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BC-CfE Interim Recommendations for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV

Recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of COVID-19 in people with HIV are the same as those for the general population. The available data about the incidence and course of COVID-19 disease in persons with HIV continues to evolve.

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TREATMENT AS PREVENTION

The Treatment as Prevention strategy involves the widespread offer of HIV testing and immediate offer and use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to people living with HIV who are medically eligible and willing.

The BC-CfE is dedicated to improving the health of British Columbians with HIV through the development, ongoing monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive research and treatment programs for HIV and related diseases.

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Latest Findings

Characteristics of older adults living with HIV accessing home and community care services in British Columbia, Canada
Over half of people living with HIV (PLHIV) engaged in care in British Columbia (BC) are age ≥50. The public home and community care (HCC) system offers formal support that PLHIV may turn to as they age, but little is known about access specific to PLHIV.
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Differential Vpu-mediated CD4 and tetherin downregulation function among major HIV-1 group M subtypes.
Downregulation of BST-2/tetherin and CD4 by HIV-1 viral protein U (Vpu) promotes viral egress and allows infected cells to evade host immunity.
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Suboptimal biological sampling as a probable cause of false-negative COVID-19 diagnostic test results
Improper nasopharyngeal swab collection could contribute to false-negative COVID-19 results. In support of this, specimens from confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases that tested negative or indeterminate...
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The cascade of care for opioid use disorder: a retrospective study in British Columbia, Canada
The ‘cascade of care’ framework, measuring attrition at various stages of care engagement, has been proposed to guide the public health response to the opioid overdose public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada.
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The impact of localized implementation: determining the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and care interventions across six United States cities.
Effective interventions to reduce the public health burden of HIV/AIDS can vary in their ability to deliver value at different levels of scale and in different epidemiological contexts.
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Latest Findings

Characteristics of older adults living with HIV accessing home and community care services in British Columbia, Canada

Differential Vpu-mediated CD4 and tetherin downregulation function among major HIV-1 group M subtypes.

Suboptimal biological sampling as a probable cause of false-negative COVID-19 diagnostic test results

The cascade of care for opioid use disorder: a retrospective study in British Columbia, Canada

The impact of localized implementation: determining the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and care interventions across six United States cities.

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