Publications by authors named "S S Buchbinder"

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  • The rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have heightened health concerns, prompting research into doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) as a preventive strategy for bacterial STIs.
  • A study was conducted in San Francisco to evaluate how the introduction of doxyPEP guidelines affected reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and early syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women.
  • Results revealed a significant decrease in STI cases among these populations after the implementation of doxyPEP guidelines, with chlamydia and early syphilis cases declining by 6.58% and 2.68% per month, respectively, compared to
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  • - The text emphasizes that new antiretroviral drugs and formulations are continuously being developed for HIV prevention and treatment, highlighting the importance of updated strategies to manage the virus effectively.
  • - A panel of expert physician scientists has compiled updated recommendations for 2024 based on extensive literature reviews and data from scientific conferences, focusing on treatment protocols tailored to specific patient needs.
  • - Current recommendations advocate for antiretroviral therapy for all individuals with HIV, primarily using integrase strand transfer inhibitors, while also offering alternatives for those with unique circumstances, and suggesting both oral and injectable options for HIV prevention.
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Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV persists in latently-infected cells (the HIV reservoir) which decay slowly over time. Here, leveraging >500 longitudinal samples from 67 people living with HIV (PLWH) treated during acute infection, we developed a mathematical model to predict reservoir decay from peripheral CD4 + T cells. Nonlinear generalized additive models demonstrated rapid biphasic decay of intact DNA (week 0-5: t ~ 2.

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Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) reduces the risk of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men and transgender women. In the United States, doxy-PEP is in an early stage of integration into clinical practice, and national guidelines for its use were recently released. The goal of this manuscript is to provide practical guidance for clinicians who are considering or currently prescribing doxy-PEP.

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Background: The HVTN 705 Imbokodo trial of 2636 people without HIV and assigned female sex at birth, conducted in southern Africa, evaluated a heterologous HIV-1 vaccine regimen: mosaic adenovirus 26-based vaccine (Ad26.Mos4.HIV) at Months 0, 3, 6, 12 and alum-adjuvanted clade C gp140 at Months 6, 12.

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