Conference Track

Hepatitis and Opportunistic Coinfections

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2008 ICAAC/IDSA Annual Meeting*

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Capsule Summaries

Worsening Liver Fibrosis in HIV/HBV-Coinfected Patients Predicted by Elevated ALT, HDV Coinfection, High CD4+ Cell Recovery
High Incidence of Latent TB Infection Associated With Long Duration of Injection Drug Use in Incarcerated HIV-Infected Individuals
HIV-Infected Patients Living in “High-Risk” Housing at Higher Risk for Community-Associated MRSA
Risk for CA-MRSA 6-Fold Higher Among HIV-Infected Patients vs HIV-Uninfected Patients in Cook County
Higher Incidence of MRSA Infection in HIV-Infected Patients Compared With Matched HIV-Uninfected Patients in Veterans Aging Cohort Study
IMPAACT Substudy: Zoster in HIV-Infected Children on HAART Prevented by Varicella Zoster Vaccination
TMC207 Safe and Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
No Improvement in TB Disease-Free Survival With Isoniazid Prophylaxis Among HIV-Infected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dual Therapy With Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Provides Effective Suppression of HBV DNA in HIV/HBV-Coinfected Patients
DUET-1 and DUET-2: Etravirine Associated With Reduction in AIDS-Defining Events or Death in Highly Treatment–Experienced Patients
BENCHMRK-1 and -2: Trend Toward Lower Risk for AIDS-Defining Events and Death With Raltegravir vs Placebo in Treatment-Experienced Patients

Expert Analysis

Hepatitis and Opportunistic Coinfections

Faculty:

Richard E. Chaisson, MD
Sally Hodder, MD
Bruce Polsky, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Summarize recent clinical trial data on tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment
Discuss new findings on the association between immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and antiretroviral therapy
Identify risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Describe new data on the efficacy of antiviral regimens for HBV/HIV and HCV/HIV coinfection
Specify the relationship between virologic and clinical outcomes in 2 recent randomized clinical trials investigating new antiretroviral agents

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 01/06/09

Expiration Date: 01/05/10

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Registered Nurses: 1.2 Nursing contact hours

Pharmacists: 1.2 contact hours (0.12 CEUs)

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