'… if U equals U what does the second U mean?': sexual minority men's accounts of HIV undetectability and untransmittable scepticism.

The everyday meaning and use of HIV 'undetectability' raises significant questions about the social and sexual significance of this state of viral suppression. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 25 sexual minority men living in Vancouver, Canada, including men living with HIV. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using grounded theory.

Knowledge and attitudes of syphilis and syphilis pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study.

Objectives: In British Columbia, Canada, syphilis is at record-high rates, with over 80% of cases in 2017 seen in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM). The syphilis epidemic is of particular concern for those living with HIV, since syphilis may lead to more serious complications in this population. We sought to explore syphilis-related knowledge and attitudes around biomedical prevention options for syphilis, with the goal of informing effective strategies to prevent syphilis.

Pregabalin-induced urticarial rash and neutropenia in a renal transplant recipient: a case report.

Background: Pregabalin is a medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain and generalised anxiety disorder. The most common side effects of pregabalin include dizziness, drowsiness, weight gain, ataxia and diplopia. On the other hand, neutropenia and rash are rare side effects of pregabalin, and at the time of writing, there are only two documented cases of neutropenia and one of rash in the literature, none of which involved renal transplant recipients.

Phenindione interference in enzymatic creatinine assay - A case report.

Enzymatic creatinine assays are considered superior to Jaffe assays due to greater analytical specificity. We report a case of phenindione interference with an enzymatic assay resulting in significant misclassification in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Analysis of creatinine values of a further 36 patients who were treated with phenindione showed significant negative interference of phenindione with the Roche enzymatic creatinine assay.