The effect of HIV field-based testing on the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV in New York City.

HIV partner services can effectively reach populations with high HIV prevalence. However, located and notified sex and needle-sharing partners of persons infected with HIV often fail to test. Field testing may increase the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV.

Lipid changes in patients initiating efavirenz- and indinavir-based antiretroviral regimens.

Purpose: To evaluate nonfasting lipid levels in a large cohort of patients on three HAART regimens: efavirenz + zidovudine + lamivudine (EFV+ZDV+3TC), efavirenz + indinavir (EFV+IDV), and indinavir + zidovudine + lamivudine (IDV+ZDV+3TC).

Method: Nonfasting lipid levels were analyzed from a large randomized multicenter treatment trial for HIV-infected patients initiating HAART. Treatment evaluations were carried out at prescribed intervals, and data were recorded and analyzed.