Journal Watch

Use of ready-to-use supplementary food in severe immunocompromised HIV-infected patients

Giving ready-to-use supplementary food to all severely immunocompromised HIV-infected patients at ART initiation improves short-term weight gain but not mortality

Clinical instability of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia

In Zambia, even HIV patients stabilised on antiretroviral therapy are vulnerable to lapses in case due to the current high burden of pharmacy refills

Risk factors for morbidity and mortality in transplant-recipients infected with influenza virus

Annual influenza vaccination and early antiviral therapy are associated with a significant reduction in influenza-associated morbidity in solid organ & stem cell transplant recipients

Types of pre-exposure prophylaxis failure other than biomedical

There are five potential types of PrEP failure, all of which need addressing: biomedical, low adherence, discontinuation, contemplation without initiation and refusal