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15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections


Boston, Massachusetts Feb 3-6, 2008

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Summary

		CROI 2008 Update: Selected PMTCT and Pediatric Presentations Lynne Mofenson, MD. Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch National Institute of Child Health and Development National Institutes of Health. [PPT, 6.8 MB]

Webcast Sessions

		Symposium: Scale-up of HIV Prevention and Treatment in the Developing World Sunday Feb 3, 2008 2:00 PM (Video) Covers implementing circumcision for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa, scaling up testing, sustainability of ART in Africa, and cervical cancer prevention in the HAART era.

		Opening Plenaries Sunday Feb 3, 2008 4:00 PM (Video) Addressing HIV evolution and escape, and a history of HIV research in Rakai.

		Plenary: Morbidity and Mortality in the HAART Era Monday Feb 4, 2008 8:30 AM (Video)

		Oral Abstract: PMTCT Monday Feb 4, 2008 4:00 PM (Video)

		Plenary: Challenges in Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Care Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 8:30 AM (Video)

		Oral Abstracts: HIV in Women and Children Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 10:00 AM (Video) Covering breastfeeding alternatives and pregnancy among HIV-infected Women in Côte d'Ivoire, determinents of pregnancy in HIV-infected women in Uganda, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in children beginning ART, characteristics of young infants infected with HIV, a clinical trial of HIV management strategies in infants, and Darunavir Co-administered with Low-dose Ritonavir for treatment-experienced children.

		Symposium: The Emerging Science of HIV Prevention in Women Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 4:00 PM (Audio only) Covers microbicides, genital compartmentalization of antiretrovirals, hormonal contraception and HIV, and the biology of HIV transmission in women.

		Oral Abstract: Epidemiology of HIV Infection and Scale-up of ART in Developing Countries Wednesday Feb 6, 2008 10:00 AM (Video)

Podcasts

		CROI Podcasts All webcast sessions are also available as podcasts.

Aidsmap Conference News

		Could earlier ART reduce risk of death from non-AIDS related illnesses in people with HIV? Theo Smart. Aidsmap, February 6, 2008.

		Lactobacillus supplementation could help reduce vaginal HIV Gus Cairns & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 05, 2008.

		Darunavir found effective and tolerable in treatment-experienced children and adolescents at 24 weeks Derek Thaczuk & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 06, 2008.

		HAART use in mothers substantially reduces HIV infections in breastfeeding infants in Kisumu, Kenya Derek Thaczuk & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 05, 2008.

		Lactobacillus supplementation could help reduce vaginal HIV Gus Cairns & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 05, 2008.

		Unplanned pregnancy frequent among women after starting ARVs, need for family planning Keith Alcorn & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 05, 2008.

		Extended infant nevirapine prophylaxis reduces HIV transmission through breastfeeding Keith Alcorn & Virginia Differding. Aidsmap, February 05, 2008

		Aciclovir treatment for genital herpes does not reduce HIV acquisition in men or women, major trial shows Keith Alcorn & David McLay. Aidsmap, February 04, 2008.

		Circumcising HIV positive men may increase HIV infections in female partners, but fewer STIs seen Gus Cairns. Aidsmap, February 04, 2008.

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