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Journal of AIDS and HIV Treatment

ISSN: 2688-7436

2021

Volume 3, Issue 1, p1-20

Articles published in this issue are Open Access and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY NC) where the readers can reuse, download, distribute the article in whole or part by mentioning proper credits to the authors.

Commentary Open Access

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Infection and New Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Win-Win Opportunity?

François Aubin, Clélia Vanhaecke, Christine Drobacheff, Fabien Pelletier, Manuelle Viguier

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in patients exposed to a high risk of infection such as men who have sex with men (MSM), heterosexual couples, and people who inject drugs.

J AIDS HIV Treat, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p1-3 | DOI: 10.33696/AIDS.3.011
Case Series Open Access

From Silos to Solidarity: Case Study of a Patient-Centered, Integrative Approach to Opioid Tapering and Chronic Pain Mitigation in a Multidisciplinary AIDS Clinic

Sara D. Pullen, Marconi VC, del Rio C, Head C, Nimmo M, O’Neil J, Ziebart M

Chronic pain, defined as pain lasting longer than three months, is a significant public health burden and has been associated with depression, anxiety, poor quality of life and opioid use disorder (OUD).

J AIDS HIV Treat, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p4-11 | DOI: 10.33696/AIDS.3.012
Letter to the Editor Open Access

Remembering David Katzenstein (1952-2021)

Alan M McGregor

I first met David shortly after arriving to work in Zimbabwe in 2015. He became a colleague and friend and we continued to collaborate, after my return to the UK in 2019, and indeed until his death in Harare, Zimbabwe, from the consequences of Covid-19 infection, on January 24th, 2021, with several manuscripts of this very productive collaboration, currently still in press.

J AIDS HIV Treat, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p3-12 | DOI: 10.33696/AIDS.3.013
Short Communication Open Access

HIV RNA Load and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance of HIV-1 Strains in Chad on Dried Blood Spots: A Pilot Study

Nadia Djimera, Abdelaye Keita, Thomas Bourlet, Laurent Andreoletti

In low-income Sub-Saharan Africa countries, peripheral blood HIV RNA levels monitoring twice a year in antiretroviral (ARV) drugs treated patient is a major WHO recommendation since 2013.

J AIDS HIV Treat, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p13-16 | DOI: 10.33696/AIDS.3.014
Commentary Open Access

Dihydropteroate Synthase (DHPS) Gene Mutations in Human Pneumocystosis

Bijay Ranjan Mirdha

Extraordinary journey began on June 18, 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in United States reported a cluster of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (now known as Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) pneumonia or Pneumocystis pneumonia in five gay men in Los Angeles.

J AIDS HIV Treat, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p17-20 | DOI: 10.33696/AIDS.3.015
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