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April 4, 2013 by Natalie Taha, BHK, UBC MD 2013 Candidate
Article reviewed Sáez-Cirión, A., Bacchus, C., Hocqueloux, L., Avettand-Fenoel, V., Girault, I., Lecuroux, C., and Rouzioux, C. (2013). Post-Treatment HIV-1 Controllers with a Long-Term Virological Remission after the Interruption of Early Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy ANRS VISCONTI Study. PLoS Pathogens, 9(3), e1003211. http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1003211 Purpose of study To investigate 14 HIV-1 infected patients who achieved durable viral…
February 20, 2013 by Cindy Huang, UBC Family Practice, PGY2
Article reviewed Farley TA, Cohen DA, Kahn RH et al. The acceptability and behavioural effects of antibiotic prophylaxis for syphilis prevention. Sex Transm Dis. 2003 Nov;30(11):844-9. Pubmed link to abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14603093 Purpose of the study Local epidemics of syphilis continue in North America despite continued efforts by public health agencies to control syphilis. The current…
December 12, 2012 by Marisa Ponzo, UBC Dermatology, PGY2
Article reviewed Seña, AC, Lensing S, Rompalo A et al. Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections in men with nongonococcal urethritis: Predictors and persistence after therapy. J Inf Dis. 2012; 206: 357-65. Purpose of study The three main sexually transmitted infections (STIs) associated with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men are Chlamydia trachomatis (CT),…
November 15, 2012 by Jessica Wilford, UBC Dermatology PGY2
Article Reviewed Gillison ML, Broutian T, Pickard RK, et al. Prevalence of oral HPV infection in the united states, 2009-2010. JAMA. 2012;307(7):693-703. Purpose of the study The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OSCC) in the US. There are 500,000 cases of OSCC per year worldwide, and…
October 18, 2012 by Mike Fazio, Medical Student, University of British Columbia
Articles Reviewed Partners PrEP Study: Baeten JM et al. Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women. New England Journal of Medicine. 2012 Aug 2;367(5):399-410. FEM PrEP Study: Van Damme L et al. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection among African women. New England Journal of Medicine. 2012 Aug 2;367(5):411-22. Purpose of study Pre-exposure…