HIV/AIDS CME (Continuing Medical Education)

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CME Library

CME library features up-to-date, searchable, collection of HIV/AIDS CME and CE activities for infectious disease specialists and other physicians interested in HIV and AIDS. The un-biased collection is gathered and updated daily from several major medical informational and educational websites.

CME Library

Managing the Patient With Potential Genital Herpes and HIV Coinfection
What is the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic relationship between HIV and genital herpes? What are the management of and treatment options for genital herpes and HIV coinfection?
Medscape Infectious Diseases

Effective Treatment of HIV in Children May Provoke Asthma
Immune reconstitution in HIV-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy

Study Supports Prompt HCV Therapy in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients
Patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus

Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Prevents Relapse of HIV-Related Kaposi Sarcoma
Among HIV-infected patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for Kaposi sarcoma

Safeguarding Muscle During Weight Reduction
Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, explains the muscle part of weight gain and loss.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

A Principled Partnership Between Academic Medicine and Industry
Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, tells us how medicine and industry can and cannot collaborate.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Effectiveness and Safety of Generic Fixed-Dose Combination of Tenofovir/Emtricitabine/Efavirenz in HIV-1-Infected Patients in Western India
The investigators studied the effectiveness and safety of a generic fixed-dose combination of tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz among HIV-1-infected patients in Western India.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Maternal Screening for Down Syndrome Accurate in HIV-Infected Women
Maternal biochemical serum screening for Down syndrome in pregnancy is accurate in HIV-infected women, according to a report in the August Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information

Hot Topic: Sixty Percent of U.S. Adults Have Never Been Tested for HIV Infection
And even worse, the CDC estimates that 25% of the approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV in the US are unaware of their infection.
AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill

Beware Rapid HIV Testing in Late-Stage AIDS
When clinical signs point to HIV infection, do not be deterred by a negative rapid test.
AIDS Clinical Care

Prognosis After West Nile Virus Infection Appears Encouraging
Patients are likely to recover physical and mental function within about a year of infection, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News

Amniotic Fluid Infection May Be Linked to Risk for Premature Birth
A study shows that amniotic fluid infection may be associated with the risk for premature births.
Medscape Medical News

When Is the Optimal Time to Administer Antibiotics Prior to Surgery?
Commentary on a study on the timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, published June 2008 in the Annals of Surgery.
Medscape General Surgery

Nasal-Throat Swab With PCR May Detect Respiratory Tract Viruses in Children
A study shows that a nasal-throat swab combined with polymerase chain reaction has adequate sensitivity to detect influenza and respiratory tract viruses in children.
Medscape Medical News

Elispot Assay: a Promising Substitute for Tuberculin Skin Test for Latent TB
Elispot, an enzyme-linked immunospot assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, is a useful screening test to rule out latent tuberculosis infection in rheumatic disease patients starting treatment with a tumor necrosis factor antagonist, according to physicians in Greece.
Reuters Health Information

Study Supports Prompt HCV Therapy in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients
Patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus

Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Prevents Relapse of HIV-Related Kaposi Sarcoma
Among HIV-infected patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for Kaposi sarcoma

Vancomycin Treatment Against MRSA May Fail When MICs Are Lower Than Current Breakpoints
An observational cohort study suggests that vancomycin breakpoints are too high; lowering these breakpoints could encourage needed research and the development of antimicrobial agents.
Medscape Medical News