What Is the most Important for Elite Control: Genetic Background of Patient, Genetic Background of Partner, both or neither? Description of Complete Natural History within a Couple of MSM.

Background: We describe a homosexual man who strongly controlled HIV-1 for ten years despite lack of protective genetic background.

Methods: HIV-1 DNA was measured in blood and other tissues. Cell susceptibility was evaluated with various strains.

Reactivation of lamivudine-resistant occult hepatitis B in an HIV-infected patient undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy.

Background: Reactivation of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a well-known complication of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Lamivudine prophylaxis is recommended to reduce the incidence and severity of hepatitis in this context.

Case Report: An HIV-infected patient positive for HBs antigen became positive for HBc antibody alone under lamivudine given as part of antiretroviral therapy.

Comparative evaluation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan African native HIV-infected patients in France and Africa.

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who were native to sub-Saharan Africa but lived in France were less adherent to antiretroviral therapy during a visit back to Africa, compared with their level of adherence in France. This was mainly related to self-perceived insufficient support from family members and/or fear of the consequences of disclosure of their HIV infection status to their family.