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Jul 2023
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S2 Episode 5: HIV and Primary Care: What...

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About this episode

Drs Michael S. Saag and David H. Spach discuss HIV and the nuances of primary care treatment, with a special focus on vaccines, including COVID, hepatitis, varicella zoster virus, and mpox.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986508). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

HIV Infection and AIDS https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/211316-overview

HIV and Immunizations https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/hiv-and-immunizations

HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/parts-and-initiatives

Pneumococcal Vaccination https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/vaccination.html

Incidence and Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in HIV-Positive Individuals in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30999829/

Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-drug/def/pneumococcal-7-valent-conjugate-vaccine

Immunizations for Preventable Diseases in Adults and Adolescents Living With HIV https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infections/immunizations

Drug Database: Hepatitis B Vaccine https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/drugs/hepatitis-b-vaccine/patient

Interpretation of Hepatitis B Laboratory Results https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/surveillanceguidance/docs/viral-hepatitis-surveillance-table-3-1_508.pdf

Screening and Testing for Hepatitis B Virus infection: CDC Recommendations — United States, 2023 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/rr/rr7201a1.htm?s_cid=rr7201a1_w

Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents With HIV: Hepatitis B Virus Infection https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infections/hepatitis-b-0?view=full

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents With HIV https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-arv/what-start-initial-combination-regimens

Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (Rx) Cabenuva (cabotegravir/rilpivirine) dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more https://reference.medscape.com/drug/cabenuva-cabotegravir-rilpivirine-4000156

Dolutegravir/Lamivudine as a First-Line Regimen in a Test-and-Treat Setting for Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34115650/

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Immune Response of Double Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccination in HIV-Infected Patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32334887/

Heplisav-B® (HepB-CpG) Vaccine https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/vacc-updates/heplisav-b.html

PreHevbrio: A New 3-Antigen Hepatitis B Vaccine for Adults https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35906803/

Hepatitis A Vaccine Inactivated (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/vaqta-havrix-hepatitis-a-vaccine-inactivated-343150

Hepatitis A/B Vaccine (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/twinrix-hepatitis-a-b-vaccine-343152

Zoster Vaccine Recombinant (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/shingrix-zoster-vaccine-recombinant-1000163

Use of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Immunocompromised Adults Aged ≥19 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7103a2.htm#:~:text=On%20October%2020%2C%202021%2C%20ACIP,for%20use%20in%20immunocompromised%20persons.

Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV] (The Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine) https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/nasalspray.htm

MMR Vaccine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554450/

BCG Vaccine Fact Sheet https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/prevention/bcg.htm#:~:text=BCG%2C%20or%20bacille%20Calmette%2DGuerin,tuberculous%20meningitis%20and%20miliary%20disease.

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