There are biological and clinical questions facing the field of HIV genotyping such as the need to better define the level of sensitivity required to detect drug-resistant variants, how different ...

For too long, men's health has been sidelined in the HIV response, leading to missed opportunities for early intervention and ...

HIV drug susceptibility tests can evaluate either the genotype or phenotype of the predominant viral quasispecies. The HIV genotype refers to the actual DNA sequence of the virus; the phenotype ...

There are two kinds of tests: Genotype testing. These find drug resistance mutations in the genes of HIV. These tests look at the reverse transcriptase (RT), protease (PR), and integrase (IN ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — Recent results from a recent clinical trial indicate that a twice-yearly injection of Lenacapavir offers an overall 96% reduced risk of acquiring HIV. This makes Lenacapavir ...

An HIV screening test checks to see if you’ve been infected with the HIV virus. About 1.2 million people in the U.S. have HIV. But about 1 in 7 people don’t know their HIV status, and about 40 ...

A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect ...

People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Previously, such ...

People with HIV will soon be permitted to receive transplanted kidneys and livers from donors who are also infected with the virus under a new rule approved by the Biden administration.

Hepatic steatosis steadily increased in patients with HIV and HCV coinfection despite curative treatment with DAA therapy.

HIV symptoms vary by the stage of infection, known as primary infection (Stage 1), clinical latency (Stage 2), and AIDS (Stage 3). During primary infection, the symptoms are caused by the virus itself ...