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Current HIV Infection

MedGen UID:
1791738
•Concept ID:
C5555297
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Current Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Definition

Human immunodeficiency virus infection is evident at the time of testing. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCurrent HIV Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment as Prevention for HIV Infection: Current Data, Challenges, and Global Perspectives.
Yombi JC, Mertes H
AIDS Rev 2018;20(3):131-140. doi: 10.24875/AIDSRev.M18000024. PMID: 30264827
Emtricitabine/tenofovir in the treatment of HIV infection: current PK/PD evaluation.
Uglietti A, Zanaboni D, Gnarini M, Maserati R
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2012 Oct;8(10):1305-14. Epub 2012 Sep 4 doi: 10.1517/17425255.2012.714367. PMID: 22943210
Consensus statement: anemia in HIV infection--current trends, treatment options, and practice strategies. Anemia in HIV Working Group.
Volberding P
Clin Ther 2000 Sep;22(9):1004-1020; discussion 1003. doi: 10.1016/s0149-2918(00)80081-8. PMID: 11048901

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in African, Caribbean and Black men in Toronto, Canada.
Nelson LE, Tharao W, Husbands W, Sa T, Zhang N, Kushwaha S, Absalom D, Kaul R
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Mar 29;19(1):294. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3925-3. PMID: 30925906Free PMC Article
Prevalence and associated risk characteristics of HIV infection based on anal sexual role among men who have sex with men: a multi-city cross-sectional study in Western China.
Zeng X, Zhong X, Peng B, Zhang Y, Kong C, Liu X, Huang A
Int J Infect Dis 2016 Aug;49:111-8. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.009. PMID: 27312581
Frequent HIV Testing: Impact on HIV Risk Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Liu Y, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Wu P, Osborn CY, Jia Y, Yin L, Lu H, He X, Shao Y, Vermund SH
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 Aug 1;72(4):452-61. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001001. PMID: 27003496Free PMC Article
Prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men --- 21 cities, United States, 2008.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2010 Sep 24;59(37):1201-7. PMID: 20864920
Economic consequences of HIV/AIDS in India.
Pandav CS, Anand K, Shamanna BR, Chowdhury S, Nath LM
Natl Med J India 1997 Jan-Feb;10(1):27-30. PMID: 9069706

Diagnosis

The epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in African, Caribbean and Black men in Toronto, Canada.
Nelson LE, Tharao W, Husbands W, Sa T, Zhang N, Kushwaha S, Absalom D, Kaul R
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Mar 29;19(1):294. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3925-3. PMID: 30925906Free PMC Article
Prevalence and associated risk characteristics of HIV infection based on anal sexual role among men who have sex with men: a multi-city cross-sectional study in Western China.
Zeng X, Zhong X, Peng B, Zhang Y, Kong C, Liu X, Huang A
Int J Infect Dis 2016 Aug;49:111-8. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.009. PMID: 27312581
Frequent HIV Testing: Impact on HIV Risk Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Liu Y, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Wu P, Osborn CY, Jia Y, Yin L, Lu H, He X, Shao Y, Vermund SH
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 Aug 1;72(4):452-61. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001001. PMID: 27003496Free PMC Article
The validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among the general population in rural Malawi.
Bignami-Van Assche S, Chao LW, Anglewicz P, Chilongozi D, Bula A
Sex Transm Infect 2007 Feb;83(1):35-40. Epub 2006 Jun 21 doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.020545. PMID: 16790561Free PMC Article
Herpes simplex virus 2 and syphilis among young drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.
Plitt SS, Sherman SG, Strathdee SA, Taha TE
Sex Transm Infect 2005 Jun;81(3):248-53. doi: 10.1136/sti.2004.011544. PMID: 15923296Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Frequent HIV Testing: Impact on HIV Risk Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Liu Y, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Wu P, Osborn CY, Jia Y, Yin L, Lu H, He X, Shao Y, Vermund SH
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 Aug 1;72(4):452-61. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001001. PMID: 27003496Free PMC Article
The validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among the general population in rural Malawi.
Bignami-Van Assche S, Chao LW, Anglewicz P, Chilongozi D, Bula A
Sex Transm Infect 2007 Feb;83(1):35-40. Epub 2006 Jun 21 doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.020545. PMID: 16790561Free PMC Article
An application of the backcalculation method to estimate past HIV infection rates in Malaysia.
Ong HC, Quah SH, Low HC
Med J Malaysia 1998 Dec;53(4):385-91. PMID: 10971982

Clinical prediction guides

Frequent HIV Testing: Impact on HIV Risk Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Liu Y, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Wu P, Osborn CY, Jia Y, Yin L, Lu H, He X, Shao Y, Vermund SH
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 Aug 1;72(4):452-61. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001001. PMID: 27003496Free PMC Article
The validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among the general population in rural Malawi.
Bignami-Van Assche S, Chao LW, Anglewicz P, Chilongozi D, Bula A
Sex Transm Infect 2007 Feb;83(1):35-40. Epub 2006 Jun 21 doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.020545. PMID: 16790561Free PMC Article
HIV surveillance among sexually transmitted disease clinic attenders in Amsterdam, 1991-1996.
Fennema JS, van Ameijden EJ, Coutinho RA, van Doornum GJ, Cairo I, van den Hoek A
AIDS 1998 May 28;12(8):931-8. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199808000-00016. PMID: 9631147

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