 2013
KCNS1, but not GCH1, is associated with pain intensity in a black southern African population with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a genetic association study.
KCNS1 and GCH1 were investigated for their association with pain intensity in black Southern Africans with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Previously associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were supplemented with population-specific tagSNPs. No SNPs in KCNS1 were individually associated with pain intensity. ⋯ This suggests that the haplotypes incorporate the causative SNP(s). No SNPs or haplotypes in GCH1 were associated with pain intensity. The study shows the importance of conducting association analyses in different ethnic groups, using population-based marker selection.
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. · Apr 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyA randomized, double-blind comparison of coformulated elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF vs ritonavir-boosted atazanavir plus coformulated emtricitabine and tenofovir DF for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection: analysis of week 96 results.
This ongoing, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled phase 3 international trial demonstrated the noninferior efficacy of elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF) compared with atazanavir boosted by ritonavir (ATV/RTV) plus emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) at 48 weeks. Here, we report the week 96 results. Of 708 treated subjects, virological success (Food and Drug Administration snapshot) was maintained at week 96 with EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF and ATV/RTV + FTC/TDF (83% vs 82%, difference 1.1%, 95% confidence interval -4.5% to 6.7%). ⋯ Median increases from baseline in serum Cr (mg/dL) in EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF vs ATV/RTV + FTC/TDF at week 96 (0.12 vs 0.08) were similar to those at week 48 (0.12 vs 0.08). EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF showed similar mean decreases (%) in bone mineral density from baseline vs ATV/RTV + FTC/TDF (hip: -3.16 vs -4.19, P = 0.069; spine: -1.96 vs -3.54, P = 0.049). Overall, week 96 results support durable efficacy and safety of EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF in HIV-1-infected patients.
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. · Feb 2013
Leveraging a rapid, round-the-clock HIV testing system to screen for acute HIV infection in a large urban public medical center.
To describe the prevalence and location of new and acute HIV diagnoses in a large urban medical center. Secondary objectives were to evaluate rapid HIV test performance, the added yield of acute HIV screening, and linkage-to-care outcomes. ⋯ Patients undergoing HIV testing in EDs and urgent care clinics may benefit from being simultaneously screened for acute HIV infection.