Systematic Reviews of Treatments for HIV and AIDS

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for HIV and AIDS.
Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Micronutrient supplementation interventions to reduce harm in pregnant and lactating women living with HIV
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Micronutrients are vital components of a person's daily food intake. Though only a small portion is necessary, a lack of micronutrients has been linked to tiredness, anaemia (low iron in blood), reduced learning ability, weaker immune system, and nigh...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Mobile phone text messaging to help patients with HIV infection take their antiretroviral medications every day
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   More than 34 million people are presently living with HIV infection. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can help these people to live longer, healthier lives, but because of side-effects, adherence (taking these medications every day) can be difficult. Mobile...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Effectiveness and safety of first-line tenofovir + emtricitabine + efavirenz for patients with HIV
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People living with HIV/AIDS and need to commence antiretroviral therapy (ART) should require a regimen that is convenient to administer, has good activity against the virus, few adverse effects (unwanted negative effects of the drug), and does not inter...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV transmission in HIV-discordant couples
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antiretroviral drugs can prevent transmission of HIV from an infected sexual partner to an uninfected one, by suppressing viral replication. We found one randomised controlled trial and seven observational studies that examined this question. Overall we...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   At the end of 2009, 2.5 million children under the age of 15 years were estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS (WHO 2011). The majority of these children acquired their infections as a result of mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy, labor, or bre...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Treatment for anemia in people with AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a lack of reliable evidence on interventions for treating anemia in persons with HIV infection or AIDS. Persons with HIV infection or AIDS are more likely than the general population to develop anemia, and anemia is the most common blood disord...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Ways to reduce risky sexual behaviour in homeless youth to prevent HIV
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There have been a limited number of rigorously conducted interventions to modify the sexual behaviour of homeless youth 12-24 years of age to prevent them from acquiring HIV. More research is required to identify effective strategies for this popul...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   PRO 140 for treatment of people with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   PRO 140 is a laboratory-made antibody that blocks the CCR5 receptor on CD4 cells. By blocking CCR5, PRO 140 prevents the HIV virus from infecting healthy cells. PRO 140 may be an effective new treatment drug for HIV-infected patients because it has the ...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Prevention of diarrhoea in children with HIV infection or who were born to an HIV-infected mother
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a common cause of illness in children, especially in low and middle-income countries where it accounts for nearly 2.5 million deaths per year. Infants and children with HIV infection or maternal exposure through birth or breastfeeding to HI...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Antiretroviral regimens for patients with HIV who fail first-line antiretroviral therapy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has greatly reduced the illness and deaths of HIV-infected people worldwide. There are many options for first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART), but second-line therapy is necessary for people who fail the fi...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Aerobic exercise for adults living with HIV/AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Performing aerobic exercise or a combination of aerobic exercise and resistive exercise for at least 20 minutes, at least three times per week for at least five weeks appears to be safe and may improve fitness, body composition, and well-being for adult...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Micronutrient supplementation for children and adults with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Multiple micronutrient supplements offer some benefits and are safe in HIV-infected pregnant women and their offspring. Vitamin A and zinc supplements are beneficial and safe in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children. Further research is needed to build ...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Therapy for treating HIV infection in pregnant women who require treatment for their own health
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pregnant human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV)-infected women often need treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) for their own health. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the most common way that children worldwide become HIV infected. Trea...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Treatment for leiomyosarcoma and leiomyoma in children with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a lack of reliable evidence on interventions for treating leiomyosarcoma and leiomyoma in children with HIV/AIDS. Smooth muscle tumour (SMT) is a type of cancer composed of leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma. Although there are many more cases among ...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   When is the best time to start antiretroviral therapy in people with HIV infection, who have not received antiretroviral treatment before and who do not have any symptoms of HIV illness?
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been shown to be effective in slowing down the progression of AIDS and in reducing HIV-related illnesses and death. Traditionally, therapy is administered based on a patient's CD4 cell count, where the number of CD4 ce...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Optimal monitoring strategies for guiding when to switch first-line antiretroviral therapy regimens for treatment failure among adults and adolescents living with HIV in low-resource settings
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   To provide the best possible care to patients with AIDS, it is important to decide correctly when to switch from one antiretroviral therapy to another for patients experiencing treatment failure. In low-resource settings, it appears that monitoring stra...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Interventions for treating HIV-associated nephropathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is a kidney disease common among HIV positive patients, especially patients of African origin. The condition rapidly deteriorates if left untreated. Various treatment options exist, but the benefit of each is unknown. ...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Interventions for the prevention and management of oral thrush associated with HIV infection in adults and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral candidiasis (thrush) associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection occurs commonly and recurs frequently, often presenting as an initial manifestation of the disease. Interventions aimed at preventing and treating HIV-associated oral...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Comparing initial antiretroviral regimens stavudine or zidovudine as part of three-drug combinations for treatment of HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) as treatment for HIV infection has greatly improved mortality and morbidity for adults and adolescents living with HIV around the world. Deciding which treatment regimen to begin for first-l...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Comparing initial antiretroviral regimens tenofovir or zidovudine as part of three-drug combinations for treatment of HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) as treatment for HIV infection has greatly improved mortality and morbidity for adults and adolescents living with HIV around the world. Deciding which treatment regimen to begin for first-l...
Date:   Jul 2009

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