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Nontunneled central venous catheters (NT-CVCs) may reduce the risk of infection resulting from catheterization in AIDS patients. Central venous catheters are usually placed in the subclavian vein and are used to deliver drug therapy. However, if tunneled under the skin, they can increase the risk of infection. Researchers evaluated NT-CVCs in 87 patients who were receiving outpatient treatment for various complications of AIDS. Infection rates were very low as were other complications from catheterization. NT-CVCs may be cheaper than tunneled CVCs.
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The study of clinical, immunologic and virologic outcomes in patients who stop antiretroviral therapy (ART) with relatively preserved CD4 cell counts are presented. It is that the patients with relatively high CD4 cell counts prior to starting ART did well after stopping ART and pre-ART CD4 cell count can be used to predict outcomes after ART cessation.
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Some HIV patients may develop osteonecrosis but not necessarily from the HIV infection. In a study of 25 HIV patients with this bone disorder, 88% had at least one other risk factor associated with the disease. The risk factors included alcoholism, high blood lipid levels, pancreatitis, corticosteroid use, and excessive blood clotting.
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